April Lure o the Month discussion

[numbskull]

Now banana's are a whole 'nother story. For those that don't know, they are a Frech plug. Pretty much you have to build them yourself. They're big...3.5-4.5 oz.

They are a cross between a spook, darter, and glider. They cast only so/so and don't work great in a side current (at least for me) so I don't even carry them at the canal (probably I should since I never catch much there anyways). I've built and fished them a lot by day from a boat, however. Those I work along the surface with 1 foot jerks. They put their nose down and veer their tail to the side, throwing water. They work very well......though not necessarily better than a big spook, pencil, or flaptail. A lot of fun to fish, very visual.

Frech fished his at night. I've only tried this a little......I lose faith in them when I can't see what they are doing. Once you pull them under they work sort of like a slow glider or funny shaped darter, an action that didn't impress me. I did, however, have an interesting experience this past fall where I had a night when small fish just hammered a small one I'd made in a 6:1 preference over a needle or small danny. Would a redfin or shad rap worked as well? Maybe. Anyways, it convinced me to fish them more this season in the dark. We'll see. Here is a picture.

[flyvice11787]

Anyone pick up the GRS Sand Pikes? Would they fall under this category?

[Haus]

Originally Posted by flyvice11787

Anyone pick up the GRS Sand Pikes? Would they fall under this category?

I got a mackerel color sand spike. Sweet!
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[chefchris401]

Originally Posted by flyvice11787

Anyone pick up the GRS Sand Pikes? Would they fall under this category?

I have a couple. It's a crazy plug. Like a needle and a spook all in one. It floats at rest but when you start to retrieve it dives down maybe 3 to 5 feet and suspends.

You can work it like a needle or spook depending on the conditions.

Definetly going to throw it a lot this season.

I'll post some pics later.
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[flyvice11787]

Originally Posted by chefchris401

I have a couple. It's a crazy plug. Like a needle and a spook all in one. It floats at rest but when you start to retrieve it dives down maybe 3 to 5 feet and suspends.

You can work it like a needle or spook depending on the conditions.

Definetly going to throw it a lot this season.

I'll post some pics later.
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I've seen the pics. I was just curious if anyone had thrown them to see what they do. I have a couple on order with Gary .

[texican]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Now banana's are a whole 'nother story. For those that don't know, they are a Frech plug. Pretty much you have to build them yourself. They're big...3.5-4.5 oz.

They are a cross between a spook, darter, and glider. They cast only so/so and don't work great in a side current (at least for me) so I don't even carry them at the canal (probably I should since I never catch much there anyways). I've built and fished them a lot by day from a boat, however. Those I work along the surface with 1 foot jerks. They put their nose down and veer their tail to the side, throwing water. They work very well......though not necessarily better than a big spook, pencil, or flaptail. A lot of fun to fish, very visual.

Frech fished his at night. I've only tried this a little......I lose faith in them when I can't see what they are doing. Once you pull them under they work sort of like a slow glider or funny shaped darter, an action that didn't impress me. I did, however, have an interesting experience this past fall where I had a night when small fish just hammered a small one I'd made in a 6:1 preference over a needle or small danny. Would a redfin or shad rap worked as well? Maybe. Anyways, it convinced me to fish them more this season in the dark. We'll see. Here is a picture.

Grat job on those! That yellow one is