Strike King red eye shad

MTL_FISHERMAN · 02-14-07, 06:06 PM

Has anyone had any luck with this cranker? Went to BPS web site and they are back ordered. Greg Hackney was using one on the Outdoor Channel the other day and catching bass like crazy. Thanks in advance!

carolina-rig-01 · 02-14-07, 07:53 PM

yeah i saw that show too, they look great! but to answer your question i haven't used them i was just excited to hear someone else talk about them. i have been looking all over and until now it was like i was the only person interested in them.

lizardsrule · 02-14-07, 10:33 PM

Why do you think they're sold out. Too many people watched the show and said I gotta have that bait rotfl. Same thing happened with the Chatterbait. They saw it was great in the classic, and it became the next greatest lure. Not saying it won't catch fish, but I'll bet you a brazillion dollars so will a lot of other stuff. I'm really sounding like a jerk here, I apologize for that. But just because some pro used a bait and caught fish on camera doesn't make it any better than thousands of other baits. He may have been fishing for 2 weeks straight just to catch enough fish on it for the show? And no I haven't used one.

Lizards

bassbooger · 02-14-07, 10:42 PM

So Lizards, what you are saying is- that if a pro tied on a turd and caught a couple fish with it that would be the next best selling lure.

ROFL

Seriously, it might be a good bait, but I wouldn't run out and buy it just because it was featured on a fishing show. I bet that sponsor paid him good money to stick to that bait and now we all know why.

lizardsrule · 02-14-07, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassbooger

So Lizards, what you are saying is- that if a pro tied on a turd and caught a couple fish with it that would be the next best selling lure.

ROFL

Seriously, it might be a good bait, but I wouldn't run out and buy it just because it was featured on a fishing show. I bet that sponsor paid him good money to stick to that bait and now we all know why.

I'm willing to bet guys would be going to the restroom with a lot of baggies around, and making sure they took notes on what they ate the night before if a pro did catch one on a turd, and it was on a fishing show

rotflmao

Lizards

K-Driz · 02-15-07, 04:23 AM

I got one of these baits at the 2006 ABA Nationals in October and lost it last week on some rocks. It's a red shad color on the top 2/3 of the lure which fades into white on the bottom 1/3 and it has "Triton boats" printed very small on the sides. This bait is actually pretty decent because it does catch fish, even in cooler water. I let my buddy use the lure a few weeks ago when I took him to the lake because I didn't think it would work and he did. The water temperature was 43 degrees. I was using the same color Rat-L-Trap in the same weight, but I didn't catch any fish and he caught the bass like crazy. Every bait has its time and place and that day was that bait's time and place. Hopefully I can pick some more of these up and continue to give the bass something new to bite on.

Hef · 02-15-07, 08:45 AM

I've used them with some good luck. I'm not saying it is any better than any other lipless bait, but of course like all baits, it does have it's day.

3dkicker · 02-15-07, 05:26 PM

Lizard - I've got some banana scented worms to sell ya!!! Seriously, I do.

jooleyen · 02-17-07, 01:58 AM

Lmfao you guys.

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 02-17-07, 08:28 AM

Shaw Grigsby was also using them on a recent show, and of course Strike King is one of his biggest sponsors. But seriously any lipless crankbait catches fish, we all know that. So, when I run out of the diverse lipless cranks I use, I will give it a try.

links_man2 · 02-17-07, 10:17 AM

Noticed local Academy had just stocked some when in there yesterday. If they have made it out here they must be in ALL Academy stores.

02-14-07, 06:06 PM	#1
MTL_FISHERMAN BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northeast Missouri Posts: 10	Strike King red eye shad Has anyone had any luck with this cranker? Went to BPS web site and they are back ordered. Greg Hackney was using one on the Outdoor Channel the other day and catching bass like crazy. Thanks in advance!

02-14-07, 10:33 PM	#3
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Why do you think they're sold out. Too many people watched the show and said I gotta have that bait rotfl. Same thing happened with the Chatterbait. They saw it was great in the classic, and it became the next greatest lure. Not saying it won't catch fish, but I'll bet you a brazillion dollars so will a lot of other stuff. I'm really sounding like a jerk here, I apologize for that. But just because some pro used a bait and caught fish on camera doesn't make it any better than thousands of other baits. He may have been fishing for 2 weeks straight just to catch enough fish on it for the show? And no I haven't used one. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

02-14-07, 10:42 PM	#4
bassbooger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, NC Posts: 316	So Lizards, what you are saying is- that if a pro tied on a turd and caught a couple fish with it that would be the next best selling lure. ROFL Seriously, it might be a good bait, but I wouldn't run out and buy it just because it was featured on a fishing show. I bet that sponsor paid him good money to stick to that bait and now we all know why. __________________ cast, reel, cast!!! Repeat if necessary!! Dallas, NC

02-15-07, 08:45 AM	#7
Hef BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 565	I've used them with some good luck. I'm not saying it is any better than any other lipless bait, but of course like all baits, it does have it's day. __________________ U.S. Navy "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" - Gen Patton

02-15-07, 05:26 PM	#8
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Lizard - I've got some banana scented worms to sell ya!!! Seriously, I do. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

02-14-07, 07:53 PM	#2
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	yeah i saw that show too, they look great! but to answer your question i haven't used them i was just excited to hear someone else talk about them. i have been looking all over and until now it was like i was the only person interested in them.

02-15-07, 04:23 AM	#6
K-Driz BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Murray or Smithfield, KY Posts: 209	I got one of these baits at the 2006 ABA Nationals in October and lost it last week on some rocks. It's a red shad color on the top 2/3 of the lure which fades into white on the bottom 1/3 and it has "Triton boats" printed very small on the sides. This bait is actually pretty decent because it does catch fish, even in cooler water. I let my buddy use the lure a few weeks ago when I took him to the lake because I didn't think it would work and he did. The water temperature was 43 degrees. I was using the same color Rat-L-Trap in the same weight, but I didn't catch any fish and he caught the bass like crazy. Every bait has its time and place and that day was that bait's time and place. Hopefully I can pick some more of these up and continue to give the bass something new to bite on.

02-17-07, 01:58 AM	#9
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Lmfao you guys.

02-17-07, 08:28 AM	#10
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Shaw Grigsby was also using them on a recent show, and of course Strike King is one of his biggest sponsors. But seriously any lipless crankbait catches fish, we all know that. So, when I run out of the diverse lipless cranks I use, I will give it a try. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

02-17-07, 10:17 AM	#11
links_man2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sanford, NC Posts: 134	Noticed local Academy had just stocked some when in there yesterday. If they have made it out here they must be in ALL Academy stores.

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