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Ditching the dogs and saving time catching bait is nice. Yt will eat a wide variety of lures. Plastics included. Over the years I've caught 2 yt on plastics. The total would be higher except I very rarely fish plastics any more. Usually I don't even bring them unless there's a good calico bite.
I got away from plastics primarily due to expense. All it takes is one little cuda, bonito, or tail nipping mackerel and a $1-3 bait is done. Those live targets look fantastic. But again, a 16" cuda takes a swipe at the tail n your out some $$. I know lots of guys who love fishing swim baits, but running thru $20 worth a day doesn't work for me. Once you're set up baits basically free. And I have irons that have killef fish for years.
For sure plastics work so maybe use them in areas where you're on calicos or see YT feeding but for general use maybe go with hard baits. They cost more but will stand up to toothy aggressive fish. Just my thoughts. Mike
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