What Is Your Favorite Buzzbait? 2024
Rhino68W reply :
I havent really tried buzzbaits in the past, and I plan on doing just that this weekend. I have watched Glenn's videos on buzzbaits, And feel that I have a adequate amount of knowledge to hopefully have some success after a little bit of practice. I am going to buy some at Dicks Sporting Goods tomorrow afternoon and would like some input on what to look for. My questions are;
What is YOUR favorite buzzbait?
What do you do to it to get it ready for fishing?
Skirt, or grub?
fishballer06 reply :
Cavitron. Hands down the best.
Catch and Grease reply :
Cavitrons are the bomb diggity.
But if dicks doesn't carry those the strike king ones are pretty good. I use a skirt and grub alot.
I'm ethier using just the skirt, a skirt and grub, or a skirt and trailer hook.
gardnerjigman reply :
Omega 
georgeyew reply :
I like the Terminator Dual Bladed Buzzbait. If the Caviton had the 2 blade option, I'd try it.
J Francho reply :
Cavitron. To get it ready, I tie it on.
kikstand454 reply :
Cavitron.
Everyone else makes an OK one.
I like the tiny SK ones sometimes. .....
Fishes in trees reply :
Back when the buzz bait craze first started - late 70's where I was living at the time - I acquired an original Lunker Lure Buzz bait. I used it for years and in certain situations it worked great. It is gone now and I don't know what happened to it - probably lost it in action but I don't know that. Now I own lots of different brands of buzz baits and they all work about the same. That being said, I don't catch a lot of fish on a buzz bait, conditions for them don't happen all that often on the lakes that I fish.
Thanks for reminding me about the Cavitron. I do own one and next time I think a buzz bait might work I will tie on that one and see what happens. For me, every time the fish are in the 4 to 7 foot grass and you think a buzz bait might work, swimming a worm through the grass seems to work much better for me.
riverat reply :
My preference in order
Boogerman Racket Buzz and Magnum Racket Buzz
Cavitron
Lunker Lure
Rhino68W reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 12:01 AM, J Francho said:Cavitron. To get it ready, I tie it on.
Any Preference on color or size?
I will be fishing a small lake, about 10 acres. The fellow I am going ewith said he crushed them last weekend on a buzzbait, so I figured I would take one to try and see if they were still turned on by it.
J Francho reply :
I have a black one, a white one, and a silver one. Pretty sure they're all 3/8 oz.
slimshad reply :
Guy that worked at a Ford plant in Louisville Ky made some dandy ones. Piano wire was the deal. Could make those babies squeeeeke like no other. After that I can't find one that makes me say wow anymore. I will look up this Cavitron now..
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Those 3 pronged SK ones are pretty good. War eagle also makes some good ones.
Sam reply :
Anything Cavitron.
Heron reply :
My only preference for a buzzbait, is that it has a boat-keel shaped head. So then, I like any brand that makes a buzzbait with one of those.
I typically fish it with both a skirt + 5" Fat curly grub.
1201vilbig reply :
D&M Buzz Saw - the free swinging EWG hook lets me rig it totally weedless. Whatever you do, don't put a Fluke on it 
http://www.dmcustombaits.com/the-buzz-saw-2/
Primus reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 9:46 AM, 1201vilbig said:D&M Buzz Saw - the free swinging EWG hook lets me rig it totally weedless. Whatever you do, don't put a Fluke on it
http://www.dmcustombaits.com/the-buzz-saw-2/
That looks cool, I will have to try it .
Primus reply :
This summer I've had a lot of nice strikes with the Eco Pro Tungsten .
http://www.***.com/Eco_Pro_Tungsten_War_Cry_Buzzbaits/descpage-EPWC.html
tcbass reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 9:46 AM, 1201vilbig said:D&M Buzz Saw - the free swinging EWG hook lets me rig it totally weedless. Whatever you do, don't put a Fluke on it
http://www.dmcustombaits.com/the-buzz-saw-2/
Hmmm.....may have to try this one.
CDobber reply :
3/8 black with black with purple fleck trailer and skirt has been my #1 lure all season and has worked at times of the day it shouldn't if you read other threads on buzzbaits here. My Dicks (and anything else around here for that matter) don't carry Cavitrons, so its likely always been a Strike King. I find the 1/4 oz a bit too small, especially for casting out with my spinning rigs, though I still try them from time to time.
Bobby Uhrig reply :
I know this guy and he gives me cavitrons
Mike2841 reply :
Not sure who makes it, I think booyah, but it's one of the ones with a clacker. I got a few cavitrons too but I like the clacking sound, I wouldn't say one catches more than the other. The only trailer I ise is a trailer hook
Daniel Lin reply :
I've always had good results with the Strike King Tri-Wing. I always feel like I'm struggling to keep traditional buzzbaits on plane without overworking it. The Tri-Wing lets me slow things down. I'm interested in trying a quad wing buzzbait in the future for the ultimate in "slow rolling" on the surface.
Coherence reply :
I like the Cavitrons when I don't want a clacker, and the D&M Hot-Rod when I want a clacker. They are the only two buzzbaits I fish, and I throw at least one of them almost every single time I am out fishing early or late.
iceintheveins reply :
Cavitron, no competition.
Bluebasser86 reply :
3/8oz black on black Cavitron, not even a close second.
roadwarrior reply :
On 9/21/2014 at 1:39 PM, Bluebasser86 said:3/8oz black on black Cavitron, not even a close second.
Great lure!
Frenchman83 reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 12:01 AM, J Francho said:Cavitron. To get it ready, I tie it on.
What he said. I like black with gold, black with gold, black with gold, and white.
JohnnyF reply :
I second all the cavitron posts. Love the way it sounds
Wfo123 reply :
When u say a skirt and trailer , you mean the skirt that come on it and a trailer hook or u put a grub on the hook on the buzzbait?
FrogTosser88 reply :
Small SK white... Is the only one i seem to get hits on.. The bigger baits or the ones with clackers dont seem to work where I fish
rangerjockey reply :
I buy most of mine from a Local guy here on Table Rock . If I buy any from the store it's War Eagle.
Mainebass1984 reply :
Cavitrons work well. The best producing buzzbait I own are fleck buzzbaits. They are incredibly hard to find. I am pretty sure they aren't made anymore. When I called up the guy that made them he said he was going out of business. He said he couldn't compete with the big name stores anymore. I bought the last 6 that he made. The are 1/2 ounce white blade and white skirt. It has a three wing blade made out plastic. The plastic blade lets me fish it very very slow and makes a distinctly different sound then the metal bladed buzzbaits that are so popular today. It catches big fish day or night.
coak reply :
I'm thinking of running a fluke or "shad" soft plastic as a trailer? Will this effect the lure getting up on plane at all or having problems with the retrieve not coming straight in?
Wayne P. reply :
Custom jointed:
I get them ready for fishing by tying one on.
tcbass reply :
On 9/23/2014 at 4:34 AM, Wayne P. said:Custom jointed:
I get them reading for fishing by tying one on.
What's the point of the really long shaft?
Wayne P. reply :
Ask the company that markets Booyah. That style was a production model for a while.
It takes care of short strikers like adding a trailer hook or two on short models. I assume.
They are demos, only cast one of them for a few minutes.
ChrisD46 reply :
On 9/18/2014 at 10:51 PM, fishballer06 said:Cavitron. Hands down the best.
+1 ...Cavitron is all you need to know .
Bass Junkie reply :
Damiki MTB is my personal favorite. Quality components, hand tied skirt, great overall design, and good durability.
tcbass reply :
On 9/24/2014 at 1:51 AM, Wayne P. said:Ask the company that markets Booyah. That style was a production model for a while.
It takes care of short strikers like adding a trailer hook or two on short models. I assume.
They are demos, only cast one of them for a few minutes.
Ok. Well, I just purchased one of the long shaft Booyah ones at Cabelas like yours. They are on sale for $1.99.
I'll see how they go. I take it you like the long shaft ones? Do you get less misses?
warpath58 reply :
My favorite is a D & M double hammer followed by a D & M slow roller I also like lunker lures. The one thing I make sure I have are clockwise and counterclockwise blades on buzzbaits, that way when I throw it around a stump or tree I can throw one on the right side and then the other on the left side so it will run up to the stump or tree and climb all the way around the base. To get them ready to fish I hang them on my truck antenna and drive to the lake, by the time I get on the water they have a great squeak.
CarolinaBoy4Life reply :
D&M buzzbaits would be my choice as well. Only buzzbaits I use. Great company and great quality as well
fishballer06 reply :
Only thing I could catch them on yesterday was a black Cavitron with a red blade. Caught a few nice 3-4 pounders.
tcbass reply :
On 9/23/2014 at 4:34 AM, Wayne P. said:Custom jointed:
I get them ready for fishing by tying one on.
Interesting design. I wonder if the o-ring prevents pressure and stress on the wire when a fish is on it thus allowing the lure to not get so easily beaten up.
Wayne P. reply :
On 9/25/2014 at 3:13 AM, tcbass said:Ok. Well, I just purchased one of the long shaft Booyah ones at Cabelas like yours. They are on sale for $1.99.
I'll see how they go. I take it you like the long shaft ones? Do you get less misses?
I don't use them. They are demos
Wayne P. reply :
On 10/7/2014 at 5:11 AM, tcbass said:Interesting design. I wonder if the o-ring prevents pressure and stress on the wire when a fish is on it thus allowing the lure to not get so easily beaten up.
The joint lessens the leverage that the fish has to throw it.
Some of them just have a joint without the split ring. Those are for fishing around grass.
CWB reply :
To get a good squeak, make sure the rivet is flat and 90 degrees to the shaft and the tab at the back of the blade is perfectly flush with the rivet. This will give you the most squeal and not risk losing one out the window. The tab must make full contact with the rivet. Hanging it on your antenna may work but will wear it out pretty quick.On 10/5/2014 at 4:21 AM, warpath58 said:My favorite is a D & M double hammer followed by a D & M slow roller I also like lunker lures. The one thing I make sure I have are clockwise and counterclockwise blades on buzzbaits, that way when I throw it around a stump or tree I can throw one on the right side and then the other on the left side so it will run up to the stump or tree and climb all the way around the base. To get them ready to fish I hang them on my truck antenna and drive to the lake, by the time I get on the water they have a great squeak.
warpath58 reply :
On 10/8/2014 at 7:48 AM, CWB said:To get a good squeak, make sure the rivet is flat and 90 degrees to the shaft and the tab at the back of the blade is perfectly flush with the rivet. This will give you the most squeal and not risk losing one out the window. The tab must make full contact with the rivet. Hanging it on your antenna may work but will wear it out pretty quick.
Yeah that works too, but not near as much fun ! You should see the looks I get going down the highway and knock on wood I haven't lost one yet.
Brocephus Fishing reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 12:30 AM, Fishes in trees said:Back when the buzz bait craze first started - late 70's where I was living at the time - I acquired an original Lunker Lure Buzz bait. I used it for years and in certain situations it worked great. It is gone now and I don't know what happened to it - probably lost it in action but I don't know that. Now I own lots of different brands of buzz baits and they all work about the same. That being said, I don't catch a lot of fish on a buzz bait, conditions for them don't happen all that often on the lakes that I fish.
Thanks for reminding me about the Cavitron. I do own one and next time I think a buzz bait might work I will tie on that one and see what happens. For me, every time the fish are in the 4 to 7 foot grass and you think a buzz bait might work, swimming a worm through the grass seems to work much better for me.
You can still purchase the original Lunker Lure buzzbait at ***.com for roughly 5$.
Rhino68W
Lunker Lure buzzbaits are my go-to with Cavitron being a close second (can't go wrong with either). I fish most of mine utilizing the skirt, but occassionally I'll remove the skirt and fish it with a small swimbait or grub, depending on what the fish want.
As far as getting it ready...I always make sure the wire leading to the blade is in-line with the hook (makes it run straight), then I'll clamp the pop-rivet down on the wire and flatten the top of it out to match the part of the blade that it meets with (will make it squeak more and you want squeaky), and then I may or may not tie it to my car antenna and drive around with it to work the contact point between the pop-rivet and blade. Other than that, I may or may not add a trailer hook. Hope that helps.
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