Fishing plugs from the bank

[Gringo Pescador]

I've thought about picking up a plug or two to try for Coho. Don't know anything about em other than what I read about tuning them.

From a bankie perspective:

What kind of water is best to fish em?
Do you cast & retrieve like you would a spoon or spinner?
Tied straight to the mainline or with a leader?
What kind of hits do you get on em?
I've heard of them taking Coho, what about Kings? Steelhead?

What else would I need to know that I haven't asked?

[spokey9]

i'd be interested in that myself. i seen a couple guys a reiter ponds (i went a couple days after it opened) throwing what looked like a red wiggle wart, wasnt sure if that's something that actually works or just a desperate act to get a fish (i've resorted to a couple crazy ideas to get bit before).

[donman]

I tied a small red wiggle wart with yellow eyes and a black bill to my mainline this last weekend. I liked the action, just have to keep your rod tip up to keep tension so you get that "wiggle" action. Curado told use this set up if the fish arent biting so that they'll react to it and strike! I had a couple of split shots up the line a bit to help keep the wiggler down. Did it work? No, I did get some hits from the hundreds of trout that were around, but not the Steelys I was looking for. Hope this helps.

[Amx]

Any fish that eats will probably take a plug, including catfish and carp.

No leader unless you're fishing for toothy critters like Muskie, I don't know what kind of teeth salmon have, I know nothing about salmonoits/salmonoids/river fishies other than bass.

Fish them slow, with a fast jerk now and then, with a stop and let it rise a foot and then crank fast for a couple turns making the fish think the 'item' is getting away. Do over and over. Try a steady retrieve also with no stop-and-go stuff.

[Matt]

Casting plugs from the shore can be super effective at times. Probly best in slow to medium water, I doubt casting it in super fast water would be very effective. Tie it directly to your mainline or to a leader, either way, I usually just stick it right to my mainline. DON'T attach the plug directly to a swivel, this will kill the action. From the bank a stop and go retrieve is deadly, cast out and reel down so the plug dives deep, then wait a second or two and let it float back up a little, and repeat, the fish will usually hit right as the plug starts to dive back down. Should work for all species, but probably most effective for Coho and Steel, I have caught both of those species on casted plugs.

Give it a shot sometime.

[fear_no_fish]

http://www.luhrjensen.com/products/dive ... ide-planer
Pick up one of these, they can be a pain to get out and going in the water but once they do you can fish slots across the river with plug like you were in a boat

[knotabassturd]

http://www.luhrjensen.com/products/dive ... ide-planer
Pick up one of these, they can be a pain to get out and going in the water but once they do you can fish slots across the river with plug like you were in a boat

Wow, the side planers still look the same as they did 20+ years ago (pink) LOL. Used to use them effectively on the Puy behind the Puy skating rink on winter Steel. Need a bit of flow in river to get them to plane out right and it is a bit of work trying to figure out how much line to put out behind it depending on plug type/action/diving etc. But when you get it down and find a nice slot it is real fun and effective! Hint though, keep a diary so when you catch a fish record the time and river conditions where you are at. It saves a lot of time next time out or in years to come when conditions are similar.

It does take time though to get it set up right on new water (and the trigger sometimes pops off sending the plane out to the plug) so if you want to cover a bunch of water looking for fish I would not start with one of these. More of a tool once you find nice water. In my old opinion anyhow. Good luck!

[fear_no_fish]

he brings up a good point, its pretty slow covering water

[cudaman]

Tadpollies Tadpollies Tadpolies best all around plug extremely effective evenin skinny water .Ive even taken fish in Tokul creek .I remove the trebles and replace on back split ring a swivel then a siwash DEADLY