Super User Munkin Posted January 10 Author Super User Posted January 10 11 hours ago, BlakeMolone said: A spinnerbait blade with one side gold and one side nickle, anyone know if these exist? Yes they do as I have some somewhere in the garage. They also make one like this: https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/310470 Allen Quote
Reel Posted January 10 Posted January 10 On 2/21/2024 at 5:44 PM, PaulVE64 said: A Split shot that's molded for attaching to a hook shank rather than crimped for line. I'd never super glue my fingers together again Water Gremlin round split shots. I use those to make my own ''strolling'' jig heads. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted January 10 Super User Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Reel said: Water Gremlin round split shots. I use those to make my own ''strolling'' jig heads. I’ve read they are defunct, too many EPA violations. It’s been a year since I’ve read that so maybe they’re back, idk.. Quote
BlakeMolone Posted January 10 Posted January 10 8 hours ago, Munkin said: Yes they do as I have some somewhere in the garage. They also make one like this: https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/310470 Allen Oh nice, thanks for the link! Those look awesome, i’ll have to keep my eye out for the other style too. Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 10 Super User Posted January 10 I know what you’re looking for @BlakeMolone, but I haven’t seen that blade in a while. Hopefully @Munkin can find one for you. It takes a little effort but you can take the plating off the desired side and polish back up. I did it once and loved the results 1 Quote
PaulVE64 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 9 hours ago, F14A-B said: I’ve read they are defunct, too many EPA violations. It’s been a year since I’ve read that so maybe they’re back, idk.. Its true, theyre done 1 Quote
Brian11719 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 I feel like I might have more ideas for this later...and can't really 'summon' them as the best ones would come to me when I'm thinking about something completely unrelated...for now one thing I'd mention is crankbaits. I've found that most people don't own a ton of crankbait rods they usually have 1-3. 5/8-3/4oz is arguably the sweet spot in this case as most people don't want to go buy a completely different setup just so they can throw an 8xd or 10xd and maybe catch a fish or two on it...I'm still surprised to see that most companies don't offer many options in this weight...especially since it seems to be the easiest to cast for me...typically what you see is stuff that is lighter or heaver and not much of it is consistent. I do like what Berkley did with their Dredger series in that they made them a little easier to cast and run back to you, the sizes and weights are somewhat consistent, and from what I can tell they actually work and catch fish. I wish more companies had consistent options like that...as an example I love Lucky Craft lipless crankbaits and jerkbaits but I've found their crankbait selection...especially in the medium to deep category (and pretty much everything but the shallow / squarebill category tbh) is a bit lacking...so even though I'd be fine with paying a premium because I actually like their lures better I end up settling for something else. End result is I just throw more jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits...so I suppose it's not all that bad for me but they could probably sell a few more lures if they had a better / more consistent selection. On a completely unrelated note I think most soft plastic companies focus too much on big lakes and people with bass boats and shad looking stuff and there aren't enough lures out there (especially small swimbait / fluke style baits) that actually look anything like a bluegill (or something else you would find in a pond). Seems like the one or two companies that have figured that out decided to make their lures smell like fritos and sell them for insane prices and yet they sell of the shelves anyway which might be a bit of an indication that the demand for that type of thing is currently a little higher than the supply... Quote
Super User Munkin Posted January 12 Author Super User Posted January 12 5 hours ago, Brian11719 said: I've found that most people don't own a ton of crankbait rods . AJ is probably the current record holder here for most crankbait rods. Allen Quote
WaskaCrank12 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 @Brian11719 - I have found the OSP Blitz MAX DR (5/8) and OSP Blitz EX DR (7/16) to be consistent crank bait fish catchers for me - a negative is they are pricey, so I look to keep an eye on the latest sale thread for deals on them I would like to see - and it seems more companies are starting to do this - put the weight of the jig head/weight on to the jig head/weight itself Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 12 Super User Posted January 12 13 hours ago, Munkin said: AJ is probably the current record holder here for most crankbait rods. Allen Wait until I post up the complete updated 2025 line up. It's totally crazy talk. #2manyrods A-Jay 1 Quote
Brian11719 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 17 minutes ago, WaskaCrank12 said: I have found the OSP Blitz MAX DR (5/8) and OSP Blitz EX DR (7/16) to be consistent crank bait fish catchers for me - a negative is they are pricey Thanks apparently I hadn't really taken a close enough look at OSP...that first one is especially nice (in terms of what I normally look for) and I don't mind paying more a lure if the quality is there. Already invest a good amount into equipment and my time on the water is limited since I work full time (and have a kid) so I almost see it as an investment if there's an increase in quality and I can usually get a good year or two out of a good crankbait so $10 / $20 is usually not that much of a difference to me all things considered...for some reason that matte metal hasu color just jumps out at me...probably why it's sold out at the moment lol... 1 Quote
Super User Munkin Posted January 13 Author Super User Posted January 13 6 hours ago, A-Jay said: Wait until I post up the complete updated 2025 line up. It's totally crazy talk. #2manyrods A-Jay Not sure how many crankbait rods I have? Six I know for sure and two or three I am forgetting about. I gave two to a friend but I think he left them here. Taking six rods to the Monohan, PA show to try and sell because they have just been sitting in the rod rack not being used. Allen 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 13 Super User Posted January 13 27 minutes ago, Munkin said: Not sure how many crankbait rods I have? Six I know for sure and two or three I am forgetting about. I gave two to a friend but I think he left them here. Taking six rods to the Monohan, PA show to try and sell because they have just been sitting in the rod rack not being used. Allen Funny thing is I don't fish crankbaits that much. But what most anglers use for cranks, I use a 'version' of that type of blank for most all my horizontal moving baits; treble hooks and single hook baits both. A-Jay 1 Quote
BlakeMolone Posted January 15 Posted January 15 On 1/10/2025 at 10:10 AM, Jigfishn10 said: I know what you’re looking for @BlakeMolone, but I haven’t seen that blade in a while. Hopefully @Munkin can find one for you. It takes a little effort but you can take the plating off the desired side and polish back up. I did it once and loved the results I’ll have to look into doing myself, appreciate the advice! So you took a hold blade and removed the plating off one side and it was silver underneath? 1 Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted January 15 Super User Posted January 15 8 hours ago, BlakeMolone said: I’ll have to look into doing myself, appreciate the advice! So you took a hold blade and removed the plating off one side and it was silver underneath? It was. I think they use nickel as a base metal Quote
Super User Munkin Posted January 15 Author Super User Posted January 15 Items for sale by drbobstops | eBay This guy on Ebay has blades that are different colors on each side. Allen Quote
Smirak Posted January 16 Posted January 16 On 1/12/2025 at 12:40 AM, Munkin said: AJ is probably the current record holder here for most crankbait rods. Allen What do you mean HERE? He probably holds the world record… I’m pretty sure his equation for figuring out how many CB rods he should own is n+1, where n=current number. Quote
MediumMouthBass Posted January 17 Posted January 17 On 1/12/2025 at 6:32 PM, Munkin said: Taking six rods to the Monohan, PA show to try and sell because they have just been sitting in the rod rack not being used. Not to hijack the thread, but is the Monaghan show worth going to? I was looking into going but when seeing pictures of it in the past years it just looked more like a flea market of older rods/reels, and lures too. Than a show. Quote
Super User Munkin Posted January 17 Author Super User Posted January 17 4 hours ago, MediumMouthBass said: Not to hijack the thread, but is the Monaghan show worth going to? I was looking into going but when seeing pictures of it in the past years it just looked more like a flea market of older rods/reels, and lures too. Than a show. It's mostly a flea market and local tackle makers show. You can get some really good deals at these types of shows. Picked up a couple packs of senkos and Keitech swimbaits at the Capitol City one for $2 each. Besides what else are you going to do on a 28 degree day. Allen Quote
detroit1 Posted Sunday at 07:45 PM Posted Sunday at 07:45 PM I would like to see bladed-jig blades in about 5 different sizes,and the heads in 4. Quote
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