Avoiddanoid

Well, here it is, 15 years after this topic was initially opened, but I do want to share my experience. I am an older fella, been fishing for 66 years. Along the creeks, rivers, and ponds I have enjoyed, I never heard of Lee Sisson nor seen any of his products. A few years ago, I found a small box at an estate sale containing 22 NIB lures. The word "Weedless" caught my eye, and the lures themselves appeared well-finished and assembled. So, I bought them all for $20, and went my merry way. 20 are still in their very plain boxes. I put 2 in my bass tackle box, but didn't think to use either until a year ago, when I fished a farm pond with a lot of blowdowns along the southern bank. It was Fall, I'm a bank fisherman, and was facing a dilemma. I tried all manner of softbaits and jigs to get to the bass. From what I could tell, the bank along that side was cut in when the pond was made, and the trees fell in from the bank top due to winds and erosion. I guessed the bottom was around 8 to 12 feet deep. It was 5pm and 58 degrees. Then, I remembered the Sisson lures, and thought "Maybe?" My outfit was a 6' 6" MHF hi-modulus graphite rod, a 7.1:1 baitcaster, with 50lb berkeley braid and a 2 ft. 40lb Stren leader. The lure did its job very well, with a little judicious tugging and short side trips along the bank to change angles. Moving it at a slow pace, with little burst of speed in openings. If I had it to do again, I would use fluorocarbon leader to sink the lure a little faster, but I pulled, and pulling is the right word, 4 fat largemouths (3 lbs up to 5 lbs 7 oz) before sunset. Due to health concerns, I haven't had the opportunity to try again, but maybe I'll give a shot along a certain rip-rap bank later this year.