Ride-on, trust me it works, I don't even know I had nails on my tire until I changed it lol.

 

I have installed patches, but most are straight plugs of the largest size.
If the object is still in the tire, which it usually is, I pay very close attention to its direction.
If you don't insert the reamer and insertion tool in the same direction as the object you risk a bigger problem.
If the object is missing, good luck!

Its very difficult to plug a tire without it being full of air, so I overinflate, have my plug ready in the insertion tool, remove object, immediately insert the reamer followed by the plug.
If you have a the non-hardening sealant to dip the plug in before insertion thats a good idea too.

When I do remove the tire a see a big knot of plug inside I am confident it will not be blown out.

That all being said, if the puncture is more of a rip ya got a bigger problem and may have to patch for temporary use then change out the tire.

I pulled a car key out of my rear tire once and a patch held up well.

Good luck & Enjoy the ride