for top water it has to be the BigFish's yellow pencil...I have fished that plug for two years solid and it always produces for me when they are on top.....I LOVE IT and him for the endless supply
night time if not fishing eels it's the black mambo minnow....I dunno know what to say...it works for me.....Id really like to try a real wood Finnish swimmer someday......I might have to try and handcarve some....
I dont know what it is bout these two plugs.... I do fish other stuff, but these just seem to work the best for me (local and round town

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