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Are these really discontinued? Some good colors there!
THE FOLLOWING BANDITS ARE DISCONTINUED!
57 SOLID CHARTREUSE
D09 AWESOME PINK
D10 BLACK BUBBLEGUM
A12 CHARTREUSE PURPLE SPLATTER
43R RED SPLATTER BACK
D18 YELLOW TAIL
OOS PINK/SILVER SPARKLE
D31 ORANGE CRUSH
90 BLACK/RED SPARKLE
D22 SOUR APPLE
71 CHARTREUSE SPARKLE
Just order some of the new Arkie 350's they work better and some great colors that ScottV came up with for Arkie.
Definitely planning on that! Been looking at them, and they look great.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Do the Arkies run true right out of the box?
Yes
When I was at grizzly they said a bunch of colors were going to be discontinued.Said the new owners were worried more about the bass guys.they said chrome clown was gonna be discontinued also
Arkie has a chrome clown in the 350 series
Arkie 350 chrome clown Attachment 201901
I dont get it? A bass fisherman fishes 1 at a time and we fish 8 at a time? Going Arkie...
One thing you can say about Arkie is that they have listened to the crank bait fisherman, sure hope that clown behind thar chrome clown don't come in the package too!!!!😨
Reason I started painting my own.
Couple hundred crank pulling crappie fishermen....several million bass fishermen.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackfish
Yeh.....and they dont even eat the bass
I was thinking the same thing,until last weekend.I went to grizzly jigs and bought some arkies and fished them the next day with no luck.started the day with 5 arkies,2 bandits,1 strike king and was catching fish on the strike kind and bandits.after 2 hrs and not a fish on the arkies I changed to all bandits and did pretty good,22 keeper Crappie and over 20 catfish.when I got home I went to bandits website and counted the colors they still made,they make over 70 colors and the bandits t depth chart is dead on when I see fish at a depth and go by the chart it usually works JMHO
Test it again Blueball, I haven't had any probs with the Arkie's catching fesh. Sometimes one bait outcatches everything else no matter what it is. I got Strike Kings, Bandits, Wiggly Warts, and Arkie's, all are part of the arsenal and all catch fish, some times the wiggle warts puts everyone to shame!!!!
1 boat can be pulling pink bandits and wearing them out and nothing on chartreuse. Guys in next boat will be catching them on chartreuse and zilch on pink. Like jig colors. what one guy likes the other guy can't catch a fish on. also one day pink is the one, next day black bubblegum and vice versa.
Oh ,I'm not giving up,but I don't think the arkies are as good in my opinion.they would have to have more of an offering depth wise.usually when I start cranking each year I put 200 on one side and 300 on the other and the ones that do the best are the one that I run,I believe the wiggle difference between the two is what makes the difference.I have bandits,strike kings,wiggle warts,rebels,and wall bass pro ones and out of all of them the arkies were the only ones I didn't catch a fish the first trip out,lol
Anyone know the weight of the arkies,just wondering
Pink Bandit caught fish,pink strike king caught fish,pink arkie nothing,lol.not a beginner here,been pulling since 2008 and probably one of the best around where I live.I have between 400-500 cranks,know all about color r
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Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd
I run 200s a lot myself, run them all summer too, most of the time on my outside poles so I can put them back further and tare the same depth as the 300's are running once I find a pattern
I really like the Arkie 220s and especially the 350s....the color patterns by ScottV are awsum. I have caught a lot of fish on them.
Now, that's a good lookin' crank bait.........but the back ground is a little iffy. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I'll let the pics i been posting speak for how well the Arkies catch fish.
I've been keeping 30 or more fish a day until I tried them,I'm not saying there bad,but bandits I believe are a little better from my first attempt,lol
hey blueball.....some lakes are just like that.....I have a box full of Lindy Shadlings in both sizes......cannot catch anything with them at Sardis but I can wear them out with them at Okatibbee and also at Enid.
So are you saying/thinking they are wiggling too much or more than a bandit? I too noticed more pronounced wiggle in the pole . not sure all of em did or not. Purple/ black did for sure,but didn't notice on chrome clown....probably because I was too busy catching fish on it.
someone send me some arkies and I will give them a test, pm me for my address. Thanks in advance
Just take me fishing, I'll bring the crank baits!!!!!!!!:biggrin
Didn't say anything about the wiggling,lol.the rattle is louder in the arkie and even louder in the strike king.the Bandit has the lowest sounding rattle out of the three[emoji4]Quote:
Originally Posted by joekiller
Come to tn ,your welcome in my boat,we don't need the type of crankbaits we use to get to the rebel flag status ,I don't care what I use as long as fish are going in the boatQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Amen!!!
U did too.....said right here u thought the wiggle was the diffrenceQuote:
Originally Posted by blueball
im talking about the difference in the wiggle between the 200 and 300 bandit,lol:Rofl:Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by joekiller
heres what i posted if u want to reread it:hatchet:Quote:
Originally Posted by joekiller
Oh ,I'm not giving up,but I don't think the arkies are as good in my opinion.they would have to have more of an offering depth wise.usually when I start cranking each year I put 200 on one side and 300 on the other and the ones that do the best are the one that I run,I believe the wiggle difference between the two is what makes the difference.I have bandits,strike kings,wiggle warts,rebels,and wall bass pro ones and out of all of them the arkies were the only ones I didn't catch a fish the first trip out,lol
Its funny how some days it just dont matter and other days the slightest difference can make all the difference.
agree,use what u have cofidence in,after my first day i dont have confidece in the arkies i bought,lol .Maybe at a later date it will change,just like me fishing this last year and my new partner liked blue and white jigs and i started off not using them,after a couple months fishing with him he made me a believer,have caught alot of fish on blue and white jigs and gnats this year.i still believe the arkies dont run true to the bandit depth chart and that may have made a difference,if they are series i would love to c an accurate dive chart.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
They run about 10 to 12 inches on the high side of the Bandit 300 depth chart. How much closer do you need to be? lol.
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by MrGoodtime
This much closer,lolAttachment 207563Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Lol.....thats very close :D