I have a 110 and have caught upwards of 50 large mouth bass on it so far. I'm in a high pressure area so those are good numbers. The Bass are larger and aggressive... though I've caught a couple MAD dinks. lol. I like the WP's so much that I called River2Sea today about getting more and setting myself up right (Rods, line, etc.).
I called namely on setting myself up for Muskie fishing... here's what they said in case you wonder. He said that the guys there at R2S are throwing 190's with Fast action Swim Bait Rods... 7'6" to 8' (Some even using 9' Rods... Medium Heavy or Heavy... using 50-65lb braid. I'm ordered the St. Croix Mojo Bass (I'll just cover up the "Bass" on the rod with some tape so the Muskie don't know) 7'10" swim bait rod.
Anyway, Back on topic... we got to talking about the new 75. I asked... what's the point of it over the 90 (I don't have any 90's but was considering buying them for my kid)?
A few key points:
- The Profile is short, fat version of the 90 with a 110 tail... making it a lot louder than the 90.
- The Body is fat so it will run better at higher speeds than the 90... I guess the 90 has a tendency to roll because there's not much of a "Keel" there.
- The 90 has perfect speed with perfect "plop, plop, plop" sound without body roll... but you can't go very fast without rolling em I hear.
- The new 75 will run faster than the 90 but still give that deeper "plop plop plop" sound... he claimed you can pretty much burn it with a 9:1 reel. Based on what I read above... it sounds like experiences may vary.
- The 75's are fatter which makes them more buoyant... as a result of being more buoyant, they were able to put more beefier hooks on them than the 90's.
And just when I thought it couldn't get better.... he mentions that:
- The Chris Lane Top Notch Lure is very productive out in California. They're using them as follow up baits to the Whopper Ploppers. What wont eat a WP, will destroy a Top Notch!
So there ya go... we all now need a new collection of 75's AND Top Notch lures (Just one size... for now LOL)
