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| I haven't bought one of these yet......it comes in 2 sizes.....was wondering what people's opinions are on these lures and their durability and which size is prefered....thanks |
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Location: Central WI | I've only thrown the bigger size so far. I like it...has a nice sound to it. Can't give you any input on the smaller size. |
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Location: Ludington, MI | The smaller one looked really small to me. Like smaller than a standard Zara Spook. I'd think you'd have to upgrade the hooks. I guess the smaller one also has a rattle in it. |
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Posts: 441
| I really like the big one, for muskies. The small one is great for bass.
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Posts: 192
| The 190 series is great for muskies. O rings are a little weak in my opinion.Nice bait. I would also recommend Big Mamma Lures. Psyco sister and twisted sisters are awesome. |
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Posts: 156
| Heavier than a Topraider, and casts and figure 8's better also IMO.
The downside to the above is it tends to submerge when it hits the water on the cast,
easier to pick up weeds and harder to get started.
Caught a very nice mid-40 on one so I like it. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | I've only used the larger model. Great bait that can be fished fast or super slow and doesn't go out of tune. As mentioned it can submerge I try to synchronize the cast when gping shallow. |
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Posts: 86
| Great bait here in utah for the tigers !!! I like the completely different sounds I get from different retrieve speeds... the smaller one (130 size). Catches em consistently for my boat as well... plus they cast a mile!!!
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Location: Walker, MN | Yup, I'm a fan of the 190 for Muskies and the 130 catches big bass indeed. |
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Posts: 42
Location: Ontario | In my experience the durability is not good, on the tail the plastic breaks and then the spinning tail gets hung up on the hooks. This causes the tail to not spin. They do send new ones but its a hassle constantly sending in lures. |
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Location: Detroit River | keithtrophyfishn.com - 5/5/2013 11:03 AM In my experience the durability is not good, on the tail the plastic breaks and then the spinning tail gets hung up on the hooks. This causes the tail to not spin. They do send new ones but its a hassle constantly sending in lures. Put some heat shrink tubing on the back hook & problem solved.  |
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Location: Ontario | Zib - 5/5/2013 11:46 AM
keithtrophyfishn.com - 5/5/2013 11:03 AM In my experience the durability is not good, on the tail the plastic breaks and then the spinning tail gets hung up on the hooks. This causes the tail to not spin. They do send new ones but its a hassle constantly sending in lures. Put some heat shrink tubing on the back hook & problem solved.
I'd need alot of wrap for that the whole plastic tube breaks off the back |
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Posts: 15
| i boated a few fish on mine last year.. its a nice bait... i def. could see it breaking if you nailed it on a rock but so will most hollow plastic baits
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| I thought this bait was going to be a lot better than it has treated me. I like the build and sound but I dont think the tail has held it's tune. It seems that every time I throw it I am outfished by another prop bait. It will be out of the box and on the wall of shame this year. Just my experience. Maybe just the wrong cast at the wrong time. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | A couple of you must have gotten a bad batch or something. I've got four of the 190s with over 2 plus seasons on them and haven't had an issue. I did put shrink tube on the back before I ever fished them but other than that they've been awesome fast or super slow. I've actually banged mine into quite a few rocks and knock on wood they're still alive. One of my tails has a bunch of teeth marks through it and it still sounds awesome. They're one of my favorite topwaters. |
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Posts: 540
Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Bingo |
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| I don't care WHAT tail prop you buy, if you whack it on a rock a few times, it's going to be worthless. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yeah, but then you can complain about it. |
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Whopper plopper......