Super User Dan: Posted March 23, 2007 Super User Posted March 23, 2007 Ok, we've had plenty of threads asking about everyone's favorite tackle brands, but I just wanted to see if anyone had LEAST favorite brands. One of mine is probably Bomber. Their stuff doesn't seem to run straight for me and it just feels very cheap. Another is some of the Strike King cranks for the same reasons. Quote
Hawgin Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Bill Lewis rat-l-traps. I like fishing lipless cranks but the hooks on those are not sharp, and they feel cheap. I much prefer diamond shads, cordell super spots, or pretty much any lipless bait over them. Also, the Cabelas brand Auqa-glow plastics are garbage. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Eagle Claw? I don't really have an explanation.... Quote
Super User T-rig Posted March 23, 2007 Super User Posted March 23, 2007 I agree with the bomber they have bad hardware on them. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted March 23, 2007 Super User Posted March 23, 2007 For me, it's either Strike King or Storm. I have tried several different items over the years and have been disappointed. What I have purchased has either not caught fish or has fallen apart. They both have been a total waste of money. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 23, 2007 Super User Posted March 23, 2007 Bagley spinner baits. I love their cranks though. Quote
captaininsaneo Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 storm! hands down. I dont know that I have ever even had a bite on something made by storm. Quote
Shakes Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Yea, I agree. Storm is the worst tackle brand I can think of. Quote
mdangler Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 I would have to agree with storm. The only good thing they ever made was the wiggle wart. Quote
CK14 Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 i don't really like storm either, but i have caught a few nice bass and walleye on their swimbaits.. i'd have to go with YUM and bandit. i've never liked the action of bandits and i've never caught anything on YUM stuff. a lot of it is to fancy looking Quote
Skidder Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Rapala, I once bought 3 Husky jerks for a trip to Champlain. Was told they were killing this paricular bait. Started throwing one, and it felt wierd. Brought it to the boat and let it set in the water. The thing sank like a rock tail first. Thought maybe the balls got jammed in the end, or had a crack and filled with water. Could not find anything wrong. :-/ I unboxed #2, worked fine. Out of curiosity, unboxed #3, SAME F'IN THING AS #1! > > I should have taken the same money and bought one Lucky Craft, I would have had the same number of baits that worked! Never spend another nickel on anything Rapala! Also agree with Eagle Claw. If Eagles claws were that crappy its no wonder they were on the endangered species list for so long, they couldn't hang on to fish. Won't use Stren or Trilene, not even for hanging pictures. Quote
Stringjam Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 The only good thing they ever made was the wiggle wart. Yup..one of the best crankbait designs ever made - and one of the most erratic plastic cranks I've ever used. Aaron Martens is snagging the pre-Rapala Warts off of ebay if that is any indication. I also have some deep diving Lightnin' Shads from Storm (discontinued) that are a solid flat-sided plastic crank - especially for the price they were. I also like Bombers - - I generally prefer the 3/4 and 1/2 oz. Fat Free Shads over Norman's DLN and DD22's...they kick harder and I've generally caught bigger fish on both of them. I also think the Flat A and diving Flat A are the closest a low-cost production lure has ever gotten to the action of custom hand carved flat-sided baits. If I had to pick a brand that I just don't care for, it would probably be Strike King. Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted March 23, 2007 Super User Posted March 23, 2007 If Eagles claws were that crappy its no wonder they were on the endangered species list for so long, they couldn't hang on to fish. Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 South Bend makes some junk. So does Renegade, Storm, Cotton Cordell, and Lucky Stike. Quote
Nick Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Storm has a lot of adherents for both the Wart and the Chug Bug. They also make the suspend dots and strips that most of us use. I have had bad luck with some Berkley products. The Vanish line seems to rot after three day's use. Gulp may catch fish, but it's not allowed in my boat. Too stinky. Quote
dollarbill Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 My vote is for the worst line ever made..TRILENE. Guaranteed to break when you hook a fish. Quote
Rattlinrogue Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 When I see rod and reel combos with the brand Shakespeare on them I automatically think"cheap junk". Quote
CFFF 1.5 Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Maybe some trilene line is crap, but I know a lot of pros use Berkley Trilene Big Game, that line is awesome. I agree with Renegade they suck, I haven't fished my Storm stuff but the chug bug is an awesome top water lure, and also I recentely bought two Norman crank baits and I couldn't get either of them to run straight. I love the berkley frenzy series hard baits I have always caught a lot fish on the Frenzy Ratl trap in fire tiger color. My least favorite brand is probably Rapala, for no reason really I just don't like them. Quote
CrazedL.IFisherman Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Id have to go with Rapala as well, their lures in my opinion are made well but wayyy too expensive compared to many other crankbaits and so far i have not had luck with these lures, have recently purchased the dt series to fish deeper to target bigger fish, but as of now their my vote, other cranks at cheaper prices catch me quality fish Quote
SwampMan Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 My vote is for the worst line ever made..TRILENE. Guaranteed to break when you hook a fish. No no no.....Berkley Vanish is the worst. It will break while you tie a knot! Quote
The_Natural Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 I have to say I'm a bit surprised at some of the responses, but I'm sure there isn't a brand out there that an angler hasn't had a bad experience with. When I think cheap, I think of Strike King. Their cranks are hands down the worst in the business, and their spinnerbaits use cheap components and horrible skirts. The only thing Strike King makes that is worth a darn are the bleeding tubes. Quote
Tucson Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 Uh oh! Surprised at some of the responses. I always considered Rapala to be great quality at a decent price, I've used Stren for years until I discovered Yo-Zuri Ultrasoft and I think eagle claw makes a decent hook, not as good as an Owner but a lot more affordable. Disappointing to hear the negatives about Storm-O lures. I was planning on using them more frequently this year, perhaps in lieu of the more expensive swimbaits. Gotta reconsider now. Quote
rocknfish9001 Posted March 24, 2007 Posted March 24, 2007 wow! I am really surprised to see storm, cotton cordell, and strike king in the listing so much. I like strike king's diamond shads, jigs, plastics, topwaters, and spinnerbaits. In fact, i like all of their baits excluding a few cranks. Cotton cordell makes the wiggle o, a great smallie bait for me, walleye divers and grappler shads are also essential in my tackle box. Storm makes the wiggle wart and the chug bug, so they get props for that. Sure thier plastics are rediculous. I also like their thundersticks. Now a company i DONT like is renagade, which is basically wal-mart brand. And i would not miss berkley if they went out of buisiness either. Never used their plastics, and just dont like thier hardbaits. Quote
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