LiveTarget sunfish?? Is it worth it?

[lecisnith]

1 hour ago, MikeWright said:

My question is....after buying it guys...does it work? Simple yay or nay...mine sitting in the living room and apparently I got the wrong size!!

My verdict, after using it a whopping one time when I thought it might catch anything, is:

Not yet...

[aprestonSEK]

This bait gets a lot of strikes but i struggle with the hook up ratio. The tail seems to take up a lot of the gap on the hook resulting in missed fish.  Not worth it IMO 

[primetime]

It attracts turtles more than any other lure I have used. I have to say, If you want a bait that looks like a bent, stiff, dead panfish, or batch tub toy with over the top walking action then yea, I guess it is ok. I am sure over Mats it will be good, but I will never use it ever again, The worst Hollow body Frog/Creature etc. I have purchased imo.

It Just is not good for $14 and the fact Dicks is doing BOGO for $10 so only $5 each and that was a month after they were released tells me they are not selling. They look so fake and I would rather throw a Bill Plummer Super Frog without question. 

If you want a new hollow body that has a unique action and can be found buy one get one half off at Dicks for $13...The Molix Supernato Beetle, I fish alot at night, and it is basically a weedless Jitterbug, great hooks, soft, Can pop it, walk it...Legit. 

I am a fan of Live Target Frogs and the Mice. I actually like the LT lipless Shiner and Crawfish, but they have some gimmicks and this is the worst lure I have ever purchased, and I try everything, It is rare you buy a lure for $10 that gives you 0 Confidence when it just looks so FAKE. Hard to describe until you use it. Sure it walks with a wide glide because of the bend, but it looks like a Bath tub toy being pulled on string if fishing brade and Gators will follow but not strike, even Gators won't hit it, and they love Topwater when young especially..

SAVE YOUR MONEY. Jawbone Frog is better than 1 LT sunfish and I never bash baits or lures, but this is robbery. I see no reason to use it over any frog at any time, The New Terminator Frog is a nice new profile for $10 and it is actually really good, smaller than the SPro King Daddy but bigger than a 65T live Target and hard body but great hook up ratio like a Spro/Phat Frog. 

[Tracker22]

But zona says it works! We must be doing it wrong!

 

[Wildbillb]

I bought one of each size.  I haven't used it yet.  So it at least catches suckers with ease.

[jignfule]

They sure look good, but so far they have been disappointing.

[daviswill]

I got one and regret it. Short, simple answer.

[Bluebasser86]

On 8/19/2016 at 10:36 PM, MikeWright said:

My question is....after buying it guys...does it work? Simple yay or nay...mine sitting in the living room and apparently I got the wrong size!!

I posted my response on this back on May 1st. Mine is still in the package riding around in my boat somewhere. I suppose one day I'll eventually take it out and actually fish with it if I ever get over the disappointment I'm still feeling from when I first got the bait in my hands. 

On 5/1/2016 at 3:47 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Even the big one is really small though. I have a bigger one still in the package. Bought it before I saw one in the store, pretty disappointed with how small it is. I'm sure it will catch fish, but it's going to have to really impress me for me to want to buy another. 

 

[long island basser]

I haven't bought one. Nor do I plan on doing so.

[MikeWright]

On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 1:38 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I posted my response on this back on May 1st. Mine is still in the package riding around in my boat somewhere. I suppose one day I'll eventually take it out and actually fish with it if I ever get over the disappointment I'm still feeling from when I first got the bait in my hands. 

 

Well I went out yesterday and the frog won, 5-1....

[jr231]

On 8/20/2016 at 2:12 AM, aprestonSEK said:

This bait gets a lot of strikes but i struggle with the hook up ratio. The tail seems to take up a lot of the gap on the hook resulting in missed fish.  Not worth it IMO 

My same exact experience. Even with the "wait for the weight " and it has trokar hooks I believe. It's fun to fish because it's so easy to walk. And I had a big fish take it once right at the boat. Pulled it completely under. Set the hook  . On for about 5 seconds and off. Not worth it in my opinion either. If I switch to a popper I nab more than half of the fish that would have just swiped at the LT blugeill

[dwh4784]

I gave one a good solid try one day, and got nada. Switched to a SPRO frog and caught one right away.

I was honestly more paranoid an osprey was going to dive on it, there was one definitely eyeballing it.

[jtharris3]

I bought one of each size and so far I'm not impressed! My Booya, Spro, KVD, and hell even the cheap Matzuo frogs have out fished them so far.

i was really looking forward to this being an awesome bait too!