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Favorite Prop Bait
I'm on a bit of a topwater kick right now. I only have 1 prop bait, a Heddon Baby Torpedo. I am looking to add a few more to the arsenal.
I definitely want to get a LC Kelly J and I like the looks of the Kopper's Live Target Blue Back Herring, I will probably get one of those too. What are your favorite topwater prop baits?
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I have a few Kelly J's that I have been using for a while and I can't really get them to spit like I expected them to. I thought it was because I was using too light of line at first (12lb mono) so I stepped it up to 17lb mono and it still doesn't seem right. I am experiementing with bending the blades a little and seeing if I can get it to work better. I know on a Devils Horse if you bend the blade on the front away from the bait it will chop more and not move as far when you twitch it, if you bend the blade back it will glide further when you twitch it. For some reason I just can't get the noise out of the Kelly J that I thought I would but hopefully I can get it figured out because I love the looks of the bait.
As for my favorite prop bait I would have to say either a Devils Horse or a Wood Chopper. |
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The Devils Horse is a classic, I forgot about that one. That Wood Chopper is a really great looking bait, I know a place that sells Luhr Jensen baits, I will definitely check them out. I like the profile of the Skitter Prop too. Thanks for the suggestions.
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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.
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torpedo, devils hoss are 2 of my favorites. here is a good tip if oyur s has a prop on both ends. take one prop off, reverse it and put it back on. gives it a different action.
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Top prop for me is the tried and true "Devil's Horse". When there's a chop on the water it calls 'em up for sure.
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I've been throwing a bait made in Texas that is about the same as a Devil's Horse this year and catching some. It's a little bigger and I can't remember the name. I sure wish that those baits had an internal weight so that they cast better. The Devil's Horse is so light that I have trouble getting it to go very far. I have gotten better with casting to keep it straight though but it has taken a lot of practice.
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I have heard that too but I can't say whether it works or not because I have never tried it. I do tinker with bending the blades though and you can make the bait do different things just by bending the blades.
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I have two very old clear Zara Spooks filled with glitter oil and both have props on them..
It is really large rucus they produce on a long dog walk. Calls them right over to strike. Capt Mike
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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. |
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Rapala Skitter Prop.
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So, yesterday I took a friend fishing that he swears that he’s jinxed. I haven’t seen him in a while and he told me last week that he has been fishing every weekend since March and hasn’t caught his first Largemouth Bass. I’m like, this is impossible! So, I take him fishing and told him to leave all of his Tackle at home. He meets me at the Boat Ramp and we go out. I gave him a Rigged up Rod and Reel with a Black/Silver Devils Horse. The Jinx has been broken.
I had forgotten all about the Devil Horses, I used to fish with them when I was like 15 years old, I’m 45 now. About 6 months ago, my dad gave me this old tackle box he purchased at a Yard Sale. In it was some old tackle obviously, it had some Jitter Bugs, some Devil Horses, but the cool thing is I was able to restore most of the Tackle with some Tender Loving Care and New Hooks. I can promise you this. I will not forget the Devils Horse for my next 30 years of Fishing! Top 3 Prop Baits #1 Devils Horse #2 Heddons Tiny Torpedo (Denny Braur Special Edition in Lightning Shad) #3 White Buzz Bait unless fishing at night then a Black Buzz Bait
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hhahahaha, great to hear mumpy. i got 2 or 3 OLD devile hosses. love em. they wer made with WOOD not plastic and in my opion, work better. they may still make them out of wood. but i haven't bought any new ones so i wouldn't know. glad your buddy broke his jinx. and glad ya'l had a great day.
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Cam, the Prop Bee #2 and LC Kelly J look somewhat similar. Have you fished both before to where you could compare the two?
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Forgive me, but Im new to the terms here. WTH is all this choppin and proppin talk? Top lures on choppy water? lol
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Check the live link further up the thread for Wood Chopper and you will see a choppin' proppin' bait. Then, hitch up a Devil's Horse and take it for a ride. Just to make it more interesting: Wood Choppers and Devil's Horses DO work on choppy water, but that is not how the term is being used here
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I have always been partial to a Devils Horse.
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I agree with alot of ya,the devils horse is still gettin it done.
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Time for a new horse?
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
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what color would you guys recommend to look for in a devils horse?
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