Rico Blems 2025
Montanaro reply :
They are on sale. Get em while they are available. With fishhound code you can get three for less than 1 non blem.
I dont have the money this year or id stock up.
Dypsis reply :
Yeah, I added 3 to my backordered items from my black Friday order. Great deal, hopefully they look pretty much new.
DirtyDeuceGoose reply :
Every year these go on sale I always regret not getting a couple. This year may have to change that.
iabass8 reply :
I am a yellow magic guy but this year I think I'm going to try these. 3 years and I can never pull the trigger. "Garret's Gill" looks too good to pass up.
Big C reply :
I saw those on TW earlier, 3 for $25 seems like a pretty sweet deal. Does anyone know how bad or what the blemishes are? I know they can't be that bad, just curious.
ABW reply :
What size hooks / split rings for those?
Montanaro reply :
Small scuffs usually. The 3 i have Im not even sure to be honest
Midwest Fisherman reply :
On 12/6/2015 at 9:27 AM, ABW said:What size hooks / split rings for those?
Under the description it says PLEASE NOTE: Lobina Rico Blems DO NOT Come With Hooks.
A-Jay reply :
I saw that as well.
Don't know if I'd go $10 American for a Blem with no harware . . .
Does anyone know if the Blem is usually just an eye missing or bogus paint job or are some of these plugs perhaps bent or warped in some way ?
A-Jay
fisherrw reply :
On 12/6/2015 at 10:06 AM, A-Jay said:I saw that as well.
Don't know if I'd go $10 American for a Blem with no harware . . .
Does anyone know if the Blem is usually just an eye missing or bogus paint job or are some of these plugs perhaps bent or warped in some way ?
A-Jay
id say 99 percent of the time its a finish goof up...
ABW reply :
On 12/6/2015 at 10:00 AM, Midwest Fisherman said:Under the description it says PLEASE NOTE: Lobina Rico Blems DO NOT Come With Hooks.
That's why I asked what size they were....
A-Jay reply :
On 12/6/2015 at 10:20 AM, ABW said:That's why I asked what size they were....
The Rico is the 2 3/8" 1/4 oz bait and usually comes with #6 Gamakatsu Trebles
The Rio Rico is the 2 7/8" 7/16 oz bait and usually comes with #4 Gamakatsu Trebles
A-Jay
Midwest Fisherman reply :
On 12/6/2015 at 10:20 AM, ABW said:That's why I asked what size they were....
Gotcha, I read it the other way, sorry.
Montanaro reply :
As i said, the three I have i cant really tell. One's glitter is not really uniform. I think one had a small paint scratch on top.
Caught many fish on them and the more I talk the more I wanna order.
bigfishbk86 reply :
Would anyone be kind enough to pm me the fishound code?
Montanaro reply :
FHABAQ214
livewireksu reply :
The blems I bought last year just had some roughness to the paint or very light scratching. I'd buy them again
HoosierHawgs reply :
These things must really catch fish to go for 25 bones a pop for the good ones. Even 10 bones is a little stiff for me on a lure.
Montanaro reply :
They are the senko of the topwater baits
fishballer06 reply :
I ordered 3 of these. I can't wait to see what all the hype is about. Whats so different about them other than the mouth shape?
Montanaro reply :
I got 3 as well.
The minute your rico hits the water you will hear the difference. Rattles a lot different from other brand. You can also walk the dog, spit and bloop it. It really draws bass from the depths.
Caught many fish with it this year in many scenarios
bassinhole reply :
I knew a guy, Sam Griffin, who used to hand make top water plugs. He would turn his blems into key chains and decorations. Most of the time he marked them as blems because they didn't float quite right. The density of the wood was off, they'd list to one side, or sit too low in the water for the desired action.
NorcalBassin reply :
I picked up a couple during last year's sale and honestly didn't notice a blem on any one of them. No way TW would bother selling them if there were functional issues with them, so you should be good to go if you don't mind small blems.
Big C reply :
Geez, they are going way too fast. I was planning on grabbing some for Christmas gifts, they started out with like 70 colors in two sizes, now they are down to 18 colors most of them are down to one size...I wonder if they are legit?
iabass8 reply :
On 12/10/2015 at 11:10 AM, Big C said:Geez, they are going way too fast. I was planning on grabbing some for Christmas gifts, they started out with like 70 colors in two sizes, now they are down to 18 colors most of them are down to one size...I wonder if they are legit?
They are legit…they have the same sale last year and might've been the year before as well.
HoosierHawgs reply :
Darn I was hoping to get a TW gift card for Christmas and buy some after Christmas. I don't really have much money I mean 3/$20 is good but then I need to buy hooks and everything else.
Montanaro reply :
They dont last past a week of the sale typically.
Im buying bulk hooks and rings as I need to replace them on my crankbaits anyway.
Montanaro reply :
The one of left has no apparent flaws
Middle has black bars that are misaligned with other side (one side too high other side too low)
One on right is a little rough in front of one eye and the top logo strip is visible.
They all have split rings. None of those flaws is worth an additional 10 dollars or passing these up.
00 mod reply :
Got my 3 in yesterday as well. Barely if anything wrong with the paint on all of mine. Really hard to find the problems.... All came with split rings
Jeff
sprint61 reply :
On 12/16/2015 at 9:26 PM, 00 mod said:Got my 3 in yesterday as well. Barely if anything wrong with the paint on all of mine. Really hard to find the problems.... All came with split rings
Same for me.
Jeff
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