Lobster Monster Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I bought this thang off of *** three months ago. I've used it in a lake that I had recently caught seven 4lbers in one night. Not even a hit. I love the bait and think everything about it is amazing. I'll watch it and just go crazy wondering how I'm not killing the bass with it. I took it to a big lake recently where I've caught three or four 8lb and over bass before, and I had one bass hit it but he didn't get hooked. On the same lake, my uncle caught 4 bass on plastic worms and 2 bass on rattle traps on the same places I was fishing the BBZ-1. I want this bait to work so bad because it seems like the perfect artificial bait but what is wrong? I worked it in several different ways. I flipped it into tight spaces so it wouldn't make a sound. I burned it, I threw it near cattails that had recently been moved by a bass' tail. I jerked it randomly over water that had bass hitting on top. I swam it slowly around everywhere. I've used it for 40 min in one spot in different ways, then threw a rage tail anaconda and caught two straight bass that were over 3lbs. Quote
bassfanatick Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Hi Lobster, I was in the same boat as you. I tried everything and could not get a good fish on it, followers but no takers as the saying goes. Finally I was fishing from the bank and while casting it the wind blew the bait into a cluster of tules and I had to break it off, what a waste of 20 bucks : Quote
Lobster Monster Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 Hi Lobster, I was in the same boat as you. I tried everything and could not get a good fish on it, followers but no takers as the saying goes. Finally I was fishing from the bank and while casting it the wind blew the bait into a cluster of tules and I had to break it off, what a waste of 20 bucks : Two days ago I was fishing a big line of cattails, and there were multiple times where I could see the cattails move because of a fish. I laid the Shad perfectly in front of it several times with no hits. I then switched to the Rage Anaconda, did the same thing, and had two bass in a row. It's not a case of no confidence or lack or trying, that's for sure. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 i must say, im kinda with ya on this one..... i have one blue herring floater, and one in dirty shad slow sink..... they look so good in the water, i always wonder the same thing..... "how am i not slaying fish on this?!!" i've had my 2 for longer than you stated..... and yet i have caught many fish on them (over more time ) the results are nothing like what i would expect from a bait that is this nice in motion :-? ...also, the d**n things love to spin out of control on the cast!!! (ive had a SK sexy swimmer for far less time, and have caught many more fish on it!!!................that bait produces some bass for sure) Quote
Lobster Monster Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 i must say, im kinda with ya on this one..... i have one blue herring floater, and one in dirty shad slow sink..... they look so good in the water, i always wonder the same thing..... "how am i not slaying fish on this?!!" i've had my 2 for longer than you stated..... and yet i have caught many fish on them (over more time ) the results are nothing like what i would expect from a bait that is this nice in motion :-? ...also, the d**n things love to spin out of control on the cast!!! (ive had a SK sexy swimmer for far less time, and have caught many more fish on it!!!................that bait produces some bass for sure) See, I don't understand that. The sexy swimmer looks like total crap. The Spro looks like a baitfish ready to be eaten. I've casted it right next to bass that were feeding, and nothing. I'm starting to think I'd rather eat it than a bass. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 again im with ya man, in comparasin the sexy swimmer (although nice enough looking in the water) doesnt look nearly as nice as the bbz1 in the water..... yet, as i said.... the productivity (for me) of the sexy swimmer is light years ahead of the bbz 1 in the time that i have had both.. ..on a side note, where are you at in orlando? im in the winter park area.... Quote
Lobster Monster Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 again im with ya man,in comparasin the sexy swimmer (although nice enough looking in the water) doesnt look nearly as nice as the bbz1 in the water..... yet, as i said.... the productivity (for me) of the sexy swimmer is light years ahead of the bbz 1 in the time that i have had both.. ..on a side note, where are you at in orlando? im in the winter park area.... aNear Goldenrod and University. On Hall road. Quote
Randall Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 My personal feeling on the bait is that it looks good to humans but not good to a fish. It doesn't swim at all like a shad or herring and that's what the fish are looking for most of the time. Its just poorly designed to imitate a shad as far as swimming action and doesn't have a good built in trigger type action to get strikes. I do have a floater that I can get bites on sometimes but have to work the bait hard with lots of fast hard pops like a fast moving pop-r to get bit. If given a choice I would take a sebile size 95mm magic swimmer most times over the BBZ for a small shad imitation since it has a fast tight action like a shad running for it's life and gets bit much better. For a fast sink bait the Academy H2O swimbait works much better than the Spro way less money. Quote
CHEVYRIDAZ Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I have done exceptionally well on the floater in Natural Shad color around this time of the year! When i find the bass schooling on Golden Shiners they can't stay off this thing! Quote
EastTexasBassin Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I fished the BBZ-1 Shad on several trips without a single hit, and then one day it was the only thing I could catch fish on. They were hitting it like crazy. What was the difference? I have no idea... Sometimes it works well for me, and sometimes it doesn't. Thats true with many lures though. As far as the retrieve, I've done best using the slow sink version at a medium to fast steady retrieve. I've never caught a fish jerking it or pausing it. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 again im with ya man,in comparasin the sexy swimmer (although nice enough looking in the water) doesnt look nearly as nice as the bbz1 in the water..... yet, as i said.... the productivity (for me) of the sexy swimmer is light years ahead of the bbz 1 in the time that i have had both.. ..on a side note, where are you at in orlando? im in the winter park area.... aNear Goldenrod and University. On Hall road. yup.... im right near there as well, right by full sail.... maybe a fishing trip is in order if your down... Quote
Lobster Monster Posted October 12, 2009 Author Posted October 12, 2009 again im with ya man,in comparasin the sexy swimmer (although nice enough looking in the water) doesnt look nearly as nice as the bbz1 in the water..... yet, as i said.... the productivity (for me) of the sexy swimmer is light years ahead of the bbz 1 in the time that i have had both.. ..on a side note, where are you at in orlando? im in the winter park area.... aNear Goldenrod and University. On Hall road. yup.... im right near there as well, right by full sail.... maybe a fishing trip is in order if your down... Definitely. I've got an OK pond to fish on shore that is near me, and an amazing lake to fish in canoe that is on merritt island. You got anything good nearby? I have a canoe, but it's huge and I can only haul it if my dad lets me use his truck. Quote
Steve_in_Maine Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I just watched the Roland Martin show today that had the designer of this lure on. They used the lure and were killing monster bass, they really made the thing look amazing. For a $20 lure it better catch some fish...........LOL Anyone want to get rid of theirs that doesn't work, send it my way....I'll give it a try up here in Maine. Steve Quote
Steve_in_Maine Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Which is the best one to go with..........floating, slow sink, or fast sink? I was at Cabelas the other night, and all they had was slow sink. Not sure which to buy, or if to spend the $20 at all. Steve Quote
aarogb Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Which is the best one to go with..........floating, slow sink, or fast sink?I was at Cabelas the other night, and all they had was slow sink. Not sure which to buy, or if to spend the $20 at all. Steve Get the slow sink, it's the most versitile of the three. To answer the original question, it has it time and place, sometimes it may be to big or it may be too small. Could also be several other contributing factors that aren't getting you bites as well. Quote
mrlitetackle Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 again im with ya man,in comparasin the sexy swimmer (although nice enough looking in the water) doesnt look nearly as nice as the bbz1 in the water..... yet, as i said.... the productivity (for me) of the sexy swimmer is light years ahead of the bbz 1 in the time that i have had both.. ..on a side note, where are you at in orlando? im in the winter park area.... aNear Goldenrod and University. On Hall road. yup.... im right near there as well, right by full sail.... maybe a fishing trip is in order if your down... Definitely. I've got an OK pond to fish on shore that is near me, and an amazing lake to fish in canoe that is on merritt island. You got anything good nearby? I have a canoe, but it's huge and I can only haul it if my dad lets me use his truck. i have a few near us here, and some better only a short distance..... sorry, man.. i havent been on for a while and did not see your response to this... though, i have a truck shoot me a PM and we should plan a trip.... Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted October 20, 2009 Super User Posted October 20, 2009 I have the BBZ dirty shad, in slow sink..Had 2 follows, and 1 bass..out of hundereds of cast's.. Quote
SoFl-native Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 I have absolutely murdered on the floater. Shallow, weedy, and windy has been the ticket. Waking it against the wind. There isnt a thing wrong with the bait believe me......just like any bait it has its time and place. I would never throw it at a visible fish though.....it is a reaction/search bait for me. Quote
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