Surfster
 

I want to build a surfster but since I've never even seen a true surfster much less fished one I'm a little short on details . I know the basic shape and lip layout but don't know how it should swim . I've read that the tail should clear the water , is this true ?
I'd appreciate any info on surfster building I can get .

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Good choice with the 7400 series, 7& 1/4 inches and anywhere from 2&1/2 to 4oz for your heavy surf. Key ,imho, is the lip ,with the NJ TACKLE large surfster lip ya can't go wrong.

they made three sizes i think, i've got the big and small ones.

NJ makes lips for the big and med. sized ones.........still looking for a lip for the small ones.

Anyone have some history on the surfster?

Thanks for the info on length and weight .
I've got the lips but how should it swim , should the tail actually clear the water ?

All I know is that the Creek Chub catalog first listed it in 1953 .
The 7400 Salt Surfster was the largest they made and was last produced in 1959 .
It was listed as 7.25 inches long and weight was 2.5 oz .
It was available in 8 colors (00,01,02,07,18,34,35,37) .

It started when the early striper fisherman started to beef up the regular ccbco pikies with lead and larger hooks, but they wouldnt hold up in the surf and would be destroyed and they werent satisfied so these guys made lure companies all along the east coast gibbs,atom, jude, Bills, Russo, masterlure and select others. They had great succes s which started to scare the big companies like heddon, and ccbco. So to compete with the fisherman ccbco hit the market in 1953 with an entire line of salty plugs that were made for the striper guys, spin darter,surf darter,striper pikie, 3 sizes of the surfster which is the best one of them i think and the large surf popper. Hope that helps.:walk:

What works for me is, rod at 11 o clock, a quick rod tip back to dig the lip, then a verrrryyy, verrrryyy slow crank. The plug will give a nice side to side to side motion leaving a large V wake. Depending on the retrieve, the tail will ride high in the water and with a quick back motion on the rod and release will give it a tail slap. Hope this helps.

Thanks for a direct answer to my question, you have always been a big help to me . I owe you a plug .
JB

The small (7200 size) surfster lips are now available. I am adding them to the site tomorrow am. Hope you enjoy them. Im looking forward to making some Freshwater surfster swimmers with them myself .This one should be very interesting, a very versatile lip.
and Thanks for the kind words guys.

I'll look for them.
thanks tinman

If i knew that, i would've picked up a bunch at the show this weekend.


Have to put them on the list for next winter ;)

You didnt miss out Young Salt, I only had a dozen or so in my pocket to show, none were sold. I just finished the batch today, very bad timing on my part.