New plug ideas.
 

Since so many people have so many new plug ideas it's hard to keep track. This is a disclaimer. These are my own ideas. Others might have similar or the exact same idea but this one was brewed in my own head. Any other ones like this are coincidental.

1. The first idea is to make a thicker wooden plug. Most wooden plugs are made on a lathe so it would be hard just to make the belly bigger without making the back bigger. Here is my idea though. Suppose we took a double hook. The ones with just two hooks and wrapped it with bucktail and put that as the front hook? When it swam, it would give the appearance of a thicker bait. More belly to it, like a bunker.

2. Next idea is to make a surgical tubing lure. Get a surgical tube, lube the inside and slide it up over the plug. Cut holes for the hooks and attach them. Sort of a hybrid between a tube used for trolling and a rigged eelskin. Not sure how this would act but it's worth a try.

3. We have all seen broken back lures. That is, one with a vertical break to give more action to the tail end. Has anyone tried a broken belly lure? Suppose we took a lure like a danny swimmer and cut a chunk out of the belly. Then what we would have to do is run a piece of wire through the top piece to the tail. Coming down from the through wire would be wire to hold the belly piece loosely. When it swam, the belly would clack back and forth hitting the top piece making a racket.

These are just ideas running through my head. Trying to stay on the cutting edge of fishing. Remember, if someone hadn't tried to reinvent the wheel, we would have never gotten the tire.

...nevermind

1) Sounds like you're describing a Yo-Zuri or Braid Products style Marauder (aka Bonita Bandit). They're commonly used for offshore fishing. I don't think double hooks would do much more for surf casting that trebbles wouldn't. They are also usually much longer shanked than trebles so that could effect action and fouling. I know guys have tried single hooks with some success.

2) Already seen that idea in print, though using EZ Body tubing or similar braided mono tubing, then painted with Sharpes or something. Don't know how you're going to stretch a tube over a large Danny size wood plug anyway.

3) Broken back/jointed lurs are meant to simulate more of a fish's wiggle as it swims, especially the tail. Not much wiggle in a fish's belly (unless it's a Santa Claus fish :D ).

Well, you certainly shot all those ideas down.

The idea with the first lure was the missing prong of the treble would the shank of the hook lay flat against the belly. Then the bucktail would give it a thicker appearance.

Trebles usually lay relatively flat against a plug anyway. That is, the "snug up" in the space between barbs.

Not shooting down any ideas. It may yet work. Just saying they aren't lightening bolts of inspiration. :D