Fishing With Wood - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

rwilhelm · 08-27-2003, 11:09 AM

Do you fish wood plugs from a breachway or high rock piles? I fished with a gibbs plug from a breachway and pulling it up it got all kinds of nicks and scratches. I don't mind my plug getting scraped up if it is plastic, but not a nice wood plug. Need some advice on what everyone does.

JohnR · 08-27-2003, 11:16 AM

Think wood SWIMMING plugs

- you have a wonderfull entity called current bringing your offering beyond range you can cast which allows you to carry your offering over more water. That same more water you are covering is a beautiful churned up rip which is a MAJOR BONUS

, on top of that you have the opportunity to use a plug that is greatly enahnced in turbulent water

- use it all to your advantage.

Those nice wooden plugs won't get scratched and dinged in your plug bag & they won't catch any fish either. By all means - mark that plug, damage it, and let a bass beat it into submission - otherwise you dropped $15 to Dan and Dennis for a X-mas ornament.

Christian · 08-27-2003, 11:17 AM

do what you got to do, destroy em. check your hooks they get dull fast going over rocks.

fishweewee · 08-27-2003, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by rwilhelm
Do you fish wood plugs from a breachway or high rock piles?

Yup.

rwilhelm · 08-27-2003, 11:36 AM

I guess you guys are right, don't worry about nicks and scrathes.
This is my first year fishing with wood and I hated seeing that beautiful plug getting beat up.

JohnR · 08-27-2003, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by rwilhelm
I guess you guys are right, don't worry about nicks and scrathes.
This is my first year fishing with wood and I hated seeing that beautiful plug getting beat up.

It's more beautiful hanging out of a 30#ers mouth...

Big Vern · 08-27-2003, 11:55 AM

I think wooden plugs look much better with big worn patches and bite marks in 'em.

bassmaster · 08-27-2003, 12:11 PM

Me to.
dont repaint it niether, You wil wipe the Mo Jo off it.
I wont even let a repainted plug enter my cave to taint them other ones

Big Vern · 08-27-2003, 12:20 PM

BM...can't wait to see your stuff tonight. I am a big fan of plugs - only use eels when I have to. So, I'm psyched for tonight, but I don't think I'm telling the wife how much moolah I'm bringing.

The Iceman 6 · 08-27-2003, 12:33 PM

Wait until you run into some blues with that nice new plug - there goes the neighborhood....