Sluggos

[iceintheveins]

Do we have any sluggo fans here? I know it was one of the first soft jerkbaits. How do you guys like them compared to, say, flukes and the like.

[Avalonjohn44]

I love them, still fish them, and think they are better than the flukes and other soft plastic jerkbaits.  Only problem is they are hard to find.

[ohiobassmaster93]

i have a pack but only used them a couple times with no bits..i probably just don't know how to use them rite

[franklinfishfinder]

I'm a big Sluggo fan. but they are some what hard to find. I can get them at Dick's around here. But my favorite soft jerkbait is the tiny fluke by zoom. Peferct size for the lakes around here.

[The_Natural]

I'm a huge sluggo fan...it was the first thing I purchased when I got back into fishing in '04.  My favorite color is watermelon/pearl.  The Sluggo has the best action of any soft jerkbait when twitched.  It doesn't have the Senko wiggle when falling, but both have there place.   The Sluggo isn't made for dead sticking.  If you plan on working your soft plastic jerkbait...you can't go wrong with a Sluggo.

[619bassman]

I fish a local hand poured version of the sluggo(much softer) and i love those things

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

A go to striper bait before it hit the freshwater scene but if you don't like the fluke as compared to a bass assasin (essentially the same action IMO) than I doubt you'll like the sluggo or the Fin-S

[iceintheveins]

They can still be bought in large quantities at lunkercity.com.

[XbassmasterX]

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I love them, still fish them, and think they are better than the flukes and other soft plastic jerkbaits. Only problem is they are hard to find.

Hard to find???  :-?bps & dicks sporting goods have a ton of them

[Jeff H]

I think they are a great C-Rig option.  Not good for deadsticking?  Maybe, but I've caught quite a few bass deadsticking 4" slug-go's on deep weedbeds.  They are a great, very versatile bait.

I will admit that I've taken more liking to the 4" and 5 3/4" Fin S Fish now though.  Still have a bunch of Slug-Go's and still use them.  My favorite color is Rainbow Trout or Silver Pepper Shiner.

[fathom]

imo, the sluggo ss was a better fishgetter than the original sluggo.

a killer, wacky-rigged.

[iceintheveins]

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imo, the sluggo ss was a better fishgetter than the original sluggo.

a killer, wacky-rigged.

The SS has more salt so it sinks faster and casts farther. I like both.

[niteowl]

most I use the Zoom Super Fluke, but if you want to skip your lue under docks, across lily pads etc. then dig out a sluggo

[iceintheveins]

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most I use the Zoom Super Fluke, but if you want to skip your lue under docks, across lily pads etc. then dig out a sluggo

I love both lures. Soft jerks (senkos included) are the best bass lure to use most of the time in clear water. Just too realistic for even big and pressured bass to pass up.

[Bankbeater]

I still use them now and then, but I use flukes more now.

[roadwarrior]

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I love them, still fish them, and think they are better than the flukes and other soft plastic jerkbaits. Only problem is they are hard to find.

Slug-Go is the only soft jerkbait I use. BPS carries them.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=15698&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults

8-)

[Perfect Hook Set]

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The SS has more salt so it sinks faster and casts farther. I like both.

I swore the more salt the slower it sinks

Similar to the ocean where things will float or suspend but, in fresh water it will sink or fall faster....

[fishizzle]

without salt, would a senko float? or suspend?

I use bubble gum sluggos in the spring for schoolie stripers and catch an occasional smallmouth in the CT river

[The Next KVD]

AWESOME lures! Way better than a Fluke.

[Stringjam]

Big fan of the Slug-Go!  Consistently catches me better quality fish than Super Flukes or Bass Assassin-type lures.  

[CWB]

Sluggo's used to be all I used. Probably caught more fish on that bait than any other. Now they share time with Strike Kings Z-Too and Tiki Stick depending on depth and condition. I bought abought 500 bags of them in shad type colors so hopefully I won't run out.

[iceintheveins]

Yeah I need to get some sluggos, no doubt. I know a guy who nails big trout in the rivers and mountain lakes on them as well.

[Perfect Hook Set]

sluggo were m,y top bait 4-6 years ago my friend and I were picking up 5lbers daily at this one 5 acre pond

Most colors sluggos work very well

shad tiki stick wooo freakin hoo one of the best colors

The 1st tiki stick I bought was the original ones bamboo stick in shad color and the bess loved them

Try sweet potatoe pie

[Andrew Coleman]

ive found a pretty nice assortment of sluggos at a gander mt. near me.

but never thought of giving them a chance