Bass Pro Shops XPS Lazer Eye The Egg

[flyfisher]

20 hours ago, ghost said:

BTW, the stock front treble hook on the Egg is supposed to be like that. It's supposed to help keep the hooks from fouling and have the front hook close to the body to lessen picking up weeds/grass. Good concept, not my thing.

Alton jones cuts that one hook of the front running treble to help it snag less as well.  I have done it on some baits and never noticed much difference 

[ChrisD46]

On 1/12/2023 at 9:46 AM, gimruis said:

I haven't used that one.

 

When Storm discontinued their Subwart years ago (rapala bought out storm, d**n them), I tried a bunch of those super shallow running short cranks.  Mann's, Rebel, Rapala.  None of them were very good at imitating that tight consistent wobble that the subwart is really good at until I tried the XPS Super Shallow Crank.  I still have about 5 or 6 subwarts, including one in the original packaging, but as we both know, sometimes they tend to disappear in the jaws of a pike.  With the Super Shallow Crank only being $4.99 each, I can swallow losing them too.  Hard to swallow losing a discontinued storm subwart that can only be found nowadays on ebay for like 40 bucks.

 

These are the 3 I bought last year during Bass Pro's annual Spring Sale.  As previously stated, they were $3.99 each.  The orange craw was my best color last season.

*What were your most productive seasons to use the XPS Super Shallow Crank (i.e. Post Spawn , etc.) ?

[rangerjockey]

On 1/12/2023 at 8:46 AM, gimruis said:

I haven't used that one.

 

When Storm discontinued their Subwart years ago (rapala bought out storm, d**n them), I tried a bunch of those super shallow running short cranks.  Mann's, Rebel, Rapala.  None of them were very good at imitating that tight consistent wobble that the subwart is really good at until I tried the XPS Super Shallow Crank.  I still have about 5 or 6 subwarts, including one in the original packaging, but as we both know, sometimes they tend to disappear in the jaws of a pike.  With the Super Shallow Crank only being $4.99 each, I can swallow losing them too.  Hard to swallow losing a discontinued storm subwart that can only be found nowadays on ebay for like 40 bucks.

 

These are the 3 I bought last year during Bass Pro's annual Spring Sale.  As previously stated, they were $3.99 each.  The orange craw was my best color last season.

If you can find a B model Bomber ,that's the ticket. and the 1 minus of course.

For me they are a spawn/post spawn deal when then are still up around the bushes.

[gim]

2 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

What were your most productive seasons to use the XPS Super Shallow Crank

Midsummer, in a small, shallow river for smallmouth.  Since they float, when I cast them, I just let it sit for a few seconds, and then twitch is a couple times before reeling it back in.  When they're aggressive, they'll hit it on the surface.

 

I have not used them for largemouth.