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  1. This thread is making me reminisce about threading 2 or three snakes onto a hook and drifting them into the current like we used to. A couple of guys we would buy 2 flats of worms that some were nearly as big a the eels shops are selling these days. A whole flat was maybe $25. Those days are gone for sure
  2. I was handling an ugly stick striper rod the other day in Cabelas. Very nice 1 piece 7 footer all white blank. I believe it does 3/8 to 1 oz. I have owned some pricey rods in the past and All I can say is for $50 it’s a dam nice little stick. I use bg3500’s and they would match up fine. I don’t have a 3k bg but I would think it should be a perfect match.
  3. I think the small stubby gibbs is a must have in the bays. I didn’t always feel that way about stubbies or the gibbs stubbyper say. Most stubbies are weighted hefty and cast like rockets and sink like stones. That never sounded like a lure for shallow quiet water to me but the gibbs stubby rides on the surface at a unbelievably very slow crawl given its weight. You can cover a tone of water given it’s casting ability too. I found them to be deadly in light current as well as dead calm water. Very overlooked plug.
  4. I think the best lure is a box of lead heads of various weights and a bag of white grub tail plastics. One of the best is the Mister Twister 6” grub tail. You can bite off an inch or two of the body if you need to shorten one. These have worked very well for a few decades for me in all sorts of areas. The secret is in the weight of the jighead so have several sizes applicable to where you are fishing.
  5. Bagley Bang O’s back in the day had those unique eyes. Could be one of those. Bagley made a slew of FW baits. They had a few minnows that crossed over to light SW but were a bit fragile. Fish catchers though for sure. They had a killer chrome minnow too.
  6. I started with the 720z way back when. Nice little reel. 8lb Ande pink was the go to line at the time. It was a fine little reel for 1/2 oz jig with a little ugly stick. 20lb line will kill the reel.
  7. That $1 lures won’t help you much when the fish are at a distance sometimes. Not that I believe in $100 lures either.
  8. Looking for top of spool drag washer. This is the old usa made ahab 16. Any help would be appreciated. Part s953-6004
  9. If you open their catalog they still have the deep diver offered in 3 sizes. Colors are limited but it is still there.
  10. Have you tried the small Gibbs deep diver? very underrated plug imo from the beach. you can spend a ton on ML’s. Go easy.
  11. Going from the old SS series 5500 to a new 4500 imo is the way to go. The new reels cast braid better than the old ones so you will most likely see an improvement there. I would not go smaller.
  12. It is very hard to tell much about the model number of reels today. Many companies even use the same body, gears etc on several models just changing the rotor and spool diameters and line capacity. You really either have to know what you’re looking for you have to handle them before buying and know what rod you want to use it on.
  13. Here is a pic. The more I look at it the more it does look like the 5/8oz loaded up to 1oz.
  14. There are so many top lures it would be hard to pick one. Many stand out largely due to what type of water we choose to take stripers in too be it bay, ocean, boat, surf etc. Here are a few of my favorites not in any particular order: 1. Donny Musso's Littleneck black eye popper. Basically unchanged since 1980ish when he went to plastic. Expertly designed for the surfcaster and remains at the very top of top water striper fishing lures. Given all the advancements in plug building with shifting weights, magnets and bearings, Don's plug remains at the top of it's class in casting performance too. I think that is rather amazing that a 43 year old design can still be on top of the top water plug category. 2. The Yozuri Mag Darter. With out a doubt the most innovative deign of any swimming lure to come out since the the late 1970's IMO. Sadly the first run was the best rendition of that plug and the later ones I did not care for. The issue for me was the internal weight transfer system in the new ones. Tolerances are too tight and the balls don't move easily or in some cases not at all. I'm not sure if Yozuri was the first company to use a magnetic weight transfer system of not but this feature, the unique swimming action and working depth of the Mag Darter propelled this plug to the top of the back bay swimmer category. IMO the magic size is the 1 oz. 3.Yozuri makes my list a second time with the Surface Cruizer or Pencil. Like the Mag Darter, the original SC's were the ticket. Later on they changed the body material and along with that went the mystique of this lure. The original combined castability and ease of top water performance in a way that was never duplicated. Not only was this pencil the greatest to ever come along IMO, it was literally as devastating a producer in all 3 sizes. Seldom if ever is this accomplished in a lure series. Most often one or two sizes are the ticket and the rest are mediocre at best. If you are a pencil junkie and can get your hands on the originals, do so. I have been to the end of the earth with pencil designs and while there are a few standouts here and there I really believe none compare to the consistency of this original Yozuri series. Absolute money of a pencil design lost forever. Very sad. 4. Sluggo and plastics. Catering specifically to the Striper fisherman was the little know and almost never mentioned Alou Eel and Bait tail jig. I can't get and exact date on these but I believe it was around 1970 give or take. These were amazing lures. While I did not make full use of the their Eel lure growing up as i was mostly a back bay fisherman, it was the Bait-tail in small 1/2 oz or so sizes that was a killer. Colors were simple then. I remember an amber color a lot like uncolored surgical tubing that seemed to work where ever I threw it. From what I know, Alou Baits were not copies or knockoffs. They were born out of an idea. There was nothing like it at that time. You have to give credit to Al and Lou for that design IMO and most everything that came after it like the Sluggo. 5. The beloved and still quite relevant Redfin. King of the minnow lures IMO. Can't say much more about these. Even with the subtle changes to design, materials and quality these lures still have manged to hold a place in just about every striper fisherman's plug bag to this day. Having stared at a working redfin in the back bays for decades, I attribute it's wake leaving surface action to be the key reason why this bait is still with us. It always puzzled me as to why with all the minnows that came afterwards no one really zeroed in on this feature. Most work under or just under the surface unlike the Redfin.
  15. The only odd thing is that it’s weight is 1oz. Unless it is the smallest version c64 loaded to 1oz. Just curiuos.
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