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man ive been eyeing those since i first found out about *** which was shortly after i signed up to BR (june 2007) and it feels good to have finaly bought them. they are by far the lures im most excited to try in 2008. i hope i get a pig on them! how do you guys think they would work on extremely shallow bedding bass?

you fish in waters JUST LIKE MINE. and crankbaits are often my go to. my favorite and most productive color by far is anything with tennessee and/or shad in the title. lol. bandit's louisanna shad is one of my top producers: as with bandits tennessee shad: rapala's pearl grey shiner is a favorite of mine also: i also like ghost minnow colors: so you pretty much get the idea stick to shad colors: silver, grey, a little bit of white, clear, and a gill spot and you will do fine.

the two wake baits and the popper are river2sea and the walking bait is a spro.

bandits are the bomb but they are second to rapala. never ever had a bad rapala. cant say the same for all other baits. but bandits are good, my second favorite.

check out the "why the negativity" thread :

came home from school today and saw a box on the kitchen counter. i opened it and inside were these four awesome lures!!!!! they came in these really nifty clear plastic oval cases with latches. im am so excited to fish these once it warms up!!!!!1 ;D

THATS AWESOME!!!! what a great day. cant wait for those pictures!!! :D

i call your secret spot under your decor in the corner!

lol thats what i was thinking!

no pics, but i have caught many bluegill and small bass that dont have lips.

my dad's smallest didnt measure but most likely in the 7-8" range: my smallest around 6" (note the lovely expression on my face...lol...bad day ;D)

One word explains all

wow i love YUM plastics. i think they are excellent baits. i love their dingers, but after using some of ***, they will be second in my plastic line-up. *** were so much softer and wigglier. but theres something about yum that puts fish in the boat for me.

nice job lol. this bass probably isnt smaller but this is the smallest i've ever caught

the kickin minnows are great. i think i was the one who reccomended you actually ;D. my only problem with them is that they are too fragile. but i've only caught one fish on them, hooked a huge snapper next cast and it just demolished the lure, so im not sure how well they hold up to multiple fish. it was still in perfect condition after the first fish though.

you might want to check out these although they might be a little too small for your needs. i bought two and cant wait to try them out!!!! they also have a 6 5/16" version that dives 0-4' and suspends, if the wake version is too small.

HAHAHA omg thats too good!!!!!!!

another one i'd like to add is strike king 3x plastics. they are just terrible. they are soooo durable that its very hard to even put those things on the hook. also, ive had em sliding down the hook alot. and thats not even the worst part. they get so deformed so easily. if the are bent for over 24hrs. they remain in that position and are pretty much worthless. and have you even had a regular plastic touching the 3x? they eat right thru the 3x. pretty bad stuff if you ask me.

whew! im so glad this went over well. i was half expecting this to be very contraversial. lol. i personally like booyah's stuff. its good stuff, a little pricey though. seems like everyone hates the same stuff...shakespeare, eagle claw, and storm. lol. not very suprising. : i will agree, storms stuff is pretty darn bad. so is manns. i wont be buying from either of them any more.

oh yeah....GOOD LUCK!!!

Bandit Footloose is my go to lure for those situations. cranks produce very well when theyre fished shallow over grass like that. i have a baby 1 minus and it is poor quality. i would definitley go with the footloose over the mann's any day.

crankbaits here. but t-rig comes in a very close second. give me a rapala and i will give you bass lol.

but for $30?

ive alway heard that the regular sammy is by far the best walking bait out there and that even a monkey could walk the dog with it. i havent heard anything about the live version, but i couldnt imagine that it would be harder to walk with. i once had a live pointer. i bought it spur of the moment, never researched em. when i got home i found out in reviews that they live joints snapped after just a few fish. i was casting mine and it hit some wood and the lip broke off so i sent it back they gave me a brand new one, didnt take the new one out of the package and i sold it for 15 bucks.

bomber used to make it, not sure if they still do, but i know that Xcalibur is making them now.