9 inch Slug-go

[LeCounts1099]

To me, it has sounded that way from the start!

Generally I know what it means when a high- profile Caster hawks a certain product THAT much...

Esp. in the last couple of years when small Blues at night have been more of a nuisance than I ever remember... the game has become fishing through them, to cull out a Cow. I'll stick to my slowly- retrieved (& Blue- proof) Habs & BM & Lifishinvt Needles & Darters & Swimmers, etc... (or Riggies if I want to go through extra work & risk it to Teeth)... over a fast & erratically- moving one- hit Sluggo! My choice...

I bet Herb's bottom line has taken a hit since better & cheaper substitutes have hit the Market. His fault IMO, for having consumer unfriendly prices, & even more- so unfriendly/ ridiculous packaging... no bulk sales for reasonable prices... & even for that (one) silly hook he throws in! (Does anyone really use that POS? ) These factors always said to me they're a Co. out of touch w/ N.E. S.W. Casters... maybe more suited to LMB/ Fresh- water mentality?

[riverrat2]

Eels, they are probably in the long run cheaper to. Slug-os are lucky if they last 3 or 4 good fish, and they cost about 4 bucks a pop + time and effort to rig them. I usually get 2 fish outta an eel and they are only 1.75 a peice. How many 50's have been cought on rigged slug-o's. Its trophy capability to me is still up in the air as well.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

Eels, they are probably in the long run cheaper to. Slug-os are lucky if they last 3 or 4 good fish, and they cost about 4 bucks a pop + time and effort to rig them. I usually get 2 fish outta an eel and they are only 1.75 a peice. How many 50's have been cought on rigged slug-o's. Its trophy capability to me is still up in the air as well.

Interesting point. I don't fish eels and can't cast sluggos, but I'd probably rate a skin plug right up there in the effectiveness department.

[riverrat2]

Never fished a skin plug, but if If I was searching for LARGE, I would choose a big danny with a giant skin on it over a slug-O any day. But eels seem to work ok for me regardless

[steve]

Over the last 3 seasons I have taken big bass consistently with 3 over 40lbs. and I don't think I would have done much better using eels, and know I wouldn't have done nearly as well if I USED ANY OTHER TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL INCLUDING A SKIN PLUG which has always been one of my favorites. Also, I personnaly know of 3 fish in the high 40's taken on the black sluggo. I'ts just a matter of time until somebody gets a 50. I to was very skeptical of this lure's ability to catch monsters consistently but is does. Really, no spam or sales pitch, this is a great , great artifical and everone should be using it........ I use a 8 or 9 foot rod, a200 VS with 20 lb. mono. Fish the SLUG-GO fast bouncing the rod tip thru-out the retrieve. If blues show up put something else on or leave the sluggo on , you may be surprised.

[Mike P]

I don't have any affiliation with Sluggo or Herb Reed. However, I will say that over the last few seasons, I've done better with black, or red over black, 9" Sluggos in the Canal than I've done with my beloved jigs. I reserve my jigs for places where I have to have a monster cast to reach the hole or rip. In places where the holes are closer, I use Sluggos on 3-5 oz heads. Or Ronz eels. The fish also tend to hold onto a Sluggo or Ronz, even if you're slow to react to a hit.

I also use the 7-1/2" new size, but it doesn't rig as well on a jighead.

I also tend to use either 4" Sluggos or 4" Riptide Mullets almost exclusively now when I use a trailer on a jig. They produce as well as pork, and don't fold over the hook in current and cost you a hook up, like pork often does.

The effectiveness of Sluggos isn't hype. It's real.

One of my buddies from the other sites, a guy who has jigged and skinned for as long as I have, now refers to himself as "The Sultan of Sluggo" in his signature

You're doing yourself a real disservice if you confuse the messenger with the message, IMO. Try them. They work.

[Karl F]

No affiliations here either.. and I don't think it's unknown or new either.. take a look at the back wall at places like the Bait Shack.. constantly getting restocked, and stripped...

and white ain't so bad either......

Steve... no offense meant, but do you have a connection?
Or, do you just think most folks don't know of their effectiveness?
I for one, think they are very well known as a must have.. at least on the Lower Cape.

[steve]

Over the last 3 seasons I have taken big bass consistently with 3 over 40lbs. and I don't think I would have done much better using eels, and know I wouldn't have done nearly as well if I USED ANY OTHER TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL INCLUDING A SKIN PLUG which has always been one of my favorites. Also, I personnaly know of 3 fish in the high 40's taken on the black sluggo. I'ts just a matter of time until somebody gets a 50. I to was very skeptical of this lure's ability to catch monsters consistently but is does. Really, no spam or sales pitch, this is a great , great artifical and everone should be using it........ I use a 8 or 9 foot rod, a200 VS with 20 lb. mono. Fish the SLUG-GO fast bouncing the rod tip thru-out the retrieve. If blues show up put something else on or leave the sluggo on , you may be surprised.