CutPlug In A Jughead?

[Seafever]

Anybody tried this yet?

Inside of the Jughead looks like it would take an angled cutplug....

Could epoxy a couple of boogly eyes on the outside of the jughead....?....?

 

[Dogbreath]

What would be the point of cutting a plug?

The teaser head does the work.

I can't wait to try a Herring with a hootchie then inserting it into the teaser head it but it'll have to be a certain situation since I rarely have unbrined Herring,

 

[hambone]

Ya.. Definitely can't use brined bait. I tried with a well brined/stiff herring and anchovy last summer and wasn't impressed.

A fresh caught mackerel would probably do wonders in a jughead for Hali and probably even salmon.

 

[Seafever]

DogBreath:-

The point would be "presentation" and "looks".

Sometimes when you fit a whole herring or anchovy in any teaser head it is a sloppy fit at best.

Just thinking if it was cut to the angle that is inside the Jughead it would be a pretty clean "fit", would hold well...and would have a pretty good "look" to it.

"Action" might be better or not...I don't know.

 

[tubber]

This requires the bait to be cut to fit the slope inside an old tomic. It works, but requires a bait check on missed hits of course.

 

[Labman2]

Good looking alteration!!

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

Is that the basic idea behind a jughead? Can I buy jugheads, I have read alot about them but never seen one

 

[Swingin Dick]

Is that the basic idea behind a jughead? Can I buy jugheads, I have read alot about them but never seen one

I have been using something similar to the jughead for years. Its not a cut up plug, but an actual teaser head. I also wanted to try the jughead, but cant find them. I know somebody who ordered one and could not get it to work. I don't think anything will come of the jughead. My friend keeps hounding me to start producing my teaser head, but its a big undertaking.

 

[Dogbreath]

Is that the basic idea behind a jughead? Can I buy jugheads, I have read a lot about them but never seen one

I've got a few around here-I'll give you a couple when we get together next month if you shoot me an email to remind me shortly before.

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

Awesome Thanks Dogbreath

 

[Seafever]

Cap Party Marty:-

The Jughead is made by "FishWhisperer" who posts on this site. he lives on V.I. in Nanoose.
He was making Jugheads at home with molds he developed.
He sold quite a few.....but the home molds went Kaput and he was looking to get them factory produced.
Since then I don't know what has happened.
He has videos on YouTube of them working in the chuck. And they looked pretty good.
Fresh bait would be a better option than brined in them, as you would get more "wiggle".

There are various setups they are capable of.

I just thought a cutplug inside them might work pretty good. An "unbrined" cutplug that is.....

Tubber:- I always had it in the back of my mind to try that Tomic thing but never got around to it.

There used to be a similar rig back years ago called a "Nosky's Killer" thsat took strip but not a cutplug.

So it actually works,eh? Guess I'll be butchering some old plugs after supper tonight......

 

[Slabby20]

This requires the bait to be cut to fit the slope inside an old tomic. It works, but requires a bait check on missed hits of course.

Tubber

Nice!! What do you use to hold the bait in?

 

[tubber]

Just drill a toothpick sized hole through both sides in one pass close to the cut end. You can't cut it as close to the front as you might think as there is a sloping piece of plastic in there. Pilchards (from Portugal via Kelowna Walmart) worked well because their bodies are rounder than a herring, and anchovies are too small for a 6" plug. I would only use a garage sale cheap plug Also, I only fished it in Ukee and everything works there usually.

 

[Swingin Dick]

Just drill a toothpick sized hole through both sides in one pass close to the cut end. You can't cut it as close to the front as you might think as there is a sloping piece of plastic in there. Pilchards (from Portugal via Kelowna Walmart) worked well because their bodies are rounder than a herring, and anchovies are too small for a 6" plug. I would only use a garage sale cheap plug Also, I only fished it in Ukee and everything works there usually.

I would try a double snell in place of the single hook. Get that trail hook out there for the tail biters. Rig it like a Rhys Davis, but it cant be tight. If it is it will just roll like a regular teaser. You should get that wiggle action with a treble hook in it as long as theres a teensy weency bit of slack. Too much and you'll lose your hook (rip up your bait). Im guessing a plug really wiggles well in this scenario. I hate missing those tail biters.

 

[Swingin Dick]

I would try a double snell in place of the single hook. Get that trail hook out there for the tail biters. Rig it like a Rhys Davis, but it cant be tight. If it is it will just roll like a regular teaser. You should get that wiggle action with a treble hook in it as long as theres a teensy weency bit of slack. Too much and you'll lose your hook (rip up your bait). Im guessing a plug really wiggles well in this scenario. I hate missing those tail biters.

Or better yet, get rid of the metal and use the existing hole in the front (top one). Poke a toothpick end in the hole to adjust tension, leave some slack and hook in the treble of your double snell. Its just my personal preference,, but I do like a trailer (red) with anchovy/herring.