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OK it was a broad question...my bad. Mid-October, boulder field, wind in the face at less than 15, medium surf. 4 days either side of the new. No eels. Again in order of confidence level. (e.g. 1=first choice; 2=2nd choice, and la-dee-da)


NIB keep it up and I will send Rice after you :hihi: :eyes:

Did you tell that story yet?

Given you're conditions, assuming the boulder field is what I think of a typical (medium depth, little to no current):

1 - 9" black sluggo, rigged and weighted
2 - Hab's 2oz blurple needle (replace with LIFishVT blurple 2 oz needle if water is very shallow)
3 - Afterhours blurple needle

If the water is deep and there is a decent cross current / rip:

1 - Hab's 3oz blurple needle
2 - Bigwater Diving Giant Pike in Black over Gold
3 - 9" Surfhog or 13" reel eel on a 1.5 oz Pt. Jude Wobble head

1) Rigged eel (if reel rigged eel not allowed then rigged rubber one)
2) Needlefish (stubby i guess)
3) Big danny swimmer
4) White mullet looking Fin S fish 7 inch on a 1 1/2 OZ ball jig
5) Atom popper (must sink slowly so no wooden ones) ) as casting weight for large black and white teaser.

If none of them work there are still ten more things to throw at them!! :)

3. Homemade, slow sink, black needle
2. Loaded redfin. silver/black.
1. If the fish are in tight, silver/black rebel or yellow black bomber.. (should sound very familiar to PIemma :D especially if you change Oct to Sept..)

1- 9" black, phatybat rigged Sluggo
2- either ~9" pnut bunker, Storm shad; bunker, BM Cowboy swam deep
3- 3oz-4oz smilin's or andrus burg/burg or burg/blk with 12"-14" pork trailer
4- same large needles mentioned before
5- 3 1/2oz red head/white body, Rockcaster made to dig deep
6- either ~3oz yellow/white, Gibbs bottle; large yellow/yellow Tatoo's darter made to dive

And if that doan bring sum Big BEETCH up, i'm slingin' the biggest snake i have in the bag that's been screamin' to be scraped and swam into the Clown's mouth, bro! Thanks for the question DJ, but for me, the artificials would be last and fresh bait would be first at "my producer" under those sweet conditions :drool: :drool:.

In no particular order...

confidence is high... lures have produced in the past...

3 types

Polaris over Pencils... those that know me know i am a pencil fanatic... but during that time the bait is spazzing as the bass are feeding like mad... For me I feel that the polaris type with the cupped mouth produces more noise that attracts predators to investigate.. and being out of sight in a boulder field noise and vibrations can make the difference between catching and skunking...

The Beat Yellow one is one of Tony Spina's creations the plastic is a SS 2-3/8oz

That needle Hab's 9" 3.5oz for some reason at night fished high produces... dunno what it is...

plastic.. I have a hard time fishing those in the boulder fields as they are a PIA to replace...
bone-redfin, blue back bone rebel F-80, chrome blue redfin g-finish, and rebel F-90 gold mackerel.

Mid Oct..Boulder Field

1st choice BM danny
2nd choice 7" bone redfin
3rd choice BM wadd

Hold the Storm and gimme a Tagger skin swimmer.

1.9" rigged black slug-go
2. 3oz white MAC danny
3. custom, slow sinking, black needle

1.9" black sluggo, thats all I really use at night. They produce more for me than any other lure. If I get skunked on those I usually call it a night thats how much confidence I have in them.

Dawg-I asked just in case someone runs out of eels or the shops dry up (late in season). :cool: :as:

short list for must have at night

Tattoo large metal lip swimmer swimmer (Red head/ white body)

Pt Jude Wobble head tube in 3 oz

"Modified" Rapala Shad rap in bunker

all certified big fish catchers

Mac Donalds Fillet O' Fish...

YUP! That happened to me more than once last year.
The old couldn't get to the shop before it closes trick.
I hear ya, DJ :grins: :grins:!

My first choice for an artie has to be the 9" Slug provided, 1) good conditions, 2) NO F'n blues in the neighborhood. :hee:

But if the new 12" is 3 oz. as stated...that increases it's capabilities in wind...:rocketem: