banjo minnow

[pondskipper]

If anyones ever used the banjo minnow, how well does it work and how many fish have you caught with it? I just ordered one and i cant wait until it gets here!

[texasbasser]

They are one of the very few TV ads that actually work. And, they are awesome! You will get alot of small parts to put on your hook and such, but all i do is stick a hook through the nose of the bait and fish it like that. Great action.

TB

[pondskipper]

Originally Posted by texasbasser

They are one of the very few TV ads that actually work. And, they are awesome! You will get alot of small parts to put on your hook and such, but all i do is stick a hook through the nose of the bait and fish it like that. Great action.

TB

thanx, i cant wait until i get them. are they hard to fish with, i mean make them do what theyre supposed to?

[Lancer6]

Originally Posted by pondskipper

thanx, i cant wait until i get them. are they hard to fish with, i mean make them do what theyre supposed to?

While I'm more of a brass player m'self, I agree that the Banjo Minnow ought to be successful for you in any environment and situation where similar lures (i.e.:Flukes) perform well. In fact, judging by the videos I've seen, the BM seems capable of even more lifelike movement than the aforementioned Fluke.
Besides the nose-hooking approach, a T-rig with a keel-weighted hook might be effective, especially when you wish to make a realistic presentation resembling an ill or injured prey fish or be able to probe deeper water. Such a rig will far less snag-prone than the nose-hooked rigs and thus allow you to search in or near cover (brush, weeds, pads, rocks, docks, etc.) that would otherwise present problems.
That said, don't get all atwitter and tear your new treasures up by attempting those ideas with the wrong hooks. There are plenty of keel-weighted hooks out there that will fit the bill and FIT is everything...besides "Location, location, location!" I mean.
We can elaborate on that as need be, and I'll bet some here can name a make and model of weighted hook that will rig properly on a B'jo Minnow.
Good luck and be safe.

L6

[texasbasser]

Not at all. Just throw them where you want them to go, and jerk it with short fast jerks... watch the video it comes with to get a better idea.


TB

[pondskipper]

oh yeah i forgot ther was a dvd :P

[hoytguy]

I saw the infomercial for the banjo just the other day I was wonder how well they worked myself. I was thinking of ordering it but didnt Know how well it worked. I think that is the only time I have watched an intire infomercial. Does the banjo minnow word as good as they saw it does? is it worth the money?

[traphuntfish]

i bought some. i was dissapointed, i have not cought a fish on them yet..

[texasbasser]

They work... you just need to know how to work them and where to work them.

Great bait IMO

TB

[pondskipper]

they should be arriving any time now!

[mariner]

i hate the banjo minno it is the BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP i have ever tied on the end of my line I REPEAT: GARBAGE A GOOD WASTE OF $20

[Fishnngolfn]

I just ordered some and will post with hopefully some good results.

[Lilmoosecountry]

All Hype!!! Can you say Sassy Shad at 10 cents a piece. Plus they catch fish as effective as the banjo.

[senko]

Originally Posted by mariner

A GOOD WASTE OF $20

How could you have a good waste???

[Fishnngolfn]

Just got an email saying they shipped my Banjo Minnows. Hopefully they come by this weekend.

I plan on going .

[mariner]

ha ha senko u kno what i mean