[Tattoo]

You see the plug in your bag and it's the first one you tie on, and the last one you fish for the night. You have dreams of it working it's magic in the white water froth. She may not be the prettiest, or the shapliest, or even a distance caster but you love her with your heart and soul. You think about buying it by the hundreds and wonder if try to convince yourself every hour that plugs wont go bad sitting in a fish tote, and so what if you own 100 of the same plug in one color, this is America.

And then it happens, she breaks your heart, nights and night of abuse has taken it toll. The twinkle in your eye has faded. Now your just friends......and you see a new love in one of your plug bag tubes, no knicks in the paint, sharp new hooks, a virgin to the surf. Once again your in love.

For a while I was in love with a superstrike blue/ white darter. It was fished show much that the top lip was more like a hump and the swimming action wasn't the same anymore, but it still caught fish. I put her in a retirement home.

Big water showed up and I was in love with a white Noth Bar Tackle bottle plug. The big water has left and the love is gone.

Fishing is picking up and once again I'm on the prowl searching for love.

What's your latest plug love affair?