Since before the river ever even entered my stream of consciousness as a viable option for fishing...I have been a self professed nut for spinnerbaits.
I used to burn them down shorelines and smash them into submerged rocks and logs and at night I would slow roll them through the landlocked bodies of water local to me.
Then I found the river...and suddenly things like weight and balance became of greater significance once current factored into the equation.
I went through many brands...from the $1 Wal-Mart Cheapies to Terminator T1's and 2's to Lucky Craft and River2Sea and pretty much everything in between before settling on Picasso brand lures.
I still have to laugh when I read comments saying spending anything more than a buck on a spinnerbait is a waste...and that there is no difference between brands.
There is.
And for anyone to say otherwise simply demonstrates their lack of experience and expertise in this particular style of lure selection.
A cheap bait will work when they are on a blade bite...but a good bait will induce strikes even when seemingly nothing else will work.
Such has been my experience with the Picasso brand...so this year when I went looking to replenish and refresh my selection of offerings I was surprised to see them almost completely out of stock at most of the big online suppliers.
An even bigger disappointment was finding the PicassoOutdoors website completely devoid of anything but jigs and weights.
So it was without choice that I found myself having to take a chance on something new.
War Eagle is a brand I've had recommended to me by a few friends...and after reading countless positive reviews of them over the years I decided to give them a shot.
War Eagle Screaming Eagle....
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This morning (June 1st 2011) would be my first opportunity with this (new to me) lure.
I started on the East side of the river...first cast I noticed the vibration felt different than what I'm used to...a bit more subdued but it did seem to hold it's own in the current without rolling. I walked upstream a few steps letting the bait work downstream behind me.
I made it about 6 steps or so before I got hit so hard it nearly ripped my Med action bass rod out of my grip.
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Credit where credit is due...this next shot brought to you by PowerPro...
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...because without it I'd just be another one of those guys unconcernedly telling you how I lost my shiny new toy to a toothy critter much to large to be landed on the tackle I had selected.
I'm not a fan of adorning fish with unwanted jewelry and leave that designation to you monofilament guys
Back to topic though..
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...this damn thing don't work.
At least not on bass...like I was assured it would. :wink:
If you look close at that last picture you'll notice she absolutely mangled it.
I didn't have any pliers to properly twist it back into shape so I did the best I could by hand...and decided to journey to the East side to see if I could fare any better.
No big girls but a few dinks and...
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Mega Dinks...
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...have me convinced that this Spinnerbait might have some potential.
At least on the East side.
GoodFishin'
Darth
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I used to burn them down shorelines and smash them into submerged rocks and logs and at night I would slow roll them through the landlocked bodies of water local to me.
Then I found the river...and suddenly things like weight and balance became of greater significance once current factored into the equation.
I went through many brands...from the $1 Wal-Mart Cheapies to Terminator T1's and 2's to Lucky Craft and River2Sea and pretty much everything in between before settling on Picasso brand lures.
I still have to laugh when I read comments saying spending anything more than a buck on a spinnerbait is a waste...and that there is no difference between brands.
There is.
And for anyone to say otherwise simply demonstrates their lack of experience and expertise in this particular style of lure selection.
A cheap bait will work when they are on a blade bite...but a good bait will induce strikes even when seemingly nothing else will work.
Such has been my experience with the Picasso brand...so this year when I went looking to replenish and refresh my selection of offerings I was surprised to see them almost completely out of stock at most of the big online suppliers.
An even bigger disappointment was finding the PicassoOutdoors website completely devoid of anything but jigs and weights.
So it was without choice that I found myself having to take a chance on something new.
War Eagle is a brand I've had recommended to me by a few friends...and after reading countless positive reviews of them over the years I decided to give them a shot.
War Eagle Screaming Eagle....
This morning (June 1st 2011) would be my first opportunity with this (new to me) lure.
I started on the East side of the river...first cast I noticed the vibration felt different than what I'm used to...a bit more subdued but it did seem to hold it's own in the current without rolling. I walked upstream a few steps letting the bait work downstream behind me.
I made it about 6 steps or so before I got hit so hard it nearly ripped my Med action bass rod out of my grip.
Credit where credit is due...this next shot brought to you by PowerPro...
...because without it I'd just be another one of those guys unconcernedly telling you how I lost my shiny new toy to a toothy critter much to large to be landed on the tackle I had selected.
I'm not a fan of adorning fish with unwanted jewelry and leave that designation to you monofilament guys
Back to topic though..
...this damn thing don't work.
At least not on bass...like I was assured it would. :wink:
If you look close at that last picture you'll notice she absolutely mangled it.
I didn't have any pliers to properly twist it back into shape so I did the best I could by hand...and decided to journey to the East side to see if I could fare any better.
No big girls but a few dinks and...
Mega Dinks...
...have me convinced that this Spinnerbait might have some potential.
At least on the East side.
GoodFishin'
Darth
