Avalonjohn44

It was a giveaway back in the 90s for signing up for BassMaster Magazine. I would imagine they crop up on ebay now and again. Here is a link to a completed auction, maybe contact the seller and see if he has any more: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-6-Crankbait-Lures-GOOD-USED-CONDITION-BassMaster-Pointer-95SP-unmarked-/132888673072?hash=item1ef0c83b30%3Ag%3ARGYAAOSwXItcDa4m&nma=true&si=hWb3bOkJ%2F3Vqna2ND3VoVRWlh1I%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I've never met a Mann's 1- that I couldn't break in about 10 casts or less... Seriously, I might just be unlucky, but I've broken at least 4 bills of my Mann's baits. Better (IMO) options: Bandit 100 or Footloose. The 100 goes deeper, but swimming it slowly will get you the desired depth, plus you can make it 'plunge' into little pockets. Megabass Griffon 0 will give you sheer numbers. It's a tiny bait, but big ones will gobble it up too. Bagley Bulgin' B series is a wakebait that is a little harder to find, but is also a fantastic bait for me. Also fragile, but I've had better luck with them than the Manns...

It was a great time. Perfect weather, a lot of good folks... I sold a bunch of stuff I don't use, and bought a bunch of stuff I hope to use soon.

Anyone going? Jake's is opening up his parking lot tomorrow to local fishermen to sell their own stuff. I've got a few tackleboxes full of things I'm hoping to sell off and turn around and buy stuff inside from Jake... lol All the details here. There are spaces to rent still if you want to sell, 6x6 (i think) for $10... http://www.jakesbaitandtackle.com/ Here is their FB page with the Flea Market details: https://www.facebook.com/JakesBaitAndTackle/

The dot at the bottom reminds me of a Georgia Gulp Crank, but the eyes are all wrong. I'm stumped. The wavy back makes me suspect WRB is correct.

Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 1.5 Blue Bream. I've caught hundreds of fish with this lure.

It look's a lot like a Yo-Zuri 3DS in the 3DR red craw pattern...

Probably not. Just like mowing the lawn, only under water. As long as you aren't tearing vast clumps of vegetation out by the roots, you're probably stimulating growth rather than hurting it.

Neat technique. But that little orange boat is what I liked...

LOL, of course thank you. Sorry. Was in disbelief... Will look for DeoxIT and go to town.

Man, I bet Reaction Innovations is kicking themselves for not coming up with a worm called the Ribsnake just so they could write this on their bags: Ribbed for her pleasure.

I do have a bow trim switch. What should I be looking for there? Other than loose wires/switch being leaned etc... Edit 3min later to add: WRB, I just ran out and checked the bow trim switch. I pressed up, and after hesitating for half a second it trimmed up. Now the throttle and motor trim are working too... What the hell?

Good Idea, did not try it, will do so after the rain quits.. Even though it's still under warranty, replacing both of them is cheaper than just the gas to get back and forth from Bass Pro twice...

My New(ish) motor trim isn't working. Trim down is good, trim up does not. It worked about a month ago, and since then there is not hydraulic fluid stains or any indication that there is a leak. I figured connection or relay, so popped the hood and checked wires. I disconnected the two trim wires and reconnected and immediately the motor trimmed all the way up without hitting any buttons. I trimmed it back down with the button, but the up still didn't work. Jiggled the wires, looked for crimps, or breaks to anything out of the ordinary, but found nothing. So I disconnected the wires again, reconnected, and it auto-trimmed all the way up again... Does this sound like a bad relay or something else? Thanks in advance!

Multiple ways, twitching it, walking the dog, slashing, or steady retrieves. Each one will work, you've just figure out just how they want it when the topwater bite is on.

LOVE the name!

Amazon deal of the day, about 50 bucks, not a bad price... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074WNVNRP/?tag=delt-20&m=A28JKQEAQXCBRF

The first one looks like a LC KJ Flat Sided crank or a knock off thereof... The coffin lip one looks like a Norman Thin N.

Watching now! This is fantastic!

I haven't been impressed with Lunkerhunt products so far (Spinnerbaits and the original Frog kind of sucked) but, man, that Prop Turtle is calling to me...

Conditions vary, so what I throw depends on conditions and time of day. Generally, in the spring summer and early fall I will mostly use one of the following: Spinner Bait, Soft Plastic Frog or Squarebill Crank. Generally more topwater early or late in the day.

Was watching a fishing show (Bass Pros maybe) this week where the guy said the bigger the squarebill, the faster you reel so the bass doesn't get a good look at it, just grabs it as a reaction strike. Guy was using the 4.5 size, I believe.

You're welcome. They are hard to find, and if the one recent listing on ebay was any indication, they are worth a bit of money. Hang on to them and invest in a lure retriever.

Tennessee Shad is the maker of that lure. Out of business, was based in Minnesota.

#3 is a almost certainly a Thundershad, but the others are unfamiliar to me. They are not Bagleys, but beyond that, you got me...