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| Anyone have or use them with success? Specifically looking at the topwater crankbait looking one.
Probably wont buy one due to cost - but this is a bait I have never really heard of until I saw a video of the Lindners using it. |
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Location: Central Pennsylvania | topwater crankbaits are called wakebaits in the bass swimbait world. Maybe check out the MS Slammer, evergreen noisy dachs, ac plugs, and even a floating swimbait (of whichever profile you feel matches the forage best) from mattlures |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | These Pranksters?
https://pranksterbaits.com/#
Which one did you see, the $278 Pot Smokin Midget or the $350 Grunge? m |
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| mikie - 1/25/2023 2:15 PM
These Pranksters?
https://pranksterbaits.com/#
Which one did you see, the $278 Pot Smokin Midget or the $350 Grunge? m
Correct. Those pranksters. The smaller Pot Smokin Midget was the one I was curious about specifically. haha |
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| Holy Moly, are those prices for real? Or is prankster just that? |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Send them a check and find out! m |
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| mikie - 1/26/2023 8:48 AM
Send them a check and find out! m
You going to float me a loan? |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Are they painted with gold based paint or what? |
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Location: Miller time Wisconsin. | That sounds like the gubbermint contract price. |
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Location: Miller time Wisconsin. | That sounds like the gubbermint contract price. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | The Givver-mint don't give out like that!
I want to see who is brave enough to risk casting one. m |
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| Don't look now, they are on sale. |
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| If your not casting a Prankster on a Legend Elite with a Tranx, your not going to catch any fish. |
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | I remember seeing one of those when Jeremy smith did a seminar for I think Thorne and being interested in it. For that price I’ll stick with a hawg wobbler |
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| Ogandrews - 1/26/2023 5:53 PM
I remember seeing one of those when Jeremy smith did a seminar for I think Thorne and being interested in it. For that price I’ll stick with a hawg wobbler
I was thinking for that price, you could hire a quality guide for a half day. |
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Location: Alberta Canada | I just don’t see enough wow in those baits to open my wallet that wide but to each their own |
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Location: NW WI | Yall think it's like a "status thing"? Only sense I can make out of it. That marketing technique works for alot of things I spose. |
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Location: Germantown, WI | I had never heard of this manufacturer or there lures before, absolutely stunned at their prices... come on!!
Thing is I really loved the action of the big mike bait.... if it was $80-90 I might consider buying it....
It said there were over 30 steps in build process.... jeez find a way to cut this down to 15-20, put it at a reasonable price and th3se guys would sell 5x more... crazy |
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| I could see paying that price, if you are a collector, and the lure is rare/old, or part of a limited edition from a famous bait maker, or something. But to pay that much and throw it into the lake, and hope like crazy, that it comes back into the boat? I don't think so. I would be so nervous fishing it. Probably only throw to open water with way too heavy of a leader. |
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| Ha, I did not mean to start something here. I think they look like nice baits - I mentioned in my first post that the price is absurd. Was just wondering if anyone has bought one and used it with success. Just have not seen a bait like the one I was interested in - does not mean I am willing to pay that price. Saw it on the last Angling Edge episode for muskies - and I thought the action and bait looked cool. Then found them and saw the price. |
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Location: Western U.P. | The Prankster wake baits are similar to Smoker Tackle SS Shads in shape & action. Have had the most success on the 5.5" SS Shad, but the others are producers too, and the MD's as well. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Or you could show them something they haven't seen before like a old Pflueger Globe or Creek Chub Injured Minnow.
Yes I'm a baby boomer and fish with lures that have been off the market for 50 years. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Was Thinking about getting 1 of each Color;), but heard they came out with 5 New Colors…;( SO………………I’ll Regress…;) |
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Location: NW WI | Behold! There is another...
https://www.etsy.com/shop/RangoBaits |
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A bargain (in comparison)! |
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Location: Alberta Canada | I think I need to start charging more when I sell my lures because clearly I am way below market value lol |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Yep, low priced baits aren't any good and don't catch fish. m |
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