Capt. Jay Shields is back for round 2 with Mouths of the Merrimack! In this episode, Capt. Jay goes deep into the world of soft plastics. He begins with the evolution of soft plastics with a small company in Ohio in the 1940's and their influence on the largemouth bass community, particularly with savvy angles in Texas looking for a better mousetrap for situational fishing. Over the last 60 years, nearly every fishery in the world has embraced, enhanced, and evolved soft plastics into their everyday tackle boxes. We discuss common, and uncommon rigging methods, different styles, and comparisons between plastics and hard bodied lures. Our discussion focuses northeast striper fishing, but the lessons certainly pertain to any species around the world. By the end of the episode, we might as well send you a Ph.D. in artificial lure presentations for the amount of knowledge Capt. Jay drops on the podcast in an entertaining way!