A little tutorial from the late great Mr. Flaptail, aka S. S.
Flaptails were developed for short casts from a boat or shore in rocky and/or weed covered shallow bottom. Originally designed by Heddon for freshwater bass/pike use, I have been making them for years based on Jerry Sylvesters designs and Ollie Rodmans mention of how to fish them in his book "The Saltwater Fisherman's Favorite Four". I use no weighting and work them like a spook, zigzaging them across the surface. If you are getting follows and no takes try giving them a good rip forward with the tip down towards the water, this will drive the plug just under the surface where the high cut on the head will make it swim side to side with that blade buzzing bubbles in a trail for a few feet. My best applications for this plug has been The Elizabeth Islands, Fishers Island and Pleasant Bay on Cape Cod, especially in the Strong Island area.
Luv the plug. Like all top water plugs they are a ball to fish and add flash and splash to a top water plug and you got lots of fun.
You should have seen the looks I got fishing one on the canal this year. What the hell is that thing I heard more than once. Had one for years sitting in cellar I borrowed for VB. He thought I was keeping it I am sure I had it so long. Really liked the look. George told me they were good plugs to fish and the hits would be very memorable so I credit them for getting me going on them and fishing them. Fun plug. Moore's sells their version of a flaptail. I think most of the people selling them just buy them from them. I use them but Lido used a different shape but same end result. Thanks for the info and pics George and the kind words and now the PM's. I have all the dim.'s on the Lido if anyone wants them . I'll put in plug building forum, thought I already did a couple years ago
, maybe tomorrow. Most on this forum probably aren't interested.