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I live on cape cod and fish either the canal and beaches daily and lately I've been buying a lot of Super Strike Lures, I've got a decent size collection now and its only going to grow. I feel as though they have that durability factor that nothing else I have does. 



 



I was hoping to get some advice on fishing them. I have had really good luck on the Darters and little neck poppers but not so much with the needlefish or little neck swimmers. It sucks to try them out when i know bass are around because of I know my SP minnows and savage gear jigs produce. So I've been throwing them when no bass are showing with out any luck, surprise...



 



Any input would be greatly appreciated

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There is a ton of info if you do a search on here. Most guys fish slow pretty much as slow as you can reel than even slower. Others fish with intermittent twitches and others have fished them like a pencil there is no wrong way The right way is the one that gets a strike. They can be darn right frustrating and I am in no way an expert on these but man oh man do they produce.

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Excerpt from the book:

 

{The Musso Super Strike Needlefish can be effective in all conditions and because of its plastic construction (which is less buoyant)

it often shines in very rough water.

When fishing during a big sea or severe sweep, delay the start of your

retrieve to allow the Super Strike Needle to settle beneath the water’s

surface, and then slowly retrieve it with short twitches of the rod tip and

occasional pauses to allow it to sink again. During calmer conditions use

a slow to moderately fast retrieve until you find the speed the bass

prefer. We also use a “skipping” technique with the Super Strike

Needlefish. “Skipping” a Super Strike needle requires a slightly faster

retrieve with occasional strong jerks of your rod tip to make the needle

skip across the water creating a surface commotion. We use this technique

both day and night with great effectiveness. I am convinced the Super

Strike needlefish creates a unique sound when skipped and because of

this it often takes bass when other needles don't. We’ve tried skipping

other brands of needlefish with very limited success. Super Strike

Needlefish can also be very effective in rips.

Another versatile aspect of the Super Strike Needlefish is the fact

that its action can be altered by “loading” it. By design the Super Strike

Needlefish has two hollow chambers within it, one forward and one in

the rear. These chambers can easily be loaded with water, BBs or lead

shot. I prefer loading the rear chamber only. Using a hot nail poke a

hole about a ¼ inch below the belly swivel. Diameter of the hole

depends on what you intend to load into the plug. Lead shot and BBs

will need a larger hole than injecting water with a syringe. After loading,

heat a knife edge to melt the hole closed. Then add a drop of epoxy to

seal it. Now take a hot nail and lay it on the nose of the needle lightly

so it makes an imprint. This imprint will easily distinguish which

needles have been loaded and can easily be felt while fishing a shore

during darkness without using a light. Depending on how much weight

is added you will increase casting distance, change the action, allow the

plug to be fished deeper in the water column, and allow the needle to

handle better in sweep conditions. Experimenting with different loads

is key for the areas you’ll be fishing.}

 

Note that there are various sizes of SS needles which also comes into play.

My suggestion to you would be to always start with the SS Needle before trying other plugs so as to gain

confidence with the more aggressive bass that generally hit on the first few casts.

 

Good luck.

DZ

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  • 2 weeks later...

I think the key is to change up your retrieve. First find the right speed that makes it swim like a metal lip then give it 2 to 3 pops on the last pop let it drop them start the swimming process into the pop. Variation of the retrieve is the ticket. The same goes for all poppers.

Dave

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Originally Posted by davebart View Post

I think the key is to change up your retrieve. First find the right speed that makes it swim like a metal lip then give it 2 to 3 pops on the last pop let it drop them start the swimming process into the pop. Variation of the retrieve is the ticket. The same goes for all poppers.

Dave



Dave I think he is talking about the little neck swimmers and not the little neck popper which is what I believe you are referring to here.



 



I have not used the little neck swimmers but I have had decent success with the Northbar bottle plugs.  I have done better with them changing up the retrieve with intermittent starts and stops and changing speed during the retrieve.  Maybe that would help with the little neck swimmers


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