The Trouble with Needlefish

[DZ]

Originally Posted by cow tamer

I guess the point of my thread has been somewhat misunderstood by a few and for that I apologize. The title was put together with pun intended. I was not making a case against the needlefish but was using the needlefish to demonstrate that plug action, color, scent, eyes, etc. may not be as important as purported to be.

Cowtamer,
Maybe this will help: You're halfway to success if you can get past the fact that a needlefish plug doesn't need to "wiggle" to be effective. Whenever someone says that a needlefish doesn't have any action I tell them that a needlefish might appear to be like a "stick with hooks" in the water but it's "STILL ACTION". Sliding through the surface film without a noticible wiggle IS indeed action. Sometimes that is what triggers Roccus to strike.
The first time I ever used a Needlefish plug (Boone) I took two casts with it, put it away, and it never saw the water again for a few seasons. Why? Because I thought it needed more "animated" ACTION. Many others still think the same way I did back then. I eventually "Saw the Light". Good luck.

DZ