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Location: Land of the Musky | Finally got them ready to go after multiple mold and design changes. Hope you like them!
Sea Cow Specifications:
- 10 inches in length
- Through wire construction
- High impact ABS body
- 175lb+ split rings
- 7/0 3x thick Musky Hooks
- Weight 3.3 oz
- Slow sinking model
Sea Calf Specifications:
- 8 inches in length
- Through wire construction
- High impact ABS body
- 150lb+ split rings
- 5/0 3x thick Musky Hooks
- Weight 3.1 oz
- Medium sinking model
http://www.tackleindustries.com/swimbaits.html
Thanks,
James
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Location: Oswego, IL | They look great James! |
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| How does it compare to manta? I think manta have one of boring, simple side to side action..hope its not the same. |
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| Looks great, I love all the differnt paint jobs. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | What I think sets it apart is the underside and how it's "cut out" or however James described it on the website. I think this will be key in not having the hooks push up into the bait. Very much looking forward to trying mine out in 10 days on Lac Seul!!!!!
James, I'll report back and hopefully send you some pictures of toothy critters caught on the sea calf and Mag Super D! |
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Location: Oswego, IL | deafmuskyhunter - 6/16/2009 12:29 PM
How does it compare to manta? I think manta have one of boring, simple side to side action..hope its not the same.
What? lol ummm thats the point of the Manta, side to side action like a dying fish. Let me know when you find a lure that breakdances on the water, cause I want one. Whats your opinion on bucktails? straight, straight. Im confused.
James, is Aaron going to be carrying these? |
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Location: Ft. Wayne, Indiana | muskiewhored - 6/16/2009 7:05 PM
deafmuskyhunter - 6/16/2009 12:29 PM
How does it compare to manta? I think manta have one of boring, simple side to side action..hope its not the same.
What? lol ummm thats the point of the Manta, side to side action like a dying fish. Let me know when you find a lure that breakdances on the water, cause I want one. Whats your opinion on bucktails? straight, straight. Im confused.
James, is Aaron going to be carrying these?
I don't like mantas either, they have a very side to side movement that isn't as productive for me. A much more erratic glider is going to produce much better in my opinion. |
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| deafmuskyhunter - 6/16/2009 12:29 PM
How does it compare to manta? I think manta have one of boring, simple side to side action..hope its not the same.
It's only as boring as the guy with the rod makes it. It's up to you to change up your cadence and make that puppy dance! I think part of what makes a manta so good is how predictable they are. I can be fairly mindless about fishing it and know by the feel of the rod and slack combined with my input exactly what it's doing. Don't need to focus on the bait the whole time... |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Yes Aaron at Musky Tackle Online has them. He has access to all of my lures even if they are not on his website. |
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| It's a sea cow - not a manta. But I like mantas anyways, they have a nice wide glide and very easy to work. The thing about the sea cow/calf is the colors look A LOT cooler. I'll definitely ordering a couple of each size. I think they look great James. |
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Location: Pelican Rapids, MN | James, I know we butted heads before about some baits - But I just wanted to say that your color schemes on these gliders are ridiculously awesome. I could see pretty much every one of these colors in my boat. |
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| Sorry muskie whore I can't help you out on bucktail. I m also confuse just like you.
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Location: Bemidji, MN | birdmanmt - 6/16/2009 6:40 PM
It's only as boring as the guy with the rod makes it. It's up to you to change up your cadence and make that puppy dance! I think part of what makes a manta so good is how predictable they are. I can be fairly mindless about fishing it and know by the feel of the rod and slack combined with my input exactly what it's doing. Don't need to focus on the bait the whole time...
Yeah, me thinks the same. I have a couple that I will be trying them out next time I'm on the water. I can't say anything about them yet but it looks like good action to me...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vMcRF-jX_8
James- these colors are wicked, I'll have to look into a couple of these baits in the near future. Nice job! |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | James- Received mine today and I look forward to putting them through the ringer on Lac Seul! They will get eaten! |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Just got a shipment in at Musky Tackle Online today. Nice looking baits, James!
Aaron |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | James, is there any way to get these, or any other lures as blanks if we want to do our own custom paint jobs? |
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Location: Land of the Musky | I don't have any unpainted blanks right now but I do have a lot of guys who buy lures from me and just re-shoot them. I have a few Mag Shads I had done for a buddy and they turned out very nice. |
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Location: PA | I would love to see the 11" Mag Shad in a Striper and Bunker/Menhaden paint job. I'm more of a saltwater fisherman and that would suit me better. Or offering unpainted lures would be great also.  |
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Location: Oregon | Very cool paint jobs!
Jed V. |
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| They sure look like manta copies????? |
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| manta's have a clear plastic tail. These tails are painted, which give the lures a little larger image.
"the belly on these lures with a hull like shape".........a manta copy????
looks like the seacow may be 5.75 oz
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Location: Land of the Musky | LOL I love the drive by "guest" comments here. Its been discussed guest. Here you go:
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=46...
If you have a huge problem with anything of mine just email me and I am more than happy to talk with you. Funny thing is, most who have a problem with any of my lures are manufacturers or the guys getting sponsor money or guides getting free stuff from the manufacturers. I even have had one manufacturer who got mad at me for supposedly "stealing" his perch paint pattern! LMAO Only in the lure world At the end of the day buy lures from the guys you want to support and make a good lure. If nobody buys lures from the companies that don't deserve sales then they will go away and with this economy probably real soon!
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Location: WI | Looks like a great product james. I finally picked up some superd's and couldn't be happier. Nice to catch some fish and not have the tail barely hang on or the harness ripped out or exposed. I certainly appreciate the product.
So, when are the new superd colors and shallow versions coming out? |
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| Guest - 6/20/2009 12:26 AM
They sure look like manta copies?????
hope not,manta are not really good............ |
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Location: Land of the Musky | New colors, sizes and MegaDs will be ready in about 2 weeks! Can't wait. My daughter has major surgery coming up at the end of June but I think that will not throw off the release date too much. |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | mota - 6/20/2009 11:01 AM
Guest - 6/20/2009 12:26 AM
They sure look like manta copies?????
hope not,manta are not really good............
The Manta has been around for a long time for a reason.. it's a fine lure. If it wasn't all that good there wouldn't have been such a panic when there was talk about them being discontinued and James, as a business man, sure wouldn't have made his 'version' of the lure if it wasn't a great lure and seller.
BTW, Your "Sea Herd" turned out nice James... |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Nice looking lures, How can get a few to try out ?
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Location: Land of the Musky | My websites are up and running and also Musky Tackle Online has them in stock already. |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | so how do you work them? |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Work them wild and crazy like the strippers in vegas. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | "wild and crazy" is the correct answer. They zig zag. I can get them to turn the same way each time or with a different twist rht/lft/rht/lft, etc. I also placed the weights almost at mid level in the bait so this makes them almost an unstable rocking motion in the water and a great belly flash. The hooks of course keep them upright but they have a nice little dance int eh water. As a few asked above, do they work like a Manta and the answer is not really. Trying to get some good video of them soon. Just need a minute to get out and shoot them. |
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| I found a good selection of these baits at a web page called Points North Tackle also. I ordered a few and they are awesome!!
www.pointsnorthtackle.com
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Location: Land of the Musky | Odd because I didn't find my Sea Cows or Sea Calfs there. I will email them thoguh adn see if they will carry them. Thanks |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Got the unpainted blanks up now on my website. Good winter projects ahead Also have unpainted Mag Shads, Super Ciscos, Dingo swimbaits, and soon Nokken unpainted blanks.
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| Got one in march, salmon color. two lost fish boatside in about 5hrs of use. the weight free itself inside the lure and it no longer has the wobble but sinks tail firstat 20 degree off the x axis.
Good lure that I'm sure will get better. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Thanks guest. I do hope you emailed me about it because if this is true I would have taken care of it for you. Sold over 2500 of these so far and only three reports of weights breaking free and one guy admitted he hit a rock with the lure more than once before it broke up the internal cavity for the weight. So far I am very happy with these lures.
Thanks,
James
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Location: Canada | I wish I had one or two of these for this weekend! Sea Calf in Sucker, Baby Bass or maybe even Black Perch would be deadly on the body of water I'll be on. Gunna have to pick some of these up.
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I just noticed when I had the Firefox window minimized for your website the description has a typo. Just thought I'd let you know that Baits is spelled Batis. |
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| James is the man. He replaced my Sea Calf w/ the loose weight. Easy and hassel free. Left for a fishing trip on Monday last week and it was waiting for me on Friday when I got home. Thanks James. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Thanks muskyjerk! Thought you were just a drive by guest at first. I was happy to take care of you.
Just an FYI to readers, if you have an issue with any rod or lure the best thing to do is contact the company. Most musky companies are small and ran by one or two people and are always happy to take care of you.
Thanks again muskyjerk for the email and pictures. Now all I ask is that you catch a 58" on it this fall and post pictures in a few weeks
James
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| I'll get to work on that 58" after the Steeler game Sunday. |
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