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when you guys go to buy tubes or other plastics do u buy a certain brand or when u go to buy are u just buying a color or is price what makes the decision? just a thought.. i bought a couple of bags of the Mr. Crappie Strike King tubes and couple of the same colors in the BPS brand to just compare if the fish bit one better than the other.
I buy different styles of plastics in the same color in my favorite go to colors. Price may influence a little bit on what I buy but I am usually more concerned on if they have the type or style I am looking for. As far as tubes go I don't think the brand makes a lot of difference. I will tell you that I buy ones that have heavy salt on them. They will out perform the plain ones anytime in my opinion.
I try different types & colors till I find something that works. Oh and some people on here swear by Bang spray scent. nonono
I will recommend black/chartruse; Purple/chartru;Blue/white;chartruse w/pepper. :twocents
Oh I almost forgot you better have some electric chicken on hand in case you meet up with Ole Silver Sides.:biggrin
I personally only use Bobby Garland baits and Mid - South tubes. Its just what I prefer and everyone has there go to brands and color combos. If ya find something you like stick with it but don't be scared to try something new. I did buy some baits that Wally Marshall talked me into and will see if like. If the water ever thaws
I used to only consider cost, but now I just worry about quaility. I have used midsouth super jigs for years and still really like them but over the last few years have become a big fan of mikes custom crappie and walleye jigs. Yes you will pay more but they are a high quality bait and made between stockton lake and pomme and I like that local mojo working for me as I fish those two lakes the most. When you really do the math on how much your spending on your baits unless you get hung up a ton it doesn't really matter for the most part IMO. Certainley not when you are talking 20,000 plus for a nice boat and electronics and rods and reels. If it costs me a few bucks more a year to fish a quality local made product thats fine. With that said I wouldn't fish a bait unless I felt it gave me my best chance of catching a fish even if my mom made it. LOL
I was thinking the same thing after receiving the Kevin Rogers written guarantee at the bass pro shops event last weekend! :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Hogster1
Lots of different brands out there and I think I have some of all of them in my boat. I use a lot of baits made by locals but also use Bobby Garland,, Mid South, Strike King and Southern Pro. Also did well with the new Charlie Brewer baits at the end of the 2013 season. I use a lot of tubes because cost is cheaper and I have confidence in them. But there are days the Bobby Garland Slab Slayers will load the boat. If you ever make it up to Clinton we carry all the Bobby Garland baits, Slab Busters, Muddy Water's, Strike King, Charlie Brewer, Yum, WOW Atta grubs, Bass Assassin, and every color that Southern Pro has. I am sure I forgot a few. Plus a few closeouts like Mid South and Lucky Strike. Pretty good selection and variety of styles, size and colors to chose from. I also plan on adding more lines like Lake Fork Tackle and others once I get rid of a few items that have not done well in the store in the past. I am quickly running out of room.
I was buying Chapman Creek tubes but can't find them anymore. I also love BG slab slayers.
I was looking for their site the other day to see what colors they offered and could not find it. They make a nice large tube. I believe KCMOSlayer use to use their baits.Quote:
Originally Posted by KCcrappie
110 volt chicken............ nuf said...........
Really like Bobby Garland. Will buy other brands sometimes but mostly stick to BG.
I think that hand crank generator you use to charge them chickens up puts way more than 110 volts.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by olesilverside
I know Rodney (brushman) is the one that turned me on to Chapman Creek. Heard tell that he still pours, but you have to contact him. They had a store, then just a website, and now even that looks like it's going away? I guess they're good for tube jigs, and have some great colors, but I can't say they put any more fish in the boat than anything else. I'm not sure that jig style/color is my biggest obstacle to catching fish right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jigging15I was looking for their site the other day to see what colors they offered and could not find it. They make a nice large tube. I believe KCMOSlayer use to use their baits.Quote:
Originally Posted by KCcrappie
Slabbusters and mid south and a few home made from some of the guys on here, try them all , most of the jigs catch more fishermen than fish anyway.
100% custom made jigs for me! If I don't pour it, I don't use it!
Brad
That would mean you're fishing from home or the dock. You probably meant the 12.5v version.Quote:
Originally Posted by olesilverside
And until I lose all of them I can't afford anything else. Seriously, I dig carrot fishing. Tore the heads off the bass on our local HOA lake with the red/char.
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Originally Posted by Phishman
Monty was a welder for many years. I bet he has a portable welder with generator on it. Maybe that's what he kept hidden under the aluminum tread plate cab he use to have on the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by G.Gordon
Crank telephone???:dono
Have stopped at what i think is there retail store just off Interstate 70 in Kansas, last few times i've flashed past there it didn't appear to be open but hard to tell much at 80 mph. Don't know for sure, hopefully only a temp or seasonal closing, nice place to visit and always helped break up a long drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joedog
As info Chapman Creek sold out, and closed his store. Solded out to the Bait Hut in Topeka, Ks .
I fish a lot of Bobby Garland and Lake Fork. Glad to hear Everharts will be adding them. I use a lot of tubes but like to find 50 or 100 ct bags. If you chase whites the 3" Charlie Brewer sliders are hard to beat.
We have all the Southern Pro tubes on 50 ct. 1 1/2" for $2.49 and 2" for $3.49. Them big sliders caught us some big fish at Grenada with a big ole minnow behind them. Here is a 2.66 that ate a white/chart 3" Slider with a huge minnow behind it. We caught some crappie as small as 7" to 8" fish on the Sliders with a 3" to 3 1/2" minnow behind them. Hard to get to big of a bait in dirty water.
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Bobby garland and southern pro
went to Arkansas don at the hut prolly knows if he still pours got some good tubes from himQuote:
Originally Posted by Fishless44
Lake Fork, Midsouth, some Bobby Garland for Grenada Lake.
Hmmm, not sure that is 100% correct...lol..But yes make sure it says Bobby Garland on the bag and you will be fine!Quote:
I was thinking the same thing after receiving the Kevin Rogers written guarantee at the bass pro shops event last weekend