Gibbs Casting Swimmer Bottle Plug

The Gibbs Bottle Plug aka Casting Swimmer is a great fish catching lure when conditions are windy and you need a lure that will dig in. While bottle plugs are very productive in a variety of conditions, they shine in situations with a good swift current and/or rough conditions. These are the times when most other lures will roll out and not hold in the water. It is this ability to hold in the water that allows fish to key in on their action and strike.

More commonly referred to as the "Bottle Plug" this is our "Derby Special" due to "derby" winners it has been credited with. No metal lip allows this plug to really reach the outside "off beach" rips. The Casting Swimmer is more at home in turbulent water and fast current. William "Doc" Muller best described the correct technique when he coined the phrase "stay in contact with the plug." Pay close attention to what's happening out there and keep the plug working by maintaining contact with a somewhat tight line (minimal belly) and a steady retriever as the current ebbs and flows. This means you speed up retrieve on wave fronts and slow down on the backside similar to fishing a metal lip.