Studs and Duds...lets see em and hear the stories

[numbskull]

Here are some sexy duds. Probably not fair to call them duds, they swim fine, but I really didn't find much use for them.

The lipless swimmers cast well, but I had more faith in a regular danny's action and found myself losing faith pretty fast. They do look promising for the canal, however.

The medium musso surface swimmer is a nice enough plug, but I like pichney's style better. These don't stay in the surface film as well and maybe I'll try some a little lighter.

The musso eely is a plug I was very proud of (I feel like I brought it back to life) but truth be told I found little use for it. It doesn't cast very well and runs quite deep. I did hear from a Outer Cape legend that he did well on one I gave him......but maybe he was just being nice?

[numbskull]

These are three plugs feel like my right arm to me. All have taken at least several fish better than 35lbs for me. The middle is Eddy's needle, the darter a Musso copy, and the purple swimmer one of my skinny donnys. These are as dependable as plugs get.

[Back Beach]

These pichney eely style plugs worked very well everywhere I fished them. Didn't get anything better than high teens, but there's always next week and ultimately, next year.

Last one is an extra loaded musso style plug I did well in the canal on. My goal for next year is to make one that will get way down into the rips where I usually need rubber to penetrate...wish me luck...

[WoodyCT]

Originally Posted by numbskull

These are three plugs feel like my right arm to me. All have taken at least several fish better than 35lbs for me. The middle is Eddy's needle, the darter a Musso copy, and the purple swimmer one of my skinny donnys. These are as dependable as plugs get.

Tell us about it if you would G.

Unusual shape.
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[numbskull]

Not sure what's to tell.

The skinny donny is just a heavily weighted (12-17 grams and a bit aft of midline) AYC swimmer that runs slightly subsurface and rolls out at anything over a crawl.......uses a mid slot lefty 2 a touch above midline, weighs about 3 oz. Nose fits the lip about .86 if I recall, belly is @1.22-1.25, and tail .5. Floats low and level. Paint 'em solid colors. Purple is great.

Eddy's needle is birch, two buck shot weights each side of hook, and a tail weight. Weighs about 1.87 oz, and is 6 1/2". Flap used to like this size needle, and Eddy's has been a consistent fish taker for me everywhere I throw it.

The musso darter is maple, sealed until the finished weight will come out 2.8-3.0 oz rigged with 3/0's. I fish them everywhere, current or not, and do best in surprisingly shallow water. Fished very, very slow, with more pauses and shakes than turns of the handle. Fish hit when it is paused. I have come to love parrot with a pearl lime sides. Gotten so I usually don't even carry another color, although yellow once that was my favorite. I think the parrot is better.

[WoodyCT]

Thanks for sharing G.

I had hoped to talk to you at PF, but your bags and xrays were such a hit that you were jammed up every time I went by.

Jon