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Hab's needlefish are made by Johnny Habs, John Haberek of Smithfield, RI. It's a small scale operation, and he has more people who want his plugs than he's capable of making. Your best shot is waiting until SOL has them back in stock, or taking a field trip to RI and checking some of the shops there.
In the interim, try the Superstrike ones with the dark green backs. You can also load them if you want a little better cast or stability in rough water. Superstrike makes the best plastic plugs going.
Gibbs darters have screw-eyes, but the plugs are made from birch and the eyes hold better than they would in soft pine. Sometimes, the fish only want the Gibbs, they won't look at a Superstrike darter.
That big Montauk needlefish in The Surfcaster is also made by Lex--it's an exclusive to The Surfcaster, you won't find it anywhere else. Tony is making some exclusive models and colors, for them, SOL and CMS. Hab makes a monster needlefish, too.
Don't sell the "carrot top" Atom Jr, the pinkish/yellow one, short. It doesn't look like anything in nature, but there are nights the fish just inhale it.
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