Cotton Cordell Red Fins

[Flaptail]

I use water to load mine. Oil, which many of my friends use is tricky cause of it's tendency have more bouyancy. At 15cc's of H2O the lure should sit straight up in the water with just the head from the lip up breaking the surface. It will, as Dennis said, cast like a rocket and will go to the bottom worked slowly against the pull of each receding wave. Like I said, 15cc on the beach with all sand, like we have on the outer cape. 10cc for shallower work.

Also, if you fish the Elizabeth Islands we fish them straight out of the package no loading, casting them into the rocks and work them like a danny slowly back to the boat. they swimm right on the surface with their backs out of the water in a nice wiggle. We use them when we don't want to risk losing a treasured Danny or other wooden plug when the surf or swells are high and the fish are right in the boulder fields. Nashawena on the MV sound side is a place where we always switch to the red fin. It catches and if you break of it only cost you $4.99 instead of 16 to 20 bucks. My good friend Stiff tip loves unloaded reds down them islands and more than once I have had to work my skiff through white water and rocks while he was trying to control a big bass that ate one.

[shadow]

a unloaded redfin swims the best only use the loaded ones when conditions call for it,flip losing a redfin is way easier to deal with then a hard to get danny.last year my fins out fished my dannies most of the time anyways.

[JFigliuolo]

I'm throwin a bomber.

[shadow]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

I'm throwin a bomber.

now I know Iv told you before a bomber is not going to catch you as many fish.

[JFigliuolo]

I bet a bobmber will hold it's own w/a loaded red fin. Unloaded is another story.

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

I bet a bobmber will hold it's own w/a loaded red fin. Unloaded is another story.

Not even a close second. Loaded Red-Fins are condition specific baits, meaning big water, haevy surf with the wind howling in your face. That's when I reach for them otherwise there are other plugs that will outfish it and bombers combined.

[Skitterpop]

? Yo-Zuri.... needles.... small dannys.... all spot, bait,time of year and day or night, water condition specific?

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Not even a close second. Loaded Red-Fins are condition specific baits, meaning big water, haevy surf with the wind howling in your face. That's when I reach for them otherwise there are other plugs that will outfish it and bombers combined.

Perfect answer.