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as far as plugs go in current my go has been super strike darter, noreaster baits darter, and ccw small danny.
my favorite spot to fish is also when one my toughest to land a solid fish at.
the structure is at 12, straight out from where you can stand safely,its the only spot you can stand, deep water on both sides, i cast slightly to the right of it and work the plug thru the pocket until about 3 o'clock. must the hits come as the plug drifts over the bar into the pocket.
the darters/ccw plug hold really well and shallow enough to miss the bar/rocks but still deep enough to hold in the rip.
once the fish is on, i hope that it goes to the right into clear water with little or no structure and less current, but more often than not the fish will hit and run to the left, now its on top of the structure and can easily get off, using the current and all the holes in the rocks to break you off or hang up, the bigger fish always seem to know this trick here and will almost always run into the reef/shallower water.
you cant really fish jigs here cause the water is shallow the fish seem to key in on the pause after it hits the pocket, ive had some success with soft plastics like rigged sluggos and single hook soft plastics, but nothing is as effective as a darter.
one thing that i do on my darters and must plugs is i crush the barbs on the rear hook only, that way if the hook does get into the fish it easily pops out not letting the fish get extra leverage, and 95% of the fish seem to take the front hook on the darter anyway. Ive noticed that this trick helps me land more fish on darters and does less damage to them too.
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