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Location: Minneconia | Anybody have any experience with these? Or hard bodied swimbaits in general? Thinking about adding one to the arsenal |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | GET ONE! They have replaced Kickin' Minnows and Shadillacs 100% in my boat. Better not get one, but get 10! The best, most lifelike swimbaits form "U" shapes. This meets that criteria. |
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Location: Oregon | This one has caught 26 musky this year thus far.
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Location: Land of the Musky | Your not going to go wrong buying anything from Jed!
www.bikinibaitcompany.com
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Location: Central Wisconsin | What seems the best way to retrieve it for you guys? The action looks incredible! |
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| I use alot of hard bodies swim baits and they do produce. I have been using Adams Mega Trouts & Lucky Lures Esox & Esopx Magnums the last 2-3 years with great results. The Bikini's look great too. I typiclay pull them in straight but vary the cadence like I would with bucktails to meet the mood of the fish... |
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Location: MN | Tackle Industries - 11/5/2014 6:18 AM Your not going to go wrong buying anything from Jed! www.bikinibaitcompany.com JMO, James +1 |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | I have the best luck with a medium to fast retrieve. Fish don't follow, they just eat! |
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| I have one in the sucker pattern, and it looks amazingly lifelike and realistic going through the water. It is a very loud bait, you can hear the sides clanking together while making a figure eight. It is a very unique sound which the fish probably aren't used to. I usually either reel it straight in with pauses on a moderate speed retrieve or jerk it like a glider. Burning it in will bring it to the surface. IMO there is definitely a time and place for it and I highly recommend getting one. |
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Location: Ottawa Lake, MI | It looks like it runs pretty shallow. Is there a weighted one to get a little deeper down? |
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Location: Oregon | On a steady retrieve it runs at about 4-5 feet. I am also now building a lipped version which gets the bait into the 6-8 foot range. A heavier version is in the works. You can cast it a mile and it's easy to fish all day because there is very little resistance as it comes through the water.
Here is short video clip of it on a fast retrieve.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8F-5sYhFY |
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Location: Minnesota. | I'm curious about the floatation over rocks. Will these float up if you begin ticking rocks to clear them?
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Location: Oregon | No, the lure sinks so if you slow down it will further sink. It is, however, very easy to fish around and over rocks by speeding up the retrieve. The lure runs at a depth similar to many gliders, work it slower or let it sink it runs a little deeper , work it fast, it runs shallower. |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | I love these baits! They look incredible in the water. So realistic! Unique sound and easy to fish all day. I got to use them for the first time last week. I was real impressed with the number of follows we had on them for a day with bad musky fishing conditions. I would highly recommend getting a few of these baits. They are built to last! Jed makes great baits! |
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| they seem to swim like dingos from tackle industries......might be a little thinner.....anyone ever have any luck on the dingos |
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Location: oswego, il | I have one, incredible action. Mine works very shallow in the top foot so dont be afraid to throw it up shallow. The range of motion it has allows for some very erratic twitching and jerks. Can't wait for a deeper model! |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | pondigger - 11/14/2014 9:43 PM
they seem to swim like dingos from tackle industries......might be a little thinner.....anyone ever have any luck on the dingos
These act nothing like a Dingo. The Sure Thing looks about 100x more realistic in the water and has produced for me. The Dingo, however, has never gotten a follow in my boat. |
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