Reel In The Keepers With These Giant Pikes.
 

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Hi, Gary Soldati here... For over 35 years, I've loved the thrill of the chase.  Pounding surf. A moonlit night.  The sudden strike of a strong fish.  But even better, I love catching quality keepers. From Maine to Cape Cod, on Block Island and at Montauk...I've caught my share. And I'm always on the lookout for a plug that can consistently catch big fish.

 The Bigger, The Better 

I often thought about the old saying "big bait, big fish" and wondered what happened to the giant pikes that used to be so readily available.   

I looked and looked, and couldn't find a consistent supply anywhere. 

So I did what any normal, frustrated angler who's pretty good with his hands would do:  I made my own.

I read everything I could get my hands on about plug making.  I browsed websites, introduced myself to other lure makers and pestered them with questions.  I visited plug workshops from Cape Cod to the Jersey Shore.  All in an effort to learn the best materials, the best techniques, and the best processes for making a larger wooden lure with great swimming action.

By summer 2005, I tested my first 8" giant pikes at Block Island -- and quickly caught my fill of sizable stripers. 

My friends took notice, and tried them, too.  Before long, our fishing expeditions consistently became catching expeditions.  

"Remember Block Island last summer?
When I worked every kind of lure with no luck --
until you loaned me one of yours.  Within two casts,
I roped a big one.  Awesome."

                                                                             Ted Archibald
                                                                             Providence RI

Pretty soon, tackle shops along the New England and New York coasts took notice...and placed an order...then another...and another. 

The next thing I know, I'm invited to exhibit at the Asbury Park (NJ) Fishing Club annual plug show -- one of the largest plug shows on the East Coast...an amazing event, with some of the best-known plug makers around.

Since those early days, it has been quite a ride.  And the success of my original giant pikes encouraged me to make additional large plugs -- a 6-1/2" junior pike, a 10" troller, a 12" jointed eel, Giant medium and deep divers, and most recently, a line of surface, medium and deep diving SLIMS.

Today, tackle shops from the north shore of Massachusetts, Block Island, Long Island and Middletown, Rhode Island carry BigWaterLures.

Why Such a Blitz?      

Because these are hand-constructed quality plugs with great swimming action in calm or rough water.

• 6-1/2" junior pikes (2-1/2 oz)
• 8" giant pikes (4 oz)
• 11" jointed eel (4 oz)
• 8" medium diver (4-1/2 oz.)
• 8" deep diver (5-1/2 oz)
• 10" troller (7-1/2 oz)
• 8" surface SLIM (3-1/2 oz.)
• 8" medium diving SLIM (4 oz.)
• 8" deep diving SLIM (4-1/2 oz.)

Each pike is turned from northern white cedar.  They have glass eyes from Germany, and stainless-steel lips custom-made by me to get the desired action.

The entire unit is through-wired for extra strength, and the hooks are the strongest and sharpest available -- VMC trebles.  Even the split rings have been eliminated for a cleaner profile.

I hand-paint the plugs in signature colors:  bluefish, blackfish, bunker, squid, white and black pearl, and for selected lures -- bronze, blue pearl and lobster.  Each tail is tailored to the particular coloration -- from different materials, including buck tail, crystal flash, saddle hackle and chenille. 

How To Get Your Own Pikes     

Because I personally hand-make each lure, I can only make a limited number each year.  Currently, I have all styles in stock. 

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"I’ve fished Gary’s lures at Montauk and Block Island --
and they've caught fish when other lures haven't produced a thing.  They can be worked slowly, or even stopped, and they still have
great action that produces strikes.  I’ve fished them at night
with great success, and they were especially effective during
the fall run when big fish are active during the day."

                                                                              Rod Christie
                                                                               Bedford NY 

Tight lines,

P.S.  Right now I'm fully stocked...but that might not always be the case.  Make sure you're ready for the season -- order your plugs today!

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