brwnbass Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) I just bought one of these last week. New design on the old chatterbait type lure. Haven't tried it yet, but it is definitely different from the metal bladed jig. It has a cupped plastic lip & split ring attachment, so you could change weights & colors by changing the jig with just 1 lip. I will try to get out & use it this weekend & see how it works. Anybody else tried it yet? Edited February 18, 2019 by brwnbass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackertxw175 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 No, but I've seen those advertised a lot. Curious to see how they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Paul Elias once told me that any bait on any given day will catch a fish but the baits you want to be fishing with are the baits that catch numbers of fish and not just one once in a while. I kind of believed that and quit buying every gadget that was new in stores. Stayed with what I knew caught numbers of fish and saved a bunch of money over the years.......JMHO.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 That's very true Doug, but some baits work very well under certain conditions & at certain times of the year. Nothing works everytime, all the time. If you don't try new stuff, you might be missing out big time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubejig Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Trying new stuff is important to me too. I'm a bit conservative when it comes to buying a lot of the new offerings but this one looks good. A different vibrating lure in our now muddy waters gets my attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 I guess ya'll do have a point. Paul told me a bunch of stuff the 3 days I spent in his boat while he was practicing Old Hickory Lake back many years ago. Only certain things stuck with me. He was a trip to fish with and kept me laughing alot. When he started fishing a worm and caught several fish pretty quickly he said "do you know more bass are caught on plastic worms than any other bait every year"? Now this was back in my beginning of my bass fishing years and after fishing with him a few years later I was able to buy a few of his videos on Bass fishing and I learned a lot from them. I also just was in the beginning stages of my interest in pouring soft baits and his worm fishing video was what pushed me over the edge to begin pouring baits. Paul was sponsored by Manns Bait company and they supplied him with all his baits and in the video he was fishing with some soft baits and catching some really big fish. He had two baits in particular that stood out and I began searching for them in stores and could not find them any where. I finally called Manns bait company and I found out that those particular baits were never made and sold in stores and he was fishing with proto type baits that they decided not to market and sell in stores. I thought that was kind of stupid because Paul is catching a ton of fish in his video on a Ribbon Snake and a Big Wag worm and they would have sold a ton of both from his video. I did finally find some Big Wags at a Walmart store in some really ugly colors but I bought 1 bag so I could send some to my mold people and get molds made only to be told they could not make them because Manns Bait company had a patent on all their baits, even their proto-types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Wasn't it Paul elias that introduced us to the Alabama rig? Lol.😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, brwnbass said: Wasn't it Paul elias that introduced us to the Alabama rig? Lol.😅 Yep. He’s the one- Mr. Kneeling and reeling himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 16 hours ago, BulletDeuce said: Yep. He’s the one- Mr. Kneeling and reeling himself. Yea and I had that video also. I had all 4 videos he made and I loaned them to a guy to watch that was on another site I was a member of and never got them back. He also was never back on the site. I thought he could be trusted since he had over 3000 posts but evidently not. Oh well, live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Airborne Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Softy - I still have much of my old stuff. It still doesn't catch fish. Buying a new gizmo may not help that but it sure makes me feel better . . . well, for a little while. Then it goes in the pile w/ the old stuff that doesn't catch fish. Airborne is a tackle hoarder. That said, what fisherman isn't??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 7 hours ago, 31Airborne said: Softy - I still have much of my old stuff. It still doesn't catch fish. Buying a new gizmo may not help that but it sure makes me feel better . . . well, for a little while. Then it goes in the pile w/ the old stuff that doesn't catch fish. Airborne is a tackle hoarder. That said, what fisherman isn't??? Most are tackle hoarders. That's why the business is so good. That's what gives them the dollars to develop new stuff. The trend I've noticed in the last 10 yrs or so, is the down sizing of striper/musky baits for bass. The A-rig, whopper plopper & pencil popper are a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHTN Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Oddly enough, I otherwise hate clutter and try to stay minimalist. There’s just something inherently fun about buying bass gear, though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty50576 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, SteveHTN said: Oddly enough, I otherwise hate clutter and try to stay minimalist. There’s just something inherently fun about buying bass gear, though It's awesome right up until you get to the cash register Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHTN Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 41 minutes ago, rusty50576 said: It's awesome right up until you get to the cash register I was thinking more along the lines of when you get to the grocery store cash register afterwards, and realize you don’t have enough money left for food..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Well i hate to be the type person who gets people hooked on stuff, but, Ebay has more good deals on fishing gear than you have ever seen your damn life. And there are lures that you've never seen or heard of. A couple weeks ago i found a japanese tackle supplier selling megabass vision 110s for $14 each, plus $6.80 shipping. Thats a couple bucks cheaper than most that are in the $22-25 range with free shipping. But when you buy 2 or 3 & they only charge $.50 for the additional shipping, then its a smokin deal. I got 3, with shipping for less than $50. So i basically got 1 free. I get 20 packs of mustad ewg trebles for $5 to $7 a pack. Lots more good deals on there once you learn how to look for stuff. Edited February 21, 2019 by brwnbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHTN Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 That’s dandy info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Airborne Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, brwnbass said: Well i hate to be the type person who gets people hooked on stuff, but, Ebay has more good deals on fishing gear than you have ever seen your damn life. And there are lures that you've never seen or heard of. A couple weeks ago i found a japanese tackle supplier selling megabass vision 110s for $14 each, plus $6.80 shipping. Thats a couple bucks cheaper than most that are in the $22-25 range with free shipping. But when you buy 2 or 3 & they only charge $.50 for the additional shipping, then its a smokin deal. I got 3, with shipping for less than $50. So i basically got 1 free. I get 20 packs of mustad ewg trebles for $5 to $7 a pack. Lots more good deals on there once you learn how to look for stuff. Confessions of a [fishing] crack addict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 20 hours ago, 31Airborne said: Confessions of a [fishing] crack addict. You nailed it. Lol. Want a Zell Rowland 3 hook zara spook? I have probably 10. They haven't been made since the mid 90's i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb119 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 18 hours ago, brwnbass said: You nailed it. Lol. Want a Zell Rowland 3 hook zara spook? I have probably 10. They haven't been made since the mid 90's i think. What color are the spooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/22/2019 at 12:38 PM, mattb119 said: What color are the spooks? I have both colors. Flash bass & flash shad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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