8” long ,weight around 3oz and wired thur .
They float with their heads out of the water .
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Bottle plugs squared
8” long ,weight around 3oz and wired thur .
They float with their heads out of the water .
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Nice going. I bet the bass will inhale those babies.
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They should splash a lot of water, great job.
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Cool!
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Similar thinking to the Gibbs canal soecials, only your top is flat where the gibbs bottom is flat. Or did you shape the bottom to be flat too, couldn't tell from the pictures. Nice work.
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It's like a squared pencil popper than a bottle plug they are much fatter in the arse.Nice work thinking out of the box
Cranky Old Bassturd.
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What are the different between a bottle and pencil plug?Originally Posted by surfstix1963
Are needle fish suppose to be needle fish? I was told needlefish lures are suppose to be representing reel surf eels. I hope that made sense.I very new to this type of fishing, so I’m still learning.
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Most of the needlefish plugs you will use for heavy surf don't exactly resemble a needlefish because in real life a needlefish is skinny, sinewey and s shaped like an eel. Another example, SS makes a stubby needle, it looks more like a miniature bowling pin, but they slay the bass. The profile somewhat resembles what is out there, and they are killer for the fall.
For me it depends on how big the surf is. If it's calm you can definitely use a smaller needle, or if you want to carve something out that looks exactly like a sand eel, why not? Some sand eels get to 12" long and bigger but most will be a standard size. And the size changes with the season, one night you will have 4" sandeels and the next week they will be 7". That's why you're good with something that fits the mid range of the bait profile. If the sandeels are real small use a small sluggo and bite the head off.
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madcaster, some photos that might help and a good article.
http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/surf_plugs.shtml
The plugs listed are in order of appearance pencil poppers, littleneck poppers, bottle plugs also known as bottle darters, needlefish, and one stubby needlefish,
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VS, Thanks for posting that link. Lot of good reading. Read some Can't wait to finish it.
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