sluggo 12"

[michaels]

I do have the 12" sluggo's but as of yet have not tossed them.. I'd rather be whipping a live eel.. Takes some getting used to..

[JFigliuolo]

With the cost of the 12"... I'd throw an eel instead, rigged or live.

[michaels]

The price of eels are starting to catch up.. They are now over 2 dollars each.. I used to buy them 8-10 each time.. Now i buy them by the pound.. I'm also able to pick out the one's i want.. Being able to pick them out and my own eel tank has made it a little easier on the wallet..

[influx99]

I've caught tuna on a 12" sluggo, that's the only time I've thrown them. I run about 8" of pencil lead through it extra heave-ability and match it with a 9/0 Hogy grip hook. With that combination I can still work it on or right under the surface.

[Sea Flat]

The large Hogy's are actually cheaper than the large Sluggos, also, to me, they last a bit longer.

I think that when you use that large of a bait you will not get as many strikes, but the ones you get will be from more quality fish.

[michaels]

So true....

[MikeToole]

I've used them double rigged with and without weights and the results haven't been that good. They are fairly stiff so unlike the hogy there is little motion. Kind of like a big needlefish. I've had much better luck with the 9" either sigle or double hooks.

[piemma]

I had a durabilty problem last year with the 12". could have been the way i rigged them but they seemed to tear easier.