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| Just out of curiosity how many people bought coots at the show??
the hottest bait nobody outside the twin cities knows about,,crazy but you cant argue with the results it produced last year,,Im going to have him make a custom white one for me when I see him |
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| I looked at them and was curious but for the price tag of $30 I just couldn't pull the trigger. The photo of a BIG fish in the net with a coot in its' mouth didn't lie. |
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Location: New Hope MN | What the heck was the coot? That board thing..? |
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| Yep the board thing...that booth was rockin this weekend, I'm sure we'll see a few variations coming for sure.
It was neat to see a true garage bait get so much play. |
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| Will somebody post a pic of this thing? |
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| theres a few guys that had em last year that are bummed he sold them at the show so people could get hold of them |
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| Its a bird...it's a plane...no it's a COOT !!!!!
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Location: Minnesota | What is the point of the board? How do they work? I missed that booth. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | I think I get it; the board floats so it really runs upside down in the water compared to the pic. I'm guessing the advantages are the larger profile and blades probably turn easier too. Almost a combination of topwater and bucktail.
Trolling rig only? Casting may be a challenge. It would definitely have a nice big profile from underneath and fish probably tend to hit the board/side hooks. Interesting idea, you've got to give him that.
I think I can speak for most when I say I'd love to see a video of that in the water. Maybe from underneath like the fish's perspective.
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Location: New Hope MN | I'd have to see video footage to believe it. On positive note, you could probably add a angle or wedge and get it to run to the side like a planer board. |
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| The winner of the Twin Cities Mens divisions used it quite a bit last years with his coot fish averaging 48" and 20+ fish on it. It works no gimmick, seen it in action, can be cast and trolled.
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| that is crazy looking! Love it when people think outside the box. Would love to see that in the water |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Man, that is wicked.... |
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| Is this some sort of late april fools joke????? |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | These were on the auction at the Chapter One banquet and went for BIG money. Those in the know on them were all over the bidding. First time I had seen one up close. SO ugly it's bootiful! |
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| Question you have to ask yourself is, how many people would admit to buying one? Contest: Which is the better lure? - Swamp Donkey or Coot? |
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| I'm in IL, where can I get a couple of these????? |
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| guest - 4/11/2011 12:29 PM
Is this some sort of late april fools joke?????
guest when you saw your first cowgirl what did you think"""
TWO huge shiny blades and a whole package of gaudy tinsel tied around it
First time I saw a cowgirl I said to myself 'I could bring that thing down to south america and primitive villages would pray to it"
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| ""First time I saw a cowgirl I said to myself 'I could bring that thing down to south america and primitive villages would pray to it" "
LOL now we all pray to it !!
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| first time i saw a cowgirl, i thought, my arms would fall off casting that thing. Dont let my inability to understand this lure/plainer board affect your goals of getting a custom painted white one. And please don't compare whatever this thing is to a cowgirl.
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Location: oswego, il | I bet it would work even better with a chicken attached to it! Neat idea, I bet it looks cool in the water. |
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I can't imagine it's any harder to cast than a pounder.
It's a topwater, so you don't have to worry about burning it in, should be a breeze to reel in.
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Location: Warroad, Mn | If it moves.....it's food!!!!!!!!!!!! Doug Johnson |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I have had a handful of Coots for the last couple seasons. Pat gave me the one that caught its first 50"er. I tried it out right away, but couldn't troll it behind my big motor in heavy wind. It kept diving. I wrote it off and hung it in the garage.
Fast forward to last June. Pat starts off the season with 6 fish that averaged 50". I started using mine in select situations, but no luck.
In August Pat and my Dad had just been hammering big fish after big fish, all on the Coot. I would get phone calls while at work, "Just got a 49!", "Just got a 48!". It was getting old fast.
I started using the Coot a lot more, and had big fish after big fish blow up on it. I finally landed a 45.5" on it in September. My Dad hops in the boat a half hour later and also gets a 45.5", before we proceed to miss four more much larger fish that afternoon.
As the season went on, the bite tapered off a bit. It seemed that when the ducks were heavy on the lakes there was too much natural competition.
I looked over the size distribution of the fish caught on the Coot, and it clearly shows that the larger fish are more likely to eat the bait, or apparently target ducks. Perhaps even better, I've only heard of ONE northern pike eating one.
People can look at the bait and laugh all they want. When you see the water the bait moves, and the strikes it provokes, you'll get it. The Coot is essentially a Cowgirl that you can slow roll on the surface, AND, it has a huge profile. Muskies eat more ducks than people think. I witnessed one last year on Waconia, and it was a BIG fish. The Coot is no joke. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Where can I get one ( and I said no more lures) |
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| whats the hook up ratio on one of these things, and the skies do they usually hit the back hooks or does it nail the board broadside? I'm going to be throwing a 2X4 this year for sure |
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Location: north metro, MN | i remember when i first met pat a few years ago. at the time i just thought he was a nice guy who liked talking about muskie fishing and then he showed me this lure it became an inside joke between me and my buddies. like the posts above about the cowgirls.. you never know when your one of the first people laying eyes on what is going to be one of the newest hottest lures. good work pat. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | If anybody is interested in buying the Coot, please PM me and I will get your order to Pat. He's not real tech savvy, not an internet guy at all. He's a good guy with a great bait. If I can help him get a few more out there I will.
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| or show up at the TC chapter MI meeting tonite(tuesday) Pat if he comes usually brings a few |
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| If you paint it white is it still a Coot !!!!!  |
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