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The Super Strike Super N Fish is an aerodynamic needlefish lure that slips through the wind for a long cast. Produces a slight twitching action with a jerk of the rod tip. The depth this lures swims at is controlled by the speed of your retrieve.
Brand:Super Strike
Average Rating: 4.8 / 5.0 based on 32 reviews - Write a Review

5/ 5 stars
By From Martha's Vineyard on

Pros: mimicks everthing
Cons: None
Recommended: Yes

Best Plug in my Bag

I carry 75% of my plug bag in these needles. I like the 7" 1 3/4 oz. and the Loaded 3 oz. They mimick everything and have a tantalizing back & fourth swimming action. Some nights the fish absolutely hammer it! Every color has their time but Amber and Neon Yellow are the best depending on the moon cycle


5/ 5 stars
By From RI on
Recommended: Yes

My husband loves this

My husband loves this lure and has quite a few of them!


5/ 5 stars
By From n/s long island on
Recommended: Yes

needle fish

great company /fast servicecant ask for anything more


5/ 5 stars
By From Breezy point on

Pros: Casts very well and catches fish at night
Cons: The hooks are cheap versions
Recommended: Yes

Dark Needle

The entire super strike range should either be available w/o hooks at a lower price or factory fitted with high quality anti rust hooks....singles on the back...dressed or naked


5/ 5 stars
By From Breezy Point on

Pros: Work great in a fast current and especially in low light to bright nights
Cons: Change the hooks or sell this lure w/o hooks at a discount
Recommended: Yes

Bright night needles

Great casting and fishable in all sorts of rough and moving water. Forget about stil water.The hooks are cheap....a problem


5/ 5 stars
By From MASS on

Pros: Durable, Casts Great, Cathces fish
Cons: Cheap ass hooks
Recommended: Yes

Love the Super N Fish

I love the SS Super N Fish. I have over 30 colors in my collection. Its generally the 1st plug out of my bag on more nights than not


5/ 5 stars
By From Martha's Vineyard on

Pros: Catches Fish
Cons: Most of the time
Recommended: Yes

Nice Plug

Love the Super N Fish. Edge always has a great selection


4/ 5 stars
By From Randolph, NJ on

Pros: Durable, Casting Distance
Recommended: Yes

My Fav

Love these, stock up on them every year. Last all season, but after 50+ days of surf casting, the blues mark them up real bad so like all my hard baits, I just buy new every year!


5/ 5 stars
By From Pennsylvania on

Pros: easy to use
Cons: hooks
Recommended: Yes

Super Strike needle

This plug is a great sand eel imitator. It casts very well and the fish love it. Highly recommended.


5/ 5 stars
By From NJ on

Pros: cast far
Cons: none
Recommended: Yes

Nice Imitation

This plug looks just like a sand eel. I put on a dressed siwash hook on the back to give it more action.


5/ 5 stars
By From brooklyn ny on

Pros: versatile
Cons: chabge hooks 4.0 vmc hooks and 3,0 in the back
Recommended: Yes

ss needle

This plug is very versatile it can be worked in different parts of the water coluom it cast great through winds and ge best advicwe on this lure is "if you are complety bored fishing this ure you r fishing it wrong


4/ 5 stars
By From Piermont, NY on

Pros: Effective, casts far, durable
Cons: Need to replace hooks
Recommended: Yes

Repeat performer, Day or Night

This color needlefish has consistently produced for me this season, especially at night. When it gets rough, I go for the loaded 3oz. version.


4/ 5 stars
By From Piermont, NY on

Pros: gets out and gets down
Cons: specialized purpose (not as versatile)
Recommended: Yes

Killer in big surf

I have had success with this plug in conditions where effective presentation of most other offerings is difficult to impossible. When the surf is up, with a strong on-shore wind, the loaded SS needle casts far and gets down to where the fish are. However, this specialization means that it's not a good choice for anything but the more extreme conditions found on ocean front beaches.


5/ 5 stars
By From OB, FI on

Pros: Easy to Use. Casts Well
Cons: Not The Best Hooks
Recommended: Yes

A Proven Fish Catcher

This is a great lure. Fish love it. It's also very easy to fish. Slow or fast retrive, once you dial it in it should produce if fish are around.


5/ 5 stars
By From Eastham,MA on

Pros: casts like a bullet, great sand eel imitator
Cons: none
Recommended: Yes

best all around plug

Super strike needlefish is my favorite all around plug, casts great, mimics prevalent bait in Northeast


5/ 5 stars
By From Gloucester MA on
Recommended: Yes

Solid plug

Cheap, reliable plastic lure that works great. Can't go wrong with yellow!


4/ 5 stars
By From Gloucester on
Recommended: Yes

White is just right!

One of the first plugs out of my bag when thin profile baits are present. Only problem are the hooks- they need to be switched to VMC's before using.


5/ 5 stars
By From Gloucester MA on
Recommended: Yes

BI

Going to Block Island? Bring this. 'Nuff said.


5/ 5 stars
By From NJ on
Recommended: Yes

SS needle

This is an excellent plug. I tend to load the 1-3/4 oz to around 3 oz. This plug is situational for me- getting through some nasty winds or just getting extra distance when needed. Also when bass are focused on larger sand eels this plug is dynamite!


4/ 5 stars
By From NJ on
Recommended: Yes

SS needle

Excellent plug when bass are concentrated on small bait. Really good sink rate on this plug and casts very well for it's size.


5/ 5 stars
By From NJ on
Recommended: Yes

Clear SS Super N Fish

Although I know SS is introducing a weighted 2.7 oz Needle, I purchased this to load myself. I have loaded the 6.5" "N" fish plugs with shot up to 2.2 oz and they were dynamite in the fall sand eel run. The additional length of the Super "N" will allow it to be weighted to 2.7 oz or heavier and the clear plastic takes the guess work out of drilling .


5/ 5 stars
By From NY on
Recommended: Yes

SERVICE

Found the product with color as requested a year ago from a local B&T but they were never sent to them. The girlfriend has done very well with this item in the color and wanted to make sure she had spares. Great processing and quickly received the product. Will be making more purchases from here in the future for certain


5/ 5 stars
By From NY on
Recommended: Yes

SERVICE / SS NEEDLE

Found the product with color as requested a year ago from a local B&T but they were never sent to them. The girlfriend has done very well with this item in the color and wanted to make sure she had spares. Great processing and quickly received the product. Will be making more purchases from here in the future for certain


5/ 5 stars
By From NY on
Recommended: Yes

SERVICE

Found the product with color as requested a year ago from a local B&T but they were never sent to them. The girlfriend has done very well with this item in the color and wanted to make sure she had spares. Great processing and quickly received the product. Will be making more purchases from here in the future for certain


5/ 5 stars
By From Ephrata, PA on

Pros: Good Casting & Imatation
Recommended: Yes

Awesome

This lure is responsible for some great outings. It always seems to produce and you can cast it a mile even into a fierce head wind.


5/ 5 stars
By From JERSEY SHORE on

Pros: SOLID LURE THAT CATCHES FISH
Cons: NONE
Recommended: Yes

NEON GREEN NEEDLEFISH

GREAT CASTING LURE EVEN INTO WIND


5/ 5 stars
By From Warren, RI on

Pros: Cost
Cons: Hooks need to be changed.
Recommended: Yes

Great Plug

I hate fishing needlefish only due to the lack of action. But after this season Im a believer. I carried this plug with me all season. It worked when nothing else would. The fish absolutely crush this thing. Change the hooks to VMCs. Cast great and far, and cant beat the price.


4/ 5 stars
By From pa on

Pros: design
Recommended: Yes

hunter express

ability to catch fish puts this lure at the top of the list. i like no split rings and the hooks are sharp but i prefer vmc 6x 3/0's


5/ 5 stars
By From Boyertown on

Pros: Sand Eel Imatation, Casts well
Cons: Hooks Corroded
Recommended: Yes

Fish Catcher

This 1 1/2oz S.S. needlefish is the right size to imitate sand eels and still casts like a bullet. I fished the larger 1 3/4oz version beside this without success, while the 1 1/2oz (in yellow) consistently caught fish. Sand eels were definitely the forage because we would hook one from time to time. The hooks needed to be replaced after a season, but that's normal.


5/ 5 stars
By From pa on

Pros: color
Cons: hooks
Recommended: Yes

super n fish

one of the few lures that sport a neon color. has same profile of the classic beachmaster needles. i agree with a change of hooks to treble and single vmc. i like this lure without split rings as it comes out of the box


5/ 5 stars
By From pa on

Pros: relative cost, color
Recommended: Yes

super n fish

profile is great when the sand eels are everywhere. replace with single hook and add flash


5/ 5 stars
By From WW, RI on
Recommended: Yes

Super N Fish

I don't leave home without this lure. They are durable, cast like a bullet and can be used to fish the entire water column. I do change the hooks to VMC 4x treble on the belly and a siwash for the tail.


The Super N Fish comes in a myriad of colors to be sure. But, if you look closely, something might stand out in the results. "All Neon Green" although not normally a stand out, ranks very highly for this lure. "All Neon" or perhaps better coined, "Block Island" green, made it's big splash during the epic fishing experienced in the 80's on Block Island. Read all about it in Dennis Zambrotta's book "Surfcasting Around The Block", or pick one of these needlefish up and make a little history yourself.
Why would anyone want to fish a stick-like lure with no action? Because it works. The Super Strike Super N Fish may take some built up confidence but when you're comfortable fishing it the number of colors, sizes and weights, including the heavy Super N Fish which really punches out there in a blow or heavy current, you'll soon start to envision your Super N Fish snaking through the water. Just look at the Super Strike trophy page on their website and you'll see quite a few cows taken on Super N Fishes!
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cchobot
Super Strike Super 'N Fish Needlefish - Any thoughts?
Sep 24 2012 3:41PM
Visit the "Super Strike Fishing Lures" category of the website and you'll notice that the Super N Fish holds down the #1 spot in the rankings. That's pretty amazing considering #2 and #3 go to the Little Neck Popper and Zig Zag respectively.



Why is this Needlefish lure SO popular?

If anyone has read DZ's new book, you probably already know one of the answers. This lure excels when very large striped bass are keyed-in on sandeels. Couple that with the fact that often bass fishing is best when the weather is worst. You need a lure that will punch into a gale? Again, the Super 'N Fish will excel. And if there's a heavy sweep? You need a lure that will hold? See the new 'heavy' models that are now available.

These lures come in a variety of size/color/weight combinations. What have you all found with regard to this most popular Super Strike lure?

When do you use it? How has it performed for you? Any interesting or memorable stories to relate?

Actually, there's one picture on the wall at the shop that comes to mind. I'll snap a shot tomorrow and post it here, but it's basically a picture of a customer around the CW who just caught a huge bass in broad daylight on (if I'm not mistaken) a black super 'n fish of all things . I'll do my best to get that picture posted here.

beaver
Sep 27 2012 9:08AM
Like the Darter, the needlefish is a plug I don't use enough (damn bucktails work too well). I have had some scenarios in my limited time using them where they have shined, and I'm really trying to experiment more. One retrieve I've been using lately is hardly a retrieve at all. When there is enough side to side sweep, I cast the needle out, slightly up current and reel only enough to keep the line tight. I don't know if it is the sparsely tied bucktail that I use on my needles that turns it from number 2 pencil-like into realistic baitfish, but just letting the needlefish swing in the current has produced some fish for me when other things haven't.

The 1 oz Super N Fish shines when fish are on small bait. For a small plug it casts extremely well on a surf rod. All black and all yellow are my top color choices.

One of the perks of the Super N Fish is that it is extremely versatile. You can fish it 20 different ways and they'll all catch at times - from the slow crawl, to working it on top like a pencil. Over the past few years I've realized that a 1 oz SS needle is probably one of those plugs you should choose if you could "only have 5 plugs, what would they be."

chefchris
Sep 27 2012 11:00AM
Heres my experiences with the SS needle.

Why is this Needlefish lure SO popular?

color options, size options, consistent product. Looks like a lot of bait fish, needlefish, spearing, mackerel, etc, has that slender profile that most bait fish have. price is another factor. the fact you can cast it in any condition.

My first catching experience with a ss needle was very memorable, i had bought a 1.75oz green over white needle and replaced the hooks with 3/0 vmcs, i always carried it but never threw it as i had zero confidence in it, i mean it doesnt swim, has no action and i cant feel it in the water. and when i did fish it i never gave it a big chance.

was at pt jude throwing everything in the bag, with not much to show for it, as i was looking in the bag i saw the needle, figured why not what am i going to catch less fish, threw it out and a dead slow retrieve and about half way in it gets it so hard the rod almost got pulled out of my hand, fish was mid to hi teens and completely swallowed the plug, after that fish was released i kept throwing the needle, i caught something like 16 fish that night all that same size, most were hooked on the belly hook but the others completely inhaled it. I was hooked!! The hits were so vicious and the fish made no issues with light taps, they wanted that plug. Went home that night happy and satisfied that i threw the needle.

Since then ive almost always carried one in the bag, they take up no room and work in almost every condition.

I do the steady dead slow retrieve, i almost never add any action on it all, its boring but it works, and like the saying goes "if you think your going slow, go slower" usually i just slow crawl it but when i slow it down even more it seems to get hammered, i think the fish is watching it or trailing it and that second pause when you go from slow to slower they use that moment to hit the plug.

a few seasons back it was my top producer and go to lure. black over orange and green over white and always the 1.75oz. we havent had a great sand eel run in a few years, remember when fort adams had school bus size schools of them 30 yards from shore?

This year i had great success with throwing the heavy version in green over white at the canal, casts amazing, gets down in the water column if you want it to and resembles the long slender baits like the macs. the fish loved it, i rigged that one with 6x 4/0 hooks due to the nature of the canal. i used it like a twitch bait and with the sweeping current it really did the trick.

i rig most of my ones for the surf with 3/0 or 4/0 vmc on the belly and a heavy dressed siwash on the back, usually a 6/0 or 7/0, adds some drag which helps me keep in contact with it and adds to the overall profile of the plug.

I almost never throw the small ones, i own a few and some bullets but the 1.75 is my go to ss needle. but try the small ones with a small split ring to a small barrel swivel to a small split ring to a chark tail or willow blade on the back, action is crazy and if you fish it fast the blade will break the surface and cause some great hits.

Rob Rockcrawler
Sep 29 2012 9:12AM
WHen i started fishing block island 6 years ago my buddy said that was all i really needed. He was overstating the fact but he uses them a lot over there. My first trip over there i had zero confidence in them and stuck to metal lips and plastic swimmers, i did ok but he was puling fish from places that i got skunked. I borrowed one of his and took a few casts with it but had no confidence, a sunny day in june, he caught fish i practiced casting.

That fall we went back and i was stuck on using eels as that was all i needed and the group was basically all throwing eels and we cleaned up nicely on good sized fish.

Fast forward to the next summer and i started using needles and had a couple fantastic nights on them not SS however. I went to the edge and bought 2 green over white in a couple sizes and a solid green. I replaced the hooks and was on my way over to the island. It started immediately with fish. For a week it was fish after fish, i dont think we ever went more than an hour without catching a fish. There was 5 of us over there for the week. I can not even estimate the amount of fish we caught. All of us threw the SS in some shade of green with a redgill up top. I would throw on a different make of needle and would still catch fish but instead of having a hit every few casts it was more spaced out. We never caught anything too large that trip but the amount of fish was just incredible. It went down as the best week of fishing in my life. We still go over for a week every fall for the same set of tides. It has not been the same since but the SS is always flying by one of our group at any given time. Its a great plug for scouting. There are a couple points that we hit daily by 1 or 2 in the group just to see if its producing. Im heading over in a few weeks and already have a bunch of fresh tails tied up and a box of VMC's in my needle box. I am going to pick up a couple the heavy needles as i havent tried them yet. Over there last fall i would have loved to have one on the last day, the conditions were perfect at a certain cove but i couldnt fish it properly with what i had in the bag, im pretty sure if i had a heavy i would have connected. Another thing i like about them is the funky woosh sound they make when you cast them.

CharlesT
Oct 4 2012 12:07AM
Ahhhh.. first trip to Chappaquidick since 1974. ( !!?! ) First night on East Beach. First time using an SS needle. Smokey 2 3/8 oz. Cast out into the darkness, felt the swing, slight twitch........ 10th cast .... felt the weight on the end of the swing and there she was. My first 20 lb bass from the surf. Can't wait to try them down here in Jersey at the sand eel ball. All the ladies in stripes are invited to participate.

chipwood
Oct 27 2012 7:19AM
Life has got in the way and I've been resigned to surf the net for my fishing jones. My first fish on a SS needle came from Block in the Fall in the mid 90's on a parrot needle. We were going over and fishing bait, mostly squid, some guys chunking pogies. The guys in the house plugging were throwing homemade needles with red gill teasers. So one afternoon I decided to snap on a SS I had purchased and headed to Dories. A few casts into the whitewater and BAM, a 15#; I was hooked on plugging from there. Back then SS's cost $8, so needless to say I went home and bought 5 of each color. Trans pink, trans green, parrot, and black. A few years later they came out with blurple, or as some called it at the time eggplant. Blurple was and is still the first out of the bag for me once darkness comes into play. One note, before I started getting serious about plugging, the only plug I used was a Little Neck and that was during the day. I think people dont give the needle enough credit as a fish catcher during the day, especially in rough water conditions. When the Mullet are around this plug is sweet.

DZ50
Oct 29 2012 8:26AM
Quote Originally Posted by chipwood View Post
Life has got in the way and I've been resigned to surf the net for my fishing jones. My first fish on a SS needle came from Block in the Fall in the mid 90's on a parrot needle. We were going over and fishing bait, mostly squid, some guys chunking pogies. The guys in the house plugging were throwing homemade needles with red gill teasers. So one afternoon I decided to snap on a SS I had purchased and headed to Dories. A few casts into the whitewater and BAM, a 15#; I was hooked on plugging from there. Back then SS's cost $8, so needless to say I went home and bought 5 of each color. Trans pink, trans green, parrot, and black. A few years later they came out with blurple, or as some called it at the time eggplant. Blurple was and is still the first out of the bag for me once darkness comes into play. One note, before I started getting serious about plugging, the only plug I used was a Little Neck and that was during the day. I think people dont give the needle enough credit as a fish catcher during the day, especially in rough water conditions. When the Mullet are around this plug is sweet.
Chris,
Nice to hear from you - hope everything is ok. Haven't seen you for quite a while. Gotta luv the SS needle. You're correct - skip it in the daylight too!

DZ

thewaterfordstriper
Nov 4 2012 11:23AM
they're great when sand eels are around or other slender baits.
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