Shown here, top to bottom: Pink/Pearl, Yellow/White, Solid Black, Dark Green/Silver (Sandeel), Pogie.
(not shown - black-n-purple or white)

    Possibly one of the earliest wooden needlefish, the Gibbs Needlefish is certainly one of the most popular. Weighing in at 1 3/4oz and around 7" long, they cast extremely well for a plug that floats! We have a couple unique colors of these needlefish available for you here, the parrot needlefish and the dark green/silver needlefish. Also, since we tend to fish ours with bucktailed Siwash hooks, they'll be available here with that same option for you.

   The Needlefish is best fished with a slow, steady retrieve - I like to add an occasional "twitch" to my retrieve, but this is far from necessary - I think it just gives me something to think about ;-) If you aren't getting hits with the slow, steady retrieve, try giving it an occasional twitch followed by a very short pause - this will sometimes be met with a crashing strike as you start retrieving again. There was a monster striper caught and released at Montauk, NY a couple weeks ago (late October) that ate a yellow Gibbs needlefish - it weighed nearly 60 pounds! So, yes, these things really do work :-) As always, keep your hooks sharp! Carefully revive and release any fish that you aren't planning to eat, they are a precious resource that is under tremendous pressure right now.