On 5/23/2011 at 1:30 PM, piscicidal said:

OK...I have been crushing the fish lately on lipless cranks, catching open water schoolies as they are staging into their summer patterns down here.

Problem is I've got a small bonepile of red eye shads stacking up in the garage that just do not run right. I've replaced the hooks/tweaked the top eye/replaced the split ring at the top/etc...

Anyone have any tips/tricks for salvaging these baits or are they destined for the garbage can?

There was a batch that had some of the BBs stuck or catching. I find hitting them with the handle of a screwdriver fixed most. Some never came around. If you contact SK, they will probably do something for you.

Strike King has great CS. If you get a bait that isn't working, contact them and they'll take care of you. I've got dozens of RES and I can't remember ever getting one that didn't run right.

12 hours ago, BassWhole! said:

There was a batch that had some of the BBs stuck or catching. I find hitting them with the handle of a screwdriver fixed most. Some never came around. If you contact SK, they will probably do something for you.

I hope he got it fixed, it's been a decade.

Just discovered two swollen Red Eye Shad in my tackle box. I know for a fact that these weren’t swollen the last time I went fishing. Which means this happened the past Monday. I left my crankbait box out on the deck for a while, switching colors while trying to figure out what the bass wanted. I shot an email off to SK to see if they’ll make good on them. Does anyone know of them replacing any of the swollen RES? A quick internet search shows this isn’t a new thing. I’ve come to like RES over Rattle Traps and Super Spots, but I don’t fish only on cloudy days. If this is a common occurrence, I’ll be steering clear of them. 

The one on the left is as it should be. The red one shows a little swelling. The blue one is just a full-blown fattie!

 

This thread is a teenager now. Sounds like you should contact SK customer service.