Stan Gibbs developed the Pencil Popper and the Polaris for the canal. Both cast very well but the Pencil was for moving water and the Polaris was designed for use at almost slack, slack water and as it stareted to creep east. A retinue that still works as designed.
Can't fish without at least two in my bag a yellow and a white . Best fish a double header 2 30" bass on a dawn east current in the canal one on the tail hook the other on the belly hook. Love them polaris.
id have to pick a big yellow pencil its what i start with evertime im pluggin on top. a white spookester is close to a pencil sorta and thats now always in my bag as well.
pencil definitly. its my search and destroy lure. cause i can walk and keep the plug moving, and looking natural. i like to pause poppers, si i cant do that if im always moving.
after the search part was done i use the polaris to destroy.