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06-07-2006, 07:39 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Herring Pattern?
Many seem to have different opinions on what their idea of a "herring pattern" is. Just curious what many of you plug efficianados think? Never seen a herring with pink, blue coloring as I see it on many plugs but that seems to be the theme.  Opinions? |
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06-07-2006, 09:56 AM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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Larry,
I like Olive top with blue hue... little gold and a little silver with a pearl belly.... brown hues around the eyes and a brown spot on the side. I don't like that cotton candy color... doesn't look like a herring at all to me |
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06-07-2006, 11:09 AM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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06-07-2006, 11:18 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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I liked that you changed the date on the pic to 2004  
and congrats on 3k posts  |
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06-07-2006, 11:19 AM
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"Fishbucket"
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06-07-2006, 11:40 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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I agree much more gold and brown than I see in most plugs. Don't forget the chameleon lilac. Here is a great site to see some up close in natural habitat.
http://www.glooskapandthefrog.org/herring%20gallery.htm |
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06-07-2006, 12:49 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Thanks for the pics Freak....I will use those!  Canalman I couldn't agree more.  |
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06-07-2006, 01:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: marshfield,ma
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If you look at the second pic, there is a small strip of pink. We were catching sea herring for awhile while mackeral fishing and they have dark blue/greyish back with a pretty apparent pink stripe underneath.
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06-08-2006, 03:56 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
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I think the blue and pink is more moneky see monkey do thatn anything. But I guess when they flash, you do get shots of blue and pink...
I like gold, copper, brown, blue and pinks highlights
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06-08-2006, 04:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Who started the Blue/pinkstripe/offwhite ? Pichney's Conrads?  |
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-08-2006, 04:14 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
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i miss those little guys 
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06-08-2006, 04:20 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Fred, i have read where Danny Pinchney was the first to use the blue/pink/ white herring pattern on his Conrads.
Also fisheyes thread "the ultimate herring thread" had pics of live herring early in the morning with alot of gold silver and a lil pink but the pics are gone. |
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06-08-2006, 04:32 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Mike, nice freekin plug, and over 3000 Freekin posts.  |
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06-08-2006, 04:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal softrays (total): 15-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft-rays: 15-21; Vertebrae: 47-53. Moderately compressed, belly with distinct keel of scutes. Upper jaw with a distinct notch; lower jaw rising steeply within mouth; minute teeth present at front of jaws (disappearing with age). Lower gill rakers 41 to 52 (fewer in fishes under 10 cm standard length), slender. Back dark blue, sometimes bluish-grey; a dark spot on shoulder (Ref. 188). Peritoneum black (Ref. 7251). Branchiostegal rays 7 (Ref. 4639).
The blueback herring and alewife are of similar shape and general appearance, and distinguishing between them is difficult. Bluebacks tend to have a smaller eye than alewives, with the eye diameter usually smaller than the snout length. As their name implies, these fish often have dark blue backs. Both alewife and blueback herring are silvery in color and have a series of scutes (modified scales that are spiny and keeled) along their belly; however, the dorsal area of alewife are bronze in color whereas blueback herring are deep bluish green. Alewife are more strongly compressed, deep, their body is less elongated and they have a much larger eye than blueback herring. However, the most distinguishing characteristic of these species is the color of their peritoneum or the lining of the abdominal cavity. An alewife's peritoneum is pale with dusky spots, whereas a blueback herring's is black to dusky in color. Alewife and blueback herring are so difficult to distinguish from each other, in most instances, they are collectively termed "river herring".
Max size:40.0 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 200.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years.
Last edited by Karl F; 12-24-2006 at 08:55 AM..
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06-08-2006, 08:39 PM
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Plug Paladin
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Jackson, N.J.
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06-08-2006, 08:51 PM
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Registered User
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WOW SK, them bluebacks are alive ... |
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06-09-2006, 07:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Where the bait is....
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The blue/white/pink deal has always worked for me, but Check out a color scheme Ryan Smith did a while back...just about perfect.
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06-19-2006, 01:24 PM
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The Black Dog - Emma
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Central Jersey (Hightstown)
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yep - Ryans Herring scheme is insane
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Ride the spiral to the end...............
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06-19-2006, 02:11 PM
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Registered User
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9 colors in there ~! the fatboy series HUGE wake }}}}}O
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06-19-2006, 02:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Karl F
WOW SK, them bluebacks are alive ... |
 I only have 1 left........my wife claimed the 2nd one |
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06-19-2006, 04:21 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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MAC....a coupla martinis and off to sleepy land goes the wife......mean while....the herring RM Smith hits the surf and you can return it without her knowing! 
If she asks where all the scrathes and tooth marks came from......say it fell on the floor.......about 173 times! |
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06-19-2006, 07:23 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Maine
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Originally Posted by BigFish
MAC....a coupla martinis and off to sleepy land goes the wife......mean while....the herring RM Smith hits the surf and you can return it without her knowing!
If she asks where all the scrathes and tooth marks came from......say it fell on the floor.......about 173 times! |
Not that one. (even though it is pissa) The ones striperknight posted.  |
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