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Posts: 32884 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Keith built a Violent Strike for me in June that was my hottest Goon bait, and turned out to be my most productive slop lure this summer in Wisconsin putting 12 in the boat since the end of July(tomyv has that one now, will be trying it out on those muskies with an eastern accent). The interesting thing about the lure is the modification the blade seems to require before the fish turn on the lure. I'm running this thing pretty fast most of the time if for no other reason because I have to to keep it out of the slop; something I feel the blade helps as well sluicing off the weeds better than a shorter profile blade. The bends are never exactly the same to get the same rod tip pop and ability to run it fast and high, as you can see in the attached shots, but are similar. Ignore the potato bag clip, that's to hold the blade sideways for the shot. I cup the blade in the center by bending in the edges creating a higher riding bait. I then literally bend it at near center as well, which causes the rod tip to 'thump', something I look for in any spinnerbait. There is definitely a difference in the number of follows and hits. This is a big bait, by the way, over 10" including the trailer. I do a similar bend to some of the larger Indiana blades I throw, too. Ever try this? Thanks to Mr. Jonesi for the blades, Keith didn't have any that were painted, and I only had one at the Goon until Steve brought me some blades to convert magnum VS Spinnerbaits to Willow Mags. Attachments ----------------  DSCN9491.JPG (73KB - 210 downloads) DSCN9492.JPG (89KB - 130 downloads) | ||
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Posts: 1996 Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | |||
| sworrall |
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Posts: 32884 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | |||
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Posts: 32884 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | |||
| sorenson |
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Posts: 1764 Location: Ogden, Ut | |||
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Posts: 1996 Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | |||
| muskyboy |
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Cool modification Steve, I will give it a try  | |||
| jlong |
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Posts: 1937 Location: Black Creek, WI | |||
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