Costly Bass Baits

[Coldbasser]

I struggle to use big $$$$ baits , they get taken by toothy critters up here in the north. :-))

Rick

 

[A-Jay]

Nice Musky ~

I use this from AFW -

 

Works well. 

A-Jay

[redmexican5081]

Just now, A-Jay said:

Nice Musky ~

I use this from AFW -

 

 

I've seen you post this before and it has always got me thinking.  What type of knot do you use to "tie" lightweight wire leader?  I know when we go out into the ocean for sharks we use wire but its a twist style knot.

[A-Jay]

19 minutes ago, redmexican5081 said:

I've seen you post this before and it has always got me thinking.  What type of knot do you use to "tie" lightweight wire leader?  I know when we go out into the ocean for sharks we use wire but its a twist style knot.

I have a couple of decades of many different types of inshore & offshore saltwater angling myself.

Quite familiar with the the use of crimps on wire & big mono as well as the haywire twist.

The AFW product is different in that it is knot-able.

I use a uni-to-uni to the mainline. 

Also know, this 20 lb AFW is what I use when 'bass' fishing to keep Pike & Musky from biting me off.

Would need to go with a heavier version in order to effectively target bigger fish.

A-Jay

 

 

[Coldbasser]

54 minutes ago, Coldbasser said:

I struggle to use big $$$$ baits , they get taken by toothy critters up here in the north. :-))

Rick

 

Beautiful fish A-Jay & thanks for the tip ? I'll be visiting the bait monkeys. ???

this is a 51.5" beauty 

[Spankey]

Nice fish man! My peeve (not really) is loosing a decent lure to those toothy critters while smallie fishing. Happened a handful of times. What can you do. I really don't fish for them, their just around. I can't boast for one that big but catching 40" and under on 6# and 8# test is a hoot. 

[Michigander]

Musky are so beautiful. My solution is just to accept the loss as the cost of doing business. I don't cry (just fantasize about getting an electric truck) over the extra gas I burn in my truck driving to lakes that are far away from me. But if it gets excessive, I go up in leader strength or just throw less expensive baits.

[Bluebasser86]

Decent number of guys toss those costly baits just for muskie. I know @SPEEDBEAD. has been known to toss a Deps 250 at a 'ski on occasion.

 

I'd probably just stick with the baits that are similar in price range to what most muskie baits run anyways like a Magnum Shine Glide.

[Primus]

Bluebasser86 how do you like the Magnum Shine Glide ? Catch any bass on it ?

[Smalls]

I put a top limit of $60 for a bait after losing a Pizz to a pike.  

 

I didn't even know the pond I was fishing had pike. I'd fished it like 3 times before and never saw any, but I caught a 6 pound bass and figured I'd toss some swimbaits around. I definitely cried a little. 

[deadadrift89]

I lost a small fortune in swimbaits over last Summer to pike in Minnesota, had to place 2 Tackle Warehouse orders and a Amazon one. No way I'm throwing a Hudd or any other high dollar bait up there. Lucky Craft Sammy's are my $$$ threshold up North ?

[Bluebasser86]

On 2/13/2020 at 3:32 PM, Primus said:

Bluebasser86 how do you like the Magnum Shine Glide ? Catch any bass on it ?

It swims great and does have that magic drawing power that the 185 shine glide has. I haven't got many to commit yet, but I've caught a few with it. Mainly at the price, it didn't hurt nearly as bad as buying a 250 or Hinkle trout.

[gim]

16 hours ago, stratoliner92 said:

I lost a small fortune in swimbaits over last Summer to pike in Minnesota, had to place 2 Tackle Warehouse orders and a Amazon one. No way I'm throwing a Hudd or any other high dollar bait up there. Lucky Craft Sammy's are my $$$ threshold up North ?

Pike are a serious problem here. So many of our lakes are over run with populations of them. And I’m not talking about the big ones that you don’t mind catching; they’re the slimy snakes that are super aggressive and wreck tackle, if they don’t bite you off all together. They are such a problem that the DNR has increased the daily bag limit to 10 in an effort to try and encourage people to harvest more.

[Primus]

On 2/15/2020 at 1:58 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

It swims great and does have that magic drawing power that the 185 shine glide has. I haven't got many to commit yet, but I've caught a few with it. Mainly at the price, it didn't hurt nearly as bad as buying a 250 or Hinkle trout.

Thanks Bluebasser, I've got 2 on order ?

[Preytorien]

13 hours ago, Primus said:

Thanks Bluebasser, I've got 2 on order ?

He tends to do that to you - check out my post in the suspending lipless crankbait thread LOL

[Hook2Jaw]

Y'all put them little fellers back and come to South Georgia and watch a gator swim off with your frog.  It'll take you six hours of labor down here to afford another.