...and the Original Big O .  

I've had some terrific blow-ups and hookups on the Pomp this summer, but the good fish keep coming unbuttoned halfway to the boat - it's a big problem that I generally don't have with the spook. Might be bad luck on my part, but it's resulted in a lot of heartbreak for me so far.

What line and rod are you using to throw the pompadour? 

What line and rod are you using to throw the pompadour? 

 

Same stuff I usually throw the spook on - heavy action rod with 50 lb. power pro. It's crossed my mind that the hook could be ripping out of them, but I'm not so sure.

I was not impressed with the G2 Shellcracker.

 

Sluggos were a game changer for me when they first came out. 

I bought a couple of those Molix, scrounger type swimming jigs and absolutely hated them. They didn't perform consistently and didn't stay down in the water column at all. I loved the way they looked, just not how they fished.  Also, any type of flukes...never caught a single fish on a fluke....i hear they produce numbers....not for me.

Same stuff I usually throw the spook on - heavy action rod with 50 lb. power pro. It's crossed my mind that the hook could be ripping out of them, but I'm not so sure.

My first thought is that heavy rod may be tearing the hook out, but it also could be the strait braid with trebles. I was having that problem when throwing it on my friends Heavy flipping stick. I changed it up to a 7'6 Med Hvy St.Croix mojo, haven't lost a fish since, I'm using 50 lb power pro. Could just be you need to change the treble up, Maybe try a EWG treble. 

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.

For me it is the A-Rig. I bought a combo for it specifically (Mojo Bass and BPS PQ) and never caught a fish. Guess I should try again this year.

lucky craft sammy , should have never spent 16 bucks on it , now it just sits on a shelf never to be fished again...

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.

Completely agree.

Havoc Sick fish, although I catch bass with it from time to time the action is really underwhelming.

lucky craft sammy , should have never spent 16 bucks on it , now it just sits on a shelf never to be fished again...

the sammy is my favorite topwater lure. It casts very well and walks so smoothly. The finish could be better though, but that's with a lot of baits. You just don't catch anythingg on it or is it somethingg else?

Another lure i never did well with were the traditional looking spoons, like the dareddevil, johnson silver minnow, cleos, etc.

I will a ton of crap for this but, the *** lunker frog.

I got a few bites on mine before it waterlogged and was returned to the box in favor of Pad Crasher.

the sammy is my favorite topwater lure. It casts very well and walks so smoothly. The finish could be better though, but that's with a lot of baits. You just don't catch anythingg on it or is it somethingg else?

Another lure i never did well with were the traditional looking spoons, like the dareddevil, johnson silver minnow, cleos, etc.

i don't like the way it sits in the water and don't like the action on it .

The rapala subwalk. Don't know why I thought walking the dog underwater would be a good idea. It's hard to walk it when you can't see it.

The rapala subwalk. Don't know why I thought walking the dog underwater would be a good idea. It's hard to walk it when you can't see it.

You have to practice in a pool..

I am stubborn when a lure doesn't work. I try it often for a year then rotate it out. After a while it goes back in my box. After a few more tries and still nothing. It may become a Christmas ornament. Lol

Live target field mouse. It's really cool, but the body fills up with water every 8-10 casts and you have to squeeze it. The problem is when it fills up with water and sinks while its around weeds and gets tangled up. There shouldn't be a reason to lose a top water frog/mouse unless a bass pulls it under.

Now that we know which lure stinks, how about line?? Which line will you never buy again?? I stopped buying cheap fluro,  it breaks me off way too often. I like P-line fluro!! BH

Now that we know which lure stinks, how about line?? Which line will you never buy again?? I stopped buying cheap fluro,  it breaks me off way too often. I like P-line fluro!! BH

I won't buy Stren mono again unless it's the only mono made. It's pitiful to me that a "premium" brand of mono is inferior to Big Game, which you buy by the pound.

ever use P-line? i use it all the time in green moss. BH

I don't like spider-wire. It feels like it's covered in wax.

Storm kickin slab, swam on its side

The scatter rap Is awesome ! I've caught 30+ bass on them alone this summer. And some really nice ones on the scatter rap shad. In yellow perch. One being around 5 pounds and 20inches. The lure I'm most disappointed in is the river to sea "clackin crayfish" for 13 dollars it's total garbage. Doesn't hardly land right side up no matter what knot or line you are using. . Ohh and the KVD red pliers. Everything with his name on it is supposed to be "KVD approved " the spring popped out the first time using it and now it doesn't hardly want to open. Because of this I've avoided anything that says KVD on it. You might think I'm missing out. But I catch bass all day long without anything from strike King  . 

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by Yeajray231
Missed something

Megabass Magdraft, the entire way it swam just did not impress me.