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YO ZURI LiveBait Real Minnow 90 Japan Fishing Lure,Hard Bait,Sea Bass,Barracuda | eBay Almost positive this is it. Allen

90F means 90mm long and floating. It kind of looks like a Nishine bait as well. Allen

Heard the CIA sends operatives behind enemy lines and only gives them a 1/2oz black and blue one. Allen

My guess is Yo-Zuri. SALTWATER STRIPED BASS LURE YO-ZURI LIVE BAIT FLOATING MINNOW SWIMMER LURE NIP | eBay Allen

Painted white blades on an all-white spinnerbait are the only ones that have worked for me. Guess I need to try other colors? Allen

I have used nickel, gold, copper, and black nickel all of which have worked. Trying to get some dark green metallic blades plated for this now. Allen

Agreed Allen

I use a 6-9 or 7' MHF for mine, a MHMF of MHM crankbait rod is too slow and I lose fish. Allen

My leader is shorter because I suck at braid to floro knots. Size 4.5 guides don't have a lot of room for knots. Allen

Haven't tried yet, most of my fishing the last two years has been shallow river. Allen

Just weighed two spinnerbaits in my weed scale. 3/8oz = .46oz 1/2oz= .71oz Allen

Generally, a spinnerbait weighs about 40% more than the weight listed on the package. While there is no formal standard for making them all the best people designing baits use the same system. If a bait is listed as 1/2oz that is just the weight of the lead (or tungsten) itself which does not include blades, skirts, etc. I am willing to bet you can throw spinnerbaits on those rods without problems. Just try a 3/8oz average spinnerbait and see how it does. Parabolic rods the weight rating doesn't matter as must for me, I throw baits above and below the rating all the time. Allen

This or a Slider head. Allen

Caught 2 in Missouri and didn't know what they were until the Game Warden told me. Allen

This is how I fish them and if I want a walk-the-dog popper I just use the LC Gunfish. As for how loud of a pop or splash you need to try different baits. Recently started fishing a Don Iovino popper (forget the name) which I would call a finesse popper. The bait splits water and works far better than my other ones in really clear, low, summer river conditions. Allen

Sorted by floating and suspending then by running depth. Allen

Hard or soft jerkbait? Allen

I would start by increasing the angle from the head to the line tie. Look how low yours is compared to pictures of the other baits posted. What I think is happening is the drag created by that paddletail is too much for the bait to run correctly. Based on the picture that bait when reeled in will have; the blade arm rocking back and forth from blade just flapping, rear blade spinning inconsistently possibly being hit by the front blade? Bending the wire like the other baits posted here should fix the problem. Allen Allen

Texas rigged smallie beaver is one of my top 5 baits. Allen

Spacing is something you have to play with to see what works best for you. Blades too far forward will not run correctly and too close will hit each other. Generally, when you hold the bait by the line tie you don't want the front blade to be further up the wire than the head for double blades. Additionally, I don't like the loop where the swivel attaches the be past the hook. Colored blades just work sometimes when they don't want the reflective ones. White and chartreuse are what I use the most which match they skirt. Worth is the only company I know that makes the shallow cup blades. Not sure who sells them like Barlow's as they are hard to find. Allen

Don't have a 1oz head that would work for this. Allen

Some Titanium framed baits I made for someone recently. Allen

Spinnerbait - Make my own Jerkbait - Pointer 78sp in Ghost Minnow Lipless - Kinami Rad Shad Bladed jig - Haven't formed an opinion yet Jig - Make my own Square bill - RC 1.5 Lucky Craft Crankbait - Shallow Manns Baby 1-, Mid Bandit 200, Deep SK 5 series silent Soft body swimbaits (not trailers) - Damiki Anchovy shad I think is what they are called? Hard body swimbait - N/A Walking top water- Lucky Craft Gunnish in Hasu Popper - Right now its the Iovino Splash it And at no time will you catch me fishing just carrying one of anything. Bought a bigger boat for more stability and to carry more tackle. Allen

Rarely do I fish without them and carry several pairs in the boat for different conditions. Allen