OFFSHORE TROLLING & TEASERS

Deep-Diving Trolling Plug

A big hard plug with a large lip that dives roughly 20-40+ ft when trolled, putting a wobbling baitfish down where wahoo, kingfish and tuna feed.

DepthDeep, trolled

ActionHard wobble at depth

WhereDrop-offs, reef edges, banks, blue water

LevelIntermediate

How to fish it

1
Attach it with a short wire leader and a strong snap or loop to the plug's eye so it can wobble freely.
2
Let out enough line for it to reach its working depth, then mark it so you can set the same distance every time.
3
Troll at the speed the maker lists for that plug; if the rod tip stops pulsing or the plug skips to the surface, slow down.
4
Run it along drop-off edges and over banks, where fish hold below the surface lures.

Braid lets a plug dive deeper than thick mono at the same line length.
A deep plug in the middle of a surface spread covers two depths at once.
If the plug runs off to one side, gently bend the eye the opposite way until it tracks straight.