Old /new stuff - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

numbskull · 02-06-2007, 05:27 PM

Not just another pretty face, I think the smaller surf howdy is one of the best daytime bass plugs ever built......and I don't say that lightly. If there are fish around, big or small, they will hit it. Not too many plugs can match that. Casts amazingly well for it's weight as well.

Backbeach Jake · 02-06-2007, 05:30 PM

Wicked nice!

luds · 02-06-2007, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Not just another pretty face, I think the smaller surf howdy is one of the best daytime bass plugs ever built......and I don't say that lightly. If there are fish around, big or small, they will hit it. Not too many plugs can match that. Casts amazingly well for it's weight as well.

I think the exact same thing about the big one.

eastendlu · 02-06-2007, 06:52 PM

Very nice

luds · 02-06-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sportyguy33

Bernzy Baits in my opinion are some of the finest shapes out there.

I seem to recall you posting one of the nicest howdy's I've seen. maybe yellow black and red dots? btw....can I have that pearl pink mac pikie back?

Bernzy · 02-06-2007, 08:15 PM

You mean this one Luds

luds · 02-06-2007, 08:17 PM

Bernzy, you're killin me.

Seriously, that plug is nice.

Bernzy · 02-06-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Not just another pretty face, I think the smaller surf howdy is one of the best daytime bass plugs ever built......and I don't say that lightly. If there are fish around, big or small, they will hit it. Not too many plugs can match that. Casts amazingly well for it's weight as well.

Numbskull,

Thanks for the high compliment.

I'm a big fan of your work as well

Bernzy

Flaptail · 02-07-2007, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Not just another pretty face, I think the smaller surf howdy is one of the best daytime bass plugs ever built......and I don't say that lightly. If there are fish around, big or small, they will hit it. Not too many plugs can match that. Casts amazingly well for it's weight as well.

The first time I took that plug with me to fish with Numby in his boat I had three False Albacore plus I don't know how many bass on a yellow Howdy Bernzy sent to me (now retired in a place of honor).

At the end of the day he wanted a phone number ( I gave him Joe Lyons site address) and he bought a half dozen.

As he said, that plug is a dasytime bass killer. I have a friend who fishes and fished Fishers Island NY for years and now after showing him the plug and how it works, he fishes nothing else there. White w/pink or yellow is all you need to be succesfull with a howdy.

I never fish along the Elizabeths in the daytime without them.

numbskull · 02-07-2007, 07:37 AM

Actually, that day and that plug had a lot to do with me putting away the flyrod for bass and returning to plugging and plug building. Amazing little plug. Nothing I've built comes close.........but I'll keep trying

Bronko · 02-07-2007, 08:04 AM

Man I love Bernzy's stuff.

Howdy's are my goto plug!

pops02 · 02-07-2007, 08:51 AM

How do you fish those ? Walk the dog ? I dont seem to get much action on the plug, walking the dog. Im not sure im doing it correctly.

Raven · 02-07-2007, 08:55 AM

little tiger maple action.....

Bernzy · 02-07-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by pops02

How do you fish those ? Walk the dog ? I dont seem to get much action on the plug, walking the dog. Im not sure im doing it correctly.

Twitch it, pop it, make it dart and dance, slip and slide........just work it different ways and watch what it does......If there are fish around, they will let you know what they want.

Also, one of the best surf fisherman I know just reels it in painfully slow creating a V wake with an occasional twitch and claims thats the best way to fish it.

Good luck,

Bernzy