I'll give it a shot! 

19 hours ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

So a 3/8 cavitron with a zoom horny toad instead of skirt feels kinda heavy.

I know some folks on here cut them in half down the middle.

 

Those Kalins Crappie Scrubs mentioned in that Ali Express thread look kinda like a frog. Look like they'd be light.

dont think it makes a huge difference. I do like a trailer with skirt, I'll use a Mister twister split tail grup or the zooms straight trailer. For me its more about casting in the wind. I tend to use 1/4 oz to 5/16th buzz baits, trailer helps em cast.
I use clacker style, 3 bladed strike kings or uncle buck inlines then Johnson weedless spoons with glued on skirts depending on weed thickness and speed. While the spoon isnt a buzz I fish it similar but can really slow it down and work over cover

Tried a toad, made it run sideways. Went back to skirt, caught my first buzzbait Bass. 

 

I was expecting a huge blowup, but it was a subtle strike. Well I'm gonna fish em more and see. Thanks for the help fellas

Two years ago we fished Guntersville with Derek Remitz.  The go-to buzzbait was The Booger Man buzzbait.   If I had known they didn't make them any longer,  I would have bought all they had. 

 

But,  I know a guy.  I guy who now owns the molds and is producing them.  He produces a number of different discontinued baits.  

So ever since buying my cavitrons, I'm hooked. I've always been a popper fanboy and propbaits. And I still have one rigged up at all times but...

 

I have been flat wearing them out with my gold blade, 3/8, chartreuse cavitron. I caught em pond fishing, but they have been shining in my local rivers. Throwing them first light and shady spots middle of the day. 

 

No trailer, just a bulky skirt works good for me, trailer hook when I'm fishing in boat, no trailer when I'm walking Creeks. 

 

Thanks Bass Resource for opening my eyes to a style of fishing I've been missing out on!

I've never been much of a buzzbait guy, but I threw them more last year and had nice results, especially at dusk.  I now own a black and red Cavitron that has not been out of the package yet, but I'm eager to try it.

I've been a buzzbait junky since I bought my first Lunker Lure forty-something years ago . They can be fished through the same snags a spinnerbait can be thrown in . Spooks , poppers... cant . 

I usually use a 3/8oz white one more often than not (I fish clear water more often than not) but will use chartreuse or white and chartreuse in dirty water and black at night. White/chart can also be effective in clear water in low light conditions -- same as spinnerbaits really.

 

I've used Booyah, War Eagle and Terminator for brands with no issues with each.

On 5/13/2019 at 10:26 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:

So ever since buying my cavitrons, I'm hooked. I've always been a popper fanboy and propbaits. And I still have one rigged up at all times but...

 

I have been flat wearing them out with my gold blade, 3/8, chartreuse cavitron. I caught em pond fishing, but they have been shining in my local rivers. Throwing them first light and shady spots middle of the day. 

 

No trailer, just a bulky skirt works good for me, trailer hook when I'm fishing in boat, no trailer when I'm walking Creeks. 

 

Thanks Bass Resource for opening my eyes to a style of fishing I've been missing out on!

I'll often break out the buzzbait when there is a slight chop and some rain.

I like adding the trailer when throwing into the wind, it allows for more accuracy as the wind does not catch it as much

I’ll ask it here instead of starting another buzz bait thread. 

 

What color buzz buzz bait do you use when it is around sunset to dusk? I’m using white and black Booyah buzzbaits. 

 

This last week I tried a black frog and a white buzz bait and neither produced, not even a boil or had one flash. 

Love the buzzbait! In fact, for the last two weeks I've been throwing it almost exclusively because the bass have been crushing it. I managed to squeeze in an hour of fishing last night and caught 3 including a 3 pounder and one over 5 pounds. No trailer, just a trailer hook.

 

For me, the Strike King Banshee in Sexy Shad has been the best, although a black and blue Cavitron has done OK for me as well. The Banshee is all bent up and chipped from taking so much abuse this spring. I need to head to the store and pick up a backup and maybe a few other colors as well. I think I'm also going to pick up a Strike King KVD Toad Buzzbait as well.

 

If you haven't thrown a buzzbait I'd suggest adding it to your arsenal. It's a great spring bait, especially in choppy water.

@HeyCoach I've been fishing tannic water, and white/chartreuse has been killing it. 

 

I bought a black one for muddy water, which I haven't been able to fish yet because rivers been to high. 

11 hours ago, HeyCoach said:

I’ll ask it here instead of starting another buzz bait thread. 

 

What color buzz buzz bait do you use when it is around sunset to dusk? I’m using white and black Booyah buzzbaits. 

 

This last week I tried a black frog and a white buzz bait and neither produced, not even a boil or had one flash. 

I throw 2 types of topwaters: something light and something dark, which is what you were doing.

If I'm confident there are fish in the area, I'll move down the water column.

I like throwing a fluke or donkey rig as a follow up for my topwaters.

My thinking is I've already got them looking up, I'll put something a little closer to them that is more realistic.

 

Often times, my thought process does not align with the bass.

Does that make me the dumb one? ???