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I was thinking of picking up a few of these but before I pull the trigger just wanted to see what experiences people had with them.

Thanks for all the replies... looks like someone will be saving up more money before he picks up his boat. Oh well it will be worth it in the end

So I'm taking the plunge and am planning on buying my first boat this year. Planning on getting probably a 16' or 17' boat. I don't plan on fishing tournaments but obviously getting from point A to point B faster is always a plus. Is 35hp too low for a boat that size? Also the lakes and rivers I'd be fishing would be pretty small. Any advice would be great! Thanks.

why add one when you can just buy this one that comes with a rattle? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10202948____SearchResults i have both the bronze eye and this one, pretty similar other then the rattle.

X2Black works the best for me but I do get bites on the bullfrog color

have been actually looking at getting one of these, with a sale like this I can't help but pull the trigger ;D

yes love lizards, have gotten many fish on these

Yes had that same issue.

Funny thing was me and my friend saw a dead gar on the shore of this lake though not anywhere close to were we were fishing. Though never caught any in this lake but maybe I just haven't fished it enough.

I did try slowing it down but that didn't seem to help. So you don't think a smaller lure would help?

I was fishing a local lake that is just full of lily pads along the shore with good size pockets (2-3 feet between bunches). Used ragetoads and spro frogs along with one of my favs a moss boss through the pads. Had a ton of strikes but none of them seem to kill the bait to allow me to set the hook. There was even one spot where I had 8 misses and saw the bass jump out of the water to try to hit my bait. I guess my question is are they just biting it because its in the territory or in this case should have I switched to a smaller bait to allow them to engulf it? I know topwater you can expect a lot of misses but this just seemed crazy.

Original black and blue chattterbait with net bait paca chunks as a trailer in black blue flake is killer for me. Always wanted to try out the pure poison ones but they don't sell any at our gander... :'(

Yep my local walmart had a ton of these on clearance! ;D

Yeah thats pretty much how I was fishing it too. Love torpedoes!

Do you like the weed guards? From my short experience they seem to work ok but I wouldn't throw it into anything too weedy.

Anyone ever try this out? Picked one up because it looked interesting. Sorta is like a buzz bait with a popper IMO. Tired it out for a bit just to see how it is in the water and I actually kinda like it but I didn't get any bites. Let me know what you guys think if you have tried it. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat600082-cat20344&id=0018747117471a&navCount=10&podId=0018747&parentId=cat20344&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=2UG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233 Oh yeah there is a blade like a buzz bait in the front of it but its not in the picture for some reason.

i guess i have a lot of experimentation and practicing to do! ;D

Did you trim the legs uneven like that so it would walk better? or was it for some other reason?

Any good techniques to making them walk on the water? I heard that trimming a bit (3/4 inch) off the legs helps. Or do most people just leave the legs the same length? I've used regular walk the dog lures but I'm sure its more complicated then that. Any help would be great!

I use them also. There is nothing wrong with them but I will say what bigtimfish said about gamma and owner.

Great info!

well i've see some lures that i didn't think would catch anything catch fish. so i just wanted to see what people thought but i guess these lures are not worth it to people on here. pretty much answered my question.

Anyone try these lures out? If so what set of colors did you get and how did they work for you? Lastly overall impression on lure and if they are worth the money. Would have posted link but it wouldn't let me saying I haven't posted 10 post yet

If your not getting any bass and your trying that hard I'd probably see if there is a local guide to give you some pointers on hot spots.

I actually live and fish in madison a lot. If you tell me exactly where it is I could at least you know if I've caught bass there myself.