Al Gag’s Whip-It Fish Lures: An Angler’s Tale
Written by Ben Jackson|
The lure stays a shop color. GX2 you already know. Pflueger President or Shimano Sienna. DrySåk for the phone. A legal fish is the tale.
Key takeaways
- Shop color, not a mailbox hope.
- A known stick.
- A drag you can set.
- A bag for the license.
A Whip-It day is a retrieve you already trust, a stick that will still throw it, and a legal fish — not a siren paragraph about a lure you have not wet. The short answer: fish a swimming plug you already know on a President-class reel, and buy the Whip-It itself at a shop that still has the color you want.
Short version. Smallmouth lures if the rock is already the job. A reel under $100 if the drag is already the limit. Pair with the plan. Check live prices.
This page is the tale. Al Gag’s Whip-It is a shop and a maker drawer. This is the stick, the reel, the bag.
The lure is a shop color. The retrieve is the tale.
A swimming plug that still looks like a baitfish is a swimming plug. Do: match the hatch you can see. Don’t: a midnight listing as the only color. A dock shop that will still let you hold the bill is the shop. If the Whip-It is on the wall, buy it there. If it is not, fish the plug you already trust. A jerkbait rod if the pause is already the season. A repeatable hour still wants a legal fish.
Write the slot. A five-year-old forum is a rumor. Austin water if the town is already the point. Texas if the other week is already a bay.
One stick you already know
The Ugly Stik GX2 7-foot spinning rod is the live one-rod answer we named. Check live prices.
Do: a rod you have already broken in. Don’t: a new listing the night before a 5 a.m. ramp. A spinnerbait rod if the other Saturday is already a willow.
A drag you can still set light
The Pflueger President is the live under-$100 reel we named. The Shimano Sienna is the live parts-path reel we named. Check live prices.
Do: close the bail with your hand. Don’t: a locked drag in a hot garage. Under $100. Under $50 if the wallet is still the floor.
A bag for the phone and the license
The Såk Gear DrySåk is the live bag we named. Check live prices.
Do: roll it the times the listing says. Don’t: a jeans pocket and a hope. Kayak habits if the hull is already a yak. A vest still belongs on the water. Kayak states if the other week is already a hull.
| Want | Honest tool |
|---|---|
| The Whip-It | A shop color you can hold |
| A stick | Ugly Stik GX2 you already know |
| A drag | President or Sienna |
| A phone | A DrySåk you rolled |
The lure stays a dock shop. Check live prices on the kit you can still buy.
Shop color, known stick, a drag you set, a bag
That is the tale. Check live prices. Come home with a legal fish.
Guests will try to write a midnight listing as the only color
Say the rule at the house: a shop color you can hold, a stick you already know, a drag you can still set. If the answer is a mailbox hope and a laugh, sit. A swimming plug. The plan page.
Do: match the hatch you can see. Don’t: a five-year-old forum as a slot. Austin water. Texas fishing. A repeatable hour still wants a legal fish.
The GX2 we named is the live stick. The President we named is the live reel. The Sienna we named is the live parts-path reel. The DrySåk we named is the live bag. Check live prices.
If the Whip-It is on the wall, buy it there
If it is not, fish the plug you already trust. A dock shop that will still let you hold the bill is the shop. A jerkbait rod if the pause is already the season. A reel under $100. Under $50.
Close the bail with your hand. Check live prices. Kayak habits if the hull is already a yak. A vest still belongs on the water.
Kayak states if the other week is already a hull. Bass destinations if the other week is already a reservoir. One classroom.
Lightning is off the water
Wind. A coastal bar if the other Saturday is already a pass. A rainy plan B if the office already called. The new plug can wait.
Roll the DrySåk the times the listing says. Check live prices. A jeans pocket is not a license bag. The plan page.
UV if the dock is already a mirror. Reapply. A snack if the hour is already a sit.
The same bin every trip
GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, lotion. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at a dark ramp. Check live prices. First aid.
Kids: a spinning reel they can still close. Do not hand a child a baitcaster and a lecture. Kids outside. Under $50.
Leave some gas. Come home wanting the next door. A seventh color is not the fish.
Shop color, known stick, a drag you set, a bag
That is the tale. Check live prices. A swimming plug. A reel under $100. The plan page.
Last line: a siren paragraph is not a retrieve. A shop color and a legal fish are. Come home with the same hull you launched.
Austin water. Texas fishing. This page is still the swimming plug you already trust.
A weekday walk of the dock shop is the color you still have
Do: hold the bill. Don’t: a midnight listing as the only color. A swimming plug. The plan page. Austin water.
If the Whip-It is not on the wall, fish the plug you already trust. A jerkbait rod if the pause is already the season. A reel under $100.
The GX2 we named still wants a break-in. Check live prices. A repeatable hour. A legal fish is the tale.
A drag you can still set light
The President we named still wants the bail closed by hand. The Sienna we named still wants a rinse if you touch salt. Check live prices. Under $50.
The DrySåk we named still wants the rolls the listing says. Check live prices. A jeans pocket is not a license bag. Kayak habits.
Wind. A coastal bar if the other Saturday is already a pass. Lightning: off the water. A rainy plan B.
The same bin every trip
GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, lotion. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at a dark ramp. Check live prices. First aid. UV.
Kids: a spinning reel they can still close. Kids outside. Under $50. Do not hand a child a baitcaster and a lecture.
Kayak states if the other week is already a hull. Bass destinations if the other week is already a reservoir. One classroom.
Shop color, known stick, a drag you set, a bag
That is the tale. Check live prices. A swimming plug. A reel under $100. The plan page.
Last line: a siren paragraph is not a retrieve. A shop color and a legal fish are. Come home with the same hull you launched.
Texas fishing. This page is still the swimming plug you already trust.
Write the swimming-plug tale card before you leave the house
Say the kit out loud: shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish. If a guest tries to add a seventh job, sit. That is a successful Saturday. A swimming plug A reel under $100 The plan page.
Do: the same pocket every time. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. A jerkbait rod Austin water.
A cancel you already wrote is a cancel you will still take. Kayak habits A repeatable hour. Lightning, a flood stage, a fire letter — pavement.
The five-minute leave after the swimming-plug tale
Coil so the next day can start. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing and foam. Dry the bag. Then the bin. Check live prices on the kit you named: shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish.
Do: look at the sheath, the strap, the lockout, the buckle. Don’t: a damp trunk and a March surprise. A swimming plug The plan page.
Tell someone the place and the hour. A quiet hour is a search. A reel under $100 A repeatable hour. Come home and say you are moving again.
Guests will try to rewrite the swimming-plug tale as a dare
A shared job can be a short loop and a known kit. A dare into a hole you cannot see the exit of is not a date. Kids out of the bite. The photo waits until the buckle check. Kayak habits A jerkbait rod.
Check live prices. shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish is still the honest pile. Austin water A swimming plug. One classroom. New water or new wind or a new hull — not all three.
A reel under $100 if the other Saturday is already the sibling page. This page is still the swimming-plug tale. That is enough.
Last line on the swimming-plug tale
shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish. Check live prices. The plan page A repeatable hour Kayak habits.
Last line: a catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. Wear the lamp on the walk. Come home wanting Thursday.
A swimming plug A reel under $100 Austin water. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.
Write the swimming-plug tale card before you leave the house
Say the kit out loud: shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish. If a guest tries to add a seventh job, sit. That is a successful Saturday. A swimming plug A reel under $100 The plan page.
Do: the same pocket every time. Don’t: a scavenger hunt at dark. Check live prices. A jerkbait rod Austin water.
A cancel you already wrote is a cancel you will still take. Kayak habits A repeatable hour. Lightning, a flood stage, a fire letter — pavement.
The five-minute leave after the swimming-plug tale
Coil so the next day can start. Empty the granola. Mice eat webbing and foam. Dry the bag. Then the bin. Check live prices on the kit you named: shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish.
Do: look at the sheath, the strap, the lockout, the buckle. Don’t: a damp trunk and a March surprise. A swimming plug The plan page.
Tell someone the place and the hour. A quiet hour is a search. A reel under $100 A repeatable hour. Come home and say you are moving again.
Guests will try to rewrite the swimming-plug tale as a dare
A shared job can be a short loop and a known kit. A dare into a hole you cannot see the exit of is not a date. Kids out of the bite. The photo waits until the buckle check. Kayak habits A jerkbait rod.
Check live prices. shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish is still the honest pile. Austin water A swimming plug. One classroom. New water or new wind or a new hull — not all three.
A reel under $100 if the other Saturday is already the sibling page. This page is still the swimming-plug tale. That is enough.
Last line on the swimming-plug tale
shop color, GX2, President or Sienna, DrySåk, a legal fish. Check live prices. The plan page A repeatable hour Kayak habits.
Last line: a catalog dare is not the day. A card you wrote is. Wear the lamp on the walk. Come home wanting Thursday.
A swimming plug A reel under $100 Austin water. The next door can wait until this kit is still in the same bin.
Also in the magazine
Keep going with smallmouth lures, reels under $100, the plan, and Austin. Check live prices.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I buy Al Gag’s Whip-It?
At a dock shop that still has the color you can hold. If it is not on the wall, fish the plug you already trust.
What rod?
Ugly Stik GX2 7-foot spinning if you want one stick you already know.
What reel?
Pflueger President for most. Shimano Sienna if you want parts.
What bag?
Såk Gear DrySåk for the phone and the license.
Is the lure the whole story?
No. The retrieve and a legal fish are the story. A shop color is the lure.
Jerkbait or Whip-It?
If the pause is the season, see the jerkbait-rod page. This page is a swimming plug you already trust.