SFL BassHunter Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 I gave one of them to a buddy of mine who loves fishing and fishes lures even in saltwater. He tested it out today @ Lake Osborne with me and he said the action on it is great. So I feel more comfortable with my initial analysis. In fact he went and bought a bunch as soon as he got home lol. Quote
powerduster Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 In some instances I think companies will initially price their products very cheaply in order to get their product out in the marketplace and establish a reputation for themselves. As to how often this occurs.... Generally speaking, however, beware of the cheap bait. I bought some lures from a Wally World bargain bin one time. They were pretty snazzy looking-nice finishes, good shapes. None of them were any good, though-they all had lousy actions. I had some trouble with the swimmers (bombers), but the top water plugs like the super spook jr. and the redfin (to a lesser extent) were great. The hooks are pretty good as well. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted January 13, 2014 Super User Posted January 13, 2014 I had some trouble with the swimmers (bombers), but the top water plugs like the super spook jr. and the redfin (to a lesser extent) were great. The hooks are pretty good as well. Oh, no. I didn't mean the brand name baits. By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc. I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me. Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 13, 2014 Super User Posted January 13, 2014 I had some trouble with the swimmers (bombers), but the top water plugs like the super spook jr. and the redfin (to a lesser extent) were great. The hooks are pretty good as well. That´s exactly what I meant, with Jaifer the same thing happened, it seems that the more complicated the action the lure has more and more those inexpensive lures begin to show their flaws in design. From that company the lipless cranks ( imitating Spots, Sonics and Bayou Boogies ), Spook like, Torpedo like where the more consistent and worked better, those imitating baits like Big-Os had a disspointing action. Quote
powerduster Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Oh, no. I didn't mean the brand name baits. By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc. I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me. I thought you were referring to the cheap bait bonanza box, so nevermind. The bait bonanza box I was referring to is still a very good deal, especially on the towater plugs. That´s exactly what I meant, with Jaifer the same thing happened, it seems that the more complicated the action the lure has more and more those inexpensive lures begin to show their flaws in design. From that company the lipless cranks ( imitating Spots, Sonics and Bayou Boogies ), Spook like, Torpedo like where the more consistent and worked better, those imitating baits like Big-Os had a disspointing action. Yea, someone told me the heddons in wallys bait box are placed there because of a slight manufacturing flaw. They don't lay right or something on the water, but they still swim the same. I can't remember what he meant though and couple of mine float normal to me as far as I know. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 14, 2014 Super User Posted January 14, 2014 Oh, no. I didn't mean the brand name baits. By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc. I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me. Bomber makes inexpensive as well as quality built lures.. Walmart for example carries a Bomber for a few bucks in 2 sizes, have caught countless numbers of bass and snook on them, and they last pretty good except for the hooks. In no way are they the same as Bomber saltwater grade like windcheaters or a boink a donk, not that I think a windcheater outfishes the cheaper ones. One thing I do miss is Walmart's renegade, I really liked that lure. Quote
dam0007 Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Not to poke the bees nest, but Id rather buy chinese made by a chinese company, than a chinese made by a usa sell out company... if that makes any sense lol - If your gonna contribute to their economy do it right! lmao Quote
dam0007 Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Hi everyone! Happy New Year! So I was looking into crankbaits and came across some very inexpensive plastic lures on dhgate.com. My question is has anyone purchased crankbaits from there? They have several lures going for $1-2 dollars that look very nice. With these you have to buy at least 3 lures but even at a dollar each that's 3 bucks. I plan on buying a few but wanted to see what y'all thought about it as well. The website says 18-32 days for shipping did you pay extra to get them faster. Quote
SFL BassHunter Posted January 14, 2014 Author Posted January 14, 2014 The website says 18-32 days for shipping did you pay extra to get them faster. I did not pay extra. I was actually surprised because I made an order 1 day and then another the next day. The first order came rather quickly within a 10 days. The second batch took longer and just arrived yesterday. I wasn't in a hurry so even at 30 days I rather pay 1 or 2 dollars for a lure that at some point I may lose than pay 5-10 on a lure. Kind of on a budget right now. Eventually when I can I'll go get me some brand named stuff just to have it. But for now these will do the job. Quote
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