Sluggo's

[labrax]

black or red/black for night. Arkansas shiner, white for daytime use would be good start. Do a search on rigging them with 2 hooks - Steve McKenna a member here did a nice article in On The Water magazine last September ('05) I think - very easy to follow and a effective way to rig the 9" sluggos.

[ripitsik]

Do guys know if there is any literature or websites out there on how to jig sluggo's. I t sounds like a stupid question but I havent really had much luck with sluggos this yr believe it or not. It is possibly because of lack of experience, but I would like to find an effective way of jiggin them. Thanks for ur input guys

[Pete_G]

Jig or rig?

For rigging I like a Pt. Jude Wobble Head. Easy, fast, and effective. Put the Sluggo on the Wobble Head, one sluggo weight in the tail, and you're ready to fish.

With double rigged Sluggos, at least where I fish, I'm constantly hooking and landing bluefish. I just assume not have a second hook and let the blue have the Sluggo. It would have been a lost cause anyways. Rarely do I miss a fish, if it's a striper. It happens, but rarely.

For jigging a Sluggo for tuna, try the 1.5 Owner Seabullet head with the 9, or the 1 ounce with the 7.5" Sluggo. Not sure what the tuna think it is, but they're into it. Rainbow trout color for the tuna.

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by ripitsik

Do guys know if there is any literature or websites out there on how to jig sluggo's. I t sounds like a stupid question but I havent really had much luck with sluggos this yr believe it or not. It is possibly because of lack of experience, but I would like to find an effective way of jiggin them. Thanks for ur input guys

keep experimenting... i don't have much experience with the either but they sure do produce at the right times... (usually night) when the eels are gone you will be glad you had put the time in with these scrumpcious artifitials. I use the double rig method it seems to work well for someone who still needs to get the feel of them.

jigging? i have no idea.

[MartinD18]

...or just go with a Hogy that comes with a two-hook rig that takes like 30 seaconds to do and catches better than a Slug-Go sometimes because it swims better, plus the plastic is stronger.

[ripitsik]

Yeah Martin,

I was lookin at the hogy's for next season and they seem like they could be deadly. I also read that the wobble head with the sluggo is a great match as well. I just have to catch a few fish on sluggos to understand the feeling that comes with the strike and also how to properly jig the sluggo. This just feels like when you are tryin to explain to someone how to drive a standard car... I can explain it to you but you just have to do it to get the idea...

With the wobble head and sluggo do you bump them up and down on the bottom, just like a regualr jighead and sluggo??? or is there a different method???

Thanks Fellas

[steve24]

I havent had much expierience with the sluggos in the salt, what size weights would be recomended for the 9 inch. I tired using cut nails, but i didnt feel like i was getting the action that i should with the sluggos.

[JohnR]

bumped....

[bart]

Originally Posted by steve24

I havent had much expierience with the sluggos in the salt, what size weights would be recomended for the 9 inch. I tired using cut nails, but i didnt feel like i was getting the action that i should with the sluggos.

try sticking four finishing nails (i think the ones i use are 2" long) in the head. this will keep the head down in moderate current and the action is great...