|
|
 Phase II Lures Phase II Lures are based on a lifetime of fishing experience and observation, primarily with light-medium tackle, both fresh and saltwater, with a concentration on inshore saltwater fishing in the Northeast during the past 30+ years. I’ve caught stripers, blues and weakfish from the East River in front of the U.N. building, in Long Island Sound from the Norwalk Islands to Crane’s Neck on the Long Island side and back to Fisher’s Island on the Connecticut side, out to the rips and flats of Monomoy Island off Cape Cod. I’ve landed bonefish in the Florida Keys and St. Croix, king mackerel in Key West and in the BVIs, along with countless porgy, flounder & fluke on grandchildren outings in LI Sound. In freshwater, I’ve caught everything from bullheads in Kansas to cutthroat in Wyoming, musky, pike and walleye in Wisconsin, perch in Lake Michigan, panfish in Virginia, largemouth at nearly every freshwater stop, rainbows in Colorado.
My philosophy about making these lures is (1) create lures with action that looks like an easy meal to a hungry and lazy fish, (2) proven lure colors or colors that mimic bait, (3) keep it simple - readily available materials, ordinary tools, hand processes as much as possible (while I saw the blanks, sand the formed lures and drill the holes with power equipment, everything else is by hand, “natural” if you will), from carving to hand-sanding, brush painting, hand-cutting and hand-tying the bucktails (many of the deer tails supplied by hunting friends) inserting the ballast (recycled from a local range) and complete hand assembly/packaging of the finished lure. Every plug design we sell is a proven fish-catcher, and that is the most important measure of their quality - Phase II Lures are designed to catch fish and they do.
Our first lures, Junior & Poppy, (darting swimmers) were designed, field-tested and refined during 2005-06, first sold from our website and by dealers in 2007. Subsequently we have successfully designed, tested and sold Mongo, (jointed needlefish swimmer) and Scooter (floating popper), and will continue to develop other lures. You can be assured that every single lure we sell has been made as if I would be fishing it myself (I fish every lure in the line, in every color) You can also be assured that if you have a question about any of our lures you can contact me directly at any time. JUNIOR lures match best with light tackle (8-12 lb. line), POPPY & MONGO match best with medium tackle (12-20 lb.) You can walk JUNIOR or POPPY lures at the surface, and run them in a dipping motion 1-4' down. One of our fisherman has also had good results dropping a JUNIOR to the bottom and bringing it up with a jigging motion. MONGO runs with a side to side action and the slower the retrieve the deeper it will go - let it drift down below the surface action to where the bigger fish are waiting for an easy meal. SCOOTER is a floating topwater plug which with a slow, erratic retrieve will splash and pop - run it fast for more commotion like a fleeing baitfish, especially when you find a suface feeding blitz.
We know that each color offering of every Phase II Lure type catches fish, with every bucktail (white, dark, mixed) available. Pick the lure colors you want, find the fish and enjoy the action with Phase II Lures.
|
|