Doing a trade and as part of it I'm making a needle for someone to take fishing up at the Cape. I've never been there (but need to make up for that soon) and haven't much of a clue what to do for him.
For Jersey it would be a sinker, about 7", two sets of hooks - belly and tail, and black with some glitter.

If you could only have one needle to bring up to the Cape how would you build it?

Sinking or floating
Length
Weight
Number of hooks and size
Color

Hard to choose just one

but I'd say

slow sinking
7" - 7-1/2"
about 2-1/2 oz
1 belly 3/0 and a single siwash tied bucktail size 6/0 maybe

color = black top over gold middle over silver belly :happy:

weight it so there is counterweight forward also, not just arse weight.

Better make three cause one needle won't fit the three typical conditions of the outer cape surf.

One that is lightly weighted and stays on top for calm dark nights in shallow water.

One that will sink slowly and have no problem maintaining trim in a moderate swell

And the last one to drag the sea floor when the wind is in your face and the water if wild.

Needles do not work on the Cape!!!!

Needles do not work on the Cape!!!!

"jksswimmer is right" So all members please send me your needle
fish :bl: