Thread: Plastic or Feather???

I was a plastic man until I started using gnats (from Donald@CrappieLogic he's on the MS board) and now I don't think I will use plastic much again. When I switched to them (me personally) I catch twice as many as I did with plastic--but again that is just me. They cost more of course then the .07 a piece but to me it is well worth it. you can get 30 for 24 bucks or 60 for 45 bucks. They last a long time (don't tear like plastic) and they come in a plano box as well. I use them on double minnow rigs and fish them jigging, rigging, drifting, you name it and one thing I have noticed is that when I get a hit--it's hooked. Since I have been using these i have not been hit that I didn't get the fish (other than one 3lber--but that's another story). I really didn't ever think I would use anything other than plastic until I started using these. They are fan great. Good luck to you.

Hair in the Fall only, anything else any other time. Hair beats everything else hands down in the Fall everywhere.

<,"}//>{ Tim

Originally Posted by TnT

Here is a question that I am interested in seeing the responses from. This is mainly a "Longliners" question.........Looking forward to reading any responses.

Since we are talking longline trolling. I will vote plastic for pulling faster than .7 mph. If pulling slow and deep, I am usually tipping with minnows and prefer Jiffy Jigs. But, if I could only pick one, pulling plastics would be it for variety and cost.

Originally Posted by KDAVID1

I was a plastic man until I started using gnats (from Donald@CrappieLogic he's on the MS board) and now I don't think I will use plastic much again. When I switched to them (me personally) I catch twice as many as I did with plastic--but again that is just me. They cost more of course then the .07 a piece but to me it is well worth it. you can get 30 for 24 bucks or 60 for 45 bucks. They last a long time (don't tear like plastic) and they come in a plano box as well. I use them on double minnow rigs and fish them jigging, rigging, drifting, you name it and one thing I have noticed is that when I get a hit--it's hooked. Since I have been using these i have not been hit that I didn't get the fish (other than one 3lber--but that's another story). I really didn't ever think I would use anything other than plastic until I started using these. They are fan great. Good luck to you.

Those are sweet. And they will be getting used over here for sure. Donnie makes a quality bait and the color combos are only limited to your imagination.

I'm primary a plastic guy, but there are times that hair will out produce plastic and that's why I have both and use both. Lake Oconee taught me to use hair longlining, those guys will skunk you down there if you don't have the right baits.

Had a great time making hair jigs and used them for a while, but now I'm back to plastic. When they're hitting here in the fall I don't think it much matters. You can change color and style plastics in a matter of seconds and no re-tying like hair jigs...after all that BS I vote for plastics! :Hands Clapping Thanks for an interesting post.

Mike

I always pull some of each and let the fish decide. There are days that one way out fishes the other! Glad I have both to increase my odds. If the fish show a preference, I'll change to all plastic or all hair.

Triple Ripple plastic has always been the best period. I have hair and every other thing God has sent us. I even have the micro hair jigs. They all have a purpose and all will catch fish but if I had to use just one it would be the triple Ripple in bubblegum(pink).

Remember Hal Flies, they still work.