Thorne Bros "Ogur" Slug!!!

[Matt Johnson]

Thorne Bros has released their new plastic... the "Ogur" Slug!

The Ogur Slug was designed by the orge himself... Sean Spraungel.

Being the bass enthusiast that he is, Sean designed this plastic for the serious bass angler who is looking to add a new productive tool to their arsenals. Sean has clocked a lot of hours on the lake chasing down monster bucketmouths, and he's come up with a design that truly caters to the bass world.

The Ogur Slug is a weighted, 6-inch soft plastic that comes in 5 different colors (top to bottom in the above picture)...

Silver/Black with Green Flake

Red Shad with Green Flake

Black with Gold Flake

Brown/Metallic Green with Blue and Black Flake

Brown with Blue and Black Flake

The Ogur Slug is a very versatile plastic that can be used in both heavy cover and open spaces. You can also cast this plastic a long distance. Rig it with a 5/0 or 6/0 hook and you're good to go.

The Ogur Slug is a weedless approach that can be dropped into weed pockets as well as deep into the thick rice beds...

The Ogur Slug has a positioned slit that allows the hook to provide maximum hooking power, yet maximum weed/snag protection...

Hook tucks in nicely to the slit/cut to keep the presentation snag-free

The Ogur Slug is a durable plastic that can withstand some abuse and it will last through several fish. The texture of the Ogur Slug is very appealing as well.

The Ogur Slug is only the start to the future of Thorne Bros plastics.

The Ogur Slug will be available on the Thorne Bros website (www.ThorneBros.com) shortly, but in the meantime you can purchase them at their store in Fridley, MN if you happen to be in the area.

For more information about the Ogur Slug, or to possibly get your hands on some before bass opener, contact Thorne Bros...

[email protected]

763-572-3782

I had the opportunity to talk with Sean this weekend and see the new Ogur Slug up-close, and the colors options are excellent in my opinion, and they definitely look to be deadly on bass that are holding in cover. It was just one of those plastics that when you see it you have a feeling that it's going to catch fish.

Stay tuned for more info and tips on the Ogur Slug as the season progresses!

[Hotspotter]

After borrowing a few of the Ogur Slugs from Matt, I decided to give them a whirl yesterday. I must say that having the privelege to fish these things were much appreciated by myself, and not so much by the fish!

We caught around 50 bass in only a few hours of casting these things. We used these baits exclusively, and the fish claimed almost 2 bags!

I've been using soft-plastic jerkbaits for bass for years, and have always loved their neutral bouancy, and life-like action in the water. These were the craze in bass fishing 8-10 years ago, and since then, the fire has died, and sometimes these types of baits are difficult to find. Unacceptable, when these types of lures are my "confidence" bait for fishing bass.

Here's why I like them so much:

1) Versatility - These baits are second-to-none in the various ways you can fish them. Keep the rod tip high and slither it through emergent veg., and when you hit a pocket, drop that rod tip and hold on! Work a weedline, shallow or deep. You can count these baits down and fish the bottom edge, or keep twitching and fish just below the surface.

2) Conditioning - The places I fish don't tend to see this lure till I throw it at them. Spinnerbaits, topwaters, and jig/plastic combinations; the fish see these on a regular basis.

3) Action - You can't beat the unpredictable and erratic action these baits provide.

4) Coverage - These can be cast at distance with ease. I fish mine with a super-braid on a baitcaster, and still have no problem heaving the bait.

I liked the Ogur over many of the convential soft-plastic jerkbaits out there for a few reasons:

-scent/salt impregrated - the Ogur is loaded with it!

-hook slit - made the bait more weedless

-supple/realistic feel - the plastic is more life-like as well!

Here's a few more pics!

Double!

Big fish of the trip, 4lbs 2oz.

Stop up at Thorne and give these a try. I think if you already use these styles of soft-plastics, you'll be more than impressed. If you don't, you're missing out!

Joel

[Matt Johnson]

Great report Joel! Glad to hear you had some success with the Ogur Slugs!

They are indeed a versatile presentation that can be used in a variety conditions and in a variety of ways.

I just need to go chase a few more bass now

[iland99]

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Stop up at Thorne and give these a try. I think if you already use these styles of soft-plastics, you'll be more than impressed. If you don't, you're missing out!

Joel

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I just realized that Thorne Bros. is 1.75 miles from the job I start on July 3rd!! It's going to be WAY too easy to stop on in! Maybe I can set up some type of system where a percentage of each paycheck is directly deposited into a Thorne Bros. spending account......ideally this would appear on each paystub as a savings account of some type so the wife doesn't get too suspicious....

[Matt Johnson]

hollywood_pete,

I think I see a lot of future lunch breaks going something like this...

25 minutes at Thorne Bros, 5 minutes to slam down a BigMac and Coke, then 30 seconds to haul tail back to work

Only 1.75 miles from Thorne Bros is dangerous... but it's fun to live dangerously at times

[Mr. Pike1]

Great report. I am for the most part a Senko guy but have dabbled with baits similiar to this like the infamous "sluggo". I may and a few of these as I love tossing something new each time out.

[Hodgie]

I have a couple bags of these.and they are great! I am going in to get a few more bags soon. I only live a few miles from thorne bros. I have spent alot!!! of money there. its not to hard

[Hotspotter]

Had another great bite with the Ogur last week. Bass were feeding on the inside weedline, early morning. We boated over 50 fish during the first few hours of daylight with these, and now I'm fresh out! Will be heading to Thorne to get a few more bags. Rigged weedless, we fish these things over the top of emergent weeds, and drop them off the edge into deeper/shallower water. Strikes are usually pretty definite, so you're not guessing!

This was the dandy of the trip, at 21"

[markkstanley]

Joel, you rigging these weightless or are you using a weighted worm hook? Planning on trying these on some deeper weed lines on Tonka as bass are holding in 10ft depths or more right now.

[Hotspotter]

Mark:

I'm currently rigging them weightless, but I think for those depths I'd try to use a weighted worm hook like you mentioned. Most of these fish came in depths < 6ft. However, when fish are active, I just count these down a bit on deeper weedlines and use small twitches, only moving the rod tip slightly, and with slack in the line. This way, the bait stays in the zone, and you still get some action. Amazing how twitching slack line can still make these things dart. Try it!

Joel