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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I haven't seen much talk about these type of baits and just wanted to get idea what people think? I know the old stand by's and the Lake X craze. With Phatnom and Suick coming out with ones. Open to ideas. Thanks |
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Location: Ludington, MI | I had a Whopper Plopper that got lots of action and I lost it. I bought the same one and I can't buy a fish on it. I have a friend who had some and was having no luck on one, but then he took a can of black paint to it and has caught fish. I think it's the best designed of the bunch because it never goes out of tune, hardly rolls over and such. That said, I know there are much more productive ones out there so I'm looking forward to the answers you get. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Love the Suick Nite Walker, hooks up well and calls 'em well. Has out produced every other tail rotating lure we have. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | they all work, my favs are Lee's Chopper, Twisted Sistr', and the Lake X line. |
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Location: midwest | They all work and all catch fish. It's funny how the fish can prefer one sound of a bait over the rest but I've seen it enough times. Sometimes old is "new again" where a Stomper or a Lelure gets more action than a Pacemaker or Lake X. Fish seem to show preference for one sound or another. Make sure you have a subtle bait, a more aggressive pop bait and a clicking type prop in your arsenal and let the fish tell you. |
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Location: oswego, il | I had a guy in the boat with me and he was using a rotating bait topwater that does not typically make the pop, just the splash. I was telling him how i prefer baits that make the hard pop over the one he was using. A short time later i scooped a muskie with that bait in it's mouth. |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | I like my lake X fb but the paint just seems to fall right off it. I've maybe thrown it 150 cast and haven't even caught a fish on it and it looks like I've been catching fish on it for years. |
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| On my home water the fish seem to like the deeper plop of TopRaiders and the Lake X lures. I don't own a Nite Walker but have a friend that loves them. |
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| I've been throwing these for 3 years on Georgian bay.
Didn't catch a fish the first 2 years with 3 different top raiders.
Picked up a lake X fat bastard over the winter, and landed 2 on it this year already.
Mine seems to be holding up very well compared to the one mentioned above.
That's where my confidence is with these baits now.
Lake X all the way |
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| i prefer lake x, but they are getting sloppy churning out so many of them now. The ones I got last year were awesome. The 2 I got at the MN muskie expo don't run for crap. |
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| Pacemakers, Whopper Ploppers, Top raiders and Low Riders are the prop baits that I favor. All produce a different sound and don't cost an arm and a leg. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Pacemaker hands down my favorite. Followed by Lake X.
Ive had 2 suick nite walkers and both rolled terribly bad. No matter what i did.. |
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Posts: 343
| The Crazy Crank Rumbler and Whopper Ploppers have been my go to tailspinners. |
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| Physco Sist'r without a question.... |
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Location: Aurora | I've got a 6" soft-tail Phantom with an oversized grub tail that sits low, sounds amazing, and throws water around like a puppy takin it's first swim. Not a prop but I thot i'd share. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | Sidejack - 9/20/2017 3:37 PM
I've got a 6" soft-tail Phantom with an oversized grub tail that sits low, sounds amazing, and throws water around like a puppy takin it's first swim. Not a prop but I thot i'd share.
How big is the oversized grub? Any chance to post a pic? |
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Location: Elk River, MN | Hawg Wobblers are always a good one to have, they've got that little prop on the back that sneaks them into this category |
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