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| Just picked up some 6" storm shad jigs. Anybody have any experience with these? $5.00 Canadian for 4 or 5 jigs. VMC hooks and they look pretty good. |
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| No experiance but they look awesome with the foil prizm tape inside.I bet they will flash alot in the water. |
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| I'll withhold the colors being used, but some of our club members are slaying the muskies (and other large fish like walleye's and flatheads) in the spillway at Shelbyville using them. You can't find any in central Illinois right now[:p]
Jay
Merchandise and Stocking Director - Lake Shelbyville Muskie Club
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Treasurer - Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail |
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| I tried these this past season with varying success. Best results were with an ultra slow "retrieve - pause - retrieve - pause". Deadly when the fish are inactive and under coldfront conditions. However, I experienced poor hookup ratios and had many short strikes (although a few of the misses were my own fault - those fish have a habit of eating your lures when you least expect it!). Definately a go-to lure when things slow down.
Keep your hooks sharp (and your wits sharper). |
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| I started a similar thread about a week ago and didn't get much feedback. Therefore, I researched it (some) on my own. Here's what I found out:
These are the same lures used in California that the Bass Guys are targeting huge Bass (17-20#) with. They use 7'6" to 8'0" baitcasting rods and reels designed specifically for this purpose. Rather than a totally stiff rod, there is some flexibility in the tip. I've researched the equipment some and believe that the St. Croix Classic Cat rods with a large baitcasting reel are similar to this equipment. A lot of guys use mono rather than the braids in order to "sweep" the hook home rather than "crossing their eyes."
I developed an interest in them after I had tried 5" tubes last year and had some luck with them. I figured that if the 5-inchers worked, that perhaps the Shad-types (known as "swim baits" in the California Bass world) would really work for big Muskies, especially in deep water. However, I never got around to using them.
From what I've read, they are basically fished three ways:
1. dead sticking (throw them out and let them sit)
2. reel them in (swimming) as if a crank bait
3. hop them or reel them in on the bottom
From what I've read, the fish will sometimes attack these baits and just smash them. Other times, they will suck them in like any other jig and you have to be aware of what's going on at the end of your line (like any other jig). Seems to me that they would make great Muskie baits.
Here's a picture of the particular lures you are talking about: -> Click Here For Storm Lures
If you are interested in more info. on these baits, run a search under "swim baits" or "giant bass" (or something similar) and you will find a bundle.
Tom |
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| FYI: I found these same baits in the Cabelas catalog for $2.99. They are found in the saltwater section. |
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| Guys,
This is a Creature style bait, nothing new about it. It is an adaptation of the shad lures that have been here for over 20 years. The ONLY real difference is the jig is inside the body, making the lure a throw-away when damaged enough by Pike or Muskies.
I use a very similar style with the Diamond Head jig with a 5/0 stainless spinnerbait hook used to make the jig. To keep the shad body on the jig, put a drop of super glue on the hook before sliding the shad up to the lead. The nice thing about this system is the ability to change for 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, to 1 1/8 ounce jigs in several styles. |
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| Thats a good point about it being old Steve, but it is different from others i have seen, heres why..
1. holographic image..looks really cool
2. not only does the tail move but the head goes side to side on the retrieve. I haven't seen any other shad jigs that really did that (i may be wrong on that, but i don't think any move side to side like this one) |
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| I have a bunch that wiggle like a crank bait. It is the jig that determines how the body moves when using them like I do, so a swimmer REALLY makes it rock. The holographics do exactly that, they look really cool. |
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storm plastic shad jigs