9 inch Slug-go

[Rockport24]

sluggos do work and they are awesome and all, but I have had times when the guy next to me is catching on live eels and I am not catching on sluggos. Now I am not talking about the guys next to me killing them, but just like sporadic action compared to skunk, when that is the case, and the fishing is slow, I want a live eel on.
I know Steve has said in his seminars that he won't go as far to say that the sluggo is better than a live eel and I don't think he's said that in this thread.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

sluggos do work and they are awesome and all, but I have had times when the guy next to me is catching on live eels and I am not catching on sluggos. Now I am not talking about the guys next to me killing them, but just like sporadic action compared to skunk, when that is the case, and the fishing is slow, I want a live eel on.
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Then again, I've been seriously outfished on three occassions when using eels by a guy with loaded Rapala slivers, a guy with a fly rod, and a guy with a danny. Once, during daylight, I've had multiple 30lb bass ignore eels and crush a flaptail plug. Many nights I fish with a guy who has seven 50+ lb bass from shore to his credit (most on eels) and often I do as well with plugs as he does with eels. Obviously bait is a surer thing than wood, but when fishing becomes a sure thing a lot of the fun disappears. There is a time and a place for it all.

[DRUMCORPFAN]

I like the action of the 9" sluggo, I swear you can feel the flutter on each twitch. I carry 1 med. surf bag for plugs and one small belt pouch for sluggos never get hung up on anything with them too.

[Back Beach]

Haven't used the sluggo's too much, but I can say this:
They will work nearly as well as eels if you can keep them near the bottom. Steve has repeatedly advocated getting them down, and has even started adding more weight to keep them there. In the nights I've used them, keeping them down has been the key. When you hear eel fishermen say "retrieve slowly", what you are really hearing them say is keep it near the bottom(strike zone) as long as possible. Steve retrieves the sluggo fast, but it starts on or near the bottom.