sluggospeeds

[steve]

Addendum 2; It's been my exprience that the 9 inch black sluggo will work any time regardless of what bait is around. It' just works.

[Mugz]

What is the downfall of rigging them with the big single hooks that are meant for them? Especially if you leave the hook exposed and do not rig it "weedless"?

[libassboy]

That hook is not very strong, and defidently not made for salt water. Plus im a firm believer now that the double hook aids in the action probably by acting like a keel, the added weight doenst hurt either.

[NIB]

I did very well with SurfHog rubber ripping it fast stevie style this spring.Multiple fish to mid teens.I was pretty much shocked as I am a slow an slower guy.I saw the video of steve working them things at the mass show just before I fell asleep.i could not belive it myself but it works.
Go someplace where u can watch what the lure does when u twitch it like that.It has the same crazy zig zag movements of a worm in hatch. I am sure thats why the bass eat em.Like the worms.Which have basically no nutritional value to a 20 lb bass. They would have to eat millions.It's the action that drives em crazy.

[Island Girl]

In some places where the water is a little rougher I have a hard time feeling the sluggo? Like it gets washed out in the close by heavy surf/whitewater. Should I add a rubber core sinker, or some kind of extra weight or should I switch to heavy plugs, kastmasters...ect...?

Has anyone had any luck in the breachways w/ sluggos? leadheads?

[NIB]

If u rig like they say on Joe's sluggo page with the three nail weights it weigh's over 1.5 onces.Rubber on a jig head is a great lure.it's how I catch 70 percent of my fish.I like My Buddies Nebe's surhog eels the bass seen to really key in on the profile.

[Island Girl]

The sluggos are rigged w/ three weights and they still seem to get lost in the rolling whitewater.

[Joe]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

In some places where the water is a little rougher I have a hard time feeling the sluggo? Like it gets washed out in the close by heavy surf/whitewater. Should I add a rubber core sinker, or some kind of extra weight or should I switch to heavy plugs, kastmasters...ect...?

Has anyone had any luck in the breachways w/ sluggos? leadheads?

You don't want to overweight the sluggo - kills the action.
A 9" Sluggo with insert weights (3 of the 3/32nd size) weighs 1.4oz -heavy enough for most conditions.
Try timing your casts to present to the last wave of a set, or time your casts to present to the backside of an incoming breaker.
Wave sets are often in fives or sevens, if you cast into a breaking wave or in the middle of set with any light lure you are going to get pushed around.
Presenting to the last wave of a set is a very high percentage cast.

[Pt.JudeJoe]

"Last week I was fishing with tins and hooking up cast after cast. They were all a little under and just barely keeper size fish caught in the upperbay..they were all hanging around on the top of the water column eating small pogies and shiners or something.."

No need to stop using tins because it gets dark. They DO work well at night too!The same fish you were imitating in the daylight are there at night . Try a teaser with them too at night.

[Fishguts]

This may be going against the grain of things..but I have found just slicing the bodies up the middle not all the way through, tying your rigs up seperatly and zapping the whole thing together infinitly easier... and best yet no hook slippage.