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Cbump - yes just 8-10 hours a year maybe 4 two-hour trips to a farm pond. This year though hopefully we will get more. GetFish - thanks, I will try the Ichikawa 84S since I don't see the Owner hooks in size 12.

Well what you see in the picture is maybe a bass pro shop 10 in the middle and the back hook is the original vmc? 12. The back is definitely smaller now that I have it home.

Went to bass pro shop to get a new hook for my son's Pointer 48. We don't get to fish much, maybe 8-10 hours a year, and mostly from the bank. But this Pointer 48 is my son's #1 hard bait fish catcher with 6 fish, even a 1.5 lb bass. His next best is just 2 fish. Of course rubber ants and bream poppers catch more than that. Hooks got bendy much like Rapala hooks, probably from tree limbs not in the water. Went to Bass pro shop, guy showed me how to do it, but he put a size 10 on, at the time it looked right but now I think it's too big and we needed a size 12. Can I have a 10 and 12? I think this would unbalance the lure. Can someone recommend me a solid size 12 treble hook to put on this lure? Any help appreciated.

So this is it then sounds like go with this. All my hopes and dreams, for this generation and future generations even! Red or not, here we come!

Gonna go fishing with my dad in a boat. I usually fish from shore in little ponds and catch small fish. Water is decently clear maybe 5-7 feet. Lake has surprisingly little weeds due to carp and such. We will do some trolling with crankbaits. We will catch some bass this way. After going last time, I bought a several deep cranks, though I split them up between me and my son. Thinking about my last trip, I'm think a rockcrawler could do well. A smaller lure that dives around 11-12 feet. However, my only Rockcrawler is fiery red and orange, maybe a Delta Craw. I've never had alot of faith in red. Now watching too much you tube, tubers say red is not so good in fall, go with a shad pattern. Note this is for starters, I can eventually use 4 or 5 different lures trolling maybe 30 mins each. So, the question is: If you had just ONE Rockcrawler to use next week and it was fiery red/orange, would you go with it, or instead use a Strike King 5XD Crystal Shad or a Cloud 9 C10 in a shad pattern. How important is the color here? Note - does anyone else have just ONE Rockcrawler ? Thanks!

Ok thanks I was successful! (Fine print - it's so embarrassing just like Grover at the end of the Monster book I pulled the rubber too hard and the legs came all the way out and I had to go to you tube and tie fishing line on the end and reinsert the legs but I got them in)

My son was using and had a small one on but now a knot? on the frog's right skirt came out. Is there any way to get it back in? Should I just use it anyway - my son said the frog kept rolling to the side after that. Or throw it away? I will try to attach a picture. Thanks!

Ok I went to ebay and ordered a Storm Sub Wart (04) gray shad. Solid looking color for me. FYI we get out to the pond and we only fish 2.5 hours before it gets dark and we panic need to catch fish now so we tend to stick with our main colors. The lure has to look like the water! It has to be brown! Like Pointer Brownie color or such.

Oklahoma Mike, we do actually each have a Pompadour but we just use spincast reels and maybe 8 pound test line. Maybe two years ago we threw a Pompadour right off the line on a cast. My sons' go to lure is a Pointer 45, tiny. He uses it with a snap and he catches fish with it including his personal best last year maybe 1.5 lbs. So we're looking small lures. I also use a small jerkbait, a small Live Target Dace is my #1 and Pointer 65 Brownie color 2nd choice along with other Pointer 65s. That said, I researched the Waddle Bats and they look way cool! I've got to get one my self. I was gonna order two! BTW, you didn't see anything or hear anything. If anyone asks they accidentally sent me en extra one. Unfortunately I SNOOZED! I saw good colors and when I went to order the next day most were gone! So I just ordered my son the frog color. I got it today, and was quite surprised, it looks really impressive. Well built, darker than the picture which is good, heavier than it looks. Can't wait to try it! I've go to get me one! Thanks for the tip!

Deleted Account, thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately finding those two are hard. SSR I can find on Ebay for over $30 including overseas shipping. They have Russian versions a little cheaper but I don't think I should buy a Russian lure. The Bandit Footloose is easier to find but still pricey. Typically around $24-36 if shipping is included. Amazon had one but reviewers were not kind to it and calling it 'junk' compared to 'Pre-Pradco versions' of the same Footloose lure. I will be on the lookout for them though, the Footloose looks perfect. Thanks! Mike

Bluebasser, the Wakebull appears to be an excellent choice. 70mm might be a bit too big, so I ordered one off ebay at 60 mm. Unfortunately color choice was poor, only Chartreuse and the Chrome, so i went with Chrome Black. Thanks! Mike

I want to buy my son a wakebait. This is for when we fish from shore at the pond and the weeds get just a bit too high. If we catch weeds, it's a pile of green muck that you try to pull off but only get half of it off then next pull half of what's left, etc. What I would like - a lure that looks like a crankbait (1 minus-ish) - prefer a smaller lure, 2.5 inches may be just a tad too big - want a lure that will hopefully catch fish just being reeled in steady making a wake - want a lure that can stay on the top at a medium or low speed but maybe dive a few inches if reeled in faster - want the lure to be available on TW or Hookp now so I can order - preferably less than $20 and more than $6 - prefer not another (1 minus) Was looking at KVD Wakebait it's doable a tad long but will it dive too deep? Was looking at OSP Buzzin Crank on Hookp, this could work. I myself have a Jackall 0 Footer that I think fits this bill but maybe it's not being made anymore. Any help appreciated! Thanks! Mike

Don't apologize Wizzlebiz, you did good and your heart is in the right place. When Harold said "I have never, nor would I ever attempt to make anyone look stupid, here or anywhere. Sorry YOU took it like that.", I would take that as offensive. He says he will never make anyone look stupid and then tries to make you look stupid. And me too! I thought the same thing when I read his post. So I reported him.

Live Target has some good lures. To me 2 of them are best of type : Hollow Body Frog Shallow Bluegill crankbait. These are like the ones Bill Dance always uses when kids come on but his are Rebel, but these little realistic crankbaits are very good. Then for me - Their lipless crankbait, the Golden Shiner is my #1 lipless, but I haven't tried many. Also, I used the small one for success for saltwater stripers on Governors Island NY. But have you ever held one of these things? Oh my, they are impressive, you just know you'll catch fish on them. The tiny Dace jerkbait is my #1 current stat leader with 5 fish. I don't fish much, usually a two hour shot 4 times a year fishing for tiny fish, but this one has surprisingly worked. Doesn't always seem to run right, I'd rather use a Pointer 65, but hey it looks just like the water color when its in the water. I've also heard good things about their bigger Perch jerkbait. That's my take.

Those never work here on Old Road Lake as they cant seem to get across the road.

Strange to make this change. For me the biggest problem with Hula Popper was the dull silver hooks and what they were attached to, they can't move around freely and get stuck often. The best thing I liked was the rubber skirt, as most of the other popular poppers I know of, like Rebel or Rico or Magabass or KVD, etc, all have the short hair tail. Seems like you need to get a frog nowadays to get the rubber skirt. Possibly I'm wrong. I like the rubber skirt, it seemed to me to make a difference.

Hi! I want to try to cast from the beach into the waves. I want to try a jerkbait. Saltwater noob! What's good in the surf? Is Lucky Craft Flash Pointer the right style? Are surf jerkbaits supposed to float or suspend, or does it matter? Do I want only shallow? Any recommendations, in the 10 to 20 dollar range? The only things I have now is a regular Pointer 100 with no rattles (do rattles matter?), 2 regular Pointer 78s (with rattles), a Duo Realis 100, and a Megabass Trick Darter maybe around 80. Thanks!

I think these lures will catch fish, it's just a quality thing. When I got back into fishing from shore at small lakes a few years back, definitely beetle spin was one I planned on using a lot. But then they often run crooked underwater. They foul on the cast and sometimes the blade doesn't spin. Also, a big one for kids, they don't seem to work well with a snap, at least the little beetle spins. Now there are a lot of little spinners, I'm not sure of the quality. I see Panther Martin has a 1/4 oz spinnerbait. Also after a while the rubber of the beetle spin often melts in the box. So I don't think they are great choices after all due to quality. For me on a dock my #1 go to is going to be a Lucky Craft Pointer 65 jerkbait. Duo Rozante 63's are awesome, Live Target Dace, these all catch fish. Small crankbaits. One good surprise for me is Live Target Bluegill smallest size. Bill Dance loves the Rebel versions of this lure. Also stuff like KVD 1.5 or Norman 100. From a dock - spoons - the Acme Phoebe is still great. Little Cleo's but they sink fast. You can still keep them on the same snap. Plenty of sassy shad type jigs - little swimbaits. Also mepps, roostertail. All this stuff you can just put on a snap. Not a fan of Jitterbug's - if you want your kid to have one 'for old time's sake', fine. But the quality of the hooks - you will get some hits and not a lot of fish. These are good lures for getting a fish near the boat and then having it escape. There has to be better options available now. I like Lucky Craft Bevy popper - it's very small, like the smallest hula poppers. Or I think Rebel Pop-r's are well loved and small. So think about something on a snap. If the weeds are not too high, jerkbaits are easier and should catch just as many fish, probably more than a beetle spin, then Pointer 65 sp should get consideration.

I bought one about 3 years ago, used it maybe 3 or 4 times, it sits in my tackle box (Spro popping frog maybe). It looks almost mint. Am I going to one day say, my, what a perfect place to throw my frog, only to have it fall apart or sink? Also, my son took some of his Senkos out of the bag and they are in a compartment for 3 or so years. The others are in the bag, zipped, in the bottom of the tackle box. Are the 'exposed' Senkos no good anymore? What if the others all got used, up, switch to a hard lure?

People keep saying why would you want to? But as a minor counter argument, why wouldn't you stick with 1 brand. Three ideas, mostly for beginners. 1) if you caught some bass on your first plastic, say Berkely, you would be excited with Berkeley and maybe want to try their swimbaits, etc. 2) if you stick with 1 brand, the colors are more consistent, and you know what they are. For example, if you tell me a lure's color is 'You Know It' or 'Monkey Butt' you know it's gonna be River2Sea. So theoretically a Berkely pearl white should be the same in stick or paddle tail or lizard. 3) for beginner's, choices are overwhelming. And if you look at Tackle Warehouse's reviews, people will say 'only get Senkos, they outclass the others', and other people will say 'don't bother with Senkos, they're too expensive, get Zooms'. With so many choices, if you like Berkeley, and you want to learn wacky rig, there probably exists a reasonable alternative to Senko by Berkely to start out with. So why not? It seems like as a beginner, once you start catching fish with a brand, getting other plastics or hard lures from them should be a safer bet in your mind and exciting!

You need to have a small jerkbait like the Rapala or Rebel like we had as kids. These are easy because they don't sink. They don't twist the line within reason. If you throw out an F5 Rapala for an hour and if the weeds allow, you're sure to catch 2 or 3 fish. However, with all the new lures, my favorite is the Live Target Dace in 2.5 inches. Next up is Pointer 65. These are heavier, but still easy to use. The F5 Rapala action is still incredible, but it cant be cast far, gets ot of tune a lot and breaks easy. Buy a Dace, my best find for 2016! Otherwise, for an easy spoon that will catch a lot of fish it's the Acme Phoebe. The little one catches everything that's smaller! Edit - I cant see kids having a lot of patience with topwater like Jitterbug. But, you can always use an F5 Rapala as topwater, it works very well for small bass, just jerk and pause.