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numbskull
06-10-2016, 12:05 PM
Paul and his f*!@ing plastic Magic Swimmer is pissing me off.
Put an old banana to the bandsaw to try and keep up.
Swims surprisingly well for the minimal effort involved.
One can only hope.

Nebe
06-10-2016, 12:47 PM
Sliced banana !
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JLH
06-10-2016, 01:19 PM
Looks pretty cool, hopefully it catches!

eskimo
06-10-2016, 02:21 PM
Banana split. As long as it doesn't surface down tide I'm sure it will fish well.

ProfessorM
06-10-2016, 04:37 PM
A desperate cry for help.
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Neat idea. I Like it. I can't remember if I told you but I took a couple fish on the banana plug U gave me day before yesterday.

dannyplug1
06-15-2016, 11:15 AM
I recently acquired two Klams Banana plugs. They came with out hooks wonder what size trebles I should use and what kind of action a banana plug should have. thanks George and Paul

stripermaineiac
06-15-2016, 02:30 PM
Nice idea George. Hope you outfish that peice of plastic.

Swimmer
06-16-2016, 06:17 PM
Paul and his f*!@ing plastic Magic Swimmer is pissing me off.
Put an old banana to the bandsaw to try and keep up.
Swims surprisingly well for the minimal effort involved.
One can only hope.

I have a bunch of them, woo hoo
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numbskull
06-17-2016, 03:15 AM
I recently acquired two Klams Banana plugs. They came with out hooks wonder what size trebles I should use and what kind of action a banana plug should have. thanks George and Paul

I think those are collectors. Klam appears have copied the article faithfully, too faithfully because the article contains some obvious, some say intentional, errors. The hook position on his plugs are 1" off. How this affects the action I'm unsure but hook tangling is likely to be an issue. I'd try either 3/0 or 4/0 trebles (on the belly hangers only). The plug should float level with the back just above the surface and the nose and tail slightly below.

Frech advised working the plug like a glider with 1 foot rod tip tugs. By day I've caught fish working them erratically along the surface, by night just slowly subsurface with short tugs. You can also rip them fast in current and they dive a bit and vibrate (like a lazy supersonic lure). I've taken a few fish using them such.

Again, I'd not fish those plugs (particularly given what they cost). If you are hot to fish one I'd by a kit from Salty (his are true copies) spray bomb it primer white then clear, then have at it.