I know it makes a difference where you are fishing, but what is your first plug you think of that has caught you the most fish or you have the most confidence in?

For me, on the beach lately it's a needlefish plug, years ago pre-seals taken over it used to be the yo-mag darter but I don't fish way out there any longer.

For the canal, it's a jig, a mr.pogie eelskin jig to be exact.

Boat it would be a howdy or spook, love to see them hit on top.

what ever i can swipe out of your bag.......

Bottle darter
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Loaded 7" redfin or a bucktail... kind of a toss up between those two.

No matter where when or why I'm fishing any one spot or another, I'll always have a Kast Master in my bag!

I know its not a plug but a 9" all black sluggo is my go to. Rigging depends on situation.
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Loaded 7" redfin
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Bruce,
If you're talking specifically plugs and not metals, bucktails, or soft plastics I'd also have to say the loaded 7 inch redfin - chicken scratch pattern for all around versatility. Best $8 bargain in surfcasting.
DZ

I could go all season with these six, but if I could only use one it would be the parrot darter.

not a plug, my tsunami 7" swim shad in mack pattern. Thing loves to get eaten!

The bilge plug!:rotf2:

At the canal or in the breachways it would be a yellow darter made by my friend Chuckie. In boulder fields, a little Danny From Matt, on sand a needle from Neil. Gift plugs are the best plugs, especially if they work better than anything else I could get.

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Last two seasons ill say all yellow ss darter rigged with a 6x 3/0 in front on a 5.5 ring and 4x 3/0 treble on the rear with crushed barbs on a 5.5 ring.

before that bone loaded Redfin
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The bilge plug!:rotf2:

Bazinga!
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Pencil popper. Versatile action, casts like a missile and draws vicious hits.

bottle darter

One plug would be a superstrike darter, my second plug would be my needlefish, .................

Still love the old 2 oz blue an white Atom popper with a chartruse tail.After that love my new blk prpls super spook at night or my needle
lol so damn hard to choose isn't it

sluggos...if they count as plugs

eel...I mean 'smack it'...smack the eel...anything smacked, hows that?

up until 2 seasons ago needlefish was my go to plug,caught most of my night time fish on them.the last 2 seasons SP minnow has been my biggest catcher.

A Pink mack Polaris or 4oz white bucktail jig with red strip in the canal.
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I know it makes a difference where you are fishing, but what is your first plug you think of that has caught you the most fish or you have the most confidence in?

For me, on the beach lately it's a needlefish plug, years ago pre-seals taken over it used to be the yo-mag darter but I don't fish way out there any longer.

For the canal, it's a jig, a mr.pogie eelskin jig to be exact.

Boat it would be a howdy or spook, love to see them hit on top.
Sorry Slip,but I will not use that Patriot plug or the Tiger maple plug you made and gave me,but.....
Pencil popper. Versatile action, casts like a missile and draws vicious hits.
Yes Sir dead on with that comment.

For the Canal I'm a Ho for Yo-Zuri 8" Blue Mac pattern pencil:fishin:
Man I'm really starting to itch and I don't mean my crotch:devil2:

Mine is a Salty's 2.5 oz. Parrot Needle
Second would be a Green Mackerel Kastmaster 1-4 oz.
third would be a Fishing Freak one of a kind Canal pencil dark purple with Mac stripes

7 inch loaded smokey joe Redfin.
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7" Bone Loaded Redfin.....
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Used to be the 7" red fin, next came the sardine yozuri darter, then I met the plastic nb bottle darter, toss in the sp. Each of those have been the lure that caught when nothing else would. I can't pick one. I could only have one, the sp would win for its versatility, casting prowess, etc.

4.5 oz skin jig.

Canal Bucktails
Surf. Spring pink darter
Summer. 9 in sluggo
Fall. Needle fish
Breakaways. Blurple darter/ joint blue back bombers

Spring rivers. Pencil poppers or sluggos
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ss little neck popper. I couldnt friggin lose the thing if I tried

If it had to be one, yellow over white Bigfish 3.0 ounce doubleshot. That works for me.
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Old School Canaaaaaalllll Speciallllll~~~~!!!
Last year the go to plug...... wass the Old Schoollll Crystaull!! The new 3D can bite me!

Needles, Darters and Pencils..... Oh my !
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sp minnow, or a lefthook pilgrim in white. Anddddd I already posted in this thread and said a ss little neck popper LOL

The SS Daaaahta. Yellow please.
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One of my favorites: black Habs Jr. 2oz

Parrot 2 oz Musso dartah repro... 3/0 6x belly, dressed siwash 5/0 tailhook .... its got catchin mojo

shallow boulder fields- sr jointed eel swimmer or needle
canal day- jr blip pencil
canal night- sr swimmer

I honestly haven't tied a plug on in probably 3 years, I fish exclusively with plastic from 100-1 foot of water, rigging changes obviously from weightless to 7" splittails on 5oz jig heads.

If I was limited to one rod in one hand and what I could grab with the other, I'd grab one bag 6" half jerks in sand eel and a bag of 3/4oz Kalin Ultimate jigs heads. Unless it were spring, then the 4" split tail and 1/2oz heads would definately be my choice.

Mouth of the river ( trolled on wire) black goo-goo with gold scale... beach.. toss up between eel skin needle and my slim profile sand eels swimmer..river parrot darter in the rips.. jointed eel plug on the flats...

That....is a tough call? I am a topwater junkie so any pencil (spot dependant on size) is what I love to draw vicious strikes and also my "Blitz Seeker" by day.......night time......I like to "Prey"!:uhuh:

No real go-to plug. Always depends on where and when. Other than bway/canal, it's usually a swimmer or plastic. This year, it'll be something I grab out of timmah's bag since he's been building enough for three people. :)

I like Big Fish's blitzseeker during the day, and then I have to jump on the 7 inch loaded redfin train at night...

:mad:I was going to say spooks, from the beach, but now after my Cutty experience, I am going to go with a pencil.

still never caught on a needlefish...:cens::cens::cens::cens:

I like Big Fish's blitzseeker during the day, and then I have to jump on the 7 inch loaded redfin train at night...

I, personally, have never seen a man master the art of catching seagulls with those 2 lures like you :hihi:

You are the true master. :hee:

During the day: Bigfish Pencil

At night: White Spook

12" double rigged sluggos
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Loaded redfin
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I, personally, have never seen a man master the art of catching seagulls with those 2 lures like you :hihi:

You are the true master. :hee:

Hey I didn't say WHAT they consistently catch! :wall:

Yellow Pencil Popper.....

Billy D skin stubby needle, Bassmaster black needle, Lordship black 40. Maybe this year Mike Mullen big needle.

SP minnow

I love these threads :)

Bottle, wouldn't leave home without one!!

SP Minnow.

I bring a variety of plugs with me but they don't get used much.

LS69 Yellow Darter of Death

Probably a smokey joe redfin. It has caught more than just about anything else. I dont know what the hype is about bone, i guess its a confidence thing.

For the night I like a black Danny Swimmer or a black Needlefish. In the daylite nothing beats a nuetral boyancy to slightly sinking popper with a sand eel type teaser. Now that's just for plugs. In fact no plug would be my first choice at night but a popper with teaser still might be my choice in the day time

Since we can only pick ONE go to plug I have to say a pencil...nothing like watching a fish miss it only to come back for it and smash it.

Bucktail. I've caught big and small, dozens of species, all over the place on that. If I could only have one lure type piece of fishing gear, that would be it. Even a plain bucktail, you can hang bait off it, or put a strip of torn t-shirt to make a trailer, whatever. Catching-est single piece of gear ever invented for fishing, IMO.

In the past a 7" bone red fin was my favorite plug I only fish it loaded when I need the extra casting distance. But lately iv been taking a stick Shad out of my bag first most of the time. They cast great fish love them day or night they produce.
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God I love topwater but darters and needles catch more and bigger :( Its a sad truth :) I'm ok with it though :)

Loaded 7inch Redfin

white 1oz gibbs or 1oz big fish white rubber go to 4in. &6in. cocahoe in white pearl baitcaster

forgot gibbs bigfish pencils

darter

parrot color polaris popper

redfin/bomber type with Stick Shadd a close second, but sometimes first.

Its hard to pick just one "go to" plug for the entire season, however I prefer the Sluggo. If the Sluggo isn't considered a plug then I would say a pencil popper or a Super Strike "heavy" Bullet.

yellow afterhours darter,ls69 darter both work great for me

SS littleneck is always a top consideration for me.

Chip...in the spring...

Spook(bite me olive silver)

Loaded Redfin at night
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Needlefish or any large surface swimming plug.

Hairaiser or a castmaster gets em' almost anywhere. Favorite plug to fish would have to be any Pikie type lure:for sheer slo-mo takes. Nothing like being elevated and watch a big bass come up and suck one in.