The way to look at instructions set out by manufacturers is that they are just guidelines on which to develop. So the next time you pull out that new unblemished lure from its packaging, bought with your hard earned cash, look at the lure and say the key to this lure catching is me and nobody else. It is possible to work a plug to differentiate between the species that you wish to catch and, if you take the time, to observe the different species which you're after in a predatory situation, it will give you the basis to work the plug to fool your quarry. Once you have become proficient at catching a specific fish, why not adjust your technique to try and catch the specimens. Don't be content with the same old retrieve, work the plug to your advantage.
Experimentation equals success.
I'm now going to explain how I work a plug fishing blind on rivers, which will enable the lure angler to cover a greater area. If the answer is yes, you'll know that a fish coming to the end of its life swims erratically, leaning to one side, trying not to belly up, which makes it fair game for the predatory fish. The problem I encountered was that I needed the plug to reproduce the action of a stricken fish. After a couple of months of trials and tribulations, I eventually succeeded in creating a realistic action by slightly modifying the plugs which I use on a regular basis. First, we need to lay our hands on a variety of small to medium sized countdown plugs, from 3 grams, up to say 7 or 8 grams, in various colours and pattern configurations.