Has anyone gotten their mitts on them?  I'm interested in how well they hook, slide in the body, and the durability of the bait after you've inserted the head.  I can't imagine it being much different, but ya never know until you ask.

I know I'm excited to find out! I picked up a pack of 3/8 and 1/2 from the recent BTD sale. I threaded a Zoom Super Fluke onto one of them and it looks like a fantastic countdown bait for suspended fish, but I don't expect the fluke to last for more than a couple fish.

I have them and use them as an alternative to a Roadrunner.

The Roadrunners that I have use a colorado blade but the Hornets that I have use a willow leaf blade. I have caught Bass on both of them. I use a 3" Mister Twister luminescent grub on them.

Tight Lines

Pa Angler

We also use them with good success for stripers on Smith Mountain Lake in Southeast Virginia.

*cough*

Lake Fork Magic Shad...

;D

Anyone here use the dropshot head yet? I'm interested to hear how those work. They look good.

Alright, listen up...this is very important:

You fish the Swarming Hornet by reeling, NOT

lifting your rod. Cast out and let the lure fall on slack

line. When it hits the bottom, reel in quickly, 4 or 5

cranks. Then let it fall back to the bottom. Repeat until

you feel you are "out of the zone".

The blade lifts the Hornet.  If you lift your rod the

lure is just moved forward, not up. Strikes occur on

the drop 100% of the time.

8-)

I'm not talking about the regular heads, I'm asking about the insert heads that go inside a hollow body swimbait.  I'm wondering if it affects the durability of the plastics in any way.  I've fished the regular ones, just as Roadwarrior describes, and have great luck that way.  I guess if no one as tried them I'll have to.

*cough*

Lake Fork Magic Shad...

;D

*cough*

Live

We also use them with good success for stripers on Smith Mountain Lake in Southeast Virginia.

They're actually called 'striper magnets' here on Smith Mtn  ;D  If there's a striper in the area, he will SMASH a hornet head.

Anyone here use the dropshot head yet? I'm interested to hear how those work. They look good.

I have them, they are very nice, easy to use and stronger than they look.  I don't dropshot much, but when I do it's mostly with these.

Strikes occur on the drop 100% of the time.

8-)

Not 100% true, try ripping it up like you would stroke a jig. That fleeing bait fish looks will get you tons of bites.

That's one heck of a name! ;D

Alright, listen up...this is very important:

You fish the Swarming Hornet by reeling, NOT

lifting your rod. Cast out and let the lure fall on slack

line. When it hits the bottom, reel in quickly, 4 or 5

cranks. Then let it fall back to the bottom. Repeat until

you feel you are "out of the zone".

The blade lifts the Hornet. If you lift your rod the

lure is just moved forward, not up. Strikes occur on

the drop 100% of the time.

8-)

what size hornet/live shad do you fish?