Berkley pit boss

[FordsnFishin]

Did they quit making these baits? End of tournament season I visited 5 different locations trying to find some. 

[Ski]

Amazon has every color for $5 and change.

 

[FordsnFishin]

5 minutes ago, Ski said:

Amazon has every color for $5 and change.

 

Old inventory? All 5 locations I looked at used to carry them, and I was paying 2.25 - 3$  a bag. 

[Mike L]

I got ‘em all over around here. 
 

If you like I’ll pick up a few bags and send them to you.  
 

 

 

 

Mike

[FordsnFishin]

4 minutes ago, Mike L said:

I got ‘em all over around here. 
 

If you like I’ll pick up a few bags and send them to you.  
 

 

 

 

Mike

I appreciate that Mike! I'll probably end up making an online order, I have some other things I need to stock up on as well. 

 

Just seemed odd nobody locally was stocking them anymore. Glad to hear they're still out there. A favorite flipping bait of mine, and just happened to run out before my last few tournaments of the year. 

[ironbjorn]

It feels like I'm finding a lot of baits only online anymore 

[Kyle S]

If you're referring to the older HAVOC line of pit boss's, i haven't seen those in store for quite some time. 

The Powerbait Pittboss's can be found just about anywhere near me though.

 

2 minutes ago, Kyle S said:

f you're referring to the older HAVOC line of pit boss's, i haven't seen those in store for quite some time. 

The Powerbait Pittboss's can be found just about anywhere near me though.

 

Walmart used to have tons of the HAVOC pittbosses and probably one of the cheapest places to purchase them as well. Now my local Walmart doesn't carry them.

[FordsnFishin]

@Kyle S yeah , the havoc pit boss is what I was speaking of. I checked several Wal marts as well. I didn't even realize they made the powerbait version. Appears they made slight changes and doubled the price. 

[NorthernBasser]

The day Berkley stops making the Pit Boss is the day I stop fishing.

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

The day Berkley stops making the Pit Boss is the day I stop fishing.

It's my most used trailer - and the one I've caught my best catches on.

[roadwarrior]

Never owned one.

What color and which size do you recommend?

[MN Fisher]

42 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

What color and which size do you recommend?

Depends on the color of the lure.

 

Light (white/chartreuse, sexy shad, etc) - Skeet's Chartreuse Shad (my best producer)

Naturals (greens, browns, tans, etc) - Green Haze or Perfection Blue Flake

Dark (black, black/blue, etc) - Junebug

 

3/8 or 1/2 swim jigs, spinners and chatters I use a 4"

[FishTank]

I can pretty much find them anywhere online. Locally, maybe Cabela's. Most stores (DSG, Walmart) around me seem to be moving away from fishing gear.  

 

My favorite color is black and blue flake. I use them as jig trailers and on occasion as a flipping bait. 

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

Never owned one.

What color and which size do you recommend?

I almost exclusively use the 4". The 3" is a nice finesse jig trailer.

 

I don't use the 4" for trailers. I flip/pitch with them. Also a good punch bait. 

 

There have been so many times where I'll be throwing a Rage Bug or a Brush Hog etc, and won't be doing too well. And I'll switch to a Pit Boss and just like that bites will pick up. It doesn't have a crazy action with a Rage Craw or something of the like, but it has more action than a beaver-style bait. 

 

By far my favorite color is Perfection Blue Fleck. Followed by Big Texan. TW carries Perfection but not Perfection Blue Fleck.

 

 

 

[slonezp]

10 hours ago, FordsnFishin said:

Did they quit making these baits? End of tournament season I visited 5 different locations trying to find some. 

Years ago/

Occasionally they pop up at Wally World on clearance 

[FishTank]

11 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

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11 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

That looks good.  I have got to try that color. 

 

It would go well with one of my favorite jigs.

 

[NorthernBasser]

24 minutes ago, FishTank said:

 

 

That looks good.  I have got to try that color. 

 

It would go well with one of my favorite jigs.

 

What jig is that? I know I know (huh??) but having a brain fart.

[Mbirdsley]

I think they discontinued the havoc line of baits pre-Covid.  The pit boss is one lure I never had success on.  The havoc craw fatty I did like.  Berkley brought that into the regular power bait line after they discontinued the havoc line. 

[KP Duty]

17 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I almost exclusively use the 4". The 3" is a nice finesse jig trailer.

 

I don't use the 4" for trailers. I flip/pitch with them. Also a good punch bait. 

 

There have been so many times where I'll be throwing a Rage Bug or a Brush Hog etc, and won't be doing too well. And I'll switch to a Pit Boss and just like that bites will pick up. It doesn't have a crazy action with a Rage Craw or something of the like, but it has more action than a beaver-style bait. 

 

By far my favorite color is Perfection Blue Fleck. Followed by Big Texan. TW carries Perfection but not Perfection Blue Fleck.

 

 

 

Those and 'skeet's hot craw' are my go-to colors.  Been fishing the Big Texan color in the 5.2" beaver for almost 20yrs....it's the shizz.

[Darth-Baiter]

I need to streamline my creature baits like I did my worms.  Get it down to two.  I’m all over the place.  Maybe three.  The new PittBoss. I should try it. 
 

I do punch with the Palmetto Bug because it is so tough. 

[KP Duty]

2 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I need to streamline my creature baits like I did my worms.  Get it down to two.  I’m all over the place.  Maybe three.  The new PittBoss. I should try it. 
 

I do punch with the Palmetto Bug because it is so tough. 

I didn't start fishing the pit boss until last year.  They look better in hand than the TW picture.  Bass crush them...

[Master Bait'r]

On 1/14/2023 at 4:16 PM, roadwarrior said:

Never owned one.

What color and which size do you recommend?

4” is a perfect size  

 

My absolute favorite color is the watermelon orange fleck.  For whatever reason they just crush it and I’ve tried a ton of them.  Even just an unweighted t-rig is somehow one of the highest producing baits in my arsenal.  

[roadwarrior]

Well, I am a HUGE fan of the Rage Tail Rage Bug, but I just ordered several colors of 

the 4" Pit Boss. We'll see how they compare "head to head".  

[MN Fisher]

57 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

ordered several colors of the 4" Pit Boss

[Bluebasser86]

They killed off my 2 favorite colors when they cut the Havoc lineup. There was so many great plastics in that line of baits that they didn't remake in the Powerbait lineup, such a shame.