strike king question.....

[carolina-rig-01]

i just ordered 16 bags of strike king bleeding flipping tubes, eight bags of black and blue/blue tail and eight bags of green pumpkin red and green. both are the same tubes just the colors are different. i noticed that the black and blue was made in the dominican republic and the green pumpkin was made in mexico. anyone know why they do this? i have been hearing a lot of talk about them doing this with their crankbaits as well.

[BassAddict]

It's cheaper to make them in other countries than it is here in America!

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by BassAddict

It's cheaper to make them in other countries than it is here in America!

yeah i understand that......but why would one color be made in dominican republic and one color be made in mexico?

[BigBassin144]

Maybe, one colors is older stock and they've switched locations since those were made. Other than that, I wouldn't have a clue, and I doubt that is what happened.

BB

[carolina-rig-01]

i know a guy that ordered 2 strike king model 5 crankbaits in sexy shad color. both were the exact same bait in the exact same color. one was made in i think mexico and one was made in another country (i can't remember where though). and they didn't look all that much alike.

[Buzz Wing]

Most S.K. cranks are painted/made in Costa Rica or Mexico. The Mexico ones have paint jobs that are worth a nickel; the Costs Rican ones are a tad better.

-Buzz

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by Buzz Wing

Most S.K. cranks are painted/made in Costa Rica or Mexico. The Mexico ones have paint jobs that are worth a nickel; the Costs Rican ones are a tad better.

-Buzz

i agree, but i can't really tell any difference in the tubes (other than the color). the feel and smell the same.

[BigBassin144]

Tired the coffee tubes yet? I got a pack, haven't fished with them yet, but they smell just like coffee.

BB

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

I wasn't impressed with the bleeding tubes, especially the green pumpkin/red tentacled ones. I hope you have better luck with them.

About the different countries, how about Rapalas being made all over Europe (mine are mostly Finnish, with a glossy finish, and when the VMC hooks snag I'm finished with that lure).

[3dkicker]

C-rig - If you had ordered them from me they'd be guaranteed to be made right here in the good ol' USA (shameless plug!!).

I saw some crankbaits the other day and they sold for $3.99 or $4.99 but were the same bait. I checked out the backs and saw that the cheaper ones were made in China and the more expensive ones here.
If you buy Bandit crankbaits you can still get the ones made in Tenn. You just need to know what packaging to look for. Or order them direct from the company and ask for the ones made here.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

C-rig - If you had ordered them from me they'd be guaranteed to be made right here in the good ol' USA (shameless plug!!).

I saw some crankbaits the other day and they sold for $3.99 or $4.99 but were the same bait. I checked out the backs and saw that the cheaper ones were made in China and the more expensive ones here.
If you buy Bandit crankbaits you can still get the ones made in Tenn. You just need to know what packaging to look for. Or order them direct from the company and ask for the ones made here.

well the thing is that we had almost got my bass pro card paid off and we can't have that now can we? i will keep you in mind though when i start looking for some more tubes i promise!

[pignjig]

C-Rig, just curious about why you chose the Strike King tubes. Is there something about them that you prefer over other makes? I've gotten used to the BPS Tender Tubes and also a few of the Zooms but I'd be willing to try some others, too. I picked up a few bags of Smitty's tubes and they're next for the water bath this weekend.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by pignjig

C-Rig, just curious about why you chose the Strike King tubes. Is there something about them that you prefer over other makes? I've gotten used to the BPS Tender Tubes and also a few of the Zooms but I'd be willing to try some others, too. I picked up a few bags of Smitty's tubes and they're next for the water bath this weekend.

4.5" flipping tubes have been kinda hard to come by for me. i really don't want to down size my hook when i am flipping so i went with the strike king because of it's size.

[pignjig]

I had some brown and chartruese KVD Strike Kings and they were great for jigging. Can't find them now or anything that's close enough. I'm already daydreaming about skipping tubes under docks this spring...

[carolina-rig-01]

i fished table rock yesterday and with all this flooding it was a mess! i spent all day flipping and pitching jigs and tubes into peoples bird baths, picnic tables, swing sets, dog houses you name it, i was literally fishing in peoples back yards. didn't catch a fish either. the water is still a little too cold for there to be a good shallow bit but i couldn't pass up the chance to fish in peoples back yards like that.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Tired the coffee tubes yet? I got a pack, haven't fished with them yet, but they smell just like coffee.

BB

i have a bunch of bags of coffee tubes. haven't caught a fish on them yet but haven't thrown them hardly at all yet either.

[zooker]

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

C-rig - If you had ordered them from me they'd be guaranteed to be made right here in the good ol' USA (shameless plug!!).


If you buy Bandit crankbaits you can still get the ones made in Tenn. You just need to know what packaging to look for. Or order them direct from the company and ask for the ones made here.

you don't say....i know which ones are made in tenn but you have to know the ubc code which they change every year..call it inside info..

tubes?? your a tube guy?? oh boy i see we'll get along perfectly..

lol...

zooker

[3dkicker]

Originally Posted by zooker

tubes?? your a tube guy?? oh boy i see we'll get along perfectly..

zooker

I see you've been paying attention zook . I've only had my website link on my posts for the past two years or so.

So what is a "tube guy" ??? Is there a test or some way to find out if I'm one of "them"?

[zooker]

i took me years to get around to tossing any tube and i only toss one the baby paca craw.. either i go with a straight worm or a bush hog..

zooker

[3dkicker]

That's it for plastics???? Only three baits....interesting. Keeps things simple. I guess with all those deep diving crankbaits you have you have to keep something simple.

C-rig - I use Berkley, Zoom, BPS, Strike King, and Reaction Innovation tubes on top of my own. Each has it's own size and use. Never used a Mizmo or Cabin Creek but they are pretty good too from what I'm told.

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Tired the coffee tubes yet? I got a pack, haven't fished with them yet, but they smell just like coffee.

BB

Those are made by Folger's farmer named "Juan Valdez"! I saw him on TV a couple of times with that danged Jack Arse of his toting a couple of bags of Coffee Tubes (or was that coffee beans). All I know is that he hand picks them at just the right time! LOL

[Patrick Krueger, Jr.]

There's a show called Hook and Look on Versus, some of you may have seen, where they fish for a while and then dive with the bass. The big sponsor is Strike King and they had the vice president of marketing on and they were using the coffee tubes for smallmouth.

The way they came up with using coffee, he said, was a guy had dumped his last bit of coffee in the lake at the dock and it had grounds in the bottom and he saw sunfish come gobble it up.

Just thought I'd share that, I probably won't buy any, they didn't seem so much better than any other tube with scent.