Gambler Lures

[Montanaro]

Ive become a fan within the last year and would like to hear others opinions on what plastics they like from gambler and which products to avoid.

I like their boottails, their ace, and their burner worm and even little otter for buzzbait trailer...are there other must haves?  It seems like they have a complete line up of products.

[iabass8]

Bb cricket is a winner.

i have high hopes for the cane toad.

[RyneB]

Gambler EZ line of swimmers are some of my favorite baits. I love throwing a weightless big EZ on top of vegetation like a buzzbait, a EZ swimmer on a underspin. I punch with a Why Not, cricket, and burner craw. Flip wood with an Otter. But I usually always have a form of EZ swimmer on deck.

[Airman4754]

If I'm fishing in slop with plastics I'm using something from Gambler. 

The Burner Craw, Ugly Otter, Flap Daddy, Why-Nots, and Mega Craws are all really good. 

If I'm in open water or structure I think there are better options, but their stuff fishes the trash extremely well. 

[SwampLife]

Never had luck with ugly otter but never gave it a fair chance have no confidence it.. I do catch fish using the  why-not mainly punching with it but caught a few using it as a jig trailer... One day I will leave my sweet beavers and d bombs at home and give the ugly otter a fair chance

[bigbassin']

I like the ugly otters and burner craws. I seem to be the only person that can't stand their burner worms, I'll take a zoom speed worm over it any day.

[Gungun96]

The Burner Craw, Why Not, and Ace are awesome baits and they have some really cool colors to go along with their baits.

[hawgenvy]

Oh, yeah! Gambler baits slide 'n' glide so very nice in Florida junk 'n' slime. They smell awful in a good way (the baits) and attract big bites. The past few weeks the blue/black Burner Worm T-rigged with a pegged 1/4 oz weight and a 6-0 EWG has been the ticket for me -- in lily shaded shallows or along weed edges lurking with angry mamas. And when some little guy bites off the tail, you now got a big fat stinky stick worm that'll entice sly old Grandma Chunk into the act to get smoked by your cigar. Luckily, I've got 5 more packs of Burner Worms coming to my doorstep Friday, along with some Burner Craws and VMC Super Duty 6-0 hooks.  Love my EZs too!  Go Gambler!

[CarolinaBoy4Life]

Gambler baits are top notch. I use them ragetail and d&m baits. The EZ swimmers all sizes are great, the mega daddy is great T rigged or for punching, as is the flappy daddy. The ribbon tail worm is great, and the BB cricket. Love their stick bait to. Can't go wrong with gambler

 

[Mike L]

Most of what has already been listed, but my #1 is a Big EZ rigged with a 7/0 Duz-It.

 

Mike 

[Scarborough817]

the ugly otter has caught me a few as a jig trailer

[Nathan Burton]

Imma mega daddy fanatic! 

[hawgenvy]

13 hours ago, Mike L said:

Most of what has already been listed, but my #1 is a Big EZ rigged with a 7/0 Duz-It.

 

Mike 

Glad you mentioned that; I've been meaning to order a Duz-It to try on Big EZ and also on the Burner Worm.

[Avalonjohn44]

The Cane Toads are great baits. A bit bulky, but a unique profile compared to a lot of the other soft plastic frog baits.

[blckshirt98]

The Ugly Otter was the bait I used when I caught my first bass on a Carolina rig.  Love the action of the flappers in the water and they make some great colors.

[Montanaro]

Any experience with their finesse worms or dropshot shad?

[blckshirt98]

11 minutes ago, Montanaro said:

Any experience with their finesse worms or dropshot shad?

I have a few bags of the Shakey Shads that I use on a dropshot.  Unique colors you can't find anywhere else and the plastic is very sturdy and durable (I nose hook my dropshot baits).  Body is a little stiff compared to other dropshot baits (like a SK Dream Shot, GYCB Kut Tail, Jackall Crosstail Shad) but the long tapered tail has good action.  Profile is a little larger than the dropshot baits I like to use (4" and under) and the "nose" is a tad large for the size 4 hooks I like to use.  If you use a size 2 or larger hook and like a slightly larger profile on your dropshot baits I think you'll really like them.  Also the way the nose is shaped, they'll work fantastic doing double duty on a shaky head.

[Montanaro]

Any thoughts on a buzzbait trailer?  I use a 1/4 oz buzzbait with black little otter that works well but want a white or shad 1/4oz buzzbait and the otters dont come in those colors.

Would the buzzing toad be too long and the cane toad too thick?  I was thinking 4" flapn shad.