Savage Gear Suicide Duck 2024
Brett's_daddy reply :
What are your thoughts on this lure, good? Bad? I was thinking of giving it a try in the Black Bird version but wondered how effective it is considering it looks like a black baby duck and not really like a black bird but could a bass tell and/or care?
Yeajray231 reply :
If it looks like food. And a bass thinks it can take it . Then it will .
I think you'll probably get more takes from pike and musky though.
Choporoz reply :
BD, I don't mean any offense...really...but for someone trying to live on a limited fishing budget...you sure seem to gravitate towards expensive stuff.... 
Yeajray231 reply :
I think you deserve all the nice fishing gear you can manage to afford ! More power to ya.
Brett's_daddy reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 3:09 AM, Choporoz said:BD, I don't mean any offense...really...but for someone trying to live on a limited fishing budget...you sure seem to gravitate towards expensive stuff....
I know...Cadillac taste on a VW budget...lol. Most of this is dreaming although I do have a $25 Gander Mountain rebate coming any day now, I also have a $25 rebate from another coupon source and $20 i have saved up so in total I have about $70 to spend on fishing stuff. After that it'll be pretty much only Holiday's and Birthday's.
j bab reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 3:14 AM, Yeajray231 said:I think you deserve all the nice fishing gear you can manage to afford ! More power to ya.
That and savage gear stuff isn't terribly expensive. You can get one at Cabelas for $14.
I personally an gonna get the 6" duck in wood duck (looks like a baby mallard or baby goose which I see at toledo a lot) and 11.25" rat (that includes the tail, so it's more like a 5 or 6") in brown (looks like a small nutria rat or maybe even a baby beaver). I'll definitely report here when I get them
primetime reply :
I love my Okuma Rods and Reels......And a few of the lures they make but I would guess this is overpriced and will be discontinued within 2 years based on how most Duck lures have sold in the past, and the same with Many of the Savage Gear baits which look awesome, but then often let you down.
I would have a hard time paying $20 Plus for a Topwater Duck when I can buy a bone color Spook or Hollow belly (Spro makes a baby duck color which I purchased since I love how they look. It is a good color as well, I would think the Duck will look like a "Fake Duck with Hooks"?
Just a guess. Do the feet paddle with batteries, Otherwise how is different from a topwater of similar size?
I am a sucker for buying tackle, but I have kind of noticed that savage Gear lures are more eye candy then Fish candy, Kind of like how River2Sea will make some awesome looking lures that you think will be great and then they just turn out to be flops,but then they have a few proven winner's. I can't say Savage gear has any winner's except the Sand Eel which Stripers hammer, So a Sluggo works just as good and I buy the Jigheads.
Savage seems opportunistic with trends and they have turned out a ton of lures in only a few years. Most have been disco'd in the states now that I think about it, or are super cheap on Ebay. Just my Take...No Duck. Ever for me. But I am sure it will get bit.
Using a fake Duck would be Suicide here in Florida as Gators would be all over it. I just don't like the name "Suicide Duck"- Kind of over the top and not original? Not sure why my emotions are extremely negative regarding this Duck Lure which I have only glanced at in photo's.
Hey, How did you land that 30lb bag to win last weekend? "Suicide Duck in the west Cove, They were ripping the rod out of my hands".....I would imagine that nobody will ever say those words, and if they did I would be positive it is a joke since it is a "Suicide Duck". That's my rant for today. Love Monday's.
primetime reply :
In fact, the next time I have a solid day, I am claiming "Suicide Duck" and see what people have to say about it. I tried saying "Buzz Plug" one time and everyone just laughed. I knew that lure was a scam and Bill Dance just doctor's the footage.
Brett's_daddy reply :
If the duck is a sham what about the Spro Rat (specifically in the 1/2oz. and 1oz. versions)?
j bab reply :
Man primetime, tell us how you really feel... LOL!
BD the duck's not a sham any more than any other "specialty" lure is a sham. TBH the duck is just a wider profile whopper plopper
Brett's_daddy reply :
Okay, so if you had to choose between the SG duck or the Spro rat which would you choose?
J Francho reply :
I don't see the duck as a bass bait, more like a pike or musky bait. Yes, I have personally seen both take ducklings. Personally, I'd get neither. There's more interesting topwaters out there. If you like the rat, look at the MS Mini Slammer. Way better, proven bait.
buzzed bait reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 5:07 AM, J Francho said:I don't see the duck as a bass bait, more like a pike or musky bait. Yes, I have personally seen both take ducklings. Personally, I'd get neither. There's more interesting topwaters out there. If you like the rat, look at the MS Mini Slammer. Way better, proven bait.
i agree with that, in fact i think the MS mini slammer is on my short list of things to purchase on the next sale!
deaknh03 reply :
the mini slammer gets bit, no question about that.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
if you look at most of the savage gear product videos , they are all targeting and catching pike , i'm sure they are trying to market them as dual purpose into the bass market , yeah , i'll eventually buy the rat because i like the top hook option , but i won't buy the duck ..
rippin-lips reply :
It's fooled at least one fish.
Yeajray231 reply :
Not saying that it didn't catch the bass. But he could have just as easily caught it on something else and stuck that lure in its mouth for sales promotion.
soflabasser reply :
I am sure people will purchase this topwater duck in large numbers if their favorite bass fishing pro tells them it's what helps them get big bags during tournaments.
j bab reply :
I bought one today for the sake of science.
Will do research asap and report my findings.
EvanT123 reply :
Lots of posts sound like I never caught a fish on abc that lure stinks but I kill them on xyz you should get that. Throw abc or xyz on any given day or in a certain condition and one could slay the fish. Ya never know...if the duck looks good give it a shot.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I like that the duck can be rigged with the hooks on the back instead of the belly for a little more weedless presentation. Of course, those legs aren't going to work in a lot of weeds, but would also make it come over laydowns and through brush easier. The duck can look like various terrestrial prey items. I imagine it would look a lot like a mouse, rat, frog, bird, whatever a bass might be feeding on. Savage Gear makes proven baits at very affordable prices and are one of the best companies out there at listening to their customers to their wants and needs.
I bought one, I'm going to catch fish on it, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me 
Torn Thumb reply :
I noticed that SG isn't a sponsor anymore. Could it be related to lack of pike lure sales? Just kidding.
J Francho reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 8:14 PM, Torn Thumb said:I noticed that SG isn't a sponsor anymore.
They are a perennial spring season sponsor, as are many others. I think We've been partnered for four years or more now.
Brett's_daddy reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 5:07 AM, J Francho said:If you like the rat, look at the MS Mini Slammer. Way better, proven bait.
I checked it out...$32 for a bait...no way, that's definitely way over my per bait limit! I have a hard time coughing up $20 for a single bait...lol. If I go with a rat/mouse bait it will most likely be the Spro BBZ1 Rat OR maybe the Live Target Hollow Body Field Mouse.
J Francho reply :
While you have been debating spending over $100 bucks on spooks, ducks, etc., another guy caught 30 good fish on one $30 bait. Think about it.
Bluebasser86 reply :
The thing about a bait like a Slammer, it's a topwater and you fish it on heavy gear. I fish mine on 20lb Big Game. Unless I do something really stupid, or just hook a monster in a really bad place, the bait should last forever. Obviously if you live in pike country your mileage may vary. Personally, I'd rather spend 50-100 on a proven fish catcher, than spend $100 on assorted baits looking for the magic bullet that doesn't exist. I prefer the 7" Slammer because it catches Wal-Mart girls, and future Wal-Mart girls.
J Francho reply :
You don't need anything other than a MH for the Mini-Slammer. It's only a little over an ounce.
buzzed bait reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 9:14 PM, Bluebasser86 said:The thing about a bait like a Slammer, it's a topwater and you fish it on heavy gear. I fish mine on 20lb Big Game. Unless I do something really stupid, or just hook a monster in a really bad place, the bait should last forever. Obviously if you live in pike country your mileage may vary. Personally, I'd rather spend 50-100 on a proven fish catcher, than spend $100 on assorted baits looking for the magic bullet that doesn't exist. I prefer the 7" Slammer because it catches Wal-Mart girls, and future Wal-Mart girls.
i love walmart girls!!
Yeajray231 reply :
@buzzed bait they love you too ?
NYWayfarer reply :
The SG suicide duck looks like one of those lures that catches more people and their wallets then it does fish. 
MassYak85 reply :
I ordered a 3D Rat but am holding out on the suicide duck for now. I'm not sure if it would really do any different than a whopper plopper in many scenarios, but it does have that wider profile, and has the top hook option so it can be fished in places the whopper plopper can't.
The thing with the suicide duck is I don't feel it imitates a duck that well, sure it looks like one but does it really look like a baby duck swimming or trying to get away...IMO no. When baby ducks are scared they do this frantic side to side wobble as they kick their feet. I guess it would be hard to replicate though .
Paul Roberts reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 2:09 AM, Brett's_daddy said:What are your thoughts on this lure, good? Bad? I was thinking of giving it a try in the Black Bird version but wondered how effective it is considering it looks like a black baby duck and not really like a black bird but could a bass tell and/or care?
No, they don't care. And almost certainly they do not see it as a "duck", or bird of any kind. Unless of course a particular bass happened to have a lot of experience eating baby birds. And that is likely a mighty rare fish.
Fun idea, though, as in "toy". Hey, I understand the fun in that. I've made some fun lures over the years. One of my favs was a 4" long human I cast with melted plastic worms in an old Creepy Crawlers mold. It was a Tarzan mold and I caught about 10 small bass on it before it was little more than a torso. But the bass didn't mistake the lure for a fisherman.
J Francho reply :
On 9/21/2016 at 2:11 AM, Paul Roberts said:One of my favs was a 4" long human I cast with melted plastic worms in an old Creepy Crawlers mold. It was a Tarzan mold and I caught about 10 small bass on it before it was little more than a torso.
LMAO!!!!!!
J Francho reply :
I'm picturing a guy in a dive suit, and Whopper Plopper fins for feet. Life size...for catching great whites.
deaknh03 reply :
On 9/20/2016 at 8:48 PM, Brett's_daddy said:I checked it out...$32 for a bait...no way, that's definitely way over my per bait limit! I have a hard time coughing up $20 for a single bait...lol. If I go with a rat/mouse bait it will most likely be the Spro BBZ1 Rat OR maybe the Live Target Hollow Body Field Mouse.
JFrancho is right on this one. I have both the spro rat and a bunch of slammers. The slammers outcatch the rats on my boat. They do cost about $10 more, but they are floaters so you won't lose them, and they will catch more fish for you. The slammer is a handmade lure, the rat is a mass produced lure..you would be supporting a guy that makes baits as opposed to a shareholder board.
J Francho reply :
"MS" stands for Mike Shaw. My Slammers have his handwritten initials on them.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
i think there is another side to this in that it is fun to catch a bass on something out of the norm , if everybody just wanted to catch fish consistently , every body would just throw Senko's ! i like to throw big baits , trying to emulate a injured trout , yeah , i might not get a bite at all for three outings straight , but there is that anticipation of it that drives me . there is always the thrill of '' what if '' i can have the bait get bit no matter how big or how strange the lure is ...
Joshua Vandamm reply :
The big one is great at night.
bass smash it
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