No Joshy Swimbaits? Whaaat??? When everything else is not working, nothing like a Joshy.

 

As far as your lipless baits, I tend to prefer the xcalibur xr rattle baits. Good, tough finishes. Good hooks out of the box. And they won't break the bank. Widely available as well.

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And I don't see a single pop-r topwater??? Get a shad pattern.

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Why so many different color patterns with your floaters? The fish will only ever see the bottom of the baits.

 

I love frogs...

No Joshy Swimbaits? Whaaat??? When everything else is not working, nothing like a Joshy.

I didn't bother mentioning my various plastics... But rest assured, I am covered there!


Thanks for the input guys!

 

No spinner baits or soft plastics.

 

I don't keep my spinner-baits in that tackle box, but I have them too...

 

Looking things over at TW...

Here are the current lures on my short list.


I think I can fit two new shallow runners in my box.

I want (2) Storm Arashi Silent Square Bill - $8.99
2-1/8" 1/2oz 3ft depth
(They have #4 VMC hooks on stock)
1 - Red Craw
1 - Baby Bass


I wanted two 'outstanding' deep divers...

The Megabass Deep-X150 Crankbait is pulling at me - $20.99
(They have #6 Katsuge Out-Barb Treble Hooks on stock)
1 - Gill
1 - Sexy Ayu


I want 2 'killer' lypless cranks.

I want the IMA Rock N' Vibe 1/2oz - $14.49
(They have Owner Stinger hooks on stock)
1 - Hot Craw
1 - Power Blue


1 new Jig to fill that hole...

I want 1 Z Man Original Chatterbait Elite - $6.99
Black Blue 3/8oz

I looked for spinners at TW, but I don't think they carry them...
Might have to pick up 1 or 2 of those yet.

T - 7 days to PayDay and counting!

That's it so far... I love tackle!

 

+1 on the pop-r's! Try out some jitterbugs, heddon torpedos and zara spooks for some great topwater action as well. Id also say adding a rapala jointed shad rap would be a great addition to your deep water box! Kinds surprised not to see any rebel craws.

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walking baits (spook, dawg) and jerkbaits. you got some small ones, but i'd get some larger 5" - 7" models.

 

Outstanding input guys...

Just what I am looking for.

Thanks!

 

Not sure of you have one pictured, but a Mann's baby -1, personally I too need 2 each of the rapala DT series (4,6,10), and a bluegill colored bitsy jig (I love them).

Mr. A

 

You had me wondering abouth the spinner baits. I have 2 bass boxes, 1 for spinnerbait and 1 for everything else.

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After some input from my OGF brothers...

My order has now changed to this...

Rebel Pop-R Topwater Popper - $4.99
(1) Standard 2.5" 1/4oz Foxy Shad
(1) Standard 2.5" 1/4oz Bone
(1) Magnum 3" 1/2oz Tennessee Shad

Heddon Torpedo - $4.99
(1) Baby Torpedo 2-1/2" 3/8oz Black Shiner
(1) Baby Torpedo 2-1/2" 3/8oz Baby Bass

XCalibur Xr75 Rattle Bait - $6.99
(1) 3" 3/4oz Toledo Gold
(1) 3" 3/4oz Blue Shiner

XCalibur Xr50 Rattle Bait - $6.99
(1) 2-1/2" 5/8oz Foxy Shad

Heddon Rattlin Spook - $6.99
(1) 4-1/2" 3/4oz Ghost

Snag Proof Weed Demon - $3.89
"The Snag Proof Weed Demon was designed to do one thing; walk the dog, ANYWHERE."
(1) 3/4oz Black
(1) 3/4oz Firetiger

Ima Flit Jerkbait - $17.49
(1) size 120 4.75" 1/2oz Suspending American Shad

Luck-E-Strike "Rick Clunn" RC STX Jerkbait - $6.88 to $7.99
(1) 4.5" 1/2oz Suspending Black Diamond
(1) 4.5" 1/2oz Suspending Purple Green Apple

River2Sea Ripper Jerkbait - $6.88 to $7.88
(1) Ripper 168 6.6" 13/16oz Chartreuse Shad

Mann's Baby 1-Minus Red Hook Crankbaits - $4.29
(1) 2.25" 1/4oz Red Craw
(1) 2.25" 1/4oz Baby Bass

Rapala DT Series Crankbait - $5.88 to $9.99
(1) DT4 2" 5/16oz Bluegill
(1) DT6 2" 3/8oz Hot Mustard
(1) DT10 2.25" 3/5oz Shad

Strike King Bitsy Flip Jig - $1.89
(1) Black/Blue 3/8oz
(1) Watermelon 3/8oz
(1) Green Craw 1/2oz

Also, I can't help myself...
I found these: Teckel USA Honker Frog - $10.49
(1) Length: 2-3/4" Black Bird

I just have to have one!

 

Just a heads up on that river2sea ripper... IT'S HUGE!!! If you ever plan to head out for stripers, it'll be perfect. I throw mine on an 8' swimbait rod with 17# fluorocarbon. It's a great complement to big swimbaits for largemouths when the time is right though...

And I like the xcaliber rattle baits because they seem to have more resistance on the retrieve than most other lipless baits. It helps to keep it higher in the water column and still allows you to get away with a heavier model for absolute BOMBING casts. Pretty good choices you've got going.

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Talonman, I have to say that the DT4 in bluegill has ban my most productive lure this year! (thanks in no small part to Muskarp) Also, seeing your list of things to come makes me wish I had a big tackle "payday" coming my way too! LOL

Mr. A

 

My top 4 lures of 2013 are (top 4 because I couldnt think of a 5th that even came close to these) in no particluar order.

Buckeye lure mop jig in black and blue w berkley crazy legs chigger craw trailer

Spro hollow body frog in chartreuse (live target hbf was a close contender though)

Berkley 4" crazy legs chigger craw texas rigged

Smacktackle flitterbait2 in black back shad

Its one thing to have a box full of baits, its another thing to have a box full of your favorite baits. I have 15 boxes of baits.....absolutely loaded to the top....and I literally threw the 4 baits mentioned above 90 percent of this year. Find what you like and stick with it. Im always amazed at how many different ways I can fish a bait. Good luck

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I'm curious what you fish from? Meaning, do you fish from a boat, or fish from shore? There is a big difference between baits you can use from a boat, versus baits you can use from shore.

 

I will have to give those Berkley 4" crazy legs chigger craw's a look...

Thanks for the tip!

Also glad to hear the DT4 in bluegill did well for you Mr. A.

I fish out of my 16' 2" 2014 Lund Fury Bassbme...
Dual rod lockers (6) rods each.
Under floor Live well !!, storage compartments, casting deck, dual wired for electric trolling in both front and rear, bilge pump, lights, electric start, power trim, 55lb Minkota, Humminbird 798ci HD SI Combo, horn...
She is loaded!




EFI 40HP on the back, with the new 4 blade prop that now comes standard.

This shot was still in my grace time, before I had my registration letters installed on the boat.
I was still running in pirate mode...
I love my boat!

 

Do you guys think I should upgrade my Rebel Pop-R Topwater Popper's

To maybe an XCalibur Zell-Pop - $9.99

Or even go crazy and consider a Lucky Craft T-Splash 70 - $14.99?

I am worried about the hooks, and would rather just buy my lures with good ones already installed stock.

I edited my above list to remove the KVD black lab...

for a

Snag Proof Weed Demon - $3.89
"The Snag Proof Weed Demon was designed to do one thing; walk the dog, ANYWHERE."
(1) 3/4oz Black
(1) 3/4oz Firetiger

Looks like a winner to me.

I also wish TW had some Smacktackle flitterbait2 in black back shad.
Also Big Josheys, and spinners, like Mepps and such.

I watched the videos on the flitterbait2...
I already know I want more than 1, and wonder if it is an even better choice than my XCalibur Xr50, and XCalibur Xr75.
Or I could just get both!

 

I also wish TW had some Smacktackle flitterbait2 in black back shad.

Smacktackle sells them directly from their website too. Thats where I get mine. ...I wasnt aware that tacklewarehouse sold them until last week.

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I can't find them at TW.

Post a link if you can find them there...

 

Ima... I love em...

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Going by what you already have and what you plan on buying, my first suggestion would be to stop buying frogs. You have more than enough already. I doubt that you will end up using more than 2, or possibly 3 of the ones you already have.

I wouldn't buy any Pop R's. Yeah they're good baits, but you have 15 poppers already(counting the Hula Poppers). Why buy more? The other poppers you already have will do the same thing a Pop R, will do. If you want more poppers, you can modify a couple of the ones you already have by taking a file and filing down the lower lip until it's basically nonexistent. It won't pop as loud but it will still spit water. If you file through the shell its not a big deal. Just use a little quick set two part epoxy, and fill the hole. If you're heart is set on buying more poppers I'd look at a Lucky Craft Gun Fish. They're more of a finesse popper that walks as it spits water. Great baits.

The baby Torpedo is a great bait but you will have to modify them by cutting off the hooks, putting split rings on the hook hangers and then putting new hooks on the split rings. You can ask why or you can trust me and just follow my recommendations.

As far as the lip less crankbaits you are planning on buying.... personally I'd nix the 3/4 oz. ones. They're great if you want to cast a long distance but long casts present a problem with lipless crankbaits if you're trying to fish them shallow. The problem is exacerbated with a heavy one. Depending on line diameter, a long cast can reduce the diameter of the spool to less than half of what it was before the cast, which will slow down your retrieve speed dramatically until the spool diameter starts building back up, through line retrieval. It is VERY hard to reel fast enough to keep a lipless crankbait shallow at the end of a long cast. Stick to the 5/8 oz. or 1/2 oz. sizes unless you are wanting them to get deep, fast.

As far as the jerk baits. I love jerk baits, and suspending jerk baits are great under the right circumstances, but I wouldn't buy all suspending ones. Jerk baits that rise on the pause are more versatile. You may not be able to fish them as deep as a suspending bait, but you can fish them a lot shallower, and around cover a lot easier. I'd get 2 suspending and 2 rising baits. For the rising baits I'd suggest a good ole Bomber Long A, and a Cotton Cordell Red Fin. Both in the 4" - 4.5" size range. As far as the Red Fin goes, Tackle Warehouse doesn't carry them, but I would find some where that does and get the 4" chrome with a black back color version. Like Bad Bub said........ the River 2 Sea bait is huge. If you are fishing for pike or musky sure. But you aren't going to catch a lot of Ohio bass on a bait of that size. Put the money towards something else. Like hooks. Your hook box looks pretty ummm..... well........ you need hooks.

Owner Wide Gap Plus in the proper sizes are a definite must. Trust me..... you will love them. They are awesome hooks. I'd also go with a straight shank worm hook from Owner, or Trokar. For tubes if you have some in that pile of plastics bags. The Trokar TK 190 tube hook cannot be beat by ANY hook on the market. They are hands down the best tube bait hook on the planet. If you don't want to spend the money on the Trokars the Shaw Grigsby HP hook is the next best thing.

As far as the crankbaits you are planning on buying. The Baby 1 Minus is a great bait, the Baby Bass color is a good one, but I personally wouldn't go with the Red Craw color. If you are buying them from Tackle Warehouse (which is the best choice you have made already) go to the Baby 1 Minus Elite Series and get the Bluegill color. You won't disappointed. The DT series from Rapala are a good choice, you also might want to look at the Strike King XD 5 in Blue Gizzard Shad, or Chartreuse Sexy Shad. I will say this about Strike King crankbaits though ...... they catch fish, but I have had them take on water because of bad seams in the body. So you may want to check them from time to time...... its pretty easy to tell if they have taken in water. Just put them in the water beside the boat and if they sink .... they've taken on water. Strike King will replace them, but its a pain in the butt having to send them back.

Anyhow.... its your money, but one thing you definitely need to spend some of it on is at least the Owner Wide Gap Plus hooks, and the Trokar TK 190 tube hooks. I promise that you will NOT be sorry that you did.

 

Thanks for the tip on the baby torpedo!

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