Product Review – The Big Jet
Summer in North Carolina is in full swing, and along with it, the mahi bite. These fish are moving closer in from the Gulf Stream every day now that the water is being warmed by the hot summer sun.
One of the most efficient ways to target this species (along with tuna, wahoo, and other gamefish) is with a trustworthy plug. Look no further than the Big Jet this summer for a reliable plug that is engineered to produce more mahi bites.
The Big Jet is made by Big Nic Fishing, a local and handcrafted tackle company based out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Nic Coptsias, founder of Big Nic Fishing, strategically designed the Big Jet plug after years on the water testing and sampling what works best to get the right bite from mahi, tuna, and other pelagics alike.
The Big Jet plug features an aluminum head that weighs approximately a half-ounce and sports strategically-drilled holes that cause a sporadic motion and deadly bubble trail. The skirt itself can be made of mylar or a highly durable resin base, and every plug always comes double skirted to hold up for a number of bites.
Although this lure can be rigged with a dead bait, it typically works and pulls best rigged by itself. For optimal results, it should be pulled around 6-7 miles per hour, which gives the plug the proper pitch to really entice a strong bite.
This 7.5-inch plug comes rigged with either 100 lb. mono with a single 7/0 J hook or on 60 lb. wire with a pin rig and using the same 7/0 J hook. The wire option also comes with a 4/0 treble hook as a trailer to be used for dead bait applications (the optimal dead bait for this plug is a ballyhoo).
Currently, the Big Jet plug can be ordered in ten custom colors from www.big-nick-lures.myshopify. However, if you contact Big Nic Fishing directly, there are even more colors and skirt combinations that anglers can select from.
The Big Jet and other products by Big Nic Fishing can also be found in most local tackle shops up and down the east coast of North Carolina.
