Z-Man Lizards

[Bubba_Bruiser]

A couple of weeks ago I got a text about midnight asking if I wanted to be on the water at 0530. I asked the deacon if he was off the wagon partying or I was getting a delayed text. He said he meant to call me earlier but was on a date with the misses. I declined, but woke up at 330 in the morning for some reason and couldn't go back to sleep. So I grabbed a couple of rods and a handful of baits. One of them was a Z-Man lizard with the Elaztech. My buddy had his son, so I beat the bank and let them have the boat to themselves since I reneged. But I had a few misses on the BA soft jerk and put one of the lizards on. Of course I had to stretch it like the commercial. I was worried about a hook actually going thru it on a hook set because the stuff is like what I would imagine flubber would be. So I TXposed it and let her rip. About an hour and a half later and 10+ fish, it was still holding up. It never slid the hook (Gammy offset EWG 3/0).

I really can't say how much I would have in confidence in getting a hook all the way through these. But I can say, that flat out hold up to fish after fish. I will try a couple with the hook buried and see what happens when I get back on the water. And I will definitely use them on top with an exposed hook again.