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DZ · 04-29-2005, 10:08 AM

TLAP,
Karl's right - the original Rebel was "the" go to plug at least from Montauk to the Cape. I also used the Atom Junior when the rebels didn't produce.

A little history:

"The original Rebel Wind Cheater Super Minnow has long since been
discontinued (1983). There was a time when it was the most popular minnow type plug used on the striper coast. There were two sizes of the old Super Minnow: the F90, which was 7 inches long and weighed 2 ounces, and the F80 which was 6 inches long and weighed 1.5 ounces. They were the "heavy duty" versions of Rebel's popular series of minnow swimmers, the F40 and F30, which were not thru-wired. The F80 and F90 were floating models and cast very well for minnow type swimmers, hence the name Wind Cheater. They were also thru-wired for extra strength when targeting striped bass, pike, muskie, and other large fish. They were the only thru-wired minnow type plug on the market."

A more in depth story about them will be posted on Tattoos site in the future.

The original super minnows were discontinued just as the needlefish really started to become popular AND after Pradco acquired the Cotton Cordell Redfin and Bomber. They replaced the super minnow in the market.

DZ

04-29-2005, 10:08 AM	#11
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	TLAP, Karl's right - the original Rebel was "the" go to plug at least from Montauk to the Cape. I also used the Atom Junior when the rebels didn't produce. A little history: "The original Rebel Wind Cheater Super Minnow has long since been discontinued (1983). There was a time when it was the most popular minnow type plug used on the striper coast. There were two sizes of the old Super Minnow: the F90, which was 7 inches long and weighed 2 ounces, and the F80 which was 6 inches long and weighed 1.5 ounces. They were the "heavy duty" versions of Rebel's popular series of minnow swimmers, the F40 and F30, which were not thru-wired. The F80 and F90 were floating models and cast very well for minnow type swimmers, hence the name Wind Cheater. They were also thru-wired for extra strength when targeting striped bass, pike, muskie, and other large fish. They were the only thru-wired minnow type plug on the market." A more in depth story about them will be posted on Tattoos site in the future. The original super minnows were discontinued just as the needlefish really started to become popular AND after Pradco acquired the Cotton Cordell Redfin and Bomber. They replaced the super minnow in the market. DZ
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