I was going through some old boxes and found 2, 9 1/2 inch Arbogast AC plugs. If I remember right they are kind of sub surface lures. You think these would work similar to the new slider swim baits types?
Similar but not the same. The AC plug floats at rest and dives to about 3-5 feet with a slow rolling side to side wobble. It was very effective on Fork in the late 80's in the fall and winter when the bass were feeding on big gizzard shad.
I fished with Brian Duplechain 2 days after he caught a 14.25 on one in Big Mustang. It was on Jan 8, 1988. We had 12 fish on AC plugs that morning with my boss's big one of 9.25 lbs. I remember the day well. We saw a huge swirl and a giant gizzard shad came to the surface wounded. We all threw at the commotion and my boss hooked up with the 9.25. After we netted his fish I netted the shad and measured it. It was 15" long and weighed over a pound!
The new slider style swimbaits have action that is much more lifelike than the old Arbogast AC plugs. I still have a whole box of AC Plugs if you want them.