first fish

[nightprowler]

on a wooden needle!!
It was sweet!!!
I have been a diehard eelmen for the last 5 years, monday night I fished with my girlfriend and decided to try a lonely angler blurple needle that I picked up at the RISSA show. I had fished it a few nights with no luck. monday night it outfished her eel for the first 20 minutes or so. I took a bass of about 30 inches and another just shy of 20 lbs or so.
My girl took a nice 18 lber, her first and biggest of the year on an eel, and the action slowed on the plug so i went back to my trusty snake.
It was pretty sweet to feel the take of a fish on the surface wood and then to slide a decent bass onto the rocks with a big ol needle sticking out of its mouth.
heres to you plug fishermen
I see why the love to fish with big wood. It will be in my arsenal more, but I still love the wiggly's.

[reelecstasy]

Wood does feel oh so good...
Congrats

[tynan19]

Congrats to you and your girl.

[tattoobob]

There is nothing like a smack from a striper on a needle, congrats

[Tagger]

Hard to gain cofidence in what looks like just a stick . They do work on big fish .. my favirote thing to throw ... Congrats

[libassboy]

Like tagger sayd confidence in needles is key...youve got some good fish on them now tho..thats all u need.

[Slipknot]

That's great nightprowler, now that we have you converted, keep up the good work.

[afterhours]

nice, we've been waiting for you........

[justplugit]

Congrats. Wood is good, next you'll be turnin your own.

[nightprowler]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Congrats. Wood is good, next you'll be turnin your own.

Thats what i'm worried about!!
I had to replace 3 guides on one of my rods tonight, and while im doing it im thinking all i need now is a motor and i can start turning my own rods, and then get a lathe and start turning my own wood.
if only money weren't an issue....