The Danny Roll

[EricM]

To roll or not to roll...I'm talking about egregious roll, where the danny is moving through the water like Ian Thorpe freestyling his way to the gold...I obviously have too much time on my hand to be thinking about this....

[Pete_G]

I'm anti-roll.

To me the snakey way a Beachmaster Danny moves through the water is why it works so well.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by EricM

To roll or not to roll...I'm talking about egregious roll, where the danny is moving through the water like Ian Thorpe freestyling his way to the gold...I obviously have too much time on my hand to be thinking about this....

if you have a small propane torch, go outside with the plug and a pair of plyers and a small sinker and melt some lead into the belly swivel holes. it will make a big difference. take the hooks off and the split rings off first and dont breathe the fumes. I do this to needlefish to ge them to balance better and to dannies to slow that annoying roll...if you dont want to hurt the paint, put a few layers of masking tape over the hole then cut out an opening in the tape with a razor blade.

[Steve K]

I thought that this thread was about sushi. Mmmm Danny Roll...

[baldwin]

Roll or not, the Gibbs Danny is an extremely effective plug, if used right. That action works. If you want your Gibbs Dannies to have the action of a Beachmaster Danny, why not just buy a Beachmaster Danny? Different plugs work best in different situations.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by baldwin

If you want your Gibbs Dannies to have the action of a Beachmaster Danny, why not just buy a Beachmaster Danny?

Easier said than done

[SeaWolf]

danny, or any other lure for that matter, roll is up to the designer or the lure and that of it's buyer in tuning it. some lures have a tendency to roll by design, some manufacturers choose to stop the roll. some manufacturers dont even know what roll is or how to stop it. in some instances, roll is something you definitely want in a lure. other times, limited to no roll is needed. knowing when could be the difference in catching and not catching.

now, our catch success is what always, or at least should, justify our reasons here. however, you need to look at it from a different point of view - the fish. now, go ask someone that's been under water what lure roll does? i do believe mike laptew (fish_eye) wrote up about this in a thread within the last year or so. maybe he'll even comment on it. it may change your thinking on lure lure. it should at least spike your interest.

[EricM]

Thanks Seawolf, I think that this http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...highlight=roll is the post that you are referring to?

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Easier said than done

Actually all you need to do is drill out the belly weight on the Gibbs and replace it with one that is a little larger. Even then, there are plenty of days when the Gibbs catches better than the Beachmaster. Beachmasters have also changed over time, getting fatter when they added the eyes. How you tune it and how you retrieve it is way more important than who made it when comparing those two plugs. Only complaint with the Gibbs has been that its front loop is too small to easily tune.