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| I see these in the Muskyshop catalog, $14.99 wo!
Do they have these already, or are they just anticipating their arrival?
Did you make an all white this year?
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Location: Land of the Musky | That may be a typo on the $14.99. My retail on those will be $19.99. They should be out and ready to go on or around first part of June.
Yes on the all white. Actaully I did an all white with the glow plastisol. Hit two birds with one stone  Also an all black this year. 42 colors and two weights (11.5oz shallow and 13oz heavy) for the MegaDs. I almost have 60 total colors on the side lines. Just waiting to see how these go for 2009. Also a little hard to corral 350 or so UPC codes for my SuperD lines... But if any of you have any favorites you do not se out there for swimbaits let me know. I like adding the odd balls to finish up my color lines. I have four chrome/silver colros coming you should all like. Like most of my cool stuff, they were screwups but looked neat so I kept them. LOL
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Location: Hayward, WI | I saw that too and was surprised. I still can't complain about $20! Are the 8 ounce Super Ds going to be done around the first part of June also, or will they be done sooner (or later)?
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Location: Land of the Musky | All new colors and sizes are due in at the same time. These are way late IMO anyway. I had them scheduled to be done and ready last December but kept refusing prototypes due to little things and quality issues. Not worth putting a product out if it does not pass all standards. Learned a long time ago a "widget" is only as good as its weakest link. I have failed in the past and will in the future but I just try to keep the failure rate down as much as possible I know you guys will let me know 110% one way or the other...
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Location: Hayward, WI | Thanks for the reply. I think I speak for a lot of others when I say that I can't wait to see the new versions, but at the same time would rather wait an extra few weeks or a month to have the "best" product possible come out. Besides, this just builds the anticipation, and probably increases the amount of baits I buy when they come out. I'm not sure if that's good for me or bad for me?
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Location: Land of the Musky | Yes, I have a stupid triangle I force myself to not take down that I got in a marketing class a long time ago they made us techie geek scientist take at a chemical company I worked at. Three sides and each side has a word on it. 1) Speed 2) Quality and 3) Price/cost You only ever get two of the three when making a "widget". Each combination of two has its benefits and downfalls....choose wisely Funny thing is, we were always told (or pushed) to go with #1 and #3 and most of the products sucked but they made money and then went on to a new "widget"....
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Location: Hayward, WI | HA! It seems like in the musky community (or any hunting/fishing community), if you ignore #2, your product is quickly left behind and others quickly become substitutes. For us, I think I would put #2 first, #3 second but still very important, and #1 important, but definately last.
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | #2 first for sure. if its crap we aint shy about saying so. never used a super d but after reading this i cant wait for june to get a few. but what colors. got any chart, orange, pink ones with black dots? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Hi Jay. I am keeping all original 24 colors and adding up to a final 42 total colors. Here are some of the new ones. These are just color prototypes but a few of the new ones (mix of colors #25 thru #42). I think between the 5 or 6 main line swimbait companies out now with so many color variations everyone should be able to find that favorite color I may expand to 60 colors next year but not sure about that yet? Most of my MiniDs coming are different colors than these too. I made those in more baitfish colors as the bass and saltwater guys like that size of lure. Some real cool MiniD colors! I doubt musky have seen some of the new MiniD colors. Not many spawning salmon, baby Marlin or striper bass hanging out in Mil Lacs. lol
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| Please make an all white one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glow is close, but its not white.
I must say there are a few that look pretty nice.........The yellow belly orange tail walleye, sparkly blue/white tail, and the pink/ chart look tasty! |
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| Really love the walleye with orange tail, but all the colors are great. |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | Oh man... There are about 6 colors that I 'have to' have. Thanks alot! |
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| I don't see any "LemonHeads or White with a chartreus tail! LOL! Love the silver/black!
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Location: Land of the Musky | "LemonHeads or White with a chartreus tail! are actually on the list of colors of future colors #43-#60 I think it was from you Brian.
PS-I still have room for about 10 more "future" colors if anyone has a favorite.
Here are some on the future list:
Lemon Head with white body and yellow head and tail.
Pearl White – Not Glow in the dark
Gold walleye with white belly and red/sparkle tail
Gold walleye with white belly and white tail
Dark green Frog with black side ovals and a dark cream belly
Black body with gold bar sides and tail
Yellow with black dots
White zebra (white body with black bars and black dots on tail)
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| Awesome colors James! Cant wait to snatch some up!
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | Jason Bomber - 4/16/2009 5:26 PM
Please make an all white one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glow is close, but its not white.
I must say there are a few that look pretty nice.........The yellow belly orange tail walleye, sparkly blue/white tail, and the pink/ chart look tasty!
i was on M.I.'s site and they have a all white dawg. just fyi. |
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Location: Medford, WI | Black body with gold bar sides and tail -Perfect!
Give me one (well, more like 10) of those, all black, and all white and I'd be set!
Looking forward to doing business with you again James.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Andy also has an all white in stock:
http://www.thelureshack.com/acatalog/11__Curly_Sue.html
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| Yeah, I know they make Dawgs and Curly sues i white.
Its not that I dont have any white rubber............................
But what could a few more hurt? |
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| O i got one pink body with red bars, chart tail, and orange under belly something really ugly. |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | brewcrew - 4/17/2009 11:59 AM
O i got one pink body with red bars, chart tail, and orange under belly something really ugly. :)
thats so ugly it my be sexy to the big girls. |
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| jay lip ripper - 4/17/2009 1:43 PM
brewcrew - 4/17/2009 11:59 AM
O i got one pink body with red bars, chart tail, and orange under belly something really ugly. :)
thats so ugly it my be sexy to the big girls.
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Gotta' have the greenish chartruse-sparkly with orange tail. It is what the other guys call 'Fire'....any plans? |
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Location: Medford, WI | Solid Gold |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Another one I thought of would be a reverse gold walleye. So, white body and white tail with a gold sparkle belly but add a gold back and gold side bars (kind of like the perch ones but use gold paint and not black). Even do the same but replace the white plastisol pigment (for the body and tail) with black plastisol. Throw on some red holographic eyes for fun |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I REALLY think that reverse walleye would be a cool color. Make that one and I'll buy a couple of them for sure.
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | I think you did a great job with the new colors... The chrome versions are sick and I was glad to see an all black and a few black with colored tails options show up. Ohh, can't forget that awesome walleye/orange tail color! I see there is a little difference in some of the white you use for tails and undersides. One is more of a 'pure' white and another has kind of an iridescence to it. An all white in that more iridescent white would top off the line up nice.
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Location: Irvine, KY | Black with red flake/ White belly/ White Tail/ Red tip of tail.... this was produced in limited quantity by MI and was called "red hot sucker" I love this bait.... the only thing that would make it better is if it were a Super D!!!!
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Location: Land of the Musky | PM sent--MI had another one they only made about 100-200 of called the Black Jewel. I heard they sold out of Gander M in a few days never to be seen again but some caught some real nice musky. This is why I don't like to make custom colors. Those guys who fell in love with the color will never find them again. If I add it I will never stop making it.
As for the white, there is about 5 different whites you can use for pigments. I personally like the iridescent or what I call pearl white. I doubt the musky sees much difference but the pearl probably catches more customers As someone on the basement board told me a few years ago, lures catch fish, colors catch customers. lol |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I was at Gander Mountain in Eau Claire today and saw black w/ red flake, white belly and tail, with red tip of tail Dawgs. The color on the back of the package said "Black Jewel." They had 2 Mag Dawgs and one regular Dawg in that color.
I was also at Scheels, and in both stores they had some of the new Dawgs with the coil harness and some without (some I couldn't tell because of the solid color). Funny to see Jame's design on their new baits.
How does that saying go? Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I think.
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Location: Land of the Musky | I am happy to see them use my "old" harness design from last year Funny thing is, I am not using that design anymore on my Generation III SuperDs. I am now using a full body coil design with multiple weld points. It really helps on the MegaDs too. The two coil design was not sufficient for a big lure above 8oz so I beefed her up. Also, you got to stay ahead in this game!!! lol
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Location: Hayward, WI | Yep, I saw that harness in the color ad in Rollies catalogue. That thing must hold those bodies on the harness rock solid! MI might have gone with the full coil too, but you probably hadn't had it out in time for them to see that idea. I shouldn't say too much bad about them - I bought a couple Dawgs this year to see if they are as good as everyone has been making them sound.
The Dawgs look good enough to not be considered a rip off, but I have a feeling I'm still going to reeaalllyyy like the new generation of Super Ds. Sounds like they should really hold up well and the price is unbeatable.
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Location: Land of the Musky | On the other end of the spectrum...here are my new 1.75oz MiniDs that will be ready to go around June too. I did these in more baitfish colors and also used a heavy black nickle saltwater treble hook for the Striper Bass guys but I think the pike and musky guys will like them too. These little 6" models also have the coil harness in them. Sorry for the messy picture. This was my notes picture for prototypes.
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Location: Almond, WI | I'd like to see chartreuse body w/silver glitter and white belly or clown (red head, chartreuse back, white belly w/silver glitter). |
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| Sick !
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | Hey James.. Are the new Mega and Mini colors options going to be available in the Reg & Mag sizes also? As h2o said these new colors are sick! |
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Location: Land of the Musky | The MiniDs are various baitfish colors with a few of the more poular musky/pike colors (shown above). The Regular, Mag and MegaD colors (42 total) will all be available in every size in June.
If any of my MiniD baitfish colros get real popular I may add tehm to the rest of the SuperD line(s) later. My main issue right now is space for inventory. I just moved up to a 4000 sq/ft facility plus my basement and my garage. Getting a little tight for the kids toys now.
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Location: Hayward, WI | James, I know you probably don't want to hear this right now... (due to working on getting new baits out and having limited space) but there are a handful of the MiniD colors I would LOVE to see in the Mag and MegaD sizes. |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Any updates on the availability of the MegaD????? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | July 1 right now. Had a packaging problem that threw me back 2 weeks. Hate changing anything but some retail stores wanted batter packaging vs the bag and label I had. Don't worry, I ate the extra cost out of my end for the new packaging I had a few in Canada last week and the MegaDs look and work real nice. Weather did not cooperate so no monster pics for you this time... |
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