Favorite Prop Bait

[keithdog]

Originally Posted by keithdog

The baby Torpedo is about the only prop bait I throw other than a buzz bait and buzz spoon. I don't do squat with buzz baits so the Baby Torpedo is my main gig with props.

I wish to make a retraction of something I said in my quote. I said I don't do squat with the buzzbaits. Well that has changed in a big way since I posted this. Add buzzbaits as an up and comming favorite prop bait for me. All of a sudden they are producing well for me. I think I have a couple Devils Horse baits around I havn't touched in years. Maybe I should dust them off and give them a try again!

[vafishing]

Originally Posted by CamG

These are my favorite.
http://www.brianscrankbaits.com/prop_bee2.htm

They are expensive but they are absolutely killer baits. Been fishing them for about 5 years now and I don't know how many have bass I've caught with them. Smallies crush them in the fall up against the rocks.

Second these. They are just great baits.

[carolina-rig-01]

I wanted to update what I posted about tinkering with the blades on the Kelly J. I was disappointed at first because the bait was too quiet and it was almost like it was wanting to dive rather than churn up the surface. After playing around with different blade angles I think I have it dialed in. I basically have both blades straightened out flat and now the bait has a great "chop" sound to it and doesn't glide very far when you pop it, which is important to me because I fish it around shallow cover, docks, and even schooling fish and in every situation I want the bait to make a lot of noise but not cover too much water at once so it stays in the sweet spot longer.

[kennethdaysale]

Originally Posted by DaveW731

I agree, but I have always had problems with getting the line wound around the front prop fairly often, so I took off the front pop, removed one of the 3 trebles, moved the front treble to about the middle of the bait, put a strip of lead tape on top in the front and VOILA: new and improved devil's horse. Haven't caught a thing on it since I modified it, but at least the line doesn't get tangled

Hey Dave All lures with hanging trebles will sometimes "throw a leg" over the line. I doubt your mods killed this baits appeal..keep throwin it.

[Dogmatic]

Originally Posted by CamG

These are my favorite.
http://www.brianscrankbaits.com/prop_bee2.htm

They are expensive but they are absolutely killer baits. Been fishing them for about 5 years now and I don't know how many have bass I've caught with them. Smallies crush them in the fall up against the rocks.

Great looking, but...$30?!!! They better produce.

[Marc David]

Originally Posted by Dogmatic

Great looking, but...$30?!!! They better produce.

I can promise you that's a good price with as much time and effort that he puts into building those.

[Dogmatic]

Originally Posted by Marc David

I can promise you that's a good price with as much time and effort that he puts into building those.

Problem is...at that price, I can't afford to stock multiple design/colors, or to lose one...and my primary fishing "hole" has lots of toothy critters that love stealing my topwaters, I lost three frogs, and a buzzbait last season!Guess I'll keep playing the powerball. LOL

[C DUDE]

I'm definitely a big fan of the Heddon Torpedo and Smithwick Devil's Horse. Can't decide between the two...