Big Swimbait

I so miss the Dangleberry Rig with the sliding weight. It made Flukes dance.

I saw a guide one time use black Spike It dye. He said he got the color and scent.

It was banned by major tournamernt leagues because it was too effective - they work. There are several brands that offer micro-sized rigs that are easier to throw.

I really miss the bladed jig version of this head. I think it was called the Rockin' Runner. I saw a Jimmy Houston show where he killed them on that bait. I bought the few I could find, but they went out of production. I talked to him at the FLW Cup one year and asked him if he had any for sale. He said never LOL.

I used to have great success with the Rage Shad, which is similar but smaller. I guess this replaced it. I used a 4/0 wide gap on that one, so agree on the larger hook.

On the ones made of TPE, you can run your hook through the bait. On the ones made of regular plastic, I use an Owner centering pin and then run my treble through that. Make sure to run a bobber stop/bait keeper over the treble barb hooking the bait. That keeps the hook from backing out and lossing $$$ baits. I am experimanting with some very slender BFS drop shot baits with the ring eye. I push it thru the hole almost to the top and then run my hook through the eye. This solves slinging $$$ drop shot weights on the cast. Good luck!

I use a 5/0 BKK

A funny story about forage size happened recently at the Sharelunker Program in Texas. They tried to spawn a 16+ that was donated, but failed because she ate every male they intoduced LOL.

I've caught fish on all 3 sizes. The small one on a Ned Rig, the medium Texas rigged and as a jig trailer and the jumbo on a wobble head. I got the most bites but zero hook ups fishing the biggie on a Free Rig. I assume they were little guys nipping the flappers.

Sorry, I missed your question. No additional tariffs.

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Milliken has posted several videos using the new 6th Sense version. He is smashing bigs fishing it like a jerkbait using FFS. I have only used the smaller Z baits on a free rig. I call it the skunk buster. I have probably caught 5 different species on that rig - but nothing over 4 lbs.

I ordered a Ryoga before the sale and still saved $250. But I did have to sign for it.

I just stocked up from OM Fishing Sinkers. Prices were still pretty good. And I got them in about a week.

For your budget, I would do an all Ark combo. Check out Clinton Bruning on YouTube. He slays on that set up. I think his Ark discount code is CB10.