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02-18-2014, 05:06 PM
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Formerly the_shocker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ricca
Posts: 730
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northbar bottle darters
curious to hear who prefers them loaded vs. unloaded. does loading make a big difference with increasing the darting action of the plug?
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02-18-2014, 07:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 450
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Wood only  And Yes..... don't do it or you will screw up a good plug.
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02-18-2014, 09:08 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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Canal loaded to 3 ounces to fish in current . Beach fishing,, unloaded .. and in either situation I have one with me .
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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02-18-2014, 09:19 PM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
Posts: 2,407
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Loading decreases the swimming and makes them act more like a darter and the wood versions, but they get down more.
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02-18-2014, 09:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Melrose MA
Posts: 587
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loaded NBars
hmmm, I like them down at the ditch but last year had one that slowly took on water and I felt it really killed the action. Certainly improved the casting but I guess I should have stayed with it.
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02-18-2014, 10:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: CT/RI
Posts: 1,627
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I like them loaded it slows down the action and makes them fish more like a darter. Don't really fish them unloaded anymore.
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02-18-2014, 10:35 PM
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Great White Scup Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In the Corner...
Posts: 2,251
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Loaded all the way with me. Cast, action, catch.
Unless I fish a slow moving area in the early spring.
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02-18-2014, 10:45 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
Posts: 2,309
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The things are deadly. Plain and simple. Just deadly loaded or unloaded. Get two in Mack white and yellow load one leave the other unloaded. They are seriously a great plug
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02-19-2014, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: East Hampton, CT
Posts: 1,076
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Same here.
Fish them only loaded, use for oceanfront rough water to stay down, and the canal. Great plug.
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02-21-2014, 09:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Not close enough to the water!
Posts: 403
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How much are you guy's loading them?
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02-21-2014, 10:17 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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I load them with baby oil to weigh 3 ounces. They cast better and IMO fish much better once loaded. From what I recall after speaking with Rob the original design was to be 3 ounces but there was fear that they would not sell as well at that weight as the "light tackle" fishermen would be turned off by them. It's far easier to add weight to the plug than it is to remove it so they came out as you see them today.
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Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man. 
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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02-21-2014, 12:50 PM
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Great White Scup Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In the Corner...
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^^^^*. What Toby said. I fished with Rob quite a bit years ago and quickly realized why they made those plugs. There was some that were factory loaded and they used mineral oil. But I am not a mineral oil guy in plugs because of how I load them. 10 cc of water will be perfect.
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02-21-2014, 12:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: New Haven
Posts: 1,267
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Anyone ever load w BBs to 3oz?
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02-21-2014, 01:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Chasing fat girls in the dark
Posts: 961
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Quote:
Originally Posted by striperswiper75
Anyone ever load w BBs to 3oz?
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SS BDs are filled with shot and it adds the element of the rattle. Not sure if that makes a difference to fish but I've seen the SS out fish NB 4-1 standing on the same rock. I still prefer that nice wiggle of the NB though... |
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02-21-2014, 02:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,574
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I use them both loaded and unloaded. The way I fish it all depends on the water depth I'm casting into. If its under 5-6 feet I use unloaded. If its deeper than 6 feet or has more wave action or sweep I use them loaded. Very versatile.
DZ
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Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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02-23-2014, 09:01 PM
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Work hard. Fish harder.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 764
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I have only fished them un-loaded. They "dig down" pretty well without added weight.
I was fishing the mouth of a river in Maine on a dropping tide with an on shore wind...yes..."washing machine" scenario. The only plug that would hold was an un-loaded NBBD. ;-).
That said, I am now thinking of experimenting with loading these plugs.
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02-26-2014, 10:48 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 15
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I haven't tried a loaded yet but i also have Woods too but i do fish the ditch they plastic catches just fine stock for me.
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