Just one plug

[The Dad Fisherman]

Olive Mambo Minnow

[Slipknot]

I would have to pick a plug that would be versatile since you are saying we can only choose one. Depending on where I fish also comes into play. If I only had one plug , then I'd have to choose something that would work in at least a few of the places I fish. I don't really use needles in the canal and very few times from a boat , and they tend not to work that well in daylight so my choice would have to be a spook as long as it is one of my own built to what I need it to do. It could double as a slowly retrieved needlefish at night, it works on top several ways at first light and during the day, they work great from the boat, they do things that swimmers won't do. The only drawback is they won't go deep so I hope I have a jig and rubbah with me also
The color would be pearl belly, light blue head because I have had great luck with one like that. It will imitate a squid, herring, mackeral most any baitfish if I want it to. I wouldn't choose a danny myself because I can do so much more with a surf howdy.

no pikie on your poll?

[Rockfish9]

seeing as eelskin plugs are not all "natural",jigs are not plugs, If I had just one plug ... I'd choose one of my slow sinking 6" needles, olive over white.......the versatility of the needle and what it does or can represent gives me options other plugs dont...

I could fish it "nekid" on top as a popper using a rapid retrieve if the fish were on top, add wraps of solder around the body or tail to change the weight for adjustment to local conditions to fish deep in rough or fast water....


or, I could fish it the way I ntended it to be fished if the conditions are to my likings....I've taken alot of big fish on my own needles, hard to turn my back on them in my time of need....