FOREST AND STREAM 
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PLUGS FOR PLUGGERS, YEAR 1916 
AN ARTICLE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO TRY OUT THE 
LATEST CREATIONS OF THE TACKLE MAKERS’ SKILL 
S OME time ago I read an article with a good 
deal of interest on “plugs,” where the au¬ 
thor argued that four plugs, two of the 
wiggler type and two for surface work, were all 
that was needed for any follower of the cast 
the plug, catch the fish game. It sounds well, 
doesn’t it, brother, but would any of us be satis¬ 
fied with four of the wooden beauties? 
For some reason or other there is a fascina¬ 
tion about these deceivers that to the uninitiated 
Donaly’s Super-Dreadnought, Redfin No. 7 7. 
is unexplainable, as no matter how many plugs 
are tucked away in our tackle boxes, some of 
them never to be used, we always fall—generally 
to the extent of 75 cents, sometimes a dollar— 
for the new creations. By the crop of 1916, sure 
to goodness fish getters, the end is not yet. So 
get busy you plugger and cast your eye over the 
following: They are all good and no one, 
whether he favors the super-dreadnought-type of 
plug, the light-tackle plug or the sportsmanlike 
contraption with the single hook, can help but 
cast a longing eye upon them. 
The product of Brother Donaly, of Newark 
(N. J.), manufacturer of the famous Redfin 
semi-underwater, this time comes forth with the 
toppiest top water that has made its bid for 
popularity in some time. Friend Donaly must 
have had the famous product of his home state 
in mind—the mosquito—when he brought forth 
his latest creation, the Redfin No. 77 top water 
as it is a stinger, mouse white in color with a 
phosphorescent finish for night work and a bang 
up one at any time a top water , is useful. This 
plug has a propeller that sounds as it goes through 
the water like the side paddle of an excursion 
boat on a busy Sunday, but listen, brother, it 
The Baby Crab Wiggler. 
draws the fish and what is more to the point, gets 
them. 
A notable feature of this plug being the hooks, 
which are hung way low—Oh, you Mr. Bass, there 
sure is a surprise in store for you when this 
super-dreadnought is first cast on your peaceful 
waters. 
The late Tames Heddon has said, “Bait casting 
By George L. Buguey. 
is the sport of a thousand thrills.” Well, one 
more thrill has been added to this attractive sport 
when the latest creation of the Dowagiac people 
—The Baby Crab Wiggler—made its bow to the 
angling fraternity. 
This new one is of the wobbler type, floating 
on the surface when not in use and when working 
at variable depths gives the bass all the thrills 
of the sure to goodness live crab. This one for 
the plugger who leans to small plugs, and just 
right for the light tackle rod. The small plug for 
the large fish. 
Many a small mouth will fall prey to this dou¬ 
ble hooker and many a bait-caster will regret 
that this plug is not among his collection if he 
fails to tie up to the “Baby Crab” this season. 
“Wilson—That’s all.” Yes, sir; here you are 
son, a plug that does the work of six, from the 
top water sputter to the deepest wiggler and all 
for the price of one plug. We of the plugger 
class know what a fish getter the wobbler with 
the fluted sides has been; well, here is another 
from the same factory—Hastings Sporting Goods 
Works—and if it is as good as its brother, the 
“fluted wobbler,” it’s “full creels” for all of us. 
In the trapshooting game I featured the ex¬ 
pression “shoot ’em high, shoot ’em low.” Here 
is one for the fishing fraternity “fish ’em low, 
and do it with a Wilson.” 
All that is necessary is to turn an adjustable 
The Six-in-One Wobbler. 
diving guide and one has the choice of any one 
of six different positions from the surface to the 
wiggler of various depths to a maximum of six 
feet. Here’s to you, the “pound for pound fish,” 
also to “Wilson—That’s all.” 
Lots of us while we like to cast the plug re¬ 
gret the fact that these selfsame toys are equipped 
with gang hooks and for that reason these 
hooks are frequently removed and either single 
or double hooks substituted. However, the lover 
of the single hook contraption has this year come 
into his own with the advent of the A 1 Foss 
Pork Rind Minnows commonly called “The Lit¬ 
tle Egypt Wiggler,” for general casting and troll¬ 
ing, and the “Skidder” for shallow water. 
The general appearance of the wiggler can 
best be learnt by a close observance of the above 
cut. A special feature of the bait being the head 
which closes down over one end of the pork rind 
in a vise-like grip, holding same always in place. 
Another attraction of this minnow is the dou¬ 
ble swivel at each end of the spinner which helps 
to keep the bait upright and at the same time pre¬ 
venting the line from kinking. Weedless baits are 
frequently found to be fishless, but in “The Little 
Egypt” we find a bait that is more weedless than 
the so-called weedless baits and in addition gets 
the fish. This being due to the fact that the hook 
rides upright—passing over weeds and other ob¬ 
structions. 
It is also well to mention the pork rind strips 
that A 1 Foss has prepared to go with this wiggler. 
They are the goods—especially selected from 
young pigs and are cut very thin, just the right 
size for both the “wiggler” and the “skidder,” 
and remember they land the fish. 
“Humdinger.” It’s all of that and then some. 
“Noah,” he of dictionary fame, fails to define 
the word nevertheless Jamison could not have 
found a better name for his struggling bait. 
Here is another four-in-one plug, a deep div¬ 
ing wiggler, surface splatter bait, near surface 
bait and plain surface bait. Each one with a lit¬ 
tle motion of its own and so designed as to en¬ 
able the angler to meet any condition of water 
with the same bait. It looks good, it is good and 
many a bronze back has fallen prey to this wig¬ 
gle woggle “Humdinger.” 
The most of us are well acquainted with the 
South Bend anti-back lash reel. Well, brother, 
these selfsame South Bend people have come for¬ 
ward with a brand new idea, a big time saver 
and the real goods in the way of a detachable 
hook for any plug top or under water. 
This hook to a great extent does away with 
the need of a tackle box, as the plugs, less the 
hooks, can be dropped into the side pocket of 
the fishing coat, the hooks carried elsewhere and 
on reaching the lake can at once be put together. 
Guess that’s bad, isn’t it? Real heads these 
South Bend people carry around. 
What is likely to strain one’s vocabulary more 
than to find on opening the tackle box, a jumble 
of plugs all nicely hooked together? This worry 
is now a thing of the past. It will be found not 
a bad idea to keep South Bend in mind, also the 
hooks, when buying a new one. 
On looking over the assortment of tackle boxes 
and cases in any of our numerous stores catering 
to this class of sport one is liable to come to the 
conclusion that there are as many different kinds 
of boxes manufactured as there are plugs, some 
of tin finished in gaudy colors, some of plain 
wood, while others, the aristocracy of the clan, 
are covered in leather, each one having its place 
in some plugger’s collection. 
However, with them all the bait-caster, until 
