Buzz bait issues

[Catt]

29 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

engages the reel before the buzzbait lands.

 

I had a bad habit of doing that, ruined a Calcutta 50A!

[TnRiver46]

5 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

I had a bad habit of doing that, ruined a Calcutta 50A!

Haha! They always advised against it. They treat those 5000 ambassaduers like garage kept antique cars 

[HaydenS]

Keep your rod tip UP when reeling.   Throw a lighter head with a trailer, makes it easier to skip to.  My favorite buzzbait is a Walmart $1 buzzbait, with a rage menace trailer, no skirt.   Don't throw braid, use fluoro if you can.

[TnRiver46]

24 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Keep your rod tip UP when reeling.   Throw a lighter head with a trailer, makes it easier to skip to.  My favorite buzzbait is a Walmart $1 buzzbait, with a rage menace trailer, no skirt.   Don't throw braid, use fluoro if you can.

I’ll never understand how those $1 buzzbaits work so well but they do . Even running darn near sideways 

[HaydenS]

On 9/5/2021 at 1:09 PM, TnRiver46 said:

I’ll never understand how those $1 buzzbaits work so well but they do . Even running darn near sideways 

Crimp the rivet, bend the wire in a couple places, take off the skirt and you're good to go.  The skirt makes a good small spinnerbait skirt if you trim it up a little bit. 

 You tune your buzz baits once they start running sideways?  

[TnRiver46]

Just now, HaydenS said:

Crimp the rivet, bend the wire in a couple places, take off the skirt and you're good to go.  The skirt makes a good small spinnerbait skirt if you trim it up a little bit. 

 You tune your buzz baits once they start running sideways?  

Sometimes, although you can slam a sideways one into dock posts and fish love that 

[HaydenS]

Just now, TnRiver46 said:

Sometimes, although you can slam a sideways one into dock posts and fish love that