Mike Thomas

Back in the day when triple trout were a hot commodity and nearly impossible to get, I managed to get 3 8" slow sink Kokanee at around 100.00 a piece at a store grand opening we had a product display at. The first one got tied on a swimbait rod that I had hung a bait up on the previous trip that a bind in the line down in the spool (that I forgot about in my excitement) needless to say, first cast and POW off into the abyss

Copy. I had heard rumor of that a not too long ago. I figured they would figure out a way to renew it and keep every other bait maker out of the game. Thanks for the response!👍

I'm a little behind the times on this, Does Z-Man no longer have a patent on the direct to head blade connection??

I had to throw in with a "yes" because "yes & no" wasn't an option. Bass fishing When it comes to crankbaits, most of the time yes, it has to run dead straight and get down to where it needs to be and cause either contact with or deflection off of structure. There are times when paralleling steep bluff or drop off's that it really pays to throw a little bend in the tuning to get it to run into the structure. Same goes for a buzzbait, add a slight bend to one side or the other to get it to run towards an edge, or if you build your own and want to get tricky, clockwise and counter clockwise rotation blades help you to really make them go places. Jerkbaits, If they don't pull straight, I don't want them. Spinnerbaits that won't run upright at reasonable retrieve speeds drive me absolutely insane. Salmon/trout/steelhead If a plug will not run down dead straight and cannot be tuned to do so, it is nothing more than a Christmas tree ornament

The Xuron's are the best I've ever used. No messing around with positioning the ring in the pliers with your fingers. Just pick the ring up with them off the bench top and put it on a hook 👍🏼