My Wooden Swimmer Mission

[Bocephus]

BM Cowboy or RM bigeye swimmers bunker color

[Canalman]

I have found that an Atom Junior is just about as good a fishfinder as a live eel. I know I'm going to take some flames for this but it's true. I have murdered fish on Beachmasters (esp. yellow) and ones that I have made--

That said, if I was looking to go large I would throw a large Danny around boulders in a moderate sea (meaning plenty of white water). I still haven't taken anything huge doing this (26 pounds was my best) but I know many who have and there really isn't much that compares to a fish blasting a danny!

Hope that helps

[luds]

Beachmaster Cowboy or Bigwater Diver. Something big that gets down for large.

[BMEUPSCOTTY]

Originally Posted by Canalman

That said, if I was looking to go large I would throw a large Danny around boulders in a moderate sea (meaning plenty of white water). I still haven't taken anything huge doing this (26 pounds was my best) but I know many who have and there really isn't much that compares to a fish blasting a danny!

Hope that helps

I'll second the danny, but most off the spots I fish are pretty shallow. I think they are easy to fish in the dark, when people like me loose a bit in the sense department. You just kind of let the plug tell you what to do. I reel as slow as possible, just enough to feel it working. If I'm on a beach with a good slope and strong receding water sometimes I give it some slack and let it back up if the pull is enough to still make it wobble. You can kind of feed it right to them. If nothing is working and/or the water is calm I'll change it up-- pause, twitch, pause twitch twitch...

If you're in deeper water I would agree that a big diver would be a good choice... again slooow is probably the way to go....

[Krispy]

I 3rd the Atom Jr. Its got to be the old style, with the more tapered tail, the rear weighted version is even better. Yellow head, reddish tail has taken several 30's for me

[emgred]

I am on the same quest. Took some decent fish on JNSki Slope Jr. in the last two years. Over the winter I got was able to get hold of a Big Water Pikie, a couple of Dave's "Pichney Style" Slopeheads, and a Fixter Pikie. A buddy of mine has given me his version of a Cowboy Jr. I think with that group I should have a decent shot!