9 inch Slug-go

[steve]

Again, I still can't believe that the entire surf fishing community isn't using these things. It has nothing to do with confidence, it has to do with how you fish them and their bass catching ability,-- much like the live eel!

[JFigliuolo]

I hate them. I curse them every time I land a bass on them... damn things work well once you get the mojo down.

[Rockport24]

I'm going to do an experiment, the next time I'm into fish on eels (which hasn't been lately), I'm gonna throw a sluggo out there and see what happens. I think if the fish are still there, they will take the sluggo. Then I'm going to throw out a regular plug and see if that works. I've already done half of this experiment, in that I've been into fish, then cast off my last eel, then switch to sluggos and continue to catch.

[steve]

I've been experiementing with the sluggo and other artificials while in to fish with some amazing results and only to be very disappointed with alot of the proven "killer" artificials. Where I surf fish it's either a live eel or the sluggo if you want to catch fish consistantly.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

I'm going to do an experiment, the next time I'm into fish on eels (which hasn't been lately), I'm gonna throw a sluggo out there and see what happens. I think if the fish are still there, they will take the sluggo. Then I'm going to throw out a regular plug and see if that works. I've already done half of this experiment, in that I've been into fish, then cast off my last eel, then switch to sluggos and continue to catch.

I've been staying out of this debate, but to your post above..... 100 % true: I fished a rocky shoreline at night on MV using live eels, must have fished 100 yards without a hit. I knew that had to be fish around, i switched to a black sluggo and caught fish the entire way back along the way I came.

[Rockport24]

ok that's amazing, the sluggo outfished the eels?

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

ok that's amazing, the sluggo outfished the eels?

yup, true story.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

yup, true story.

I am not doubting it happened... I'd be more inclined to believe the fish moved into the area on the walk back, or you weren't hiting far enough out w/the eel. I doubt the slugg-o could outfish an eel. At it's best it could hold it's own.


I guess anything is possible though.

[steve]

The Cape cod canal is ONE place my sluggo would be unproductive bcause of all the tide and water depth. I't's not perfect.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by steve

The Cape cod canal is ONE place my sluggo would be unproductive bcause of all the tide and water depth. I't's not perfect.

True, but my Sluggo (glued to a 4 oz head) works pissah

[Skitterpop]

I sent a few emails to Herb`s company a couple of years ago highly recommending a 12 to 13" and a 17 to 18" version..... never heard one word back even as a courtesy or to tell me to flake off .

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by steve

Again, I still can't believe that the entire surf fishing community isn't using these things. It has nothing to do with confidence, it has to do with how you fish them and their bass catching ability,-- much like the live eel!

Steve, be thankful the entire fishing community doesn't fish where you surf fish

Many do use them, there are lots of ways to skin a cat.
In the canal they need to be attached to a 4 ounce leadhead to be effective when the bass are there and lined up anlong rips on the bottom, maybe on the rare places and times the bass are in close up top you may be able to fish them like you do, but that is not often in the canal.

The cape surf, ya right, again the fish have to be within casting distance or what will you catch? a bluefish maybe, or a seal
If I ever get fish in close at the beach, I'll certainly give it a try.
In my skiff I have landed nice bass on 7-1/2" sluggos on a small jighead up to 25 pounds so I know they work, pink is a great color