Big plugs for trolling

[Mr. Sandman]

I have seen fewer and fewer big trolling plugs over the years. I have always liked to fish them...the single big plug trolled deep.Over the years, in areas like the gut and the race these these have been big producers for me. I know the umbrella rigs and giant tubes are effective as well and have probably displaced the demand for big trolling plugs.
While in a island discount store looking for a couple cheap hockey sticks for my kids I wandered into back to look at what fishing gear he had for the hell of it. Low and behold he had some huge yo-Zuri plugs, one that I have never seen before. I loaded up on these big L-Jack Magnums, An 11" 6 oz minnow with heavy duty double hooks (not trebles). The price sticker on them was 24.99 each. Yow! I asked them how much... 12 bucks I was able to get a slightly better price buying a couple big handfuls.

These look great, have any of you guys ever trolled these before?
I did some internet searches and it does not look like these particular plugs were generally imported to this country. Have any of you guys used/seen them before? I have seen smaller (6") plugs yo-zuris but these are
If these work as well as they look I may go back and bargin with him for the rest of the lot.

[Mr. Kav]

I like dragging big plugs as well every once in a while. i have trolled the big Rapalas but not the yozuri. i caught a few a fish this year on the yozuri squid, i liked the lure, i thought it had nice action and it was about 6" long. i would be interested to hear how you liked the big yozuri plugs. you never know what will hit one of those big plugs trolled down deep.

[Canalratt1]

Try large bunker spoons!

[Mr. Sandman]

I like bunker spoons. Some times they are hot...sometimes it goes untouched. I have a pretty good collection. (well used though) It has always amazed me a bass could catch that thing..they really move . One Bunker spoon trick I learned that helped me land more fish was to rig them as a break-away hook. So that once the hook is set the spoon slides up the leader and does not "kite" or allow the fish to get any leverage.

[mikecc]

Check this out new by Mann's Bait Co.

The Stretch Sea Snake combines the floating and diving capabilities of the hard plastic Stretch 30+ with an 11 inch soft plastic tail made from a tough Saltwater formulation. By combining these two plastics, Mann`s has produced a lure that will troll at depths over 25 feet deep and have all the action and appeal of a live ribbinfish or eel. Contains 1 complete lure + 2 spare tails.

[Mr. Sandman]

interesting lure. I went to the site and they have a couple new "big" plugs. There was one called something like the giagankus that was 18" and the cost was 79.99! When you hang that one up on the reef you're going to feel some pain.

[Duke41]

I saw that eel plug at the Prov Boat show. I am thinkibng you could make one with a dead eel and a lip plug. Save a few bucks.

[Hooper]

I have always done well using larger swimming plugs like the Rapalas. The key is getting the to swim well at slower speed. Otherwise, I spend the day crankin' bluefish in...

In my area, many will use a tandem rig, that being a hoochie rigged 18-24" ahead of the swimmer.

-Hooper