Small plugs

I have so many sub 10cm plugs I can't count them.

8cm xrap and 10cm xrap my best over the last 5 years

megabass edonis, and now, the shorter Jackson Athlete's (I reckon hot for 2010)
Athlete Lee Bait 7cm (longer lipped diver).

Also, Jackson dead float 8cm (waker) and risk bait 7cm (walkbait).
Pin Tail tunes ....7cm, 20g (great fast retrieve lure, small bait, long distance, open water) and
the 6g 5.5cm. Also casts great for a tiny lure.

OSP Asura (Rudra's little sister), great lure.

We also use loads of lipless baits, have done for many years. 2 - 4" in length. Rapala, C/Cordell, Jackson (quiet
lippless (rare these days,99% rattle)), Bill Lewis L-Trap...etc

crankbaits (various), again 3" is standard fodder.

Dice Bankroll 80, sinking glide/subsurface walk/jerk bait
Dice Betz 81, sinking, deep digger, wide bib, big wobble for little
presence.

Loads, loads more, would bore you..

Hi,

I think i have the same obsession, love small plugs.

favorit rod, Megabass Xör Independence iR 8.3L (7- 21 gr)

i use a lot of small plugs, my most favorits are:

Lucky Craft Flashminnow 95MR
Lucky Craft Pointer (B'Freeze) 78S
Lucky Craft Wander 80

Megabass X-80 SW
Megabass Edonis
Megabass Vision 95

O.S.P. Asura
Ima Sasuke SS95
Dice baycrap

Topwater:

Megabass Dog-X
Lucky Craft Gunfish 95
Illex Watermonitor
Lucky Craft S8 popper

Simon Lewis said:

Would the Injection be suitable for some of the small'uns ??

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Being completely honest, yes it is fine.
It isn't built for small plugs and on very small 3cm plugs it IS overpowered.

But, the rod will cast even 1.5 gram a long way, it is quite a forgiving rod that
with correct settings would easily protect the lightest saltwater braids. I'm doing
PE 0.8 tests on the weekend.

I have cast a large range now of plugs from 3cm to 7cm on the Injection and
it is a very useable rod indeed. It is first, a soft plastics rod, lets be clear about it.

But, as i discovered, it is the best spinnerbait and buzzbait rod I've used in the salt.
The sensitivity of the rod means that it can be used in a multi purpose role.

However, when the plugs get bigger, you start to see that role diminish.
You could however, carry just the injection, with a selection of soft plastics
and plugs, right upto 145mm and fish with them. The larger range plugs would
be purely the non jerkbait styles though except for the occasional use.

I just wish they would build one a foot longer.