J-Plugs

[garrymny]

Never hear much about them but I just bought a new uv greenish one to try. I guess these are very old technology, meaning they have been used for decades.

 

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[Todd in NY]

I have 20-30 different colored J-plugs. Most people run them in the fall when the salmon are staging. I run one when nothing else seems to be working.

[garrymny]

thats what the guy at the tackle shop said, and I wondered why? If they are good in the fall, why not summer?

 

[Smoke-N-Finn]

They work anytime of year, just many people don't run them till late. Everyone has too many other things that usually work so they take a a back seat, imo.

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[Sk8man]

9 hours ago, garrymny said:

thats what the guy at the tackle shop said, and I wondered why? If they are good in the fall, why not summer?

 

 

One theory is this: They (J-plugs) will work at other times on an occasional fish but the Fall mature kings are not feeding per se Their feeding response has been inhibited and they are now homing in on their "birth" (or stocking) location to spawn and they will hit things that irritate them or appeal to their sense of territoriality but they are most  concerned with spawning and anything viewed as a potential "competitor". threat, or nesting obstruction, so brightly colored or highly active lure may fit this criteria and they will strike it viciously.

Edited July 28, 2017 by Sk8man

[tuffishooker]

I will run J-Plugs all year ; a #5 white/flo took a 14 lb. brown trout in the SCG&F summer derby [ would have been first place but a week late !]

[Hawkeye50]

Run a silver bullet red head mid-day this time of year can be productive

[garrymny]

Got one steelhead today on the j plug.

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[Yankee Troller]

I've put a plug in the spread on a long copper the last 4-5 times out, and it's been good for a fish or two. Many times they are good fish too! Can't hurt to try it in the spread.

[steelfire]

On 8/1/2017 at 3:46 PM, Yankee Troller said:

I've put a plug in the spread on a long copper the last 4-5 times out, and it's been good for a fish or two. Many times they are good fish too! Can't hurt to try it in the spread.

Yankee troller,

    Whats the best size for this time of the year?? I know there are 3 different sizes to j plugs, i'm just never sure what size to run.

 

[Yankee Troller]

I'm running Dreamweaver cut plugs mainly

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[steelfire]

Oh ok.  Thanks

 

[tuffishooker]

So far only one KO on a #5 J-Plug Flo- white black ladder back !

[steelfire]

3 hours ago, tuffishooker said:

So far only one KO on a #5 J-Plug Flo- white black ladder back !

Thanks tuffishooker. Im up fishing all next week. I will deffinetly be putting on out in the spread

[Tunaman1]

J Plugs in Red , Silver , SIL- blu  also good for Steelies off boards  or on LC  in spring  , I use to run them 1.5 -7 range  & always caught some decent fish on them !

In fall they were one of my best producers day in day out don't realize why more anglers don't use this plug like years back its still a decent producer .

[Todd in NY]

I caught this 24lb beauty on a glow dill pickle J-plug in mid-August. No bait in his stomach, which was surprising.

 

[tuffishooker]

Not one fish on a J-plug this season !