Giant Pencils

[angler229]

A couple 10" 4.5-5 ounce pencils.

[ProfessorM]

nice Dan.

[numbskull]

Neat. How do they swim? I've got some old Gibbs like that, but they've never seen water. Does the extra hook deaden things, or will they glide with a slow retrieve?

[angler229]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Neat. How do they swim? I've got some old Gibbs like that, but they've never seen water. Does the extra hook deaden things, or will they glide with a slow retrieve?

Not sure yet, I weight my pencils to sit straight up and down so they should bounce and thrash more than glide. If i want something to glide I think a spook is a better suited.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by angler229

If i want something to glide I think a spook is a better suited.

Re-think that. Pencils are very effective lures when worked slowly and allowed to slap and glide, with an occassional pause, then some fast thrashing, a pause, twitch, and restart a slow gliding retrieve. In the canal you can't appreciate this very well, particularly as the current gets moving. Your pencils look to be modeled on the Gibbs, which are excellent lures. I'm sure they will fish well, I'm only curious because I've never fished one of the big three hook Gibbs ones and this year I have a friend who has taken/lost some appreciable fish using a long (9") skinny spook so I'm thinking about bigger plugs for this winter. I like your stuff very much.

[angler229]

I can see where you are coming from there. I built these particularly for a running current in the canal. For me I have my best success in the canal, just throwing them out as far as possible and letting them sweep across the current constantly thrashing. Beach fishing I feel that pencils that can glide as well as bounce as you described are more effective. And you are correct these are a rough take on a Gibbs pencil. Here's a pic to give you an idea how these sit.