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I go with #3 most of the time. The times I've caught double-headers were almost always when I was using a small plug behind the teaser, when the fish were on small bait, like sand eels. Can't recall ever having a double when I used something like a darter or bottle plug basically to take the teaser out to where the fish were. When you know what kind of bait the fish are on, I think you should use a plug that closely matches the size of the teaser. I've had a lot of doubles of good quality fish at Nauset using a needlefish on the end and a 6" Red Gill as the teaser. When you don't know whether the fish are on stout or thin bait, I think the better approacg is to use a stout plug and small teaser. Let the fish tell you what they're on. If you're getting all the hits on the big plug, pull the teaser to guard against a bluefish clipping both off your line. If you're getting the hits on the teaser, scale down the plug unless you need weight to reach the strike zone.
I set the teaser way ahead of the plug. I'm not sure I completetly buy Daignault's thoughts on the plug being able to spook a bass zeroing in on the teaser if it should bump the plug---I would think a bass is used to having bait bump it when attacking a school. But, it definitely can't hurt, and if nothing else, it forces you to use a longer drop which aids in loadng the rod on the cast. I don't think you need the plug to get the fish's attention focused on the teaser---if they're keyed on small bait, they'll find it pretty easily on their own.
I run the teaser on its own leader, running off one of the rings of the barrel. I've lost too many good fish on dropper loops to ever trust that knot---especially if you get a double and they're pulling against each other.
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