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Location: Illinois | Looking to buy a new topwater, the propellers on my old one don't start up well. Any recommendations? I've seen mixed reviews on topraider's. |
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| Big.mamas, suick makes a new bait that i have heard good reviews on it's called the nightwalker. Also you got lake X, Lee lures,. And there was a custom one made in Wisconsin that I've heard good things about also. OH and don't forget the BONE SAW! |
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| Twisted sister |
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Location: Aurora | Gooch's Tallywacker |
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Location: Southern Indiana | Fat Bastard has the perfect plop plop plop to me. Nice and loud & run well fast or slow. |
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| Whopper Plopper 190's and the discontinued Rumbler have been my best lures for 50" or larger muskies and tigers. |
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| Lots of good ones out there, if I was going to pick only one:Lee Lures chopper for sure, muskie eat them often!  |
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Location: oswego, il | You will get as many responses as there are prop baits. Nothing wrong with a topraider or any of the baits mentioned above. |
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Location: Merrill, WI | A Pacemaker holds the #1 spot in my rotation of prop style top waters, the "click" can be deadly at times. |
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Location: Elk River, MN | Can't forget about the Hawg Wobbler!
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Location: Contrarian Island | chopper, fat bastard, cb jr, twistd sistr are about all I throw now. |
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Location: MN | Sidejack - 5/22/2018 10:09 PM
Gooch's Tallywacker
The first two fish I ever caught when I actually started fishing for muskies were both 51 inchers caught two weeks apart on the same Tallywhacker. Didn't hold up very well unfortunately |
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| i also like the tallywhacker, but it's far to be the most durable one.you have to not rush your fish because the wire could open.once tweaked it make a lot of noise and vibration.
btw why there is not so much love for the rumbler ? personally mine make very loud plop and fish are loving them. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Suick Nitewalker . Best hooking topwater we have used, and muskies like it. |
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Location: Illinois | Thank you for all of the recommendations! |
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Location: SE Wisc | My recommendation.....get more than one |
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| id agree with get more than one..... |
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Location: Illinois | I would, but i am a teenager and i don’t have the money to buy multiple right now. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | TMuskyFisher - 5/24/2018 3:05 PM
I would, but i am a teenager and i don’t have the money to buy multiple right now.
It doesn't get any better. Eventually you will get married and have even LESS money. |
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Location: Ontario, Canada | AHL (American Hardwood Lures) |
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| Nimmer swimmer is another good choice. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Wopper plopper will be perfect the person on a budget. Nothing wrong with a top raider either. |
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| i agree.topraider have a good rep.anything with a black belly that making plop is enough |
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| If you get a "good one" the old wood pacemakers can be great. The old topraiders are good, too. Different sound. My beef with those is its easy to knock the weight loose. Chopper is a good choice. Not sure why, but some days they like one over the other. I typically carry three different tail props... |
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| what's the difference between the newer one and the older one? i have all 3 model and can't find a single difference and the post roi are supposed to be like the pre no ? |
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| supertrollr - 5/27/2018 8:40 AM
what's the difference between the newer one and the older one? i have all 3 model and can't find a single difference and the post roi are supposed to be like the pre no ?
The best way I can describe it is that the really old TR's go "whirr", kind of a metallic sound that the newer ones don't have. Not sure it makes a #*^@ bit of difference to the fish, but they definitely sound different. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | pigeontroller - 5/25/2018 6:56 PM
AHL (American Hardwood Lures)
One of my Favorite
American made
Great Sound
Hooking Machine
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| http://bestamtackle.com/
I am really partial to Craig's toppers and globes (typhoon in particular). High quality and not crazy expensive.
Have had good luck with lake x stuff as well. |
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Location: Minnesota. | ffib - 6/2/2018 12:17 PM
http://bestamtackle.com/
I am really partial to Craig's toppers and globes (typhoon in particular ). High quality and not crazy expensive.
Have had good luck with lake x stuff as well.
I love AHL baits and have a lot of 'em but these look really good as well at a really good price.
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| LOW RIDER is the best prop bait for heavy weeds,,the front prop acts has a shield it grabs any floating debris and allows the back blade to spin |
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