Hey guys, 

Nice!

Uncle, did you ever have a crack with the Bozos 'Kingie Kruncher' which looks like a replica of the Slug-Go?

Thanks Uncle. 

I'm compiling an arsenal to try for harbour kingies off the shore and near estuaries in Auckland this summer, and that includes a few big soft baits. So far I've got some Storm paddle tails which LBGers use with success for kingies in Australia. 

At the recent boat show, kayak expert Stephen Tapp did a talk and showed a rig he's using for kingies from the yak (given it's very hard to stick bait at water level).  He's flicking big Z Man paddle tail softies - I think they were brought in, in limited numbers by Mahiman but they are readily available from the US. Mag Swimz. There's a nice piper colour.

haha, yes. Hooking them is one thing, landing another.

I like the look of them, and have thrown a few around - would really like to be drifting past a headl;and out Barrier and cast them around for a swim, their action is very good to my eyes in the water for kingi's
I have thought about rigging them differently for worm eating snapper just out over the general gulf paddocks...strayline kinda so the sluggo acts like a worm out of the mud...could be good!

Ahi_Slayer wrote: I've got excess Slug-Gos if you are interested... 9" albino 9" rigged and 12" if you are keen, let me know in PM

Here is a pix from June 2006:

Barbary B wrote: Try these for Kings in the harbour

The Tamure Kid wrote: Good one Kezza, thanks for sharing that. Was that monster worm hook in the 9" supplied with the lures? Did you add a ball sinker right up to the hook, or fish Carolina with a short trace? Funny - if you search Slug-go on the site, back in those days they consistently featured, if not dominated the list of favourite 'go to' soft baits for those who must have been among the first adopters of soft bait in NZ.  But Slug-gos obviously got swamped by the Pure Fishing juggernaut and probably other vagaries of the market. Still pretty popular in the US, it seems. For stripers and bass.