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| What is your favorite new bait for this year? Any new ones you're dying to try?
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| I'm looking forward to the new Lee Lures Mini Choppers, 4" Phantoms, and Mini Medussas. There's finally some smaller stuff coming out on the market this year for, which I think will be perfect for the pathetic fish I have in my area. I hope to be getting a new 9' TI rod so I can give that a try as well. |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | My favorite new bait is the 5" Baker Bait,wood shad style crankbait that is built with very high quality.Not only are they built tough,they are airbrushed to perfection, the foil ones rock.
Yes,they catch some big fish as well!
Capt. Larry
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Location: Canada | I have some gliders that I can't wait to try, one is from Yvonne Grise from Quebec and the other two from MuskyFix. The one from Ben I had him custom paint for me for a certain body of water we fish here later in the fall. A Salmo Sweeper and a couple of photo finished Krave Jr's (red shiner? and an orange bellied perch) round out so far the lures I've gotten new and can't wait to try. There might be a homemade glider included in another package of lures I am waiting for to arrive also. |
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| The wide glide is a hard bait to use I for one do not like it. I also tried a sebile magic swimmer it rocks can't wait to use it in shallow water situations. Also got a sebile stick shadd like it too. Also got a few wileys and TI nokens can't wait to try them trolling although I hate trolling but that's how they are caught in my area |
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Location: Des Moines IA | The only "new" bait I got this year is the 10 inch DDD. Very interested to see how it does. |
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| Apparently I am the only one excited to throw the Mag Twisted Tullibees I picked up in Milwaukee. Other than that I am also very excited to use my new XXH TI telescoping rod. I have thrown mag dawgs the past few seasons and finally have the equipment to be able to step it up with some pounders in the mix. I've also been throwing cowgirls but have picked up a couple supermodels to try this year.
In addition, I have about 20 basement baits I made this year that need testing. Everything from topwaters, cranks, spinnerbaits, gliders, to a couple of hardhead copies.
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| Thanks very much Captain Larry! Besides some foils I have been able to stash away for myself it would have to be the new glider sent to me from a buddy that trades me in Virginia. He makes baits but is super small time. I met him from fishing tournaments and he is a really good stick. I have never seen a bait w/ so much big fish appeal than this new big glider. Thing must weigh 8 oz. I would love to show a pic but promised not to as he has some plans on selling them in the future. Big ole glider that is darn near bullet proof. Some of those boys down south can make some nasty baits! Other than that glider it has to be a new 10" musky rocket from Rodney Jones in Michigan. Rodney can paint to say the least! Last year my first 50" of the year came on a foiled musky rocket from him in June and I have been hooked on his baits since. Very expensive baits but they are super good. I have thinned out my selection to just about 50 confidence baits from the tons I used to drag out w/ me and never fished. Just about all are wood baits except for my new big ole glider from Va and some tooth scared Perchbaits that I'd never leave at home. I try to support all the small guys making super quality baits one at a time. I really think that the best lures come out of peoples basements, most aren't readily available and I like it that way.
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Location: c.wis | Black river baits musky freak,its theyre new topwater....... worked the prototype most of last season and love it, cant wait to use it this year- plus now they are for sale to the general public. great colors, awsome sound, and nice profile. hopefully there will soon be a super freak for the freakishly large fish over in MN. july and aug can come soon enough, gonna put the hurtn on some fish over in MN for a week.
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Location: Freedom, WI | MartinTD - Would like to know how your Hardhead copies turned out, I kind of know how they work and always interested in learning more.
Me I got all kinds of things hanging around in the basement I will be trying. |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Roger, I can't wait to get the Big Switchback Jtd and Cranky X's in the water for the trial workout in early April!
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I'm looking forward to running the baker baits as well. Also looking forward to the new 8" plastic tuff shads this summer. |
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| The new prism MX9's from MuskyTrain. Got two prototypes to work with last fall. But can't wait to use them all year.
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Location: Detroit River | The new Double Dawg, Twisted Tullibee, & Shadillac that I bought at the Michigan show. I'm going crazy not being able to use the new lures I bought. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | I'm looking forward to the new custom Pounders I got, along with some of Rogers (H2o tackle) stuff. |
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Location: Detroit River | JimtenHaaf - 2/22/2011 7:36 PM
I'm looking forward to the new custom Pounders I got, along with some of Rogers (H2o tackle) stuff.
I'm regretting not buying any of his baits at the show. My buddy dragged me out of there before I could spend my last dollar. I'll be ordering some once I get the tax refund back.  |
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| Looking forward to using the new baits from Big Game Tackle... The scuba divers look great! |
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Location: Plymouth, MN | I'm really looking forward to trying the River2Sea whopper plopper. However, at this point I'm ready to cast anything again. |
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| Looking forward to the new flat stick crank bait by STORM. |
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Location: Oshkosh | I cant wait to try the 10" Phantom.
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| Scuba made by Big Game. I wish that I had one last fall. |
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Location: WI | Curious to see how the whopper plopper sounds and holds up to use. Don't have one yet, but the big Hellhound will be pretty sweet. |
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Location: N.FIB | Looking forward to fishing in heavy rain so I can see how my storm suit holds up,also had some old baits painted up by tylers basement baits that I used to use a lot but they came with bad paint jobs so they would chip easily,they should hold up now for more than one fish.also looking forward to using my hardheads |
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| O yeah, also the Whopper Plopper! |
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| i think the ultimate throw back bait is going to be the 4 inch squirly phantom for followers,, a few local Twin cities guides did well with the proto's last year |
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Location: WV | I am biased but my new favorite bait that I make. I am biased but here is a pic of one of them. It is called a Myers Hybrid.
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Location: madison wisconsin | Looking forward to trying out the baby jerko/squirkos in the spring and the holographic squirkos. Bought one of the Acid Frog dawgs at the show. Will look good when the water gets stained. Also anxious to try out the hardhead that I got from this site. |
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| These two showed up in my boat last week and they are my first new biats of the season and they are cool. Time will tell but they look like runners to me.
The top bait is an MDR Chopper about 9 " long with a Cisco pattern. I really like this bait, and can really get it flashing on the twitch. Very interesting bait, and not really in the pattern of any of the pull baits I use currently. Goes down a little deeper, and wiggles as it comes up, and hangs pretty good. Right now it looks like this bait will go into the starting lineup, hooked in the forward line tie, it just looks to juicy to leave on the deck.
The lower bait is one of the Baker baits Capt. L. Jones mentioned, but I am guessing smaller size, although this one is 5" from the front of the bill to the butt?
This thing really zings on the crank, and so far have been able to pop a lot of brush and trees with minimum hangups. We'll check out the sturdiness quotient before warm weather, this one can probably play inside the treeline, good deal down here. .
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| h20 hardhead- can't wait to try it out. Also picked up some sq. phantoms and 7" slammers that I can't wait to fish. |
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Location: S.W. WI | Tylers Basement Creations 8" and 10" Twitchers.
Gave one a few casts in late Nov. just before ice up, and they are gonna be great over weeds. Shallow runners with a BIG profile.
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Whopper Plopper, globe I made and the MDR chopper. |
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Location: West Virginia | Got a new Amma Bama Lucky 7 I'm wanting to get wet. |
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| 10" hellhound and some big game twitches. Also some gerrys girls double 9's |
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| I'm looking forward to using the MDR chopper and Lees mini chopper and of coarse the Modivator.. |
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| Cant wait to troll the Baker baits and cast the Modivator. |
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| I am looking forward to running some of the new colors from Woodie baits mini mee I just got stocked up over the Christmas time and cant wait for the season to open.
these are my fav 4 for 2011
special pearch
ocean pearch
white perch
lemon head
I am also looking at getting a couple of the 10" Y.G. Lures for the fall fishing here.
http://yglures.com/catalogue-eng.html
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Location: Ohio | I'm looking forward to using my Baker baits, Lee Lures Mini Chopper and whatever I get this weekend at Columbus. |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Modivator as well, they are starting to pile up on me this winter. LOL!
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Location: WV | Yep, I'm looking forward to testing out the Whopper Plopper, too. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | I'm amazed that you folks can have favorite(s) that you haven't thrown! Is it me or are you just pumping up the market for the lure?
it seems like FSF has actually tried the bait's he' posted. So, how do you get a favorite without trying her out? Sounds like having a best "girl" without trying her out!
FSF- by sturdiness quotient, do you mean using for skip-cast's?
FSF- Serious question: How do the two line ties change the action on that top one?
Winter is so much fun!
Al
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | FSF HAS tried the baits he posted, I was with him. The higher line tie will take you a little deeper. The Chopper has a nice little wiggle when it rises. |
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Location: Bloomington,MN | how much are the double dawgs goin for at the show? |
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| ESOX Maniac - 2/24/2011 8:51 PM
I'm amazed that you folks can have favorite(s) that you haven't thrown! Is it me or are you just pumping up the market for the lure?
it seems like FSF has actually tried the bait's he' posted. So, how do you get a favorite without trying her out? Sounds like having a best "girl" without trying her out!
FSF- by sturdiness quotient, do you mean using for skip-cast's?
FSF- Serious question: How do the two line ties change the action on that top one?
Winter is so much fun!
Al
This one is easy, since they are my ONLY new baits they are clearly my FAVORITE new baits. I tried both line ties on the Chopper and felt the front tie clearly outperformed the second tie, as I interpret the action. Went and got soaked at Melton Hill today, up until the point I was so uncomfortable I hung it up, and the only fish I saw came up on the chopper so that was good or bad. Interesting thing with this bait, you can get a nice belly roll on the twitch, which with the paint job shown, makes it flash white and black, but it invariably rolls at the end of a long pull, too(without a twitch). It is just a real interesting bait. You know how most baits are similar to some other baits? I can't think of any other baits that really have this action. As to the sturdiness quotient on the Baker bait, I whacked it through a bunch of wood today, and haven't seen any notable changes. Some baits wear pretty fast when you start banging them around. Note the Grandma head in one of my other pictures. Thats what happens when you start serious bangin! |
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| Al, its called faith. When you believe in a person's lure making ability, you just know it will produce if you give it the time on the water it deserves.
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Hi Stan- Your paint? I'm still in love with that "stump knocker" Jake with the phase shifting paint, also the "lil" Ernie, and the little Jake. Send me a PM, I have something for you. Those all are still in my go->to lure selection. Watching either of them in the water is seductively hypnotic. I really can't believe the amount of flash that they create. So far biggest has been 44", but have had much bigger fish up!
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| handlebarz. thanks fer the kind words. those minnee,s are complete 0.62 wire thru lures. |
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Location: Ohio | ESOX Maniac - 2/24/2011 9:51 PM
I'm amazed that you folks can have favorite(s) that you haven't thrown! Is it me or are you just pumping up the market for the lure?
it seems like FSF has actually tried the bait's he' posted. So, how do you get a favorite without trying her out? Sounds like having a best "girl" without trying her out!
FSF- by sturdiness quotient, do you mean using for skip-cast's?
FSF- Serious question: How do the two line ties change the action on that top one?
Winter is so much fun!
Al
It's kind of hard to test baits when they're is a foot of snow in my driveway, not to mention the 4"s of ice on our lakes. Lol |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | FIRSTSIXFEET,
Where do you find that MDR Chopper? I saw it at the swap and didn't get any information on how to get one. With the price they were asking I would like to see some tank or pool video to see the kind of action. But it looked like a sweet bait on the table....
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| Netman - 2/25/2011 6:01 AM FIRSTSIXFEET, Where do you find that MDR Chopper? I saw it at the swap and didn't get any information on how to get one. With the price they were asking I would like to see some tank or pool video to see the kind of action. But it looked like a sweet bait on the table.... Netman The bait FSF has was one of our color development patterns that Stan gave him when they went fishing recently. That color will definitely be in the line-up, just want to give it some black around the eye though. The picture doesn’t do justice on how the iridescence paints light up in the sunlight.
Yes we did have our perch and sucker patterns at the Chicago and Milwaukee swaps, we were trying to get our cash flow going a little, think we drank it all up though.
They will be in this year’s Rollie and Helen’s catalogue, I have an order due there mid April. I need to firm up a deal with Thorne Bros. who will be carrying them also.
We don’t have any pool video of the baits yet. I have sent out some samples to some people who may help with this. If anybody can help with this I can barter with baits.
We are still a little ways away from finishing our website; we do have a page on Facebook though, please search for WoodBridge Bay Tackle.
FSF: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the bait! I’m glad you like it. Give that upper line-tie another workout once the weeds come up. On that setting it works really well for popping it in and out of weeds/structure.
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| Boomman - 2/24/2011 9:32 PM
Al, its called faith. When you believe in a person's lure making ability, you just know it will produce if you give it the time on the water it deserves.
Pete
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Location: Pittsburgh, pa | I also cant wait to try the Baker bait. Paint jobs are awesome!! |
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | I also recieved a couple MDR Chopper Jerkbaits to give a workout.They look assume in design and can't wait to have open water to toss them in.The Baker Baits I've already know how well they work, I caught some nice fish on them last fall.
Mine do not have those great looking gills & fins on them,but they do have some of the best painting I've seen and they are constructed to last fish after fish!
Capt. Larry
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| I've always been a big hellhound fan and finally got the chance to throw the new 10 incher in the perch pattern. I was river fishing down here in VA a couple weeks ago and boated a fat 43" mama. She absolutely hammered it. The bait sinks fast if you let it but can easily be worked near the surface like the 8" model. Love the lure! |
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Location: West Bend, WI | WI Skis - 2/22/2011 9:13 PM
I cant wait to try the 10" Phantom.
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| I got home from work yesterday and found this on my doorstep. An un-named WTD bait. That's a Weagle below it. It's made from walnut. I have no idea how it's going to work yet. I also have a couple of new Mike King baits . Lookout Canadian pigs.
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | Hey Al,
Yeah, it is my paint work. I will send you a PM shortly.
Mike,
I'm glad you answered netmans question, I was going to contact you and let you know to answer this thread again.
Does that mean we are keeping the pattern as is with the black eye and no other changes?
I knew it would bring up a fish. We can do two different versions of it too. Heck, we can do different versions of any of them.
FSF wanted that Cisco Chopper and I had one in our Black Diamond but he said lighter is better so I didn't give it a throw. But will next time out and water is warmer. The Black Diamond will be a fish getter also.
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | mrmatt - 2/26/2011 3:02 PM
WI Skis - 2/22/2011 9:13 PM
I cant wait to try the 10" Phantom.
Peter
Where can you find these?
There might be a few available at the shows. But that's it for now. A few retailers should have them before too long. Like all Phantom products, I'm looking forward to this one too. Should be a good one!
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | A picture of the Black Diamond.
This was custom work at first.
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| The reason I can say I am excited and they will be my favorite new crank fr 2011 is I had a couple last season and the actions was killer in colors that rock here on LSC. The pics I added were favorites I have in other baits and know they will be chewed up this summer. Not trying to pimp out baits just answering question asked.
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| They had the 10" Phantom Softtail at the Ohio Show. It is huge! Big profile. Long, tall, and wide. |
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Location: Minnetonka | Musky Buster 5" Super Appealer
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | I am actually not planning to buy many lures this year. I bought so many the past few years that haven't gotten wet that it might be best to try those out first before buying any more. Unless if I find a really cool one.... |
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| Hammskie, that looks NICE spring bait!! |
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Location: Minnetonka | 50"skie - 3/2/2011 4:13 PM
Hammskie, that looks NICE spring bait!!
Very effective spring baits, and the most effortless action of any small glider I've used. Luke will have some at the Muskie Expo if you make it down. |
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Location: Michigan | Haven't fished it yet, but by appearance, size, and fish magnetism alone, the Twisted Suckers! What a great looking bait. |
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