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A Lure You Were Disappointed In After Using It 2024


fishing user avatarsquirtbait reply : 

I USED THE SK COFFEE BAIT AND WASN'T IMPRESSED. What was your disappointment lure?? BH


fishing user avatarQUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

Spro BBZ-1 Baby Shad havent caught a fish with it.


fishing user avatarpoisonokie reply : 

GYCB Chikara crank/squarebill. I thought they would be great, what with the weight transfer system, but the casting distance is unimpressive and the action isn't very good at all, especially since if you retrieve any faster than a slow crawl it starts spiraling. It does make a dandy keychain, though!


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 

Biovax wake bait, Rapala waking minnow. I do like the Ima Roumba (wake bait) and Arashi wake baits.


fishing user avatarmicrootter reply : 

Norman flat broke. I havn't got to use it a ton but it swam and had terrible action on my shallow cranking setup. It very well could have been user error though lol.


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

The old Hales Craw worm . That thing was so hard I could not get a hook set  with it .


fishing user avatarbadhatharry reply : 

Sluggos.    never understood the hype.


fishing user avatariabass8 reply : 

Rage Tail Blade Minnow. Didn't do what i hoped. 


fishing user avatarMaster Bait'r reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:20 AM, badhatharry said:

Sluggos. never understood the hype.

Pshhhhh... I love 'em. I do greatly prefer the Slug-go SS though. Man do those things slay on a weightless t-rig!


fishing user avatarQUAKEnSHAKE reply : 

Also War Eagle spinner baits they tilt over when trying to retrieve at anything over a moderate pace.


fishing user avatarMIbassin reply : 

Buzz baits


fishing user avatarOntarioFishingGuy reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 11:26 AM, MIbassin said:

Buzz baits

Yep.


fishing user avatarJaw1 reply : 

Hardly ever go fishing without a buzzbait tied on. It's first in my topwater lineup. My disappointing lure triggerfish ( never did anything it was supposed to do) depps buzzjet still no fish on it but the reviews keep getting better


fishing user avatarbmlum415 reply : 

Storm Arashi squarebill. Put many hours fishing it and not a single fish. I love squarebill too, just not this one.


fishing user avatarTurkey sandwich reply : 

Surprised to see the strike king coffee tubes and sluggos on here. Coffee tubes have caught me a lot of smallies, and I've landed 5lb Largemouth on sluggos. I was expecting this to be the "The Flying Lure" Anonymous thread.

I was hoping to have more success this summer with Sebile Bull Cranks, but no dice. Most of my crankbaits fish have come on rattling baits, so maybe that played a role.


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 11:26 AM, MIbassin said:

Buzz baits

Crazy.

On my friends lake we are fortunate and catch big bass on buzzbaits all day long.


fishing user avatarC0lt reply : 

Heddon torpedos


fishing user avatarA KGB Operative reply : 

Jackall pompadour.


fishing user avatarMike L reply : 

Rage Shad and Shellcracker.

No matter how or where, I just can't get bit on those things.

Mike


fishing user avatarbigbill reply : 

First it's all about when, were and what time your throwing it. The presentation matters. With a new bait I wait for a slow time to practice my presentations with it. Sometimes a bass will let me know when I get it right. It could be the color were using too. Some days the bass are limited to what color they can see. I try to purchase an assortment of colors with each bait.

Rapala DT's haven't worked for me yet. I'm sure it's me with the presentation.

Those torpedo prop baits I use my "world famous"(i crack my self up)

1-2-3 rip n pause presentation. Three short rips enough to make the prop stir then a pause. The timing has to be even. The bass will time it so it hits on the pause. This 1-2-3 rip n pause works with any topwater bait. Some days it's a slow reel just fast enough so the prop spins.

Some days I find myself fishing too fast. I'm exceited to be out there.

I purchased three Mann's crankbaits. One murders the bass. The others nothing. I guess we need to tweet/tune some new baits too.

I'm no pro nor will I ever be one. I'm just crazy about fishing. I want to experiment and try everything with fishing. I go out and have fun throwing lures. Just to figure out if it works, what presentation works.

It's not luck in fishing it's skill.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 

Savage Gear Glide Swimbait in bass pattern. Hasn't caught a thing. Huge wide wobble doesn't look like a bass swimming. The pattern looks unnatural for a bass. The rear hook gets caught on the rubber tail a lot. The reason it gets caught on there is the bait helicopters when cast. I know I don't have a correct, dedicated combo for casting 1 oz swimbaits. But I thought being an ounce, it would cast a little more easily. I've been thinking I'll give it a try on a MH spinning combo so I could lob it better.


fishing user avatareinscodek reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 8:38 AM, squirtbait said:

I USED THE SK COFFEE BAIT AND WASN'T IMPRESSED. What was your disappointment lure?? BH

Most baits I get and are not impressed with eventually get their day and given enough casts in the right conditions do catch fish.  Obviously some lures will catch fish at better rates.

There are very few lures I have in my stash which havent caught since I take some out with the intent to give half the trip to this lure given the right conditions for it.

 

Im surprised tho the SK coffes havent done it for ya cause they are quite effective


fishing user avatarSteveo-1969 reply : 

I know these baits are effective, but I really struggle to catch fish with a fluke.


fishing user avatarNathanW reply : 

The Rapala Scatter raps. I know they catch fish I just don't believe there is a real efficient way to fish them. When I am cranking I am usually targeting a certain depth range. With the Scatter rap it seems like there is not consistent means to get your bait into that range and for it to stay there. Sometimes it dives left, sometimes it dives right, and sometimes it dives down, there is just no telling.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:26 PM, einscodek said:

Most baits I get and are not impressed with eventually get their day and given enough casts in the right conditions do catch fish.  Obviously some lures will catch fish at better rates.

There are very few lures I have in my stash which havent caught since I take some out with the intent to give half the trip to this lure given the right conditions for it.

 

Im surprised tho the SK coffes havent done it for ya cause they are quite effective

After several attempts with a questionable lure that hasn't produced and gets buried in the box, I'll give it away. I'm not talking about Rat-L-Traps, Torpedoes or any other proven baits. I know they'll produce un the right conditions. I mean the 20 year old Cotton Cordell minnow out of the Walmart $1 bin that I always overlook in favor of a Rapala #11.

 

My friend has one of those Double Take Floating Minnow with a shad trailer. He's been trying that thing since we started fishing together 3+ years ago. Finally caught its first fish last week. a 7 pounder. May never produce again, but it got itself out of the bottom of the box.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:33 PM, Steveo-1969 said:

I know these baits are effective, but I really struggle to catch fish with a fluke.

I never caught anything but stripers accidentally with them until I started fishing ponds. It's like if I'm fishing a lake, there are better options. It seems fish need to be active for the fluke. Schooling near the surface on shad is ideal. At least in the pond you can know they're there and target them directly if you see signs of activity. It still isn't even one of my top lures. But I'll pull it out sometimes when the bite slows on reaction baits.


fishing user avatarRatherbfishing reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:33 PM, NathanW said:

The Rapala Scatter raps. I know they catch fish I just don't believe there is a real efficient way to fish them. When I am cranking I am usually targeting a certain depth range. With the Scatter rap it seems like there is not consistent means to get your bait into that range and for it to stay there. Sometimes it dives left, sometimes it dives right, and sometimes it dives down, there is just no telling.

 

Um...isn't that erratic movement purposefully designed INTO the scatter rap?  Just sayin'.


fishing user avatarDarren. reply : 

Another for buzz baits


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:58 PM, Ratherbfishing said:

Um...isn't that erratic movement purposefully designed INTO the scatter rap?  Just sayin'.

It is. I think it's a good searching lure for active fish. My buddy catches some on it. I don't have one so I usually use the X Rap with similar results. I went in Cabela's to get a Rapala floater #13, which they didn't have, and the kid working there tried to force a Scatter Rap into my cart.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 

Everything I know about buzzbaits:

 

I have only caught fish in very low light conditions on them, using the color black/blue. All other colors usually result in short strikes or no strikes. I guess you could say I am disappointed in all but one of my buzzbaits. It works so well, I keep replacement skirts for it. It does work better when you can cast it next to dock pilings or laydowns. Something you can bump it against during the retrieve. There's a trend lately of replacing skirts with plastic swimbaits, grubs, worms, toads or flukes.


fishing user avatarkLuo reply : 

Sebile magic swimmer for me.


fishing user avatarSenko lover reply : 

Since starting to bass fish about 1 1/2 years ago, I have knocked off many lures/techniques off the wide variety out there. If I get something, I fish it until, (1) I have fished it so many times that I can conclude the bass in my waters don't like it, or (2) I catch a fish on it.

 

It took me a year to catch a bass on a Spook. I know they're great lures, so I kept chucking them and eventually got bit.

 

My latest puzzle is a frog....I don't have a lot of heavy cover in my ponds, but I really feel like I should have pegged one by now. I'll keep throwing it until I do...........


fishing user avatarA KGB Operative reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 8:11 PM, Mike L said:

Rage Shad and Shellcracker.

No matter how or where, I just can't get bit on those things.

Whaaaaa the rage shad is where it is at o.o

Mike


fishing user avatarRoLo reply : 

I was immediately attracted to the shape of the "Strike King Structure Bug", but it turned out to be a disappointment.
More important to me than shape is reliable 'tail action' at very slow forward speeds.

The structure bug failed in that area, which I replaced with the 'Zoom Z-Craw',

which has a larger profile and far more reliable action.

 

Roger

 


fishing user avatarScorchx1245 reply : 

Scatterraps.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 11:31 PM, Senko lover said:

Since starting to bass fish about 1 1/2 years ago, I have knocked off many lures/techniques off the wide variety out there. If I get something, I fish it until, (1) I have fished it so many times that I can conclude the bass in my waters don't like it, or (2) I catch a fish on it.

 

It took me a year to catch a bass on a Spook. I know they're great lures, so I kept chucking them and eventually got bit.

 

My latest puzzle is a frog....I don't have a lot of heavy cover in my ponds, but I really feel like I should have pegged one by now. I'll keep throwing it until I do...........

Obviously you want to catch some on the frog. I can dig that. But I've caught a good bit more in open water with a Chug Bug or a Chug'n Spook in frog pattern. I mean, pros tell you you need to walk the frog if you're going to do well in open water. These two hardbaits are already proven open water baits. I've caught very few bass on the frog when it wasn't at least near some cover or the water's edge.


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply :  " A Lure You Were Disappointed In After Using It"

 

I'll admit to having a few baits that fall into this category.

 

But I bet it pales in comparison to the number of baits in my box that are routinely

disappointed in ME. 

 

:eyebrows: 

 

A-Jay


fishing user avatarChoporoz reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 12:56 AM, A-Jay said:

" A Lure You Were Disappointed In After Using It"

 

I'll admit to having a few baits that fall into this category.

 

But I bet it pales in comparison to the number of baits in my box that are routinely

disappointed in ME. 

 

:eyebrows: 

 

A-Jay

 

LOL....aint that the truth....good thing my lures can't talk back to me....I can just imagine what mine would say when it gets back to the boat:

 

"WTH are you doing???  You sent me 3 yards to the right of that OBVIOUS stump that had a beast camping alongside....and then pulled me WAY too fast TWO FEET off the bottom and missed three humps and two culverts....why are we even out here if you don't want to catch the dang fish!!!!!"


fishing user avatarSteveo-1969 reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:37 PM, the reel ess said:

I never caught anything but stripers accidentally with them until I started fishing ponds. It's like if I'm fishing a lake, there are better options. It seems fish need to be active for the fluke. Schooling near the surface on shad is ideal. At least in the pond you can know they're there and target them directly if you see signs of activity. It still isn't even one of my top lures. But I'll pull it out sometimes when the bite slows on reaction baits.

 

I fish a river and last year I picked a couple days where I wasn't fishing anything except a fluke.  Within 2 hours on both days and no bites I had something else tied on and was catching fish.  I have a buddy who fishes the same river and his number 1 confidence bait is a fluke.  I've fished with him in his boat, same fluke tied on, fishing (I thought) with the same presentation and he gets bit and I don't.

 

I no longer have flukes in my tackle bag.  They catch just as many fish (for me) sitting in my bait drawer at home. ha-ha


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 1:43 AM, Steveo-1969 said:

I fish a river and last year I picked a couple days where I wasn't fishing anything except a fluke.  Within 2 hours on both days and no bites I had something else tied on and was catching fish.  I have a buddy who fishes the same river and his number 1 confidence bait is a fluke.  I've fished with him in his boat, same fluke tied on, fishing (I thought) with the same presentation and he gets bit and I don't.

 

I no longer have flukes in my tackle bag.  They catch just as many fish (for me) sitting in my bait drawer at home. ha-ha

There are baits and techniques I don't like too. I'm not even going to try dropshot. Rather than using a jig/craw, I use a large T-rigged craw. I have jigs, I just don't have luck with them like I do the T-rig.


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:33 PM, Steveo-1969 said:

I know these baits are effective, but I really struggle to catch fish with a fluke.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just take them out and reel them in slowly. I like to jerk and retrieve but we use them for my bro's gf because she doesn't know how to fish well. She just likes to reel in straight. Well, with a weightless fluke on she catches ton of fish that way.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 1:12 AM, Choporoz said:

LOL....aint that the truth....good thing my lures can't talk back to me....I can just imagine what mine would say when it gets back to the boat:

 

"WTH are you doing???  You sent me 3 yards to the right of that OBVIOUS stump that had a beast camping alongside....and then pulled me WAY too fast TWO FEET off the bottom and missed three humps and two culverts....why are we even out here if you don't want to catch the dang fish!!!!!"

Mine would probably say "Why are you reeling so FAST?"


fishing user avatarSteveo-1969 reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 2:36 AM, tcbass said:

Just take them out and reel them in slowly. I like to jerk and retrieve but we use them for my bro's gf because she doesn't know how to fish well. She just likes to reel in straight. Well, with a weightless fluke on she catches ton of fish that way.

 

Thanks tcbass. My gf and my son's gf usually get t-rigged stickbaits for the same reason. They don't know how to fish well and it's not uncommon for them to outfish us!


fishing user avatarNathanW reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 10:58 PM, Ratherbfishing said:

Um...isn't that erratic movement purposefully designed INTO the scatter rap?  Just sayin'.

I think we understand that. Its more on level of: Can this bait be productive? Thats what cranking is all about. When I have a bait tied on that might or might not reach the bottom on every cast when fishing 3-5 foot of water stacked up against, say a KVD 1.5 or DT4/DT6 that is going to reach on every cast I will choose the ladder. I think everyone knows that deflection while cranking leads to like 80%-90% of strikes and the Scatter Rap has proven that its probably not going to stay on the bottom once/if it gets there regardless of how shallow it is. This is all a nice way of saying I think its a bad bait and was duped by the heavy marketing. 


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 2:36 AM, tcbass said:

Just take them out and reel them in slowly. I like to jerk and retrieve but we use them for my bro's gf because she doesn't know how to fish well. She just likes to reel in straight. Well, with a weightless fluke on she catches ton of fish that way.

My best friend fishes that way with the Trick Worm and catches fish. He saw me slay them one day twitching them like a jerk bait. I tied him one on and he just throws it out and reels slowly. Probably catches some that I wouldn't because I don't fish them that slowly.


fishing user avatarNathanW reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 11:31 PM, Senko lover said:

Since starting to bass fish about 1 1/2 years ago, I have knocked off many lures/techniques off the wide variety out there. If I get something, I fish it until, (1) I have fished it so many times that I can conclude the bass in my waters don't like it, or (2) I catch a fish on it.

 

It took me a year to catch a bass on a Spook. I know they're great lures, so I kept chucking them and eventually got bit.

 

My latest puzzle is a frog....I don't have a lot of heavy cover in my ponds, but I really feel like I should have pegged one by now. I'll keep throwing it until I do...........

This what I like probably more than anything about bass fishing learning new techniques and becoming confident in them. I have been bass fishing for 8 years and still do what you are doing. Only I want to share a little secret with you...All of those techniques that you have dismissed as unproductive in your waters...Your fish are not special, if they are proven techniques they will catch on your lakes. Its all about knowing the time and place which is something you don't know until you know. Also, its hard to get good at it if you are not catching. So I cannot blame your thought process it was the same I had. You will figure them out eventually and let me tell you your first frog fish will be worth the wait especially if you are throwing it in the real nasty stuff.


fishing user avatarMike L reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 12:12 AM, A KGB Operative said:
  On 8/20/2015 at 8:11 PM, Mike L said:

Rage Shad and Shellcracker.

No matter how or where, I just can't get bit on those things.

Whaaaaa the rage shad is where it is at o.o

Mike

It's just not where I'm at I guess...

Mike


fishing user avatardrew4779 reply : 

Flukes and rattle traps for me.


fishing user avatarbigbill reply : 

Maybe it's the color and presentation with any bait.

I hang in there and still try it. I've seen baits catch nothing then just turn on go figure. I rotate my baits too so everyone gets pool time.


fishing user avatarfish devil reply : 

River2Sea Dahlberg frog has dissed me.  I have no problems with other brands. Must be the diving action.

 

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fishing user avataratcoha reply : 

that circuit board squarebill orashi/whatever...seems like a fish detractor for me.


fishing user avatar*Hank reply : 

I was very disappointed with the Berkley flicker shad...never could find one that would run straight.


fishing user avatarBannedForSpamming-1234555 reply : 

I forgot the name but it was about 20yrs ago and they had commercials for it on tv.

Not the banjo minnow but it was a soft plastic tube like but it was suppose to glide under docks and cover.

 

I was disapoint


fishing user avatarSilas reply : 

Do any of you guys still use a RAGE SHAD??

Looks nice but I haven't caught a fish on it. Caught many on Stanley Ribbit however.

Sometimes I think it's the waters you fish as to what works.

I think that plastic bait that glided was the HELICOPTER BAIT on TV.


fishing user avatarRUSS9999 reply : 

For me its anything made by Live Target. A box full of Live Target baits and no bites


fishing user avatarPrimus reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 12:38 AM, RoLo said:

I was immediately attracted to the shape of the "Strike King Structure Bug", but it turned out to be a disappointment.

More important to me than shape is reliable 'tail action' at very slow forward speeds.

The structure bug failed in that area, which I replaced with the 'Zoom Z-Craw',

which has a larger profile and far more reliable action.

 

Roger

 

 

I've been killing them with that bait since it's been released . Either T-rig or on a swinghead. Bait has a ton of action, but you have to detach the appendages as they are molded together . Try more weight, I usually fish with  a minimum 3/8 oz sinker and 3/4 oz structure jighead has been money for me fishing outside weedlines in 15'-20' of water dragging it like a football jig . 


fishing user avatarRB 77 reply : 

The first thing that popped into my mind was the Shimano Waxwing. I know it is billed mostly as a salt water bait but the small version looked like they would be deadly for a schooly reaction bite. Nope! Just like salt water bass fishing I busted one out in the middle of a WFO bite and it took what seemed like forever to get a bite. I love Shimano reels, but the lures... We'll see. I just bought a ton of Flat Falls which have been absolutley deadly on the Tuna grounds this season. Don't think I havent been spying the smaller compact versions for some suspended and deep water structure freshwater applications.


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 11:26 AM, PUMP KNOWS said:

I forgot the name but it was about 20yrs ago and they had commercials for it on tv.

Not the banjo minnow but it was a soft plastic tube like but it was suppose to glide under docks and cover.

 

I was disapoint

 

I remember that bait too but not the name.

 

It was flat and rigged backwards so that it would fall away from the user - 

 

I had them too and never did a thing with one; mostly because I wasn't fishing it right.

 

I bet I could hammer a few with it now - flipping it at docks.

 

A-Jay


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 11:52 AM, Silas said:

Do any of you guys still use a RAGE SHAD??

Looks nice but I haven't caught a fish on it. Caught many on Stanley Ribbit however.

Sometimes I think it's the waters you fish as to what works.

I think that plastic bait that glided was the HELICOPTER BAIT on TV.

Certainly. If you fish a major impoundment where the fish will go 20' deep to structure during the summer, a trick work rigged weightless or a shallow-running crank won't get em. I never caught much off Rat-L-Traps until I started fishing a local watershed. They eat up the gold one year-round because there are gold shiners in there. Water clarity plays a big role too.

 

Then there are places they'll hit dang near anything because they're starving and don't know when they'll see another meal.


fishing user avatarWayne P. reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 8:49 PM, A-Jay said:

I remember that bait too but not the name.

 

It was flat and rigged backwards so that it would fall away from the user - 

 

I had them too and never did a thing with one; mostly because I wasn't fishing it right.

 

I bet I could hammer a few with it now - flipping it at docks.

 

A-Jay

 

Flying Lure


fishing user avatarA-Jay reply : 
  On 8/22/2015 at 12:16 AM, Wayne P. said:

Flying Lure

 

That's It ~  Thanks Wayne 

 

It was Flying alright - Flew right into the trash . . . .

 

A-Jay


fishing user avatarbigbill reply : 
  On 8/21/2015 at 3:34 AM, Steveo-1969 said:

Thanks tcbass. My gf and my son's gf usually get t-rigged stickbaits for the same reason. They don't know how to fish well and it's not uncommon for them to outfish us!

I showed my son the rattle bobber with live bait or a smaller 1" grub for crappie he out fished everyone.


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 
  On 8/22/2015 at 12:16 AM, Wayne P. said:

Flying Lure

Got some around here so where ;)

My biggest disappointment is Brush Hogs!

Hammer em on Baby Brush Hogs!

Brush Hogs aint caught a single fish!


fishing user avatarRatherbfishing reply : 

It's funny how all across the board everyone is.  A friend of mine HATED spinner baits until the time we went out and slayed the bass with them.  Now I'm pretty sure he has more spinner baits than I do.


fishing user avatarww2farmer reply : 

Some very popular baits that I HAVE USED, but I do not care for:

 

Zoom Super Flukes............I like this "type" of bait (soft plastic jerkbait) but not the Super Fluke, 

 

Brush Hog baits of any size, style or brand

 

Anything with the name Rapala on it.

 

The Luck-e-Strike Rick Clunn jerkbaits and squarebills

 

Z-man or SK plastics made of elaztech

 

Any and all umbrella rigs

 

Tubes

 

Owner and Trokar hooks

 

Just about everything Missile baits makes

 

Spot remover jig heads

 

And these jumbo crankbaits like the SK 10xd


fishing user avatarRAMBLER reply : 

Squarebill 8.0.  It would be almost as easy to cast and retrieve my anchor and I would catch just as much on it as I do the 8.0.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 

Man, so many baits listed that I have a lot of success with. Crazy how bass will eat a bait in one part of the country but not in another. 

 

The BBZ Shad was a huge failure for me, even the wipers and white bass wouldn't touch it.


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

I am the only person i know who had good luck with the flying lure. It glided backwards, it really did just like on the commercial. Now I didnt catch a lot of bass with them but caught a lot of panfish .  

 

Experienced anglers thought them a joke . Inexperienced anglers did not have the skills to work them correctly .  


fishing user avatarsquirtbait reply : 

I too have seen a lot of baits listed that I've used and caught many fish on. So my next questions would be what is the hottest color where you live. I use a lot of baby bass and shad colors in hard baits and watermelon, pumkinseed in some plastics. BH


fishing user avatarJrob78 reply : 

Oddly enough, it's the buzzbait for me.  I have never caught a bass on a buzzbait and I have been fishing them off and on for 25 years.  


fishing user avatarJon G reply : 

I can't buy a bite on a regular size brush hog. Baby Brush hogs are a totally different story


fishing user avatarRacerx reply : 

I've had several, but the one that sticks out to me, right now, is the Northland Tackle Jaw-Breaker.  Not one d**n bite, so when I lost it to a snag, I wasn't heartbroken. Not replacing it, either.


fishing user avatarLendiesel22 reply : 

The pure poison bladed jig. Chatter bait smokes it.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/22/2015 at 4:11 AM, Ratherbfishing said:

It's funny how all across the board everyone is.  A friend of mine HATED spinner baits until the time we went out and slayed the bass with them.  Now I'm pretty sure he has more spinner baits than I do.

Jimmy Houston and Hank Parker made a living on these. I've got a friend who hates them though I'll fish from back of his boat and kill him with them. He won't use them no matter how good they are.

 

I have another friend who refuses to use T-rigs. He'd rather bream fish than slow down to catch bass. He wants to fish the entire place every time he goes. I can fish 1/3 of the reservoir and catch some on a T-rig 10 months out of the year. C'mon! If you won't throw a T-rig, you're consciously limiting your catch. Worming ins the first bass fishing I ever did.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/22/2015 at 6:58 AM, ww2farmer said:

 

 

Any and all umbrella rigs

 

Tubes

 

 

+1 these and I'll add larger swimbaits so far.


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 
  On 8/23/2015 at 1:51 AM, Jrob78 said:

Oddly enough, it's the buzzbait for me.  I have never caught a bass on a buzzbait and I have been fishing them off and on for 25 years.  

 

 

 

Have you ever used a Cavitron?

 

 

 

 

We've tried others but haven't had success as we did with the Cavitrons. We tried them at the same time and something about the Cavitron the fish love.


fishing user avatarsquirtbait reply : 

never heard of it, who makes it and what is it?? BH


fishing user avatarJrob78 reply : 
  On 8/23/2015 at 6:13 AM, tcbass said:

Have you ever used a Cavitron?

 

 

 

 

We've tried others but haven't had success as we did with the Cavitrons. We tried them at the same time and something about the Cavitron the fish love.

Oh yeah, I've tried them all.  Cavitrons and Pip Squeaks are the ones I carry now, I even still use them some.  One of these days it will pay off.


fishing user avatarwhitwolf reply : 

Anything Rapala. I know there has been many a fish caught on various Rapala baits but not for me. :)


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 
  On 8/23/2015 at 8:43 AM, Jrob78 said:

Oh yeah, I've tried them all. Cavitrons and Pip Squeaks are the ones I carry now, I even still use them some. One of these days it will pay off.

Well, keep trying them brotha! I think you'll love it when you catch one on it.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 
  On 8/23/2015 at 1:51 AM, Jrob78 said:

Oddly enough, it's the buzzbait for me.  I have never caught a bass on a buzzbait and I have been fishing them off and on for 25 years.  

Come on up to Kansas, I'll make a believer out of you  :eyebrows:

 

 

Another one for me is the Rapala Shadow Rap. I've got several in both shallow and deep versions. They've got one 10" smallmouth to their name between them all, and my sore wrist from fishing them so much with no luck.


fishing user avatarthirtysixit reply : 

Snag Proof Pro Series Tournament Frog is hot garbage. Casts terrible, lands upside down, doesn't right itself, and has no action. I was severely disappointed.  All the other stuff I've fished from them is top quality but DON"T GET THIS FROG!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

that is all....


fishing user avatarJaw1 reply : 

I am a rapala fan. I catch fish with everything they produce that I'm interested in. Love the DT series,shadraps are my go to bait all year,the original floaters produce,but scatteraps are horrible just take up space in a box now. I've tried but there's only so much fishing time that you can realistically give a lure that doesn't preform for you. I also hate spinnerbaits , not that I haven't caught fish with them but squarebills are far more effective for me. Brushogs of any size are a zero for me. I melted all mine down and poured crawfish baits with them. Senkos get rave reviews but other than pond fishing they do not produce very well for me. I figure it's me because I've lost confidence in them. If I only had limited options and had to list what I would fish for the rest of my life the choices would be. Topwater: buzzbait ,crankbaits: all(excluding scatteraps)rapala plus strikeking squarebills,bladedbait:chatterbait,jerkbait: luckystrike,megabass,soft plastic: zoom big critter craw ,superflukes,roboworms for finesse. Now if I could stick to this idea of save alot of money but just like the rest of you I like to try new things,that's why we end up with boxes and bags of stuff that doesn't produce for us but it's fun to try.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/24/2015 at 6:10 AM, Jaw1 said:

Brushogs of any size are a zero for me. I melted all mine down and poured crawfish baits with them. 

LOL! I have no faith in these either. And I also love the Craw in about 4" size. It has replaced the worm on the T-rig for me most of the time.


fishing user avatarMIbassyaker reply : 

I could never get anything going with a brush hog on a t-rig either, but the Zoom baby brush hogs were instantly productive once I started dragging them around deeper submerged weedbeds on a finesse c-rig. It was like an "a-ha!" moment.


fishing user avatarMIbassyaker reply : 
  On 8/23/2015 at 1:51 AM, Jrob78 said:

Oddly enough, it's the buzzbait for me.  I have never caught a bass on a buzzbait and I have been fishing them off and on for 25 years.  

 

I was in EXACTLY this situation up until this summer -- had them for years and gave them many chances, but had never caught a thing. I started bringing one with me tied on everywhere I went this summer, and forced myself to throw them just a little longer than usual before giving up. Sure enough, they started catching fish. My hook-up percentage is still low, but I'm at least getting a blow-up or two on them almost every morning i go out now.


fishing user avatarChrisWi reply : 

Chatter bait and Shadow Raps.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/24/2015 at 7:04 AM, MIbassyaker said:

I was in EXACTLY this situation up until this summer -- had them for years and gave them many chances, but had never caught a thing. I started bringing one with me tied on everywhere I went this summer, and forced myself to throw them just a little longer than usual before giving up. Sure enough, they started catching fish. My hook-up percentage is still low, but I'm at least getting a blow-up or two on them almost every morning i go out now.

If you haven't already, put a trailer hook on. No reason not to.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/24/2015 at 6:53 AM, MIbassyaker said:

I could never get anything going with a brush hog on a t-rig either, but the Zoom baby brush hogs were instantly productive once I started dragging them around deeper submerged weedbeds on a finesse c-rig. It was like an "a-ha!" moment.

What are you calling a finesse C rig? My curiosity is peaked.


fishing user avatarMidwestF1sh reply : 

Shadow raps have been AWESOME for me. This spring it was out fishing anything else by a ton. Even caught some really nice smallies on them. I have a few deep and shallow in different colors but 95% of the time shallow pearch was the ticket.

I was the same with brush hogs but mid summer hot blue bird day I put a one ounce weight and just flipped milfoil in 15ft of water and lit em up.

A bait for me would probably be a pit boss. And maybe even a d bomb. Just somethin about em I can't get on good fish with them.


fishing user avatarBasspro3106 reply : 

Tubes hate me. Every body I know uses them with success except me.  


fishing user avatarFishingPA reply : 

Chalk me up for shadow raps, I think the hype killed these. Rapala advertised it as a revolutionary jerkbait and it simply wasn't. The retailers near me (DSG, F&S, Gander) have whole racks of these that have been untouched since they were released and now they are 50% off. I've used other Rapalas for years walleye fishing and I now I use some for bass but the Shadow Raps just don't catch 'em for me and I have fished them extensively.

I'm surprised to see so many people not having success on tubes. They are truly a staple for me smallmouth fishing. I suppose every situation is different.


fishing user avatarMIbassyaker reply : 
  On 8/25/2015 at 8:29 AM, the reel ess said:

What are you calling a finesse C rig? My curiosity is peaked.

 

Same thing as Mojo or Split-Shot Rig:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/splitshot-mojo-rig.html

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/splitshot-mojo-rigs.html

 

Except I don't peg the weight completely, but let it slide freely above a bobber stop. Some call that a "slip-shot", but "finesse C-rig" seems more functionally descriptive: It's essentially a downsized Carolina rig, with less hardware, and more suitable for light line and spinning tackle.   


fishing user avatarMIbassyaker reply : 
  On 8/25/2015 at 8:27 AM, the reel ess said:

If you haven't already, put a trailer hook on. No reason not to.

I haven't. I should. Pretty obvious really, now that you mention it....


fishing user avatarpowerduster reply : 

The megabass xpod and rapala scatter rap minnow are two that come to mind. I didn't like the action and pop of the xpod no matter where I postition the lip or how I impart the action. Doesn't walk the dog that well either. The scatter rap minnow casts terribly like it's hollow inside -- worst casting minnow type plug I used. Also, it is very sensitive to even a little bit of debris catching on the hook or line, and can't really reel too fast; otherwise, it starts to sputter to the side.


fishing user avatarSirSnookalot reply : 

My disappointment is to spend way more than I know I need to, then catch sub par fish.


fishing user avatarannexation reply : 
  On 8/20/2015 at 1:24 PM, A KGB Operative said:

Jackall pompadour.

 

I've had some terrific blow-ups and hookups on the Pomp this summer, but the good fish keep coming unbuttoned halfway to the boat - it's a big problem that I generally don't have with the spook. Might be bad luck on my part, but it's resulted in a lot of heartbreak for me so far.


fishing user avatarwebertime reply : 

Most Sebile baits

Scatter Raps

Clunn Jerkbaits


fishing user avatarBig Bait Fishing reply : 

River2sea diver frog ...


fishing user avatarFrankW reply : 

The worse I have tried to use was the Molix Frog. I bought one when they first came out. I unpacked it in the garage that had a indoor/outdoor carpet on the floor. As I got it out of the package I dropped it on the floor and the tail fell off. Picked it up and replace the tail thinking it wasn't in tight like it should be. I decided to drop it again to see if the tail falling off was a fluke. Nope, came off again. No problem, I will glue it on. Couldn't find a glue that would work. A beautiful frog that I never got to fish with. The tail design doesn't work for me.

Frank


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

...and the Original Big O .  


fishing user avatarMatthew2000 reply : 
  On 8/26/2015 at 10:39 PM, annexation said:

I've had some terrific blow-ups and hookups on the Pomp this summer, but the good fish keep coming unbuttoned halfway to the boat - it's a big problem that I generally don't have with the spook. Might be bad luck on my part, but it's resulted in a lot of heartbreak for me so far.

What line and rod are you using to throw the pompadour? 


fishing user avatarannexation reply : 
  On 8/27/2015 at 6:43 AM, Matthew2000 said:

What line and rod are you using to throw the pompadour? 

 

Same stuff I usually throw the spook on - heavy action rod with 50 lb. power pro. It's crossed my mind that the hook could be ripping out of them, but I'm not so sure.


fishing user avatarComfortably Numb reply : 

I was not impressed with the G2 Shellcracker.

 

Sluggos were a game changer for me when they first came out. 


fishing user avatarstkbassn reply : 

I bought a couple of those Molix, scrounger type swimming jigs and absolutely hated them. They didn't perform consistently and didn't stay down in the water column at all. I loved the way they looked, just not how they fished.  Also, any type of flukes...never caught a single fish on a fluke....i hear they produce numbers....not for me.


fishing user avatarMatthew2000 reply : 
  On 8/27/2015 at 6:52 AM, annexation said:

Same stuff I usually throw the spook on - heavy action rod with 50 lb. power pro. It's crossed my mind that the hook could be ripping out of them, but I'm not so sure.

My first thought is that heavy rod may be tearing the hook out, but it also could be the strait braid with trebles. I was having that problem when throwing it on my friends Heavy flipping stick. I changed it up to a 7'6 Med Hvy St.Croix mojo, haven't lost a fish since, I'm using 50 lb power pro. Could just be you need to change the treble up, Maybe try a EWG treble. 


fishing user avatarAdkfishing reply : 

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.


fishing user avatarT-Rick reply : 

For me it is the A-Rig. I bought a combo for it specifically (Mojo Bass and BPS PQ) and never caught a fish. Guess I should try again this year.


fishing user avatarBig Bait Fishing reply : 

lucky craft sammy , should have never spent 16 bucks on it , now it just sits on a shelf never to be fished again...


fishing user avatarbassarmy7 reply : 
  On 8/28/2015 at 5:37 AM, Adkfishing said:

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.

Completely agree.


fishing user avatarJeziHogg reply : 

Havoc Sick fish, although I catch bass with it from time to time the action is really underwhelming.


fishing user avatarpowerduster reply : 
  On 8/28/2015 at 9:19 AM, pgersumky said:

lucky craft sammy , should have never spent 16 bucks on it , now it just sits on a shelf never to be fished again...

the sammy is my favorite topwater lure. It casts very well and walks so smoothly. The finish could be better though, but that's with a lot of baits. You just don't catch anythingg on it or is it somethingg else?

Another lure i never did well with were the traditional looking spoons, like the dareddevil, johnson silver minnow, cleos, etc.


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/28/2015 at 5:37 AM, Adkfishing said:

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.

I got a few bites on mine before it waterlogged and was returned to the box in favor of Pad Crasher.


fishing user avatarBig Bait Fishing reply : 
  On 8/28/2015 at 3:11 PM, powerduster said:

the sammy is my favorite topwater lure. It casts very well and walks so smoothly. The finish could be better though, but that's with a lot of baits. You just don't catch anythingg on it or is it somethingg else?

Another lure i never did well with were the traditional looking spoons, like the dareddevil, johnson silver minnow, cleos, etc.

i don't like the way it sits in the water and don't like the action on it .


fishing user avatarjdl2425 reply : 

The rapala subwalk. Don't know why I thought walking the dog underwater would be a good idea. It's hard to walk it when you can't see it.


fishing user avatarBig Bait Fishing reply : 
  On 8/28/2015 at 11:50 PM, jdl2425 said:

The rapala subwalk. Don't know why I thought walking the dog underwater would be a good idea. It's hard to walk it when you can't see it.

You have to practice in a pool..


fishing user avatarbigbill reply : 

I am stubborn when a lure doesn't work. I try it often for a year then rotate it out. After a while it goes back in my box. After a few more tries and still nothing. It may become a Christmas ornament. Lol


fishing user avatarstk44 reply : 

Live target field mouse. It's really cool, but the body fills up with water every 8-10 casts and you have to squeeze it. The problem is when it fills up with water and sinks while its around weeds and gets tangled up. There shouldn't be a reason to lose a top water frog/mouse unless a bass pulls it under.


fishing user avatarsquirtbait reply : 

Now that we know which lure stinks, how about line?? Which line will you never buy again?? I stopped buying cheap fluro,  it breaks me off way too often. I like P-line fluro!! BH


fishing user avatarthe reel ess reply : 
  On 8/31/2015 at 12:51 AM, squirtbait said:

Now that we know which lure stinks, how about line?? Which line will you never buy again?? I stopped buying cheap fluro,  it breaks me off way too often. I like P-line fluro!! BH

I won't buy Stren mono again unless it's the only mono made. It's pitiful to me that a "premium" brand of mono is inferior to Big Game, which you buy by the pound.


fishing user avatarsquirtbait reply : 

ever use P-line? i use it all the time in green moss. BH


fishing user avatarMichael Hannon reply : 

I don't like spider-wire. It feels like it's covered in wax.


fishing user avatarNotnatsSamoht reply : 

Storm kickin slab, swam on its side


fishing user avatarYeajray231 reply : 

The scatter rap Is awesome ! I've caught 30+ bass on them alone this summer. And some really nice ones on the scatter rap shad. In yellow perch. One being around 5 pounds and 20inches. The lure I'm most disappointed in is the river to sea "clackin crayfish" for 13 dollars it's total garbage. Doesn't hardly land right side up no matter what knot or line you are using. . Ohh and the KVD red pliers. Everything with his name on it is supposed to be "KVD approved " the spring popped out the first time using it and now it doesn't hardly want to open. Because of this I've avoided anything that says KVD on it. You might think I'm missing out. But I catch bass all day long without anything from strike King  . 

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Missed something

fishing user avatarMassYak85 reply : 

Megabass Magdraft, the entire way it swam just did not impress me. 


fishing user avatarS. Sass reply : 
  On 8/22/2015 at 6:58 AM, ww2farmer said:

Some very popular baits that I HAVE USED, but I do not care for:

 

Zoom Super Flukes............I like this "type" of bait (soft plastic jerkbait) but not the Super Fluke, 

 

Brush Hog baits of any size, style or brand

 

Anything with the name Rapala on it.

 

The Luck-e-Strike Rick Clunn jerkbaits and squarebills

 

Z-man or SK plastics made of elaztech

 

Any and all umbrella rigs

 

Tubes

 

Owner and Trokar hooks

 

Just about everything Missile baits makes

 

Spot remover jig heads

 

And these jumbo crankbaits like the SK 10xd

Funny I have very similar thoughts on popular baits that I HAVE USED, but I do not care for. 

Zoom Super Flukes or any fluke.

Brush Hog although I kind a like the baby version.

Luck-e-Strike anything pretty much. Even their worms feel extremely cheap.

Any and all umbrella rigs

Tubes I'll use but find other baits more productive usually leaving them in the box. 

Just about everything Missile baits makes. Kept seeing people here bragging on the dbombs etc talking about them and I hate them. Those ribs never made one bubble I saw and they ruin skin hooking quickly once they pull through. 

And jumbo crankbaits like the SK 10xd. 

Pretty dang similar list. :D

 


fishing user avatarRafaelM reply : 

Flukes


fishing user avatarPreytorien reply : 

I've officially retired the following from the rotation...

Umbrella Rigs

Jigs 

Scatter Raps

Zoom Toads

Livetarget Sunfish

Deeeeeep diving cranks

 


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 

Lee Sisson balsa wood crankbait . I bought several of them   . i made acast with one and removed it. Had the worse action I ever seen . I hope the others are better or that was a waste of thirty dollars . I have some new in box if someone wants to trade .


fishing user avatarGundog reply : 

Where to begin....deep diving crankbaits. Tried them and couldn't get a bite on them to save my life. Buzz baits, ok I have caught fish on a buzz bait but so many other lures can be used in its place. Like soft plastic topwater frogs like zooms horny toad or even just a plastic worm run on top of the water. Spinnerbaits with more than 2 blades on the arm. Those that haven't been fishing for bass for 30 years might not remember a time when spinnerbaits with 4,5 or even 6 blades were put on them. What a waste of money. Underspins, they were a thing about a decade ago, I bought some, never caught anything on them, didn't use them again. Then last year they became hot again. Not falling for that twice. Bang tails (feathered treble hooks) I have nothing against them and some of my lures have them but years ago they were the hot thing and everybody was switching all their treble hooks to feathered hooks. Tried it, didn't work. I'm gonna cut this short, I've got plenty more but it just makes me angry how much money I've spent on things that didn't work.


fishing user avatarchubaka reply : 

For me it has to be a spinnerbait, and a ribbon tail worm


fishing user avatardsqui reply : 

ned rig fished it all spring to no avail ild much rather throw a full size senko rigged any way you can althogh i have not tried wacky rigging a turd


fishing user avatard-camarena reply : 

Livetarget sunfish


fishing user avatarcrypt reply : 

tornado spinnerbait that BPS sold.had 5 of em, used em never caught a fish.........oh well live and learn.


fishing user avatarTorn Thumb reply : 

Field and stream sugar stix soft plastics. They were 5 for 5$. Tried some of each (senko knockoff, creature bait) and never got a single bite.

Then recently I read that fish can't stand the taste of sugar. Don't know how true that is but these baits are junk in my opinion.


fishing user avatarMikeWright reply : 

The LH frog!!! Comes back like a water balloon right out of the package...as soon as it hit the water it turned into a swimming frog!! Oh well..win some ya lose some.


fishing user avatarBiteFiend reply : 

The Ned rig. Can't buy a bite with that thing. Starting to think that perhaps this is due to most of the water I fish being stained to heavy stained and this serms like it would be more effective in clearer water. Next would be the Live Target Sunfish. Man, I really thought that thing was going to slay them since bluegill are a primary forage around here. Also, I am embarrassed to admit that I fell for the Banjo Minnow infomercials when I was 12. Man, I was so stoked to open that as a birthday present, only to proceed to not catch a single thing with them. 


fishing user avatarthirtysixit reply : 

Norman crankbaits......  PRADCO bought them out and now they are made overseas.  Very disappointed.

Jackall cover craw are terrible.

Gene Larew rattlin craw are terrible.

Snag Proof Moss Master Tournament Frog have zero action and are terrible.

All BOOYAH! jigs are terrible.

That about sums it up! Thanks for letting me vent.

 

  On 8/6/2016 at 12:14 AM, d-camarena said:

Livetarget sunfish

I almost listed that one too... Only reason I didn't is because I had several fish blow up on it.  I missed them all after watching several take it all the way down and solid hook sets.  I think its a great concept but they need to make the body softer.


fishing user avatard-camarena reply : 
  On 8/8/2016 at 3:21 AM, thirtysixit said:

Norman crankbaits......  PRADCO bought them out and now they are made overseas.  Very disappointed.

Jackall cover craw are terrible.

Gene Larew rattlin craw are terrible.

Snag Proof Moss Master Tournament Frog have zero action and are terrible.

All BOOYAH! jigs are terrible.

That about sums it up! Thanks for letting me vent.

 

I almost listed that one too... Only reason I didn't is because I had several fish blow up on it.  I missed them all after watching several take it all the way down and solid hook sets.  I think its a great concept but they need to make the body softer.

Academy sells a h20 version, with that one i get way more hookups. And it even looks better


fishing user avatarSteveo-1969 reply : 

So in this thread a year ago I said I was most disappointed in a fluke.  And a year later I still haven't caught a fish on a fluke... because I haven't used one!  Right now I'm most disappointed in the Ned Rig.  I've caught a couple fish on it, but for me it definitely hasn't been the magic bait that it seems to be for most people.


fishing user avatarHez reply : 
  On 8/10/2016 at 2:55 AM, Steveo-1969 said:

So in this thread a year ago I said I was most disappointed in a fluke.  And a year later I still haven't caught a fish on a fluke... because I haven't used one!  Right now I'm most disappointed in the Ned Rig.  I've caught a couple fish on it, but for me it definitely hasn't been the magic bait that it seems to be for most people.

Same for me on Ned Rig - although...I do rig it up on my little kids lines and it is easy for them to catch fish on.


fishing user avatarSteveo-1969 reply : 
  On 8/10/2016 at 3:23 AM, hezeez@gmail.com said:

Same for me on Ned Rig - although...I do rig it up on my little kids lines and it is easy for them to catch fish on.

I haven't rigged it up on my grandson's Spiderman rod yet.  The little squirt already outfishes me with bobber and worm.  If he outfished me using a Ned Rig I might have to take up golf...


fishing user avatarHez reply : 
  On 8/10/2016 at 3:27 AM, Steveo-1969 said:

I haven't rigged it up on my grandson's Spiderman rod yet.  The little squirt already outfishes me with bobber and worm.  If he outfished me using a Ned Rig I might have to take up golf...

hahaha...well...golf is fun!!

 


fishing user avatarOklahoma Mike reply : 
  On 8/5/2016 at 11:15 PM, chubaka said:

For me it has to be a spinnerbait, and a ribbon tail worm

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot?


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 
  On 8/8/2016 at 3:21 AM, thirtysixit said:

Norman crankbaits......  PRADCO bought them out and now they are made overseas.  Very disappointed.

 

 I just bought a Deep Lil N thats from Wal Mart that  has made in USA on it .


fishing user avatarHog Basser reply : 
  On 8/10/2016 at 3:58 AM, scaleface said:

 I just bought a Deep Lil N thats from Wal Mart that  has made in USA on it .

There's still a lot of older ones floating around out there, get 'em while you can.  Not much news on what they're doing with the entire line yet.  They were based in my hometown (just outside it) and so is a division of Pradco.  They haven't made any more announcements that I've found since the acquisition at the end of last year.  


fishing user avatarfishballer06 reply : 
  On 8/8/2016 at 12:01 AM, MikeWright said:

The LH frog!!! Comes back like a water balloon right out of the package...as soon as it hit the water it turned into a swimming frog!! Oh well..win some ya lose some.

While these do fill up with water, I have had a few outings where swimming that thing with the kicking legs an inch or two under the surface was the ticket and the fish tore it up. 


fishing user avatarNice_Bass reply : 

well...I guess it is time for me to get crucified. 

I honestly don't like any of the rage tail stuff except the big cut tail worm.

To me the rest of the stuff is over hyped.

and to really nail me to a cross...

Hardgills are a bit overrated IMHO as well...

not to say they don't work just not so much more effective than other baits to create such an odd S&D whirlwind they create. 

(however no...I am not selling the hardgills...the SK stuff is free to whoever goes to my house!).  


fishing user avatarscaleface reply : 
  On 8/10/2016 at 4:13 AM, Hog Basser said:

There's still a lot of older ones floating around out there, get 'em while you can.  Not much news on what they're doing with the entire line yet.  They were based in my hometown (just outside it) and so is a division of Pradco.  They haven't made any more announcements that I've found since the acquisition at the end of last year.  

I better go buy a half dozen . 


fishing user avatarthebillsman reply : 

Top water is certainly my weakness and it could be no fault but my own. However, I just cannot catch fish on my Pop Max/X's or Spooks. I recently bought a Whopper Plopper hoping that it will do the business for me, but only time will tell.

Lipless crankbaits have never produced for me. I fish a lot of small stained waters that have decent depth. I think the rattle traps spook fish more than they attract them. I've tried multiple brands and designs but with no luck.

Also, I had to double take when someone put Owner hooks as a disappointment. That is ludicrous.


fishing user avatarSwampLife reply : 

-Bill Lewis square bills 

-arashi square bills 

-rage tail space monkeys 

- reaction innovation kinky beevers all though I love sweet beavers

 


fishing user avatarcgolf reply : 

The standard Senko and any of the knockoffs, for me are complete garbage. It might be my add, but I just can't catch fish on them, way to slow of a presentation for me.

Strike king series 1 cranks, really is the one crank that really does nothing for me, the KVD square bills had sucked for me but I caught some fish on them this spring. 




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