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Swimbait Hook Alert – Great Hook Prices!

webguy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:57:27 +0000

New Hook Alert – Great Prices!

A company called Moaner Hooks has just appeared on the internet bass scene with information about an alternative line of hooks and a new jig head they are offering. They boast Tour Grade performance without the price and their prices are great.

Moaners come in two weights, in three sizes and both use screw locks for the bait attachment. They offer swim bait style hooks that look great, their hooks fish great and the prices are hard to beat! Their new style standup jig also uses a screw lock and is just as good. It’s got a stiff hook, it’s sharp and it just adds to their awesome lineup with the same affordable price.

While you are there, subscribers to the Moaner Newsletter will be privilege to special offers and product related news. Some early subscribers even have a chance to get some Moaner product before the rest so look for it if your interested. If you use hooks to fish for bass, these hooks are worth the look.

Moaner Hooks

Scrounger Tip – Striped Bass #1

webguy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:12:09 +0000

Mike from CA. submitted a tip for targeting Stripers.

White 6′ rubber curl tails with a 1/2 oz or 3/4 oz scrounger. They
were deadly when they first came out with this scrounger and they
still are today. I troll with them on the Napa River in California ,
and it’s my number one choice for targeting Striped Bass. Try bouncing
them off the bottom close to the shore line in 5 to 10 ft. of water.

Thanks for taking the time to share your goto scrounger bait with everyone.

The Baby Rage Craw – Photo Feature

webguy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:20:19 +0000

The Baby Rage Craw can be summed up in just one word, GREAT! This smaller version of the Rage Tail Craw that was released in the fall of 2009 has got everything it takes to target everything from river smallmouth to bedding bass at a lake near you. This may be a small offering but, the action packed into this little bait is second to none. Shown above on a 3/16oz scrounger, if you need something smaller to attract lots of attention, this is another great place to start.

There is actually an episode of Hook-n-Look filmed on one of the great lakes using the small craw on a jighead and it was on fire. During the show, they were targeting bedding smallmouth and this bait produced like a piece of candy. The baby craw caught them swimming, it caught them sitting and it seemed that this offering couldn’t be fished wrong. Add this to a scrounger and the odds are in your favor for sure!

If you haven’t seen the Baby Rage Craw yet, you should visit RageTail.com for more information about its uses and designed applications. Checkout the RageTalk forums if you have any questions about their line of baits, friendly bunch they are. As for purchasing some baby craws for yourself, they are available online just about anywhere and most stores across the country are carrying them this season.

The Smoking Rooster – Photo Feature

webguy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:58:41 +0000

The Smokin’ Rooster by Rage Tail and marketed by StrikeKing is the best of a whole lot of things. Quite honestly, this bait works just fine on it’s own any way you rig it but, on a scrounger jighead, it makes waves. The sleek profile and flapping action of it’s appendages is incredible, this baby is meant to swim. Shown above rigged on a 1/4oz scrounger, this fast became my scrounger choice for lakes while targeting LM Bass. Chuckin’ and windin’ was never so fun. Buzz this across the bottom or buzz it along the grass patches either way, this combination can produce for you.

Another great aspect of the Smokin’ Rooster is to rig it vertically like you might do with a beaver style bait. Remove one arm, rig it vertical and you now have a completely different profile with the same bait packed full of that the same great action and believe me, fish have never seen that before!

If you haven’t seen the Smokin Rooster yet, you should visit RageTail.com for more information about its uses and designed applications. Checkout the RageTalk forums if you have any questions about their line of baits, friendly bunch they are. As for purchasing some smokin roosters for yourself, they are available online just about anywhere and most stores across the country are carrying them this season.

Tight lines everyone!

The Pros Know – Scroungers Work Well

AJ — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:00:30 +0000

Picture yourself holding this same check, what a dream come true, scroungers can make it a reality. Greg Hackney has thrown scroungers with a 3” soft-plastic shad to help seal his win in the 2009 FLW Forrest Wood Cup, and he took home $500,000.

Skeete Reese uses them and was quoted as saying, “I fished offshore at Jordan (Lake in Wetumpka , Ala) and caught 90% of the fish I weighed-in 1st day using a Scrounger Head with a soft plastic jerkbait trailer.” These are two high profile pros and they know scroungers work.

The Scroungers create an almost a unreal vibration and provide outstanding action. Paired with your favorite soft plastic or jig trailer you have one of the best kept secrets of late. A Minda spear worm, a Strike King Rage Tail Craw, Creature Baits, even with Skirts it’s NO PROBLEM getting a different action using scroungers.

These are so versatile and easy to use, there is just not a bad way to fish them. Almost anything works with a scrounger. Throw them out, count them down to your desired depth, reel them, twitch them, burn them, slow reel them, jerk them, you just can’t go wrong.

Berkley Power Minnow – Photo Feature

webguy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:44:08 +0000

The 4″ Berkley power minnow (worn-out smelt colored) shown above rigged on a 3/16oz. scrounger is a great all-around producer for Bass and Walleye. This is a great combination I highly recommend to anyone fishing rivers and another of my favorites. If you can actually find any of the 4″ baits in the smelt color (which is getting harder these days) and want a sure-fire rig for Smallmouth Bass and Walleye on the river, this would be another great start. I have also used this same rig around weed-lines and lily pads with good success for LM Bass in lakes. Usually a slight color change makes the difference between productive and real productive.

The Berkley power minnow is also available in smaller sizes which allow you to scale back and create a great finesse combination with the 1/8oz. scroungers.

Super Fluke Jr – Photo Feature

webguy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:36:37 +0000

Zoom flukes are probably the most talked about baits to use in combination with a scrounger jig. The picture above shows a super fluke jr. rigged on a 3/16oz scrounger head and let just say, this is a great rig. You will notice that the fluke above combines all the flash created by the laminated plastic when it rocks side to side with the extra action the slim tail produces during your retrieve.

This is great all-around scrounger combination for LM & SM Bass and even Walleye. With quite a few colors to choose from and a variety of fluke sizes, it’s not hard to put together a winning combination for any species from panfish like crappie to big game fish like Northern Pike.

Bass Storm Swimbait – Photo Feature

webguy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:01 +0000

The 5″ swimbait by Bass Storm Lures shown above rigged on a 1/2oz. scrounger jig is great for targeting big LM bass and bigger species like Northern Pike. The ultra-soft solid body of this paddle tail swimbait is very durable and packed with tail slapping action. When added to a scrounger jig, it can dive deeper quicker and swim faster all the while, responding to your varying retrieve.

You can order these solid-bodied swimbaits by visiting Bass Storm Lures.

Case Plastics Helgramite – Photo Feature

webguy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:27:57 +0000

The 3 3/4″ helgramite by Case Plastics shown above rigged on a 3/16oz. scrounger is a super solution for finesse applications. This combination works well for all kinds of panfish, Smallmouth Bass and even hi-pressured LM Bass. Often thrown on a 1/8th oz. scrounger in creeks and streams on very light line, this could be the next big thing for your fishing situation.

You can find a selection of Case Plastics Helgramites in the ScroungerShop and may also consider visiting the caseplastics website to view a full selection of their baits and colors.

Beaver Style Baits On A Scrounger

webguy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:04:41 +0000

Using beaver style baits on a scrounger was made famous by Mike Iaconelli himself on his City Limits fishing show when he fished Philadelphia. He used a 1/4oz. scrounger with a beaver style bait rigged vertical to more closely represent the forage prevalent in the river he was fishing.

He was spot-on and the footage was great when he landed a great Smallmouth Bass from a drain pipe. This episode of city limits fishing is still getting air time and when you see it next, watch closely, he tells you everything you need to know about combining a beaver style bait with a scrounger lure.

If you are looking for something more compact to use on a scrounger, try a beaver style bait and hold on.