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Thanks to that tool we know as the Internet, it nowadays can be easier than you might think at first to trace the manufacturers and designers of such old lures

Plastic plugs were becoming more prevalent, proving their effectiveness, and ringing up a lot cheaper at the register than many of the custom wooden plugs that dominated the striper surf scene

These will often be spots where hungry bass are also congregating and where jerkbaits and crankbaits will be most effective

I use my hand to flip the bail of the spinning reel just before the lure lands on the water and immediately get the bait moving, to prevent it from sinking