Goo Goo eyes - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

EricW · 03-17-2006, 05:32 PM

Here are some pics of my goo goo collection. Some may have seen some of these on another board, but there was some interest from some people over here so here goes. Yes I know hanging them is not a good idea and sorry for the cheap cardboard display. They were only on there for a short time and aren't any more. This was the first time I have had them all together on 1 display and wanted to see them all at once. I hope to get them in something nice for a permanent display.

Enjoy,
Eric.

EricW · 03-17-2006, 05:34 PM

Part 2

EricW · 03-17-2006, 05:36 PM

Part 3

EricW · 03-17-2006, 05:36 PM

Part 4.

luds · 03-17-2006, 05:56 PM

Those are beautiful. Do you have any opinion on the Goo Goo eyes that are manufactured today?

Fishaddict · 03-17-2006, 08:06 PM

Sweet ... A collection after my own heart for sure. Love those swirlls

numbskull · 03-18-2006, 09:21 AM

Thanks for showing this stuff. I particularly like the swirl painted ones. Have you fished Goo Goo eyes much? I've trolled the big ones a bit, and I know they where a very popular Cuttyhunk plug at on point, but do you have any experience beachfishing with them?If so, please share it. Thanks.

vineyardblues · 03-18-2006, 12:31 PM

Great collection of lures

Thanks
VB

Karl F · 03-18-2006, 01:44 PM

Thanks for posting those Eric.

Tony send his thanks for that picture.
I bet he'd love to talk with you sometime.
I know he had a lot of questions, he is a
detail and history kinda guy...

EricW · 03-18-2006, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luds48

Those are beautiful. Do you have any opinion on the Goo Goo eyes that are manufactured today?

Thanks for the kind words. I haven't seen one of the new ones in person, so I can't say much about them. It is nice to see at least some of the styles available again. The last ones I got were from cobble hill corp in CT. who made them for a while. I really don't know how long, maybe someone here does. Those were made starting in 1986 or 87. Before that Morrell lures in Stamford Ct made them. That was the last I heard of them until I heard about the new person who has the trademark rights to them now. I still use a small handful of the later ones I have, but only in the right conditions with nice new braided line on my spool.
Eric

EricW · 03-18-2006, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by numbskull

Thanks for showing this stuff. I particularly like the swirl painted ones. Have you fished Goo Goo eyes much? I've trolled the big ones a bit, and I know they where a very popular Cuttyhunk plug at on point, but do you have any experience beachfishing with them?If so, please share it. Thanks.

I have fished the poppers from a beach quite a bit. I don't fish many of these any more, just a few of the newer ones. By new I mean from 1987 when I got the last batch of them. I have always thought of the big ones as trolling plugs. They don't cast well in my experience. The fish in my avatar pic is a 54 lber my grandfather caught on a blue goo goo swimmer trolled off of Nomans Land. He also caught a 60 lb from the beach on another blue goo goo swimmer. I know some of the old timers would fish the big swimmers from the beach. My grandfather and some others always told me to throw the big swimmer into the rocks from the beach. That is where the big ones are hiding. I haven't fished them from shore a lot, but I got the impression from the experienced people I knew that they thought it was a good surf plug. I have fished the 4" swimmers quite a bit from shore. They work especially well from a pier or even a boat, when you can be above the water and point your rod tip down and give really big jerks of the rod while you are retrieving. Gives the plug great action.

Eric