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Now banana's are a whole 'nother story. For those that don't know, they are a Frech plug. Pretty much you have to build them yourself. They're big...3.5-4.5 oz.
They are a cross between a spook, darter, and glider. They cast only so/so and don't work great in a side current (at least for me) so I don't even carry them at the canal (probably I should since I never catch much there anyways). I've built and fished them a lot by day from a boat, however. Those I work along the surface with 1 foot jerks. They put their nose down and veer their tail to the side, throwing water. They work very well......though not necessarily better than a big spook, pencil, or flaptail. A lot of fun to fish, very visual.
Frech fished his at night. I've only tried this a little......I lose faith in them when I can't see what they are doing. Once you pull them under they work sort of like a slow glider or funny shaped darter, an action that didn't impress me. I did, however, have an interesting experience this past fall where I had a night when small fish just hammered a small one I'd made in a 6:1 preference over a needle or small danny. Would a redfin or shad rap worked as well? Maybe. Anyways, it convinced me to fish them more this season in the dark. We'll see. Here is a picture.
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