sluggospeeds - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

MotoXcowboy · 06-21-2006, 02:38 PM

Yeah I agree..w/ yall RI&F18, probably all small fish..(then again I dont have much experience with LARGE. but the upper has supposedly been hot w/ LARGE...I was in my tin "r.o.w."

boat at the mouth of a certain river..catching tons of barely legals at sunset...and yall also made a good point, since they were feeding on small bunker the sluggo was probably not best choice to use that night...

should I have kept on the tins (at night)? (all afternoon small kastmasters seemed to be the only thing they wanted, no takers on small storms)

or small black swimmers I suppose.

I'm really still just (actually always) learning about sluggos and bass fishing in general, this season more than last. And trying to use them as much as possible to find what works and when.

I was using the 9" black, w/ sharp 7/0 gamas and weighted 3x, stevie style.. yeah clogston upper bay, when i threw the sluggos on it was dead high..calm water. thanks for the tip..do you find the smaller sluggos work better in the upper?

thanks for the tips guys...

fishaholic18 · 06-21-2006, 02:46 PM

I've been using this at night and doing well.

Clammer · 06-21-2006, 03:24 PM

[M} match the hatch <><><><><

MotoXcowboy · 06-21-2006, 03:55 PM

F-18 isn't that the alien... that thing is cool dude..

I know Clammer....good point...so stick with metal / small swimmers then huh. (when the bunker is prevalent source of food at least)

But.....

Don't see why not to use big 9ers..my friend's dad has been potting eels close in these waters by the boat load..

I think I gotta find those bigger fish and slow my sluggos down a lil bit..

fishaholic18 · 06-21-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MotoXcowboy

F-18 isn't that the alien... that thing is cool dude..

No, I made and Canalman painted them.
I'll send you one , will be done soon.
PM me addy.

Pete_G · 06-21-2006, 07:48 PM

Most years the Upper Bay starts to get tougher around June 1st, particularly for shore anglers. This year the fish are hanging in a little longer due to the bunker, but often it seems to be more of a boat game. There are certainly fish out there, but they're usually in deeper water even at night, or in places that are for the most part tough to access from shore. Prudence, Rose Island, etc.

Maybe move further South, I think you'll have much better results with the Sluggos on the rocks along the open ocean no matter what speed you work the Sluggo. I'd slow down though.

Nebe · 06-21-2006, 09:07 PM

slow and low.. that is the tempo.

I fish slug-gos and my own rubber just like i would a habs needle. slow and low.. light twitches now and then, but real slow. If your not touching bottom once in a while, slow doooooooown.

Skitterpop · 06-21-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic18

No, I made and Canalman painted them.
I'll send you one , will be done soon.
PM me addy.

Were you talking to me

I need one to

Clogston29 · 06-22-2006, 06:31 AM

I'm from MA so don't really fish the bay. But in general, if I'm fishing protected areas I like the 6" sluggos in white or bubblegum on a 5/0 o'shaunessy style hook with one of the 1/32" sluggo weights, especially if small bait is present. You need a pretty light action rod to work them to. I work them pretty quick with some pauses thrown in compared to my usual retreive but, again, its all relative and fast to one person is moderate to another so experiment. Basically I like to keep them in the top 2 or 3 feet of the water column without having them breach the surface. Hope that helps. To me, the 9" sluggos really belong in bigger water with some surf. The 7.5" are more versatile and can be used in pretty much all conditions. Try bubble gum at dusk and dawn.

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Originally Posted by MotoXcowboy

I was using the 9" black, w/ sharp 7/0 gamas and weighted 3x, stevie style.. yeah clogston upper bay, when i threw the sluggos on it was dead high..calm water. thanks for the tip..do you find the smaller sluggos work better in the upper?

thanks for the tips guys...

MotoXcowboy · 06-22-2006, 12:33 PM

Yeah..I assumed low and slow..when I first started using them..and thats what my uncle has told me also..(thats where the bass are and thats what the bass want) although I havent really given that technique as much "reel time" as I have (since steve's seminar) working it like a pencil..

If I recall correctly.."Sluggo Steve" says work em at moderate-fast speed with pencil popper like twitches and pause, let em drop...and repeat..I trust his advice..its a proven catcher..I just need a hefty cow to become a true beliver..I've also seen the underwater videos on surfcastingRI and they look like they're moving em FAST! (as I am) I have been using that technique the most..

I guess I will have to spend more time experimenting with techniques/speeds/sizes/conditions and colors with em and find what they want.

Next time I go out I will just vary every other cast..low slow, fast, medium, ect..and see what happens..

I really wanna get these down to a science before the eels are banned.

Nebe, Do you rig your hogs or just go with single hook in the head?

I'd like to try one of those one day..any chance QL will have them any time soon?

thanks again for all the tips n technique tricks guys.
best of luck and tight lines out there this weekend.