To which the one and only, CrappiePappy replied:
Greg ... according to the "advertisement", you can't fish them wrong ... as long as you fish them slow.
Now, taking out the obvious PR hype in that statement ... I'm a believer that you CAN fish them too slow. Once you slow the retrieve down to a certain point, the blade stops spinning and tucks itself under the body or just "flutters", rather than spins. At that point, IMHO, you're not really using a "Roadrunner" ... but, just a jig. Now, that may be a harsh assessment ... but, that's my opinion on the matter.
I've seen people catch Crappie "vertical jigging" with Roadrunners, but I've caught them in the same area by using regular jigs (jig head with plastic body) ... so I'm not convinced that's the optimum method for this bait.
What I do consider the "optimum method" for this bait, is to cast it & then retrieve it at a steady pace at moderate speeds. If you need depth, you let the bait sink (countdown method) prior to retrieving ... assuming a fall rate of about 1ft per second, for a 1/16oz bait on 4-6lb test mono. You cover an area of water by direction & depth ... covering an area by direction simply means using half a clock face implied over the area & starting at one side (say 9 o:clock) and casting towards each hour until you get to the opposite side (3 o:clock) ... covering an area by depth simply means letting the bait sink 1 second longer than on the previous cast, thus covering the depths from surface to bottom. This can be used in conjunction with the "direction", either by covering depth from surface to bottom at each "hour", or sequencing the 1sec fall delay back & forth over the area. This is known as "broadcast" casting, plus the addition of the countdown method (to cover depth ranges, while the broadcast method covers area).
Running a Roadrunner close to or over wood/weed cover is likely to get you bit. Casting around boat docks/piers (with relatively deep water) is also likely to get you bit. Very early in the AM, just before dark, and even after dark (around docks with lights shining down into the water) are going to be your prime times ... if fishing from the bank. Spring spawning time is prime time, simply because the fish are going to be "next to" the bank, then, more so than most other times of the year (& especially during the midday period). But, even in the Winter months, you can find them close to the bank ... if the bank is steep & drops off to 15-20ft deep within a short distance, AND has a downed tree running out into those depths (or a brushpile, or standing timber within casting distance).
Take that pink Roadrunner head & put on a pink plastic shad stinger type body ... or chartreuse plastic body ... and get out there & start slinging it.
... cp
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