Buying New plugs

[PEETZcanada]

You’re right. I saw that on the website. I’ve never seen any of those in store though. Maybe they are a custom order?

They were popular in the 80's and early 90s in terminal fisheries like Alberni Harbour and inside Nootka and other like areas around the coast. They slowly petered off and are still available upon request. They are also popular in other parts of the world.

 

[Samnjoe]

I long for the days we ran the 7" pilchard at 300'. Couldn't get the second line down

 

[Aquaholic]

Years ago Ironnoggin posted that commercials often attach the line opposite the weld on the ring so the weld occasionally causes an erratic action rubbing against the pin.

This and many other tips are on the instruction page on the Tomic website.

Instructions – Tomic Lures

 

[Squire]

This and many other tips are on the instruction page on the Tomic website.

Instructions – Tomic Lures

The welded ring option is interesting as it would seemingly allow more freedom of side-to-side movement compared to tying tight to the tow bar.
This was my objective with the loop knot to the tow bar and apparently Tomic thinks multiple methods can be effective as well.
I think I’ll experiment with each individual plug in the future to determine which method produces the best action.

 

[EstevanPoint]

The welded ring option is interesting as it would seemingly allow more freedom of side-to-side movement compared to tying tight to the tow bar.
This was my objective with the loop knot to the tow bar and apparently Tomic thinks multiple methods can be effective as well.
I think I’ll experiment with each individual plug in the future to determine which method produces the best action.

It will be different for every plug. Some like the tow bar, some like the ring, some like the pins pulled. It's the unfortunate game of roulette you play with buying a plug. Some of them are killers, and some are totally useless. Try each method of connection with each plug you buy, and then once it starts working, don't mess with it.

I really prefer to pull the pin on my plugs, but I know I've killed a few good ones in the past doing this... But, if your line breaks for any reason (ling teeth, newbie etc), you can find the floating plug with the pin pulled. It's worked probably a dozen times over the years for me. I've even found a few of my friends' plugs they had just lost (returned to them of course...). Always nice to get one back!

 

[RiverBoy]

I know this has been mentioned in other posts, but some plugs just simply fish better. you can grab ten tomic 602’s off the shelf and four will outfish the others. i don’t know the reasons why. maybe iron noggin or another old school commy plug guy has the reason.

it’s prolly the reason you’ll find perfectly good looking plugs at the junk store. the ones you want are the ones covered in teeth marks and show the crescent shaped wear mark from the hook on the underside of the plug. that plug is swimming properly!

 

[PEETZcanada]

I know this has been mentioned in other posts, but some plugs just simply fish better. you can grab ten tomic 602’s off the shelf and four will outfish the others. i don’t know the reasons why. maybe iron noggin or another old school commy plug guy has the reason.

it’s prolly the reason you’ll find perfectly good looking plugs at the junk store. the ones you want are the ones covered in teeth marks and show the crescent shaped wear mark from the hook on the underside of the plug. that plug is swimming properly!

Ya my TOMIC history means nothing. They'll have answer.

 

[PEETZcanada]

The welded ring option is interesting as it would seemingly allow more freedom of side-to-side movement compared to tying tight to the tow bar.
This was my objective with the loop knot to the tow bar and apparently Tomic thinks multiple methods can be effective as well.
I think I’ll experiment with each individual plug in the future to determine which method produces the best action.

I always run rings...that is unless the plug does not work after trying more than a half dozen times on a pattern that should. Then I tie to the tow bar, if that doesn't work in the same amount of tries, then the last resort for me is to pull the pins. It may or may not work.

 

[RiverBoy]

Ya my TOMIC history means nothing. They'll have answer.

Ya my TOMIC history means nothing. They'll have answer.

ok what’s the answer then Rob ?