Our very own Five.Bass.Limit recently reviewed the Jackall Cover Craw. Is it worth a spot in your tacklebox? Find out in http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/jackall-cover-craw.html

I recall seeing an informercial about a bait that did the same thing, backing away from you on the drop.  If memory serves, it looked kind of like a pork rind strip.  

I cannot recall its name.  It was a few, or maybe many years ago.

It was not the infamous BM however.

Sounds interesting enough that I'll be giving them a try.

I believe you speak of the Flying Lure... kind of of gimmick info-merical bait but it actually caught some fish.  This bait does look good and sounds good if performs as said.

Great review! BTW, why is it that everyone refers to the Flying Lure as a gimmick? Great Lakes fishermen and folks in Winni have been reverse rigging tubes for years; which is exactly what a Flying Lure is.

And reverse rigging tubes today is just as effective as creature baits. And no one can refute the effectiveness of a Fat Ika reverse rigged. So what's the prejudice with Flying Lures all about? Just curious.

I believe you speak of the Flying Lure... kind of of gimmick info-merical bait but it actually caught some fish. This bait does look good and sounds good if performs as said.

That's it!  Cannot comment on its performance, but it sure looked like it had great action in the videos.  Then again, who would post a video of their bait that had the action of a rubber boot.

Then again, maybe a rubber boot has a very attractive action to a fish.   :D

Hey I found some flying lures in my tackle box when I was cleaning some stuff out.   I dont think I ever tried them though.

Dan

They arn't hardly the same as a reverse rigged tube.  They come with specially weighted and shaped hooks for each size and the bodies are much flatter so they cut through the water better at an angle.  They cost more but I never said they didn't work, just overpriced with terrible durabilty.

The jackall seems to be a good mix of the two without all the extra hardware... guess well see.

I tested some "Flying Lures" in a swimming pool and found them to glide quite a distance on a 8' drop. I caught a few smallies fishing them under docks and into the scoured spots in bridge pilings on the river. Still they're basically just a tube bait with a creative rigging. The Jackall Craw looks to be worth a try.

great review, Scott. I have been looking at those baits for a while now and I had no idea they were rigged that way. I thought they were flipping/pitching baits meant to be fished pegged to a heavy weight.

How long before someone reviews the Sasuteki Craw? That thing has been glaring at me from TW's front page

Thanks for the review, Scott.  That's a nice looking bait.