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Old 01-07-2008, 06:22 PM   #1
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Plugs for spring ?

OK, so I don't screw up and buy the wrong season plugs. What should I be using for the spring? Wooden ones preferably.

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Old 01-07-2008, 06:24 PM   #2
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Pencils and spook type plugs...topwater stuff!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 01-07-2008, 07:00 PM   #3
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The fish are on herring, the water is cold. I like medium sized surface swimmers and have also done well over the years with medium sized bottleplugs in outflows that lead to herring runs.
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Old 01-07-2008, 07:01 PM   #4
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Pencils and spook type plugs...topwater stuff!
What Larry said plus a few medium sized dannys and juniors.
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Old 01-07-2008, 07:05 PM   #5
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I use what I use all the time needles, tins, pencils, and poppers

I love using live herring, one more year I hope

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Old 01-07-2008, 07:55 PM   #6
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dannies, finnish swimmers, big shads, pencils
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Old 01-08-2008, 08:37 AM   #7
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pencils and dannies kill in the spring... Yozuris darters aren't wood, but they have caught when nothing else would in May and June.

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Old 01-08-2008, 08:50 AM   #8
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pencils, storm shads, spooks ect.
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Old 01-08-2008, 04:13 PM   #9
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Storm shads until the pogies show up

No boat, back in the suds.
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Old 01-08-2008, 04:29 PM   #10
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Pencils and spooks like everyone. A squid plug did me well this past spring in RI when the squid were in.

Everything is better on the rocks.
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Old 01-08-2008, 06:19 PM   #11
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This thing sure looks perty 4 spring !!!
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Old 01-08-2008, 06:34 PM   #12
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Can't go wrong with what has been suggested the only added advice I can give is to think white when it comes to spring color choice.

Why even try.........
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Old 01-08-2008, 06:38 PM   #13
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medium size dannies and pikies with a creamy ivory yellow white bottom waggling slowly along in some cold choppy spring water

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Old 01-08-2008, 07:13 PM   #14
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I like to use pencils in the 6" range and but my favorite is a parrot colored pencil. Gibbs makes one just be sure to change the hooks!
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Old 01-08-2008, 07:28 PM   #15
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Salty's 1.25 oz olive/white popper and his 1oz olive/white stubby needle.

Then the standard 4-5" white Storm type rubba.

Pt.Jude tins of many flavors are good too.Small size at the very beginning and then go big.
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Old 01-09-2008, 08:10 AM   #16
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As others said plugs that imitate squid or herring
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:23 AM   #17
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I know you said wood and people covered that pretty well but I will add to that a few point jude wobble heads with a pink 9" hogy or 10" fishstix is deadly when the squid are around. I got some of my best fish on it last spring. Also, tatoo's small danny looks sweet as well.
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:14 AM   #18
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I love canal cut pencils. Don't sleep on one of those big Fin-ess with 1-2oz lead head depending on current and depth.

seals + plovers =
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Old 01-09-2008, 01:35 PM   #19
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Old 01-09-2008, 01:41 PM   #20
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Old 01-09-2008, 03:22 PM   #21
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pencils, Big hunkin' Danny's, poppers and herring/pogie basket & snaghooks

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Old 01-09-2008, 06:07 PM   #22
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When the big gals are chasing the Alewifes and river herring, I like bigger Danny's, and bottles. I've caught on these types. Others fishing in the same areas, get 'em on pencils. This happens up the rivers, late April, early May.

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Old 01-17-2008, 12:07 AM   #23
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BIG blue backed and also pink (squid) dannys, jointed pikies, pencils and darters. the spring traditonaly brings visions of herring and squid but dont over look digging out your fall pogy arsenal , pogys had a big run last spring.

i enjoy fishing the spring run better than the fall and i also get my biggest fish during the spring ,during october im mixing it up between bow hunting during the morning and striper fishing at dusk and night

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