Casting eggs? Anyone???

[JerseyCoast]

Saw this topic on another site and I thought it would fit well here too, as a discussion. How many of you guys use casting eggs? They are an awesome advantage for the surf fisherman, but NJ does not see much of them. I use them for several applications, they work well. We sell them time to time, but there has never been a big demand for them.

1- Use a teaser / fly to let it sit in a confused current, acting like a bait fish that is helpless, not able to depart the current.

2- Use teasers /fly on a long leader and slowly work the egg in, with a small amount of weight on the bottom, to make it like I am drifting on a boat. This method has caught me fluke, bass, weakfish over the summer months.

3- Use them with smaller lures such as a 1/4oz minnow that cant be casted out that far! You can make these smaller lures swim as if the egg was not there! Works great when spearing, rain fish, sandeels are in.

4-Use an action similar to a bucktail jig, creating splash, noise on top, while they spot your teaser, lure and take the easy meal!


There are tons of ways to use them, and no way is wrong! Ho wmany of you use them? I dont see them used much around here????

[dfish28]

1st ? Here - what is a casting egg?, are they large or jumbos,brown or white?

[JerseyCoast]

Originally Posted by dfish28

1st ? Here - what is a casting egg?, are they large or jumbos,brown or white?

They are usually made of wood, and they resemble an egg. You place them inline, with a teaser, lure, anything that is too light to cast a good distance. The egg will get you the distance and then your lure will work off of it. Kind of like a bobber for the surf. Not many guys know of them, but they really do work well!!

[JerseyCoast]

Heres a pic..... And for the record, I do not have any in the shop right now....I am not trying to sell something here........I just thought it was a good topic that alot of guys are unaware of. The can be a very big advantage when we hit some of the slower months in the surf and even from the boat for that matter. It is just an item that allows you to cast a small lure...

[NJ Dave]

Interesting. But whats the reason for the nail on the bobber?

[scooter1010]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

Interesting. But whats the reason for the nail on the bobber?

You actually put the hook on it. This allows you to cast it with the teaser/fly/small lure and a long leader. Once it hits the water the hook comes off allowing the fly etc to drift on the leader.