upnorthbass Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 Does anyone know where I can find some Dark Sleepers? Seems like everywhere I look online they are sold out and none of my local tackle stores have any either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Quote
Super User Sam Posted June 5, 2019 Super User Posted June 5, 2019 https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/megabass-dark-sleeper-swimbait?searchTerm=dark%20sleepers Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted June 5, 2019 Super User Posted June 5, 2019 I was all in on Dark Sleepers last year, and still am. But I started out buying a lot of the 3/8 oz. I think 95% of the time they are too light and float up on retrieve. 1/2 a lot of times too. Now I almost exclusively throw 3/4 and occasionally a 1 oz. It is a very compact lure and those weights are not too big. I see many sizes sold out on TW, but a fairly good selection yet of 3/4 oz. Just my .02 cents. 1 Quote
dewman90 Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 I picked up a 3/4" last year and have yet to have a bite. How do you like to fish them? I tried swimming it ticking the top of weed bed and fishing it like a jig, raise/lower in the weeds with no luck. Quote
je1946 Posted June 5, 2019 Posted June 5, 2019 3 hours ago, dewman90 said: I picked up a 3/4" last year and have yet to have a bite. How do you like to fish them? I tried swimming it ticking the top of weed bed and fishing it like a jig, raise/lower in the weeds with no luck. I fish them a long the bottom, either slowly swim them or small hops on the bottom with an occasional pause. Bass hammered them. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted June 5, 2019 Super User Posted June 5, 2019 3 hours ago, je1946 said: I fish them a long the bottom, either slowly swim them or small hops on the bottom with an occasional pause. Bass hammered them. Walleyes too 1 Quote
upnorthbass Posted June 6, 2019 Author Posted June 6, 2019 Thanks a lot for the input and help guys. I have yet to try them, but a couple buddies have been swearing by them so I figured I'd give them a try. Your guys' help is greatly appreciated! Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 6, 2019 Super User Posted June 6, 2019 You can find them snagged on the bottom most everywhere I have fished them! They get bit a lot but snag line crazy, somehow more then an open-hooked paddle tail on a jighead. I bought about a dozen and I think I have like 5 left in the smallest size. I have given up on them unless I am wading a small/shallow enough river that I can walk over and retrieve it when it snags. 1 Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted June 7, 2019 Super User Posted June 7, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 5:06 PM, FryDog62 said: Walleyes too Yup! They hammer them around here too. 3" 3/4oz in pink and Shirauo are money. 1 Quote
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