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Originally Posted by cow tamer
I guess the point of my thread has been somewhat misunderstood by a few and for that I apologize. The title was put together with pun intended. I was not making a case against the needlefish but was using the needlefish to demonstrate that plug action, color, scent, eyes, etc. may not be as important as purported to be.
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Cowtamer,
Maybe this will help: You're halfway to success if you can get past the fact that a needlefish plug doesn't need to "wiggle" to be effective. Whenever someone says that a needlefish doesn't have any action I tell them that a needlefish might appear to be like a "stick with hooks" in the water but it's "STILL ACTION". Sliding through the surface film without a noticible wiggle IS indeed action. Sometimes that is what triggers Roccus to strike.
The first time I ever used a Needlefish plug (Boone) I took two casts with it, put it away, and it never saw the water again for a few seasons. Why? Because I thought it needed more "animated" ACTION. Many others still think the same way I did back then. I eventually "Saw the Light". Good luck.
DZ