The Danny Roll

[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?

[SeaWolf]

eric, that's the one.

one thing to remember, some of these lures that people might say dont roll might not have eyes on them. so, you dont always have as solid of a point of reference to concentrate on to see if that lure rolls and if it does how much.

i usually wonder why people go nuts of top water swimmers that supposedly dont roll when the top half of that lure isnt even seen by the fish below or behind. if the lure rolls you now see that top half color. if you tun the lure to dive a little you now see the top half color. all things to consider when you select your lure colors.

check out the videos of the swimmers on tattoo's tackle for more of what laptew and i'm talking about. http://www.tattoostackle.com/videos.php

[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.