Roadrunners

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They will work year around.....great for spider rigging but they really shine as a longlineing bait

[Flint]

Solid chartruse 1/4oz tipped with a crawler is my #1 walleye setup.

[Crestliner08]

The one problem I'm always seeming to experience is that they paint the swivels. This causes the blades not to rotate at all, or not at slow speeds. I use to chuck the blades in a hand drill and buzz it a few times to free it up. This has given me better results, but you'd think that with the popularity of this lure, that the manufacturers would pay more attention to this detail? In any case, rain has prevented us from going out several times this week, so we'll give these a whirl next time we are able to go out and not get wet!

[skiptomylu]

The one problem I'm always seeming to experience is that they paint the swivels. This causes the blades not to rotate at all, or not at slow speeds. I use to chuck the blades in a hand drill and buzz it a few times to free it up. This has given me better results, but you'd think that with the popularity of this lure, that the manufacturers would pay more attention to this detail? In any case, rain has prevented us from going out several times this week, so we'll give these a whirl next time we are able to go out and not get wet!

As far as I can tell they don't cure that paint either and why I paint and tie my own. I make sure to protect the swivel when painting which is not the easy part of this and I am good as long as the half the swivel works. If the one connected to the head is painted stuck and the other end is free it will still do it magic! I put tin foil over the swivel before painting and take the tin foil off before I cure the paint.

[Saltine]

The one problem I'm always seeming to experience is that they paint the swivels. This causes the blades not to rotate at all, or not at slow speeds. I use to chuck the blades in a hand drill and buzz it a few times to free it up. This has given me better results, but you'd think that with the popularity of this lure, that the manufacturers would pay more attention to this detail? In any case, rain has prevented us from going out several times this week, so we'll give these a whirl next time we are able to go out and not get wet!

I've never found one yet that had an issue. Maybe I'm just lucky.

[CrappiePappy]

All I'm gonna say about Roadrunners is ... they've accounted for nearly 30% of all the keeper Crappie I've caught over the last 30yrs, and probably over 50% of all Crappie over 2lbs that I've EVER caught.

That would be the solid chartreuse marabou 1/16oz Roadrunner & the solid pink marabou 1/16oz Roadrunner ... to be specific.

... cp

[Crestliner08]

All I'm gonna say about Roadrunners is ... they've accounted for nearly 30% of all the keeper Crappie I've caught over the last 30yrs, and probably over 50% of all Crappie over 2lbs that I've EVER caught.

That would be the solid chartreuse marabou 1/16oz Roadrunner & the solid pink marabou 1/16oz Roadrunner ... to be specific.

... cp

Thanks for that information!

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks for that information!

You're very welcome, and I hope they work as well for you !!

... cp

[skiptomylu]

Love especially the 1/32 marabou, have fished it spring and fall long line trolling since at least 1979! All I use in spring is Roadrunners that I tie for my self. Actually I do go to a regular jig for tight lining in summer. We have so many trees in this lake that I doubt trolling would work well in summer, but I have not tried it then either.

[saute86]

Attachment 170078Attachment 170079 Pink and chartreuse and black and chartreuse