plug techniques

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10 fathoms from wire to plug, 2 or 3 fathoms above dummy flasher
I fathom on your dummy if you run one at the lead
No such thing as a certain speed, some days they like it fast, some days slow
In general, bigger 6 or 7 inch plugs do select for bigger fish
brighter coloured plugs in dirty water, toned down colours in clear water
If you aren't catching on one plug change it up ( it can even be the same colour ), for whatever reason some plugs just fish like hell and others are like dragging around a stick
I can't stress this enough, make sure your hook is sticky sharp!

Fathoms...there's a measurement I haven't seen used in a while!

Does anybody use plugs around the Vancouver area?

 

[Rain City]

Fathoms...there's a measurement I haven't seen used in a while!

Does anybody use plugs around the Vancouver area?

Yes

 

[CRGreg]

X2 on not pulling the pins right away.. If a plug fishes well with the tow bar in... Leave it that way !! In all seriousness, How many plugs have you lost to breaking fish off ? I would say , Of my powerboat plugs, I'm about 60/40 for not pulled pins vs pulled.. Rowboat plugs are a different story... The Louies never had pins to start with and are all Bead Chain plugs.

CRGreg

 

[CBsqrd]

Takeaway from this thread is run plugs however you want. With/without bar, fast/slow, long/short to the clip, with/without dummy flasher, etc. They all catch fish.

FWIW, I’ve had great success running plugs 8’ - 10’ back from the clip and 2’-3’ above a dummy flasher on a 3’ leader (with tow bar in.)

 

[Matt16]

Chinook will hit plugs going 6mph when they're feeding, but you can also get them at 2.5mph. A 6" plug at 4mph is making about as much disturbance as a flasher at 2mph; I don't use a dummy.

Factory plug hooks cause a lot of damage to fish faces. I pull the pins, and run tandem 4/0 octopus hooks. Hooks up fine, with even better hookups on 15lbs and up fish (i.e. the ones you want to land). Much less blood than those huge Siwash hooks.