for those don,t already know >. I have a bad habit when it comes to fishing gear >>>> I just use it or lose it ;;

As anyone who has fished with me >>.after dark >> its up to them to tie my knots & change my plugs ;;

sometimes I just can,t see it or often they suck ;;

yes its true /that two seasons ago /commercial fishing /into large __ I used the same frayed /leader the whole nite /wouldn,t change & went back with the same setup the next nite .. I didn,t drop a single fish :;

well b/B, ers there are other like me >>>

this is the truth / these two plugs were not taken out of the mixed up pile in the garage ;;

today I was coming home from work & conditions were just right for my favorite shore spot ;; which has sucked completely this fall ;;

i get there and things look perfect ;

I get my trustly >. somekind of spinng rod & reel with the best plug IMO on the market >SMACK-IT walk to MY spot @ on my 2nd cast I spot a plug in the eelgrass /I quickly retrieve it & toss it up on the shore >> i continue to plug in these great conditions /casting in a complete 180 >>> then walk a little further /do it again / same results >>> nothing again from My spot >. so F#$%^&* it /outta there .. I go back & pick up the plug & as i walk to the truck .. I see another plug laying in the grass @ the high tide mark /I pick that one up also / walk to the truck & gently put my gear in thE back ;;

Now I have time to check out what I found [1] was a pretty new N/N popper with out much use on it / the other a well know swimmer that i personally know produces :: that has signs of doing a fight with fish ;;

upon further inspection these are the things i noticed / that were a telltale sign that someone is coping my style ><><:hs:

closer

yep >. snap swivel [S] oversized

Thats right >two over sized snap swivels /connected together & attached to the popper

close up of line tied to the ist snap & another line tied to the 2nd snap ?><>

further up the line >> /frayed spots >> just incase the knots held ::

Yeah, they are yours from another night..No one uses your technique Mike..:bl2:

swimmer:faga:

rear hook has been replaces with one that is rusted & oversized ..knocking out the intented swimming action ;;

& no belly hook / further messing up the action / & decreasing the chances of a succeful catch ;;

and finally >>

the real culprit >> a snap swivel /bought @ a clearence sale @ J/L >. & you will see exactly what happens when you use these >I have hundreds ;;

the swivel parted ..just like it was suppose to do ;;

carry on ..CLAMMER out:hidin:

I have hundreds ;;

the swivel parted ..just like it was suppose to do ;;

carry on ..CLAMMER out:hidin:

You have hundreds that are now one:eek: rusted into one swivel ball...:eek:

:hs::sleeps::splat::af::cputin::lossinit::angel::r otflmao::D:spidey::claps::laughs:

F #$%^&*() age ><:cool:

:rotf2: :rotf3: :rotf2:This is why , since the beginning of time ,

there was and is only one Clammer, and will never be another. :doh: :btu:

closer

That plug is by a company (chinese import) called the Producers, #^&#^&#^&#^&'s ( the large sporting goods retailer) sold them plus a guy at the Providence show the year before last.

I have a friend who makes an effort to find that plug and for good reason, and only the bass know for sure, but everywhere he uses it, especially at Fisher's Island, he consistently takes very large bass on it. I don't know what it is about that plug but man that thing takes fish even though it's a 4.00 dollar piece of crap.

That plug certainly does produce.

well at least your consistant....

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