I had some trouble with the swimmers (bombers), but the top water plugs like the super spook jr. and the redfin (to a lesser extent) were great. The hooks are pretty good as well.  

Oh, no.  I didn't mean the brand name baits.  By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc.  I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me.

I had some trouble with the swimmers (bombers), but the top water plugs like the super spook jr. and the redfin (to a lesser extent) were great. The hooks are pretty good as well.  

 

That´s exactly what I meant, with Jaifer the same thing happened, it seems that the more complicated the action the lure has more and more those inexpensive lures begin to show their flaws in design. From that company the lipless cranks ( imitating Spots, Sonics and Bayou Boogies ), Spook like, Torpedo like where the more consistent and worked better, those imitating baits like Big-Os had a disspointing action.

Oh, no.  I didn't mean the brand name baits.  By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc.  I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me.

I thought you were referring to the cheap bait bonanza box, so nevermind. The bait bonanza box I was referring to is still a very good deal, especially on the towater plugs.

 

That´s exactly what I meant, with Jaifer the same thing happened, it seems that the more complicated the action the lure has more and more those inexpensive lures begin to show their flaws in design. From that company the lipless cranks ( imitating Spots, Sonics and Bayou Boogies ), Spook like, Torpedo like where the more consistent and worked better, those imitating baits like Big-Os had a disspointing action.

Yea, someone told me the heddons in wallys bait box are placed there because of a slight manufacturing flaw. They don't lay right or something on the water, but they still swim the same. I can't remember what he meant though and couple of mine float normal to me as far as I know.

Oh, no.  I didn't mean the brand name baits.  By in large a bomber is a bomber is a bomber etc.  I meant the "off-brand" baits that they occassionally pawn off on gullible consumers such as me.

Bomber makes inexpensive as well as quality built lures..  Walmart for example carries a Bomber for a few bucks in 2 sizes, have caught countless numbers of bass and snook on them, and they last pretty good except for the hooks.  In no way are they the same as Bomber saltwater grade like windcheaters or a boink a donk, not that I think a windcheater outfishes the cheaper ones.  One thing I do miss is Walmart's renegade, I really liked that lure.

Not to poke the bees nest, but Id rather buy chinese made by a chinese company, than a chinese made by a usa sell out company... if that makes any sense lol - If your gonna contribute to their economy do it right! lmao

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! 

So I was looking into crankbaits and came across some very inexpensive plastic lures on dhgate.com. My question is has anyone purchased crankbaits from there? They have several lures going for $1-2 dollars that look very nice. With these you have to buy at least 3 lures but even at a dollar each that's 3 bucks. I plan on buying a few but wanted to see what y'all thought about it as well.

The website says 18-32 days for shipping did you pay extra to get them faster.

The website says 18-32 days for shipping did you pay extra to get them faster.

I did not pay extra. I was actually surprised because I made an order 1 day and then another the next day. The first order came rather quickly within a 10 days. The second batch took longer and just arrived yesterday. I wasn't in a hurry so even at 30 days I rather pay 1 or 2 dollars for a lure that at some point I may lose than pay 5-10 on a lure. Kind of on a budget right now. Eventually when I can I'll go get me some brand named stuff just to have it. But for now these will do the job.