I know they have qc issues but I just can't give up my DTs and especially my Roccos I have caught more fish on the Green Gizzard Shad color than all my other squarebills put together.

1 hour ago, IYAOYAS said:

I know they have qc issues but I just can't give up my DTs and especially my Roccos I have caught more fish on the Green Gizzard Shad color than all my other squarebills put together.

Yeah, the one color that ive been having lots of luck is disco shad, like green gizzard with a yellow bottom...still going to try to find something that is close enough and more durable though.

It's a common issue due to the lack of a wire through construction.  Don't slap the weeds or slime off the bait.  Thats a big trigger for this failure.  Another failure with these is when you grind the bait into the bottom the lip will flex and snap at the line tie.  You can't slap the bait on the water or grind these on the bottom.  They are fish catchers for sure but you can't beat them up. 

 

The bottom grinding thing is a deal breaker for some but I prefer to to have a good swimming action bait just off the bottom and only occasionally tickle the bottom on parts of the retrieve than just bash the bottom non stop.  If I want to do that then I'll use any old plastic bait for that.  

4 hours ago, Bigbox99 said:

It's a common issue due to the lack of a wire through construction.  Don't slap the weeds or slime off the bait.  Thats a big trigger for this failure.  Another failure with these is when you grind the bait into the bottom the lip will flex and snap at the line tie.  You can't slap the bait on the water or grind these on the bottom.  They are fish catchers for sure but you can't beat them up. 

 

The bottom grinding thing is a deal breaker for some but I prefer to to have a good swimming action bait just off the bottom and only occasionally tickle the bottom on parts of the retrieve than just bash the bottom non stop.  If I want to do that then I'll use any old plastic bait for that.  

Again i didnt slap either one of these, they just came apart, from what I can see online its a pretty common occurrence. I agree at least for the dt6 it has a pretty unique action and it catches fish. I will continue to fish them and purchase more but only when they are at a steep discount and will continue to look for alternatives.

Had another dt6 bill come lose today, I have been fishing it a couple weeks now and noticed the bill coming out...its like the glue they use is not waterproof. Not sure but how the bill can come un-glued is pretty crazy.

 

 

Try some E6000 adhesive to re attach it and be sure to lightly sand the part of the bill that gets inserted. It holds well to most materials i have tried so far and when cured it is flexible.

1 hour ago, Dog said:

Try some E6000 adhesive to re attach it and be sure to lightly sand the part of the bill that gets inserted. It holds well to most materials i have tried so far and when cured it is flexible.

I used CA glue, use it a lot, will see honlong it holds up....