Cotton Cordell Pencil! I had a run in with them last Spring and no matter what I threw, the bass only hit the pencil.
Mind you, I do NOT high stick like many people. Instead, I pick up the slack and make it pop, then reel in the slack and make it pop. There is a slight pause to the lure with this slow retrieve, so if you are doing it the way I do it, you will make a small splash, the plug will be sitting there in the water as you pick up the slack, then small splash again.
I guess you can say I fish it like a Spook in that sense.
I'll also pick up the slack and just drag the plug across the top of the water so that it makes a sort of splash with a wake then repeat.
I use the former retrieval at night as well if I know the fish are on top.
The Darter is always a great one too since you can give it a few cranks, pause, give it a few cranks, pause, etc. Matching the swimming of the squid
I didn't have this experience but this one fisherman was nailing them using a Yozuri Mag-Darter I believe. He caught 2 30 lb. fish that had 2 whole squid in their bellies! As far as retrieval I think he just kept the rod down and reeled in. If it wasn't the mag-darter, I'm not sure what it was then (it definitely was a swimmer and not a crystal minnow, it looked like the mag darter).
To this day, I still have no clue how to work that damn plug.
"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
squidplug...I have caught a lot of fish on this thing...
The entire plug is plastic. I made a wooden plug and then made a mold. To make it is a little bit of a pain because there is foam and weights in it but it works well. It is a bit bulky but it gets the job done when squid are around. I used it this spring and outfished my buddy...he finally caved and asked ...what the hell are you using. This was a pic of the first one made but the later ones are more realistic in color. Video of an early swim test. To see it in real life back up is cool.. It looks pretty squidlike
squidplug...I have caught a lot of fish on this thing...
The entire plug is plastic. I made a wooden plug and then made a mold. To make it is a little bit of a pain because there is foam and weights in it but it works well. It is a bit bulky but it gets the job done when squid are around. I used it this spring and outfished my buddy...he finally caved and asked ...what the hell are you using. This was a pic of the first one made but the later ones are more realistic in color. Video of an early swim test. To see it in real life back up is cool.. It looks pretty squidlike
Very intriguing
"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
...I didn't have this experience but this one fisherman was nailing them using a Yozuri Mag-Darter...
I had some good experiences fishing the Mag Darter around squid. I caught a lot of bass, but I wasn't ever sure if the bass thought the Mag Darter was a squid, or they were attracted to the live squid trying to capture the darter. I snagged squid on it when I started maniacally setting the hook upon the slightest touch.
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