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| What classic/proved bait has put zero fish in the boat for you?
Me, i have yet to catch one on a jake or grandma. and you....???? |
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Location: Lindenhurst, Illinois | Suick's - I have not even raised a fish on one of these. I have stopped using them (I need to include them in my arsenal but have no confidence in them). |
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| Original floating Rapala in orange and green. I use the vampire colour and find it to be one of my top produces for crank baits but no luck with the orange or green. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | In other words.... what is your style?
Proven lures that work great for other people but not for me are:
1. Any jointed crankbait
2. Bulldawg or other soft plastic
3. Swim Baits (Jigs&Creatures)
4. Jackpot
5. Globe
6. Sledge
7. Boogerman Buzz
8. Super Shad Rap
9. Big Fork Pulsator
10. Sloppee Pig
I know these baits catch fish... as I've personally seen many of them produce fish for buddies (probably why I purchased them). But, these are a few of the lures that adorn my "wall of shame" in the workshop.
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| The topraider I can put any other propeller bait on from boogerman loud bait to awaker soft sounding bait and get fish.0723 |
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I have to give a second vote for the Suick.
I have tried and tried to get a fish on one since it is a classic lure, but nothing. Not even a Green Carp (Bass). |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | It's a Suick for me too, I have caught only one small fish on Suicks, and like everyone else it's just a confidence thing. |
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Location: Elkhart, IN | Wow, I'm surprised there are so many votes for the Suick. You can add another one from me.
I'll add a Jackpot to the list too. I've had a bunch of fish blow up on it but I don't think I've ever boated a fish on one.
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Boro, you only use 3 baits, so I am guessing your list is much longer than the suick alone.
Slamr |
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| Jake, without a doubt. Only fish that I ever caught on a Jake was about 18" long.
Beav |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Definetly the Reef Hawg, but I have not given up on it. I bought another new one this year. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | 1. Suick - Move fish when use it, but can't get them to eat
2. Reef Hawg - inabilty to work the bait like "I" think it should look. Gonna give it more time this year
3.Bobby Bait - Less confidence than I have with the suick
I see a theme here. Is it because I love crankbaits?!?
For all you Jake/Grandma haters: I use to hate them too until I learned the "right" way to work them. Now it's one of my favorite baits. |
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| My choice to respond to the question is.....Hellraisers. I have two that I've almost never ever thrown because I've never felt I knew how to work them right.
Send me those suicks! I used to feel like you guys, but started asking for guidance. Rollie gave me a bunch of tips and now I've got it downtown like a clown. One of the most important lessons for me - only about 1 in 10 suicks works well right out of the package. Of the remaining 9, I might be able to tune 2 more to catch fish. The rest are best used as wall hangings. My one suick, Loose Lucy, has a death wobble that you wouldn't believe. |
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Location: ashtabula ohio | yeah i gotta go with the suick also and super shad raps... |
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| Suick also, In many years and many baits they have not proven a dam thing cept baby pike! Handy
Oh ya Burt`s too! |
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| I"m not knocking you Ranger, but maybe it's because i live in "new musky land", but i never knew Hellraisers were classic or proven baits...never really heard too much hussle about them... |
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Location: Kildeer, IL | Just about any bucktail and side to side jerk bait (Cobb's, Undertakers, Reef Hawg...) I'll take everyone's Suicks. Suick's are one of my top producers. |
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Location: Bemidji, MN- | Reef Hawg - no runs, no hits, no errors. |
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| Tomcat!! That's it, dang it I'm comin' down to kick yer a$$!!
Ok, I've calmed down. Sorry.
Well, actually, I didn't know if Hellraisers were classics or not, but I assumed so for some reason. I thought they've been around a long time. |
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| Ranger...i'm laughing my a$$ off right now...i'm coming to the UP to some butt whoppin' in a few hours...see you soon! ha ha, just teasin. Man,i need to get back up w/ UPers.....in action.
tomcat |
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| Ranger...i'm laughing my a$$ off right now...i'm coming to the UP to some butt whoppin' in a few hours...see you soon! ha ha, just teasin. Man,i need to get back up w/ UPers.....in action.
tomcat (U.P.er wanna be) |
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Location: West Chicago, IL | Suicks and rattletraps. Haven't caught a thing on either. Jackpots used to be on the list but lately they have become one of my favorites.
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| the guy that sold Ranger the Hellraisers told him they were classics, why do you think he bought them? 
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Location: Appleton, WI | My baits would be the reef hawg also. I have fish pop it, but unfortunately I'm missing the dirty suckas. But despite the poor track record with hookups on the hawg, I've seen my largest fish to date on a Black Perch reefhawg. So I'll keep on throwing it.
I've yet to hook up with a fish on a Ernie. I can't recall a follow on an Ernie also. But I'll still keep on tossing it.
I've popped more fish on Bobbies and Suicks than any other jerkbait. Last year in Canada I had to beat them away from the Bobbie.
catch ya later,
Krappie |
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Location: Appleton,WI | Im gonna 5th or 6th the suick or big daddy!Second on that list is asafety pin spinner of any kind!and willow blade bucktails! |
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| I am really suprised to see the suick and reef hawg.You could probably throw those two baits all season and do well.I think a season I might have too.0723 |
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Location: Montgomery,Illinois | I personally like most of my baits but I dont like the topper stopper baits.
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Location: Davenport, IA | It has to be suicks for me. I had 3 that never really produced. I don't have any anymore. |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | The first fish I every saw was on a Bobbie back in 82'. It came right out of the water when I pulled the bait up, hit the side of the aluminum boat, looked me in the eye, I crapped my pants and I missed the hook set. That was my first day musky fishing and I've been hooked ever since. However, I have yet to catch a fish on a Bobbie. I think it is because the Suick works so great for me that I don't throw a Bobbie anymore.
Another bait I have not even seen a fish on and have fished many, many times is the old original jointed Grandma. I just can't figure it out either, because the baits looks so good in the water.
Great thread! |
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| Gotta be Bucher's jointed shallow raider. I bought a couple in crappie and silver shiner a few years ago. Twitched the crappie over the weed beds when the crappies were in, nada. Trolled the shiner when we were hammering 'em on silver Jakes and Grannies, nada. Boy do they look awesome, though. I do quite well on Depthraiders and Baby Depthraiders but their shallow cousin just does not produce for me. HipHop...
Jason Sloan
Badfish Outdoors |
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Location: Edina, MN | While everyone seems to be in love with Top Raiders, I have yet to see even a pike look at mine. I catch fish on just about every other topwater in my box but my Top Raider is cursed. |
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| believers, spinnerbaits, and anything bucher. i dont knwo what it is but not even a sniff off of these for me. |
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Location: On my favorite lake! | The bobbiebait I threw it for a few years and nothing. El sucko!!! |
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| How big a list do you want to make:
1-Suick, thrown many seen fish, 1 pike on 6"
2-Any Bucher Dephtraider's, seen few fish no hook ups
3-Bulldawg's seen some monsters on Eagle(Still a confidence bait there)
AT the end of this season I am sure to be able to add some more baits.
Troyz |
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | For me it has been crankbaits in general. I know a lot of people swear by them, but I just havn't quite figured out how to be productive with them. |
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What classic bait hasn't produced for you?