Tim Horton crankbait

[indy basser]

Is this lure the lure that Horton is describing at the end of the 2nd link?  If so, when would you guys use the rattles and when would you turn them off?

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_102803_100005001_100000000_100005000_100-5-1

http://www.basszone.com/2008zlines/horton5.htm

[fishizzle]

If Tim Horton recommends his alterations it must be good.

All my crankbaits have rattles, but on days when they don't like cranks I wonder too if its the rattles they dislike

[Tin]

Doesn't he also say the Flipstah helped get him to the Classic?

[TrippyJai]

I want to get a few and try them out. I still think it's all hype, but I want them because they have a few new colours. LOL.

[indy basser]

I actually couldn't care less about the rattles.  Numerous times I hear Horton talk about how he shaves 1/32 of an inch off the corners of his Fat Free Shads, does anyone know if this crankbait has that 1/32 shaved off.  I can't really tell by the picture obviously.

[Sam]

In the literature I have read the writer stated that sometimes the rattles can spook the bass.

Sorry, I cannot remember who penned the data as I read too many bass related books, magazines and articles.

He said that if the bass do not strike your rattle baits then throw something without a rattle to see if that is what they are seeking.

Just food for thought.  

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Which is also why one might want a silent rattletrap that coincidentally works great on pressured water 8-)

[Tin]

Which is also why one might want a silent rattletrap that coincidentally works great on pressured water 8-)

shhhhhh....... :-X

[zbass]

Which is also why one might want a silent rattletrap that coincidentally works great on pressured water 8-)

shhhhhh....... :-X

Ditto, SHHHHHHH

[Micropterus salmoides]

I purchased a handful of them, but most were backordered so I only received two. I played around with the rattle on/off system and it was a bit tricky. The rattle would often not dislodge or not reengage. I ended up returning them and canceling the backorders. The crankbait bite had died significantly so I decided that I would wait until next year when there was more feedback.

The lip is completely rounded as opposed to the original having an angle before the lip is rounded. I think I'll try modifying some of the originals.

I wonder which ones are better. The ones Horton modified or the mass produced ones.

[Stringjam]

I picked one up a 1/2 oz. awhile back.....don't have much time on the bait yet.  I think at this point, I like the original design for what it is - and still prefer other baits for more subtle presentations (Rapala DT, Poe's 300).

I'll give it some more time next year.  

[BARON49_Northern NY]

I was wondering if these lures were just retailers hype or were for real.  You do see him on TV catching fish with the Fat Free Shad.

[Bass Dude]

I was wondering if these lures were just retailers hype or were for real. You do see him on TV catching fish with the Fat Free Shad.

If you remember, he had a couple different tournies this year where he caught two on the same Fat Free Shad.