favorite plugs - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Vogt · 10-10-2005, 07:08 PM

What are your favorite plugs? We all tend to have that special plug that allways seems to do the trick. For me its the bomber a-salt or a nice black/purple redfin.

reelecstasy · 10-10-2005, 07:22 PM

1. Afterhours Spook Jr...(special color)
2. Tsunami popper- schoolbus
3. Needles, of which you need a few for different apps.

thefishingfreak · 10-10-2005, 07:23 PM

that plug in your avatar.
'bout 8" long w/ a 8/0 thru it's nose

basswipe · 10-10-2005, 07:24 PM

I also like the blurple A-Salt.This year though the blurple and the bunker pattern Mambos have been my go-to.Kastermasters are another favorite.
Way to many custom plugs to mention all but the gold/yellow Tattoo Jr. swimmer and the #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& olive/white bottle popper have done me good this year.The 1.75oz(?) white Hab's needle has caught for me.Can't wait to throw my new AH spooksters.

reelecstasy · 10-10-2005, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

that plug in your avatar.
'bout 8" long w/ a 8/0 thru it's nose

comon you turnin fool, i know you got wood

tattoobob · 10-10-2005, 07:43 PM

This year it's been Needles, last year black jointed Bombers
and every year the Red Gill.

So many plugs so little time.

EricW · 10-10-2005, 07:53 PM

My favorite is a 4" goo goo eye swimmer, followed by red/white cotton cordell and Nils Master 6" swimmer for the schoolies. I am also partial to the blue/white atom 2 oz popper pre RI mfr. If you go back a few years, Boone makes some really nice small needlefish which the shcoolies also love.

Eric

redneck24 · 10-10-2005, 07:58 PM

afterhours slider, small pencil, and fatboy pencil. habs (of course), my own stash.

fishaholic18 · 10-10-2005, 08:01 PM

Canalman popper...Love when they hammer that thing...

reelecstasy · 10-10-2005, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Canalman popper...Love when they hammer that thing...

Those things are sweet

mine are gone

fishaholic18 · 10-10-2005, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by reelecstasy

Those things are sweet

mine are gone

Where'd they go?

I ho'd a lifetime supply...

CAL · 10-10-2005, 09:30 PM

1.5 oz Gibbs pencils, Bassmaster dannys, and this year I'm really liking mag darters.

Notaro · 10-10-2005, 09:45 PM

BM needles, storm shads, tsunami shads, spro jigs, AH spooksters, SS poppers.

CAL, what outfit would u use to throw mag daters? i havent tried them.

bassmaster · 10-10-2005, 10:09 PM

man where i start

mac's pencil,, surf howdys

habs little popper( had a ball with that thing)
black and gold bomber and schoolbus
Mike fixter bevel head and pikes along with a few of my pikes
My dannys and a few 1 offs
( Guys I fish my own junk sorry)
needles all flavors.
yozurie mag minnow the emporer minnow, i got some big fish on this thing
old school EMPR minnow ( i found a stash and wiped them out) got low 30 lb fish in june on them
ryan smiths little big eye swimmer.
way to many plugs to list Im off my rocker

Bass Babe · 10-10-2005, 10:16 PM

Afterhours Jr. Spookster, Blue Mackeral Bomber...honestly, I've been such a slave to the eels lately, I can't really say beyond those two. If I fished my others more, then maybe they'd catch fish, too. But the eels, man, the EELS! I'm addicted.

Bronko · 10-11-2005, 06:38 AM

Surf Howdys's
Habs Needles
MAC Dannies
Bombers (black,schoolbus, olive)

slow eddie · 10-11-2005, 09:13 AM

dropper and a egg. have been using 4in. storms with some sucess
rebel wind cheater black and silver.
cordell 7 in pencil popper. black and white
a new plug i,ve been using for a week or two is nebe,s squid and have been really surpriseed with it.

put them back alive. slow eddie

JFigliuolo · 10-11-2005, 09:16 AM

black and school bus bomber,
my own darters, This time of year storm shads.

The Dad Fisherman · 10-11-2005, 09:34 AM

Black Mambo Minnows, Both Sizes, have been good this year.
5" olive Mambo also working well.
Doing good w/ a Steelhead Swimmer in Olive over Cream.
And My own popper, in Pearl and Green, has been pissah. Got my Career best Blue and My Second Best Striper on it this year.

reelecstasy · 10-11-2005, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Where'd they go?

I got ho'd, bigtime. Everyone that sees them wants them, and you know me, too nice. Gonna have to take a ride down

.......

justplugit · 10-11-2005, 10:01 AM

Thats the problem, ther'e all my favorites, and so they hang.

libassboy · 10-11-2005, 02:29 PM

Tattoo sea spook, this plug is SO deadly once u get good with the retrieve, takes some practice to get it right tho. yellow and pogie colors have been rocking this year(the pogie is great at night)
I have a yellow Hislander danny that has zero paint left, the bass try and kill that thing.
Gary sidekick, his bunker color is great at night.
Mag darter in bronze
Beachmaster dannys in black/gold
Sluggos (9") black/silver fleck

luds · 10-11-2005, 02:57 PM

1. 7 inch l.i.fish.in.vt blurple needle
2. 2 Oz. Hab's Olive/White and White
3. Large Long A Bomber Blurple and Chartreuse
4. A-Salt Bomber also Blurple or Chartreuse
5. 1 Oz. Yellow Mr. Wiggly

devils fiddle · 10-11-2005, 03:07 PM

bomber long A black back
yo zuri hydra squid

chief10 · 10-11-2005, 03:33 PM

guppy green mackeral pencil
gold/chrome 7" redfin
black/purple #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& needle

Mr. Sandman · 10-11-2005, 04:16 PM

My top 10 not in any order as my go-to plug changes thru-out the season

1) Bernzy swimmer (very classy good looking high end swimmer, great on a lighter 10' stick and a reel with braid)
2) Habs needles (olive and blk/pur) (probably best wood plug ever made IMO)
3) Bassmaster pike ( big fish plug, great swimming action esp in big water)
4) bernzy howdy ( one of my fav quite water plugs)
5) Mac Pike ( solid performer, great slow speed swimming action, everyone wants one when they see it)
6) Mega bait JB150 (best plastic surfcasting lure ever made IMO)
7) Salmo Fatso (fantastic fish like finish, non-lipped swimmer, faster retrieve, big fish really like it)
8) My own tin jig (clone of a megabait) This is all I use for metal now
9) 3 oz Kastmaster (well except this chromed beauty)
10) Beachmaster swimmers (great heavy weather plug, stable )

I have a bunch more but these are my current fav's.

nightfighter · 10-11-2005, 04:38 PM

I have rediscovered how much I like the Enhanced plugs I got at MSBA show from the Lonely Angler. They cast a ton and got good wiggle on a sllloooooowwwwww retrieve. Gotten some vicious strikes, with a number of misses, I believe due to hooks and location on the plugs. After swapping out, hook up rate climnbed. Doc and Steelhead are using too.

Vogt · 10-11-2005, 04:52 PM

black/purple #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& needle[/QUOTE]
I have that plug in the "stubby" version and it slayed the fish the other night. Too bad the blooos came by now it looks lke swis cheese.

riverrat2 · 10-11-2005, 05:31 PM

All black bomber, and I lost a slob in the snot last night on a blurple habs. THat plug has cought me many fish this year. Thanks larry!

TheRattBoy · 10-11-2005, 06:12 PM

Guzzby wood, Jiggy wood, Booger wood, Mac wood, Bernzy wood, Hab's wood,Tattoo wood, Ryan wood, Timber wood,Christian wood,Gary wood, Ratt wood, Yozuri mag darter (how'd that get in there??)...Yup, they're all in there and they've all got fish this season .

johnny