Hey guys, I'm new to this site but I've been fishing for a long time and know many things. What would be your general most productive fishing lure for stripers? Mine would probably be a Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper.:agree: Also what do you think is a good lure to use during the spring migrations on the north shore of Long Island? Thanks Guys!!!!:love:

i don't fish the north shore of LI but if it is anything like MA, thats usually the time when you see the biggest squid around so lures that imitate squid would be a good bet. im a big fan of jointed bomber and plastics but i know needlefish and many other plugs work great at night.... you will here a thousand different answers on this one :hihi:

Thanks Gunpowder!!!:btu:

no problem man... i kno what its like being the new kid on the block.... here u wont even notice that the way you get treated.... im 100% sure you will like it that i will guarantee it with my friends new boat!!!

Write in vote for needlefish.

sorry .. another write in ... my goto .. spooks and needles,,,skinplug metal lip and pencil popper .... alot of people like that Cordell 2 ounce pencil popper .. with an ounce of bb's

You forgot needlefish lures :shocked:
VB

Needles are my number one choice

Sorry about :shocked:that guys!!

No. 1 = 9" sluggos for me.

I'd have to say soft plastics - sluggos, fin-s, ronz, storm shads, etc. Definitely the most productive group for me, with bucktails a close second. In the spring, up here on the North Shore of Mass, any of the above in white and on the smaller side.:btu:

Most anything on your list depending when, where,wind, time and tide.... each catches if you find fish and use the right one at the right time

alot of people like that Cordell 2 ounce pencil popper .. with an ounce of bb's


;).... Pencils and Polaris poppers... small dannys when the herring are around... Tins work great before the blues show up.. then it's just a trinket for them to slam.. bluefish like shinny things....

I dunno why i like that Cordell popper so much.. I usually go thru 4-5 in the beginning of the season... they are so prone to getting damaged... a small crack and a decent fish = problems....

Another plug i like is the Super Strike Bottle darter loaded with BB's...

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Another plug i like is the Super Strike Bottle darter loaded with BB's...


what do you use to patch them up once you put the BB's in?

hot glue in the cardboard tube for putting eyes on rods... the name escapes me at the moment...

I'll hit it quick with the dremel brush to give it a deep scuff and just coat it...

Ferrule cement...

REDFINS

It is what it is.

Redfins loaded, Darters (yozuri & superstrike) Bomber A-Salts :kewl:

Jumpin Minnow

needle and a redfin

It is what it is.


watch it buddy! :smash:

It is what it is.

watch it buddy! :smash:

"It is what it is" equates to lure selection based upon prevailing conditions, bait, etc., nothing more.

Needles at night and Polaris poppers during the day.

9" Blk Sluggos at night
Squiders at night ~~during the Spring Run
Needles and Darters at night, different place different tide
Sr Spooks from grey to false dawns
Danny's popped and swam, popped and swam from false into first
Bunker Storm shads at night thru 2hours into first light ~~during the Fall Run

This will be me first year to Jig and Pig. All of the above may be subject to change, once i get the led heads dialed in :hihi: :hihi:!!

It is what it is.



"It is what it is" equates to lure selection based upon prevailing conditions, bait, etc., nothing more.

it was just a bad joke in reference to this thread: http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/showthread.php?t=46511

When I was in the surf throwing plugs, I caught more Bass on NEEDLEFISH than any other plug.

When I was in the surf throwing plugs, I caught more Bass on NEEDLEFISH than any other plug.

Is that why you gave me all your swimmers? :fury:

-spence

Is that why you gave me all your swimmers? :fury:

-spence

You stole them and you know it!!!!:fishslap:

it was just a bad joke in reference to this thread: http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/showthread.php?t=46511

Hadn't seen that.

No connection.

You stole them and you know it!!!!:fishslap:

Call 911 Paul :call: Turn that fashion plate in :lasso:

Needlefish

Needlefish
Ditto

I can usually throw all of the above in a single outing and still I watch the fish swim by laughing at me.

I like some rubber but mostly wood with bucktails.

All time favorite though not listed is ...LIVE EELS!!!!

Gotta love those snakes!

I can usually throw all of the above in a single outing and still I watch the fish swim by laughing at me.

I like some rubber but mostly wood with bucktails.

All time favorite though not listed is ...LIVE EELS!!!!

Gotta love those snakes!

I thought this was about plugs. if you want to talik live bait then live BUNKER!!!!

Sluggo, Ronz :btu:

I voted bucktails. I fish Long Island. Location makes a big difference.

I voted for the shads. The most productive for catching fish, not necessarily quality but for hands down quantity they got my vote.

redfin

watch it buddy! :smash:

hahahah i was thinking the same thing..... :tooth:

Cotten cordal pencils (the plastic, silver/blue ones or blue/black) and sluggos double rigged! and ron-z's.. the only 3 lures i use for stripers

Needlefish/Redfins for size
Coccaho or storm shads for numbers