2020 Plug Build: The Cinto Eel
A triple jointed eel designed by the late Charlie Cinto.
Plug & Lure Building
How-To: Silicone Skirted Jigs
Here’s how to make your own durable jigs with a wide range of color options.
How-To: Two Simple Teasers
Here’s a pair of teasers that will catch most anything in Northeast waters, whether you choose the long rod or conventional tackle.
2020 Plug Building: The 2T Pencil
The story behind and the instructions to build a lure that has reached almost mythical status in recent years up and down the Striper Coast.
2020 Plug Building: An Albie Pencil
Catch these mini tunas on mini pencil poppers. Here’s how to make ‘em!
Pour Your Own: Making Soft Plastics
From crafting molds to blending unique custom colors, pouring soft plastics is a rewarding way to pass the winter months.
How-to: Powder Paint Your Own Jigs
Here’s an economical way to build a good inventory of custom finished jig heads.
Plug Building: The Fishmaster Flaptail
Resurrect this striper catching classic for some heart-stopping surface strikes this season.
Plug Building: The Hawg Hunter Pencil
Looking back at a Canal classic with appeal up and down the Striper Coast.
Plug Building: The Big Weasel
Because of their scarcity, swimming an original is completely out of the question.
Nat’s Needle
Kicking back to a needlefish plug designed by legendary Long Island surfcaster Nat Piazza.
Plug Building 2017 Part 3: The Soco Chief
The SoCo Chief is considered by many vintage plug collectors to be the Holy Grail.
Tying a Deceiver
Whether used as a fl y on its own or teaser ahead of a plug, this basic pattern will serve you well.
Plug Building: The Updated Banana
Modernizing the unique and ingenious wooden bunker plug.
Plug Building: Trophy Tackle Needlefish
One of the Striper Coast’s more respected plug builders takes on the Trophy Needlefish, a design that relied heavily on input from legendary surfman Steve Campo.
