Slugo's who fished them and how you fished them

[Cobrakayaker]

I am using slugo's for the striped bass and would like to get some information on how other people used them, your favored colors, time of day, how do you rig them, etc. Your comments will be greatly appreciated.

[Cobrakayaker]

I am using slugo's for the striped bass and would like to get some information on how other people used them, your favored colors, time of day, how do you rig them, etc. Your comments will be greatly appreciated.

[tommat]

Let's see, I usually use the 6" models. Favorite colors are Rainbow Trout, Chartreuse flash, all white. I either rig them on 1/2oz jig heads or my favorite way, on 4/0 worm hooks. I really like to fish them during the day, in flat conditions, twitching them on top. Will probably try some 9" models this Fall.

[joeykayak]

The 6 inch are great and work well without any lead head, I dont bury the hook in them like the directions say, I like to show the hook point. You need a pretty light outfit to be able to toss them any distance without a lead head. I have used the 9 inch in the surf and caught fish on them but have done better with the 6". I like to rip it across the water and then let it sink a little and keep do that over and over.

[JoeB]

I like fishing them weightless as well...deadly in the back bays during the springtime. I like using an offset work hook (5/0 Gami extra wide gap) and light spinning rod. Toss it against the sod banks let it sink and give it some twitches. Then hold on.

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[Esox]

I have not fished slugo's for stripers, but I do use them for LMB, SMB a lot, no weight is best, strike king has these new cyberflex 3X bait with one called a Zulu which is a twitch bait like the sluggo, the plastic is much tougher, I tried them last weekend and really liked them. the add shows the guy taking both ends of a worm and stretching it as wide as his arms and it does not break, it also has a pocket underneath for the hook, makes it real clean in weeds, I know they have some larger sizes.

[G-Man]

Fish em wieghted and not. I have had most luck with a lead head in some moving water. Slow retreive with jigging motion. Letting it sink along the dropoffs.

Unweighted works for me around rocks. Small currents really bring the sluggo to life.

I need to experiment more with using the slugo on top as other guys have suggested.

Slugo has become my fav lure....much like the jellyworm in freshwater. I like a lure where you buy them in 10 packs, it catches fish, and you don't give a dam if you loose it. http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Let me add... weighted shad bodies has been even better than slugo's on my last couple trips. Most fish have been in first 5 ft of retrieve as it's sinks along the rockline. Shad body flipper tails seem to have better action than a slugo as it is sinking. Another great expendable lure.
Good Luck
-G

[This message was edited by G-Man on July 10, 2003 at 10:13 AM.]

[Cobrakayaker]

This information is great and it gives me good grounds for experimentation. Now, what about the fin-s lures? They are similar in shape to the slugo's with the exeption of the little split tail. http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[JoeB]

I typically use Bass Assasins over the fin-s fish. Personal prefernce. Below are my favorites...

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[FishinRay]

9" Sluggos and Bass Assassins in all white do well during the spring when the migratory baitfish are moving up. Other patterns do well when big baig (mackeral) are present. The 6" seems to cover most situations, though the smaller ones have their place when a worm hatch is going on...

[Stan]

Back in the days when I was a spincaster. I would use the 4-6inch sluggo's attached to a teaser loop approx 1-2ft in front of my main lure(popper,swimmer or tins. On almost all the hook ups the stripers would take the sluggo.

[Mac]

Be sure to try different approaches when using them....I also prefer weightless.....

Sometimes the fish seem to like a high arc cast that splashes well when hitting the surface. Sometimes they like the stealthy entry..the low pitch...and seem to at times like the sidearm cast for skipping upon entry.

My buddy has good luck on largemouth with the all white lures.....casts high, then twitches just twice on the fall....lets them set on bottom sometimes up to 45 seconds or so...watching line, then occasionally twitching and removing slack.

Try casting them up on a rock or mat of seaweed and then after waiting a little, pull them off and twitching.

As you probably know, most folks overwork them until they learn better. Good fishing, Mac

[Mac]

Lately, I've read that a 4/0 round bend worm hook by Gamakatsu is great for texposing...

I use a 2/0 Extra Wide Gap Gamakatsu worm hook texposed.....but I also kerb the hook to the right a little, bend the point section of the shaft up a little, and mash the barb.

This makes the hookpoint stick out a bit and therefore is a little fussier in weed fishing, so I use this rig mainly for weed edges, rocks, etc.
I use the hook regular texposed in heavy weeds without the kerb and bending up.

[Cobrakayaker]

Thanks a lot for the information guys http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif I began to use these lures already. So far I have not conected any fish but I am still trying and learning. http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif