It's About the Plug

[NIB]

Is that ur conrad??
When that fish flops ur gonna be sorry..
They have a way of doin that when u least expect it.Of course I know U know that.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by NIB

Is that ur conrad??

That is a skinny danny (though really more of a donny shape). Been a good plug for me and a few others. AYC, Lefty 2 mid slot, and the weight a little aft of center. About 3oz. Casts well, swims at very slow retrieves, rolls a ton (it actually will do barrel rolls with a sharp twitch). You can't pop it. Stays barely subsurface and doesn't leave much wake. I'd expect it to suck, but it has become one of my most productive plugs. Go figure. Here is a close up with a fish a lurker named Earlybird took. As an aside, the conrad jr's have proven to be very useful as well, particularly off jetties.

[afterhours]

this fish really liked this 2.5oz polaris'..

[NIB]

Originally Posted by numbskull

That is a skinny danny (though really more of a donny shape). Been a good plug for me and a few others. AYC, Lefty 2 mid slot, and the weight a little aft of center. About 3oz. Casts well, swims at very slow retrieves, rolls a ton (it actually will do barrel rolls with a sharp twitch). You can't pop it. Stays barely subsurface and doesn't leave much wake. I'd expect it to suck, but it has become one of my most productive plugs. Go figure. Here is a close up with a fish a lurker named Earlybird took. As an aside, the conrad jr's have proven to be very useful as well, particularly off jetties.

Thanks..
Just barely subsurface is a good place to fish..

[Clogston29]

indeed. i always fished swimmers that swam on top at night, then went to a McKenna presentation where he talked alot about keeping your presentation subsurface, even if only an inch or two. I tried it and my results improved, especially in terms of size. Now the problem is finding good subsurface swimmers. Juniors and loaded redfins are my favorites so far, with the exception of conrads in deep enough water.

[numbskull]

Slow where I was today. Worked hard for this one. My oldest son home for the summer, just getting into fishing (now that soccer, girls, college, drinking and job are all covered). Took a Jigman-copy spook. Sweet plug.

[Jigman]

Originally Posted by numbskull

...Took a Jigman-copy spook. Sweet plug.

What, stripers hit those too??? I thought they were just for bluefish Nice fish


Jigman

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Jigman

What, stripers hit those too??? I thought they were just for bluefish Nice fish

Stop that silly talk .. Stripers love that plug .. Plain and simple one of the best striper catching plugs there is .. both the large and the small .. Can't praise you enough for coming up with that (long casting., fish catching ) design..

Met a fishing bud early this am ,, loving that black bomber ..

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Slow where I was today. Worked hard for this one. My oldest son home for the summer, just getting into fishing (now that soccer, girls, college, drinking and job are all covered). Took a Jigman-copy spook. Sweet plug.

Thank Christ he's got his mothers good looks.

[numbskull]

Another slim donny fish from last pm (boat trip, but casting against the shore). Anybody else out there fishing wood? Please post 'em, I need a fix.