Furry Fish Baits Tackle ----- First Impressions?

[Heron]

I stumbled across this website last night, http://strikeon.com/about/ , Im liking their line of rabbit hair tied spinnerbaits and jigs, such as...

 

 

They also have a variety of common plastics with rabbit fur appendages.

 

What are your thoughts?

 

 

[MIbassyaker]

Hey, why not? Flies, jigs, and dressed hooks on in-line spinners and other lures with feathers, squirrel hair, deer hair, and other kinds of fur have been catching fish forever.

[Big C]

Great idea.   Natural materials have more natural movements. 

[flyfisher]

the thing about natural baits is that they make movement when still or coming to a stop, not moving.  When moving they all pretty much streamline to a slender mass.  For jigs they would definitely work, I use them for fly fishing all the time and they are my go to bait for the most part for smallies.

[Bluebasser86]

There used to be a company called Hammering Hare baits. The fur holds water for days and rust the hook like no other.

[flyfisher]

There used to be a company called Hammering Hare baits. The fur holds water for days and rust the hook like no other.

I always tie my rabbit hair flies on saltwater stainless hooks because of the exact reason you mentioned.

[Heron]

There used to be a company called Hammering Hare baits. The fur holds water for days and rust the hook like no other.

Hmm...good point.   I sense a blow dryer in my future.

[Avalonjohn44]

Optimum baits has a line of frogs called Furbits. It's a hollow body frog with rabbit fur for legs. Never tried, seemed a little off to me...  I've also seen some spinnerbaits in the OP style sitting in the discount bin at my local Gander for years.