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| Because of the prices and the nearly impossible task of finding any to buy, what would you buy if only getting one? I would like to buy a Northern Lites version of either the Fat Bastard, Cannonball Jr, or Cannonball???? |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Fat Bastard |
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| FB, best all around size I think. Dr.evil is small (even smaller than a top raider). Cannonball is just ridiculous. CBJ is the largest I would go, in fall if I was searching for a monster. |
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| Nimmer swimmer wolly pog / twisted sistr / suick night walker / tons of options. Don't get caught up in the Lake X craze it will be over before you know it. |
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| wisskie - 6/23/2016 12:55 PM
Nimmer swimmer wolly pog / twisted sistr / suick night walker / tons of options. Don't get caught up in the Lake X craze it will be over before you know it.
Crap, you mean I shouldn't feed my lure addiction any more since I have a nimmer swimmer and a twisted sister already......guess I will "maybe" try those more before I give in. I have not bought a muskie lure yet this year........I am starting to get the shakes. |
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| Not even a little musky lure this year ? |
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| Zinox - 6/23/2016 1:20 PM
Not even a little musky lure this year ?
Nope, but I did buy a couple of Rapala Snap Raps.....could maybe call them miniature Bondy Baits and make myself feel better. |
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| If that was me, i would go and buy one of each |
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| I really like the cannon ball jr on the metro lakes because I think the big body displaces enough water to keep some of the surface weeds off the prop. less foul ups. On a cleaner lake, the fat bastard seems to be the best size. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | I don't care about the hype. I like the fat bastard cause I feel like it's just about the perfect size, has a nice sound, and it doesn't roll at ALL on me. I cannot say the same for Lake X Dr Evil, Nitewalker, tallywacker, awaker, Lac Suel Turbo, older non-keel Lee Lures chopper and others. Rolling propbaits are a huge pet peeve of mine..
Consistent non-rollers (for me): Lake X Fat Bastard, Topraider, Pacemaker, Lee Lures Chopper(newer version with keel), lowrider. I love throwing a large pacemaker at night. Hold on. |
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| since none of any size appear to be available the question is moot. |
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| Pepper - 6/23/2016 2:29 PM
since none of any size appear to be available the question is moot.
I know a guy.........he's in the alley behind XXXXXXXX on the corner of XXXXXX
and XXXXXXXX. |
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| I like the Suick Nite Walker but the advantage of the Fat Bastard is that is always working where the nite walker seems a bit more fussy. Like both and have caught fish on both but I would give a slight edge to Fat Bastard. I bought one when they first came out because I thought it looked like a slightly larger Nite Walker. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Pepper - 6/23/2016 2:29 PM since none of any size appear to be available the question is moot.
^^
this.
I did see a CBJ sold on eBay last week for $84. I wish I were joking.
I'd love to try one, but I'm not about to pay more than double the MSRP.
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Location: St. Lawrence River | North of 8 - 6/23/2016 5:06 PM
I like the Suick Nite Walker but the advantage of the Fat Bastard is that is always working where the nite walker seems a bit more fussy. Like both and have caught fish on both but I would give a slight edge to Fat Bastard. I bought one when they first came out because I thought it looked like a slightly larger Nite Walker.
Not even close IMO. Slightly larger Nitewalker = Topraider. |
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| Well, I have all three in my tackle box and to me, it resembles the nite walker, at least in the water, a lot more than the top raider. But then, they are all tail prop baits. Matter of perception I guess. |
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If you could buy only one Lake X top water?