The Trouble with Needlefish

[Tagger]

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[Slingah]

I knew yu'd like that eddie
sorry for the hijack.....resume buisness.....

[cow tamer]

I guess the point of my thread has been somewhat misunderstood by a few and for that I apologize. The title was put together with pun intended. I was not making a case against the needlefish but was using the needlefish to demonstrate that plug action, color, scent, eyes, etc. may not be as important as purported to be.

[Slipknot]

I got your point cowtamer and I agree that it is amazing how widely varied the needlefish plug can be used ans fished. It's a very versitle plug in the hands of a skilled fisher.
They work great at night imitating snapper blues which stripers love to eat, along with many other fish. I love fishing them and like making them and catching on them. My best needles that I make that I seem to have the best luck with are medium to small size, that slow sink very level. The ones weighted to sit at an angle seem like they need to be reeled faster or worked in ruffer waters. Needles are great, I would never leave home without one

[DZ]

Originally Posted by cow tamer

I guess the point of my thread has been somewhat misunderstood by a few and for that I apologize. The title was put together with pun intended. I was not making a case against the needlefish but was using the needlefish to demonstrate that plug action, color, scent, eyes, etc. may not be as important as purported to be.

Cowtamer,
Maybe this will help: You're halfway to success if you can get past the fact that a needlefish plug doesn't need to "wiggle" to be effective. Whenever someone says that a needlefish doesn't have any action I tell them that a needlefish might appear to be like a "stick with hooks" in the water but it's "STILL ACTION". Sliding through the surface film without a noticible wiggle IS indeed action. Sometimes that is what triggers Roccus to strike.
The first time I ever used a Needlefish plug (Boone) I took two casts with it, put it away, and it never saw the water again for a few seasons. Why? Because I thought it needed more "animated" ACTION. Many others still think the same way I did back then. I eventually "Saw the Light". Good luck.

DZ