Bagley!

[Jeff H]

Recent mention in some posts here had me looking up Bagley's website and having a look at their products.  I have some older Bagley DB3's et al and always liked the Bang O Lure so found their site and had a dig. 

 

Great site! Blown up views for all baits, 360 view is awesome! Really cool site.

 

I'll be picking up a few of their cranks before next season as there are some that interest me.

 

So, who among us are the Bagley fans?  Your favorites are?

[wdp]

I've never used Bagely lures before. I've actually only gotten into serious cranking the last couple of yrs. I just picked up a couple of Bagely shallow cranks a few weeks ago at Academy that were on sale. Looking forward to trying them this spring when it warms up. 

[Team9nine]

Back in the day, I know the Kill'r B was a very popular design, but I've always been partial to Diving B's, especially the DB-I and DB-II. I've got a rather large collection of the older/original versions with the brass wire and lead tuning lips that I still fish with.

 

-T9

[smalljaw67]

I've been a big fan of the newer Rattlin' Killer B2, they managed to make that plastic square bill deflect as well as the balsa model. The best part is the rattle, it is low pitch and it has worked well in both clear and stained water, I have a dozen of them. Another new bait that have that I'm sold on is the Balsa Shad, the #5 Balsa Shad has replaced my #5 Rapala Shad Rap as my number 1 cold water crank. The bait is 1/4" longer than the shad rap but it weighs 3/8oz and runs at the same depths so I can use it on a casting rod and get long casts with it. The new one I'm really waiting to try as soon as they hit shelves is the Rattlin' B Plus and Rattlin' B Minus, they are 1/2oz lipless cranks with the plus model made to sink fast for deep water and the minus model made to sink slow so you can rip it over shallow grass beds and still use it slower, that will be a killer. In addition to these are the Sunny Bs which were discussed here, they haven't quite taken the place of my DT-6 but I use them about the same amount of time, I wasn't sure if they were going to work as well but I've been pleasantly surprised, so it is safe to say that I've become a Bagley fan, I have a lot of the newer stuff and none of it has failed to impress.

[Jeff H]

 

On 12/19/2016 at 6:02 AM, smalljaw67 said:

I've been a big fan of the newer Rattlin' Killer B2, they managed to make that plastic square bill deflect as well as the balsa model. The best part is the rattle, it is low pitch and it has worked well in both clear and stained water, I have a dozen of them. Another new bait that have that I'm sold on is the Balsa Shad, the #5 Balsa Shad has replaced my #5 Rapala Shad Rap as my number 1 cold water crank. The bait is 1/4" longer than the shad rap but it weighs 3/8oz and runs at the same depths so I can use it on a casting rod and get long casts with it. The new one I'm really waiting to try as soon as they hit shelves is the Rattlin' B Plus and Rattlin' B Minus, they are 1/2oz lipless cranks with the plus model made to sink fast for deep water and the minus model made to sink slow so you can rip it over shallow grass beds and still use it slower, that will be a killer. In addition to these are the Sunny Bs which were discussed here, they haven't quite taken the place of my DT-6 but I use them about the same amount of time, I wasn't sure if they were going to work as well but I've been pleasantly surprised, so it is safe to say that I've become a Bagley fan, I have a lot of the newer stuff and none of it has failed to impress.

 

Great info!

[WRB]

Always liked Bagleys lures, they catch bass! All time favorite was the DB3 Dredge, caught lots of big bass on that lure.

Tom

[crypt]

i love em. got a bunch of honey b's,db1 etc. great baits.

[CTBassin860]

I got the rattlin b minus lipless in my LTB a couple months ago.Haven't used it yet.Very eager for spring

[scaleface]

I use to use the small Diving b  a lot . Nice tight action . I broke or lost all of them . I still have a few of the larger size . I never caught much on those .

[Snipe Hunter]

Another "plug" for the Diving "B". Some of the best day's I've ever had on the Upper Potomac were with the Diving "B". Hot Tiger color. I remember one Easter morning a friend was supposed to go with me and he cancelled at the last minute. I got into a school of big smallies and tore them up. Since then, I've tried to duplicate the lure, color and action with something cheaper and always go back to the Diving "B". Nothing worse than braking off a high dollar crank on a rocky bottom. I always keep a couple on hand.

[Blackhawk83]

Love the killer b and honey b lures

[Avalonjohn44]

I have a lot of Bagleys mostly from the 80s and 90s, and I love them. I've broken a ton of my old ones and they are in sad shape but still work.

I have not yet tried any of the new Bagleys, but from these reviews, gotta give them a shot now! Time to put those Christmas Gander MT gift cards to work.

[Big-Bass]

The new Kill'r B2 models (shallow) are really awesome.  Colors are nice classic looking ones.  The Tennessee Shad is awesome.

[lo n slo]

still have 3 old bang o lures, 2 gold/black and 1 baby bass. pics floating around here somewhere.