FS Digest wrote:
I'm looking at either the lunkerhunt impact shock 2.5 which is $7.99 vs the berkley pitbull 5.5 which is $12
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Definitely more reliable. A case in point is the Megabass Ito Vision 110.
I still carry Smithwick Rogues (Perfect 10) and several Lucky Craft Pointers. Over time we all tend to gravitate to certain favorites.
I would say it's really a case by case basis. There are cheap lures that work well, and expensive lures that aren't
half as effective at catching bass as some much cheaper lures. Most of the time lures in the middle of the spectrum
are your best value lures but there's times where the pricier lures can be worth their money - for example the KVD
1.5 is a solid all around square-bill but when the bass are really hammering them, you can't beat the Megabass S-
Crank or maybe the Booyah Flex 2. Then if you're shore fishing and getting caught up left and right, maybe it
makes more sense to use something cheap since you know you're going to lose a few.
No and yes. This is is topic that comes up a few times a year and the easy answer is no. But there are some
lures that I dialed in and have very specific actions, hooks, and colors that are flat out fish catchers. I.e. megabass
and lucky craft hard-baits. And by the same token, there are some more affordable lures that offer great results
and are truly gems. The Old Luck E Strike jerk baits were dynamite. And could be found for $7.99. Rapala and
Spro makes a great product and most of the time costs a lot less than the JDM lures. I could get by with them.
Then there are old faith-fulls like the rogues and bomber lures that are fairly cheap and still catch fish. Its a lot to
figure out. Soft plastic lures is a bit of a different animal to me, it's still hard to beat anything made by zoom,
yum, and strike King and Rage (also strike king) there's a lot of soft plastic out there that are more expensive and
some that are flat out cheap, you have to find what works best for you in the way you present the lure.
However, with a little time on the water. You can easily sort it out. Like most anglers, I began fishing the less
expensive lures and found what I like. In some cases I found some high cost lures that seem to get bit more on
certain techniques and the way I fish them, but I've also noticed that there are some cheaper classics that I keep
coming back to.
For example, I've tried at least 7 or 8 frogs, and I honestly just went back to buying the Pad Crasher. Its one of
the cheaper ones, cost has nothing to do with it, it just performs better IMO than it's more expensive counterparts..
Lures don't have to be expensive, there are several cheaper versions that will catch fish. But sometimes you just
want to drive a Cadillac, i.e, the Vision 110, a Bling Spinner bait versus a SK, jackal TN 70 vs SK red eye shad (which is an awesome bait.
Certain baits like swimbaits and A RIGS; I would pay a bit more and get a quality lure that would last.
So my answer is yes and no. At the end of the day, you have to be one the fish, and you have to present it to
them in way as to get a strike. they don't care whether that jig is $2.75 at Walmart or 6.00 dirty jig with custom
paint.
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