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Plastic also catches more fish IMO. More natural action... more natural feel for the fish. Maybe its just a confidence thing for me.
Certainly they don't cast as well as plugs, but man the jerkbaits have produced for me in tough conditions this year... I've been diligent in rotating between different plugs, poppers, shads, grubs even when the jerkbaits are working. No contest.
Patrick, if things are slow, my money says they'll outproduce plugs...unweighted if distance isn't an issue... if distance is necessary, there are a few ways to weight them without screwing up their action too much... see GS's method. There are also belly weights and lead inserts that I've been using for a bit of extra weight.
Like I've said before, I'm no salt crusted striper veteran, so any ol' pluggers out there, this is just my opinion based on this year... so don't be jumpin' on me. But before I spent a bunch of time and money on a thousand plugs, I might try a bunch of stuff and see what's actually catching fish.
And for bigger fish... I'd definitely stick with E-E-L-S.
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