Joe G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 7 mins ago, DEM Parking Lot said: I always find myself going for the cotton cordell pencils. /off topic Loaded, the Cordell is a very effective lure at a bargain basement cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe G said: Loaded, the Cordell is a very effective lure at a bargain basement cost. What Joe said. In most situations a loaded Cordell is all you need. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stifftip Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Did someone Mention my name? The loaded Cordell. Around 1990 I think I was the first person to load a Cordell for use in the canal . It’s true don’t care if you believe me . It was loaded with 11/4 oz 12 ga # 71/2 bird shot or more weight were needed added to 7 “ Cordell . This was before the spinning reel and braid line. It was conventional reel a 30 lb big game and a heavy Cordell. That’s the truth. And more to the story bob_G, bradW and WorcBoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEM Parking Lot Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe G said: Loaded, the Cordell is a very effective lure at a bargain basement cost. I have a whole arsenal of Cordells, but never loaded or used one before. I'll have to give them a try. fishing bum wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Joe G said: Loaded, the Cordell is a very effective lure 24 mins ago, bob_G said: a loaded Cordell 6 mins ago, stifftip said: The loaded Cordell. ... It was loaded with 11/4 oz 12 ga # 71/2 bird shot I usually have two 6" loaded Cordells in my bag, a white one and a green mac one. I load them up to about 3 3/4 oz with #8 buck shot. That lure flies to the never reaches of the canal. And it jigs pretty deeply. I use my Cordells strictly for jigging deep, way out, when distance is needed. And they work quite well. This was a nice blue I got at the canal after the surface bite died down but fish were still around. Jigging deep with the loaded Cordell got me more fish after the top water, popper crowd gave up. You can see the buck shot in the bottom half of the popper where it's more grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 36 mins ago, bob_G said: What Joe said. In most situations a loaded Cordell is all you need. Yep. Buzzards Bay Bruin would always offer this advice to those who purchase fishing lures, “ fancy catches fisherman, simple catches fish “. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Here's a standard loaded Cordell. Note barbs crushed. Edited February 6, 2023 by bob_G Kones1 1 The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 5 mins ago, bob_G said: Here's a standard loaded Cordell. Note barbs crushed. are yours loaded up just a little? for better distance but to use on top or do you jig yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke04 Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Why the tail treble? I remove them or replace with a dressed single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 19 mins ago, zak-striper said: are yours loaded up just a little? for better distance but to use on top or do you jig yours? I load mine from 2.75-3.25oz. I normally write the weight with indelible marker on the plug's belly. But as you can see, I ran sandpaper on that plug to turn it white. YMMV, but I found plugs loaded over 3.5 often rupture upon hitting the water. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 5 mins ago, bob_G said: YMMV, but I found plugs loaded over 3.5 often rupture upon hitting the water. i haven't broken any yet from loading them up. knock on wood. the 6" weighs 1 oz. i load it up with 3 shotguns shells worth of #8 shot. the shells have 7/8oz of shot. i load them up in the front and back so they are not too unbalanced. the white one i currently have in my bag is at least 4 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak-striper Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 25 mins ago, zeke04 said: Why the tail treble? I remove them or replace with a dressed single. me too. all my poppers, in a perfect world, have a single, dressed rear hook. i've seen poppers with a dressed, rear hook outperform poppers with just a bare treble way too many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedwell Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Had a Cordell crack in two so I took photos before I repaired it. They may be of some use so I have attached them. Regards Puck Z0rb0 1 Puck - Ditch Troll #42 and Mouse #320, the Canadians - Eh! At the Ditch for 50yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 23 mins ago, bob_G said: Here's a standard loaded Cordell. Note barbs crushed. Interesting where you made the hole, Bob. I always made the hole on the side, not on the bottom or top. My thinking was I did not want to weaken the fused seam of the two halves of the plug by making a hole on top or on the bottom. However, I’m unsure if this made any difference, but that was my thinking ant the time. Interestingly, I broke and shattered more than a few Cordell’s by banging them on the rocks. Never had a fish break apart a Cordell. Thanks to Carl, I was able to obtain enough shot to load my plugs. As far as I can remember, Gary was the only shop of the three that sold loaded Cordell’s. I may be wrong, but I don’t recall Bruce or Tom selling loaded Cordell’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 18 mins ago, bob_G said: . But as you can see, I ran sandpaper on that plug to turn it white. Ah, the bone colored Cordell. Another secret revealed. Fish could not resist hitting that color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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