Pocket Rocket Re-Incarnated

[JeffH]

If they are anything like Gag's needlefish once you wet them they will split in two..................

[reelecstasy]

That is not true, he had a bad batch, granted it was a large batch but he gladly replaces any plugs from that batch no problem. I have several others of Al's and they are rock solid. I admit i had a few from the "sketchy batch" but Al quickly replaced them all...
A blanket statement saying all his plugs are poorly made is just not true.

Originally Posted by JeffH

If they are anything like Gag's needlefish once you wet them they will split in two..................

[JeffH]

I must have been on the receiving end of the bad batch. Very frustrating when you fish a plug for less than an hour and the next day it's split in two, it happened to both of my Gags needlefish. I'm willing to give him another shot..............

[Clogston29]

Seams like a bad first batch is pretty common with Gag's stuff. I've learned to wait and while and see what happens before buying his stuff. I do like his needles though.

[DZ]

A little Block Island side story to this: There was an instance on Block when I saw first hand how effective the original Danny Rocket was - and I didn’t have any. Fish were on a “windy” beach. Sand eels were washing around my wader boots. Bass were two rod lengths away and wanted rockets. I got skunked but others didn’t.

To make a long story short – Next day I took an original Gags 7 inch needle and removed the thru-wire, cut the plug in half, added some lead, re-wired the two halves and had two homemade “Gags” rockets. I stuck on single hooks with some saddle hackles and was into bass the next tide cycle. I still have them - they're now retired.


JeffH - send them back to Gags. PM me and I'll provide an address. I send defective plugs back to various plug makers - they've all provided replacements.

DZ