Fly rod plug

http://hatchesmagazine.com/page/month/331
I fish these for smallmouth, and have caught some large browns with them on some tail waters down south using a sink tip. Tied right, these things act like a flatfish. After seeing how plugs work thanks to a drift with 3 fan, I'm wondering if these would work on steel.  Run out along a bank, swung into  a tail or seam, they just might do something.  I only have some tied on light wire hooks, as I fish them like an Original Rapala for smallies.  Maybe for steel- heavier hooks, as I don't care if they float as well.  Any thoughts?

Maybe just carry a Sharpie and color up some cigarette butts  collected in the parking lot.  I guess if they're that easy to catch, not  worth the effort.

I wasn't trying to rain on a parade.  It looks like a good idea.  But 2B and I did fish once with Keith Smith when he ran out of sacks, gathered all the plastic eggs and Wally Wogs to be found along shore on his side of the river, used all them, and finally actually did use a cigarette butt and hook a chromer.
 
Knock 'em senseless tomorrow 3F!
 
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I wasn't trying to rain on a parade.  It looks like a good idea.  But 2B and I did fish once with Keith Smith when he ran out of sacks, gathered all the plastic eggs and Wally Wogs to be found along shore on his side of the river, used all them, and finally actually did use a cigarette butt and hook a chromer.
 
Knock 'em senseless tomorrow 3F!
 
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True story.
Full disclosure ...
he had burned through 3 dozen sacks at that point and 
his fishing partner the same.
We ended up with close to a hundred fish between us from what the other fishermen told us.
The fishing was stupid easy that day (for us after it warmed a bit)
 
Fichy they can be **** near suicidal this time if year when they first enter
They were for Slayer and I on Tues
That doesn't make them not worth fishing for.
It makes them awesome fun 
 

Bass and bluegills on spawning beds are **** easy to catch, trout in grasshopper season can be pretty stupid, blue fish and stripers chasing bait aren't exactly choosy.  But if you want to write them off and stay home, OK.  More for me!
 
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Well it sure was great to get out after being in bed all last weekend but no banner day. Hit the launch at 8am only to find it full was hoping the high water would keep some away, no luck. Shrink wrapped my net in my lake boat so stopped and bought a new one, 50$ at the launch I realize my tackle bag is back at home on the garage floor over to allseasons and drop another 100$...not off to a good start. Saw few fish on and the few I did just went back down and gone, we managed one beautiful chromer in two floats was beautiful till about 1130 then the wind picked up and leaves became a pain. Better than riding the couch.



 

Way better than being a couch jockey.
 
They'll be up there soon.
Word is they were flooding thru the eye real strong again today.
 

Dime I wasn't suggesting anyone should fish there only that pod after pod was blasting thru according to upriver expert snaggers.

You will find that in reality numbers are meaningless and o'dark thirty isn't worth it.

Rt, great to hear you had a good time on the water. 2 weeks ago was zombie like but its definitely sparked a new circuit recently. And the trees are bare now about 100%... hope you hit them in time.