PLASTIC vs WOOD PLUGS

[Muddy]

Hey Fellas: I had an interesting conversation yesterday in the early evening evening with an older gentleman named Mr.Sam. He fishes only plugs and plastic worms with jig heads, but he is the best plug fisherman I know

I told him of my plan to ditch all my plastic baits for wooden ones ( I was gonna have a few Wood Jitterbugs Carved) and he just nearly laughed me out of the coffee spot we were at.

He said he has seen me working Jitterbugs on Mauch Chunk and it's a lure not used much around here and he was surprised at my success with them. He said I should not be paying attention to what they are made of but I should be paying attention to my results

As we talked he was all about getting to know how to master 5 plugs, covering all the depths of water I fish, and let the results speak for themselves. He was just like the really successful fellas here KISS: First you gotta find them then put a bait in front of them 8-)

[skillet]

 When I read the title and then the part about the "older gentleman", I was really expecting a different ending. Thanks for putting an exclamation point behind KISS.

BTW with the newer jitterbugs being plastic and having rattles, I was also thinking about trying to find a wooden one on e-bay...

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[BIG M]

Muddy, I remember what we were talking about now.   Don't go to the Darkside, wood rules

[BARON49_Northern NY]

Being what some refer to as an "older gentleman" I will give you a little more input on wood over plastic. I love to fish crankbaits and have caught a lot of bass on the original Bagley Balsa plugs. These did not have rattles and caught a lot of fish in both stained and clear water. Over the years many companies have come out with all kinds of plastic lures with rattles and yes these do work and work well. However there are times when a loud, noisy crankbait does not get the job done. In these situations I still carry several Bagley Balsa and Poe's Cedar crankbaits. These old gals still catch some really nice Bass. Give both a try and see what works for you.

[Muddy]

I have both! I use the DT's , with no rattles and I have a couple of Norman dd22's and Bomber 8a's that also work just fine and are back in the lineup.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I have both! I use the DT's , with no rattles and I have a couple of Norman dd22's and Bomber 8a's that also work just fine and are back in the lineup.

Muddy, are you looking for something that doesnt make a rattling noise?  Is that one of the things you wanted with the wood plugs?

[Muddy]

No , not neccessarily. However I am leaning to the idea that in some cases rattles may hurt more than help.

[farmpond1]

Thanks for putting an exclamation point behind KISS.

I blushed when you wrote "KISS".   I didn't know you cared.  

If you want to use wooden plugs, more power to you-especially if you want to be nostalgic about things.  But I doubt it will increase your catch ratio all that much.  IMHO wooden plugs should sit alongside your plastic ones rather than replace them.

[Muddy]

That's what I am doing.  Dt's sitting next to the d-22's as we speak. I am leaving the Jitterbugs alone ( except switching the hooks out)

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Wood for finesse ...plastic for overall use they are tough last forever

[Muddy]

Plastics crack when you bounce em off rocks I have a couple of Bomber 8A's and a few Normans toprove that!

Some  top water wood baits, especially from Cedar and Sugar pine are anything but finesse baits, they move a lot of water!