Live Target Bait Ball

[annexation]

It's gimmicky, sure. Doesn't mean it wouldn't be fun to throw one. It probably catches as good as any other crank of its type. That price, though.

[doyle8218]

I won't be buying either, it's made to catch fishermen. 

 

You think a bass has time to inspect those baits and choose it over a standard version of the same lure?

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[F14A-B]

I have seen that.... Myself.. I giggled I won't use it for a couple reasons but, that said I say if you believe in it or wanna try it ,by all means try it. I thought the same about the Arig and I was wrong on it... Arig is at times incredibly effective. Happy fishing!!!

[bass1980]

My thoughts are if you enjoy the hobby and want a bait to be cool looking then go for it. The great detail in these baits can't hurt it just like a custom painted crank. However the part I think is silly is with it being 3 fish vs 1. Like I said, if you want to throw a cool looking lure, great. If you think 3 fish in a crank works better than 1 you fell for it.

[mjseverson24]

I am going to buy a few of these for the next season, I see good potential for this bait going for suspended fish in clear water, also the jerkbait looks good for smallies early in the year. not good for stained water as noise and vibration win in those conditions. At worst they will produce as well as any other crank bait, and at best better. 

 

Mitch

[Montanaro]

true but I'm not spending 4 or 5 dollars more for it.

I am going to buy a few of these for the next season, I see good potential for this bait going for suspended fish in clear water, also the jerkbait looks good for smallies early in the year. not good for stained water as noise and vibration win in those conditions. At worst they will produce as well as any other crank bait, and at best better.

Mitch

[TrippyJai]

I won't be trying them for $15 each. They look cool though.

[hoosierbass07]

  The UPS truck (delivering on Saturday because they could not deliver to me the last three days) finally delivered my package from Tackle Warehouse.  So I got one of those bait balls.  I bought the square bill version.  It comes nicely packaged and it has a sticker on the package that says "Best New Hard Bait ICAST 2013".   Looking at it, hmm, I don't know.  When I ordered it I figured it was more a gimmick than anything else.  Now, I'm still thinking it's more a gimmick.  I almost didn't want to open the package.  I was thinking it's so unusual maybe it would be a collectors item some day.  Then I got to thinking - don't fishing gimmicks come along every so often and really nothing but junk?  This might be one of them.  Still, I'm glad to have it.  I'll try it out later this spring when I'm out on the water on my kayak.  It's packaged nicely though.  I don't think I'll be buying any more though because $15 for one lure is a little too high for me.  

[Grantman83]

I wonder of the jerkbait would work moreso because the fish have to actually look at it as opposed to the crankbait which is a quick reaction bite