Tail Talk

I have gone way, way down the rabbit hole of tail dressings, testing and retesting different plugs with different combinations to the point where I have developed a loose but consistent playbook for what to do to make a particular plug behave exactly the way I want it to.

In The Storm, Stay Close

So this week- and into next week- as you’re thinking about where you might catch fish in this weird, not really a nor’easter, not a hurricane, wind event thingy, I might consider: where are the fish REALLY close?

S3 E40 /// Is Roll Good in Surf Plugs?

On this week’s episode, Jerry and Toby break down one of the most overlooked aspects of surf plug action: roll. How much should a surf plug roll, and is more roll always better? The guys discuss how plug roll affects swimming action, why some plugs are designed to roll more than others, and whether roll is a desirable trait for every surf plug or only specific types of lures.

It’s Bucktail Time!

I know some of you are saying to yourself, “There’s no bad time to fish a bucktail jig,” and you’re not wrong. The thing is, most of my bucktailing is done in outflows—breachways, inlets, drains, and similar areas. I’m just not much of an open-beach bucktail guy. I have plenty of other lures and jigs that I feel outperform a bucktail in the open surf.