LOVE the rain, and so do the feeshes!
During full moons i pray for cloud cover, pissing rain.
Two of my biggest bites last year were cloud covered, rain soaked fulls, right tide, right place. Still chunked, eeeeeeeled, and sluggoed. imho, it makes them bolder and adds cover to the night.
Use whichever plugs work without the rain at yer spot.
Only in gale force would i change up to a HAB'S gale force needle, BM Cowboy, jig and pig, diving darter, or a weighted rigged sluggo. something to get deep and stay deep thru the retrieve
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