Jointed Needles

[DZ]

Originally Posted by bluefishercat

What is the advantage of jointed needles over straight ones?
Does the tail section float up or sink down?
Seems to me that they would not cast well.
Then again I never was a great believer in jointed minnows either.

Blue,
As far as i'm concerned there is no advantage. They cast like a live eel against the wind. They lose all the advantages of a traditional needlefish which is it's ability to cast into any conditions. Gag made the first one and it came through the water with its ass end cockeyed. The original one made by Gag didn't stay around for long and that must tell you something - if it plug catches it usually lasts for a while.

Not sure about the Habs model as I never even tried one. In today's day and age you would of heard a lot more chatter about it if it was a consistant producer. Jointed needles are somewhat of a novelty. Compare them to wadd's as a novelty and you see a drastic difference in fish catching. The Wadds are proven. The jointed still needs to be proven to me. Not to say that it can't be done - but so far I've never been impressed.

DZ