MB Vision color patterns

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Every once in a while a quick jaunt over to Ebay to do a search on the "non-ordinary" or "limited release" colors of these jerk baits intrigues me.  They have some wild looking color patterns.  Spawn Killer, Lime Frog, Viper Tiger, Green Zebra, Vegetation Reactor, and Red Lizard just to name a few.

 

How many of you have bought any of these limited release colors, do you use them, and have you had success with them?  Last night I saw a few colors that really interested me, but the cost is hard to fathom.  Normal price for standard colors is 25 bucks, but some of these odd colors are double that.  I'd have a stroke if I got snipped off by a pike.

[A-Jay]

I dabble in this world.

The 'respect' patterns are some of my favorites.

110's & Pop Max mostly

Twilight Secret & GP Spawn Killer have been good. 

Two of my newest Popper patterns have yet to prove themselves.

A-Jay

 

 

 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

They make way too many colors as is.    I mean if you can't find what you like in their current offerings, you might want to go the custom bait route.

 

Costco did a famous study of presenting buyers with 3 options vs 20+ options......what they found is people were way more likely to buy the product when only offered in 3 varieties vs. 20+.  Their conclusion was the customer became overloaded by choice and just moved on. 

 

That said, GG Threadfin all the things ? 

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

I'm a sucker for the unorthodox jerkbait colors. That's how I end up with bright orange, half orange/half yellow, solid black, and copper colored jerkbaits. They're not MB, but I've got 2 more on the way right now.

 

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5 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

That's how I end up with bright orange

How have these unorthodox colors worked?  Are they just gimmicks that catch the angler's wallet or do they actually work?

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13 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Costco did a famous study of presenting buyers with 3 options vs 20+ options......what they found is people were way more likely to buy the product when only offered in 3 varieties vs. 20+.  Their conclusion was the customer became overloaded by choice and just moved on.

That is certainly a thing, it varies somewhat by type of store and product(s), but most major retailers have the science. Wife used to do the trade shows with the NRF, and I did mostly tennis and cycling for what seems forever, but maximizing sales is not a put out stuff on the shelfs and wait for customers thing, and neither is listening to customers and trying to please them. 

[NorthernBasser]

Megabass has some of the nicest finishes around. I never bought any of the respect/limited colors myself. I do have the firet

 

32 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

They make way too many colors as is.    I mean if you can't find what you like in their current offerings, you might want to go the custom bait route.

 

Costco did a famous study of presenting buyers with 3 options vs 20+ options......what they found is people were way more likely to buy the product when only offered in 3 varieties vs. 20+.  Their conclusion was the customer became overloaded by choice and just moved on. 

 

That said, GG Threadfin all the things ? 

 

 

They do make a TON of colors. I'm sure they have a handful of colors that outsell the rest, by a large margin. 

[casts_by_fly]

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Costco did a famous study of presenting buyers with 3 options vs 20+ options......what they found is people were way more likely to buy the product when only offered in 3 varieties vs. 20+.  Their conclusion was the customer became overloaded by choice and just moved on. 

 

1 hour ago, Deleted account said:

That is certainly a thing, it varies somewhat by type of store and product(s), but most major retailers have the science. Wife used to do the trade shows with the NRF, and I did mostly tennis and cycling for what seems forever, but maximizing sales is not a put out stuff on the shelfs and wait for customers thing, and neither is listening to customers and trying to please them. 

 

 

I concur.  In fact, each of the primary categories in a grocery store (for instance) has a category manager which is responsible for optimizing the breadth and depth of the facings.  Sometimes adding a new flavor/fragrance/color adds incremental revenue.  Sometimes it takes away revenue because it replaced a second facing of a better selling item.  There is a lot of money spent by both the supermarkets and the consumer product makers (of which I am in that industry) to optimize it.  

 

Costco works a little differently.  Their business model isn't selling products.  They sell memberships.  The more memberships the better.  They sell memberships by having the 1 or 2 leaders in a category at best price per unit/usage.  They don't want depth in a category (more colors/flavors/fragrances), they want breadth across all categories so that their shoppers will know that they are getting the best long term deal on whatever they are buying there and that they can usually find most of their common needs there.

[A-Jay]

Do they sell Megabass at Costco?

Asking for a monkey.

A-Jay

[Jar11591]

Used to be a dude on here who had an insane collection of MegaBass special colored baits. Can’t for the life of me remember his username and I haven’t seen him post in a long time.

 

But his posts might be of interest to you. I’m sure he had some success on some of the colors. If I can remember his username I’ll @ him or if anybody else knows who I’m talking about feel free. 

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6 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Do they sell Megabass at Costco?

LOL you'd need to be a millionaire to buy bulk in megabass products.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

7 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

Used to be a dude on here who had an insane collection of MegaBass special colored baits. Can’t for the life of me remember his username and I haven’t seen him post in a long time.

 

But his posts might be of interest to you. I’m sure he had some success on some of the colors. If I can remember his username I’ll @ him or if anybody else knows who I’m talking about feel free. 

I can see that, MB or any high quality JDM bait would make great collectables, surprised I haven't already learned about a robust collector's market for lures........I think there is one for big Swimbaits.

 

I essentially collected JDM baits until started back fishing again and said what the heck, might as well try these things out......then I saw why they cost what they do, specifically the MB 110 series.      

[Darth-Baiter]

i love their colors.  their names, get confusing.  but whatever.  i honestly pick what my eyes like.

 

i try to stay with the usual suspect.  i think the MB V110 Elegy Bone is the newest i grabbed.  it looks like real fish scales.  not sure it will fool a bass, but it fooled ME!!  i got the mat black at the same time.  last i heard, Darth Vader wants his lure back.  

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9 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

their names, get confusing.  but whatever.  i honestly pick what my eyes like.

Some of their pattern names are really unique.  Viper Tiger?  Can you imagine such a beast?

 

I really think that some of these limited release versions are pure marketing scheme too.  But I'm slowly getting sucked in.  The Green Zebra version looks a lot like the Bluegill version.  And the blaze orange versions are especially eye appealing.  Like a neutrally-buoyant version of a crayfish.

[Darth-Baiter]

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Some of their pattern names are really unique.  Viper Tiger?  Can you imagine such a beast?

 

I really think that some of these limited release versions are pure marketing scheme too.  But I'm slowly getting sucked in.  The Green Zebra version looks a lot like a the Bluegill version.  And the blaze orange versions are especially eye appealing.  Like a neutrally-buoyant version of a crayfish.

yea.  i bought a few baits from a Japanese based company and i get constant emails now.  the most common is the email containing custom V110 colors.  i think i got one this morning.  

[Bluebasser86]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

How have these unorthodox colors worked?  Are they just gimmicks that catch the angler's wallet or do they actually work?

I've done very well with copper colored jerkbaits. The orange and black have both had their moments. I'm not sure why MB calls it "PM Twilight Chart Back", but I call it "The Big Banana". It's a black head, yellow back and sides, white belly and lower sides, it's been very good for me. My biggest smallmouth of the year several years ago was on a pink and white 110+1. 

[Darth-Baiter]

6 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I've done very well with copper colored jerkbaits. The orange and black have both had their moments. I'm not sure why MB calls it "PM Twilight Chart Back", but I call it "The Big Banana". It's a black head, yellow back and sides, white belly and lower sides, it's been very good for me. My biggest smallmouth of the year several years ago was on a pink and white 110+1. 

Funny you should mention it.  my least favorite color (to me) is Kinkuro.  basically copper and black.  i throw it all the time subconciously thinking i will be okay if i lost it.  it has been really good to me and my Kinkuro is my most battered looking jerkbait.  things just like to smash it in anger.  i think orange and black would be a better color description..but Kinkuro works.  maybe it means orange in Japanese.  dunno.

[Dangerfield]

To simplify my pursuit of MB Vision 110 (really the family of baits Jr, +1, +2):

 

I'm looking for Perch (Mat), GG Perch and GP Perch, that should cover all aspects of the water condition, clarity/viability and depth considering that's the main forage source up-north out side of Smelt.

[NorthernBasser]

7 hours ago, gimruis said:

Red Lizard

 

I want. Doubt I'd ever throw it tho. But I want.

 

This is the extend of my 'crazy' colors. Mainly have them for dirty water. Admittedly, they haven't seen the water much because I don't throw jerkbaits as much in those situations. Tho I may start more this year. The last 2 pics are of the same bait. Each side is a different color. Smallies love the first color, even in gin clear water. Sadly, pike do too. 

 

 

 

 

[Munkin]

The new Fine Art (FA) were to good looking to resist. FA Wagasaki was my best color Vision last year. 

 

Allen 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

5 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Funny you should mention it.  my least favorite color (to me) is Kinkuro.  basically copper and black.  i throw it all the time subconciously thinking i will be okay if i lost it.  it has been really good to me and my Kinkuro is my most battered looking jerkbait.  things just like to smash it in anger.  i think orange and black would be a better color description..but Kinkuro works.  maybe it means orange in Japanese.  dunno.

I got one of those from JLS when I bought a reel.  I wasnt thrilled, littteraly any other color would have been better.  Havent used it yet.

[Munkin]

Those bright colored jerkbaits are great for Walleye and Muskie not bass here on the river.

 

Allen

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3 minutes ago, Munkin said:

Those bright colored jerkbaits are great for Walleye and Muskie not bass here on the river.

 

Allen

I’d be so worried about losing such an expensive, limited release lure to a toothy predator I don’t think I could even use it with them around.

[ghost]

So, this is where the bait catches the fisherman??

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7 hours ago, ghost said:

So, this is where the bait catches the fisherman??

Yes.  As I previously stated, I think much of this is pure marketing.

 

Although it does sound like there is limited success with these odd colors out there.