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NEW Strike King® Kevin VanDam Rodent or Baby Rodent Softbaits
- Big, meaty profile attracts plenty of attention
- Waving legs and dual tail flaps do a number on big bass
- Enhanced with coffee bean granules and coffee bean oil for unmatched scent and taste
- Coffee scent/flavor encourages fish to hold the bite longer
- Big, meaty profile attracts plenty of attention
- Waving legs and dual tail flaps do a number on big bass
- Enhanced with coffee bean granules and coffee bean oil for unmatched scent and taste
- Coffee scent/flavor encourages fish to hold the bite longer
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I saw Mark Zona on Zona's Awesome Fishing Show using it for some awesome smallies and wasn't sure how well they would produce. Thanks!
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Its a great smallmouth bait and it catches big ones too... and you can work it like you would anyother soft plastic tube or grub... put it on a football head and bounce it off some rocks...
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Tremendous on the Susky. I throw them all the time and they get crushed. Bigger sizes in spring and fall and then smaller size during summerA:
They work great, I put them right up there with tubes.A:
I do use the baby rodent in green or pumpkin colors flipping in the rivers i fish here at home in michigan, Bait works real well when the smallies are holding in the weeds out of the current and are unwilling to chase other baits, Actually wood or weeds out of the current or any structure on the shore this will work well. Good reaction bait whenyou drop it ontheir heads. When smallies are active i have much better success fishing the bottom more actively with a tube bait or a football head jig with a craw trailerA:
It can be, I've used it on football heads when the fish would not touch a tube.
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there is no right or wrong way to rig a soft plastic bait. however, i prefer to rig this bait texas stlye with a pegged weight for pitchin/flippin or on a shakey headA:
I use a no. 5 owner hook with the screw lock. This is better for me than texas rigging because you get longer life out of the bait. Texas rigging worhs good but bait life is short lived.A:
Use a stand up jighead. The led weight will depend on how deep your going to be fishing it.A:
use a worm hook and fix it texas rig, hide the eye and line in the lure. If you are doing sight/spawning bed fishing - I recommend to not use any weight - just drop the lure in the bed and raise and lower the lure, walking it accross the bed - it will prodrude strike after strike. I have had great success with this bait - watermelon with red flake.A:
texas rig it with a 4/0 or 5/0 hook and peg your bait and look for any heavy cover where you think fish are hanging out. This is one of my favorite flipping baitsA:
You can use them in many ways. As jig trailers or texas rigged. Weight them according to the depth of water you are fishing.
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I prefer to rig this on a texas rig setup with a 4.0 wide gap hook. This allows you to throw in wood with out hang ups. Bait is really durable. It is also meaty so make sure your hook is in the center of the bait, or you'll really have a tough time getting the hook through the bait on hook set.Grip "N" Rip
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definetly texas rig, its by far the best rig for this soft plasticA:
Texas rigged on a 4/0 Gamukatsu hook with a 3/8 Tru Tungston weight and a sinker stop.A:
I use these types of baits on an Eakins Jig, normally 3/8 oz or 1/2 oz. You can also rig them weedless with an EWG worm hook, 2/0.A:
Texas Rig, with a bullet weight is how I used it.Details:
it is better to rig with pegged weight or weightless and what oz u use for this and what hook sizeAnswers
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it depends what kind of fishing you are doing. you want a heavier, pegged weight (3/8oz-3/4oz) for fishing heavy cover so it falls straight through the cover. if fishing shallow water you may not need a weight and you will get a slower rate of fall. Use a 4/0 to 5/0 size hook. hope this helpsA:
I have tried both methods. For me the best is to rig it on a finesse type hooks the kind with the weight at the head of the hook. I run the hook so it exits from the side. This way it lies flat no matter how it lands. and the claws always face up.A:
No weight and use a 3/0 or 4/0 worm hook; hide the hook eye and remaining line. Sight fish by bouncing lure in the spawing bed, stop - repeat after a few seconds. The fish will be irritated and curious. It will come right up to the lure while it is still - then move it a little and HOLD ON. Great succes with watermelon with red flake.A:
i like to rig the regular rodent with a 4/0 hook and the baby with a 2/0. This has worked well with me and i have not lost any amount of fish like this. I always peg both sizes 95% of the time because i consider this a superior flipping or pitching bait. 1/2 oz is as heavy as i go unless you are really fishing extremely heavy weeds. Regular weeds or wood or docks i almost always use a 3/8oz. as this allows for a slower fall. I suppose you could texas rig this unweighted and drag it over the slop but i think other soft plastics would work better for thisA:
I like it with weight. I typically throw a zoom trick worm if I am weightless. It really performs. Back to this bait. Depending on the depth I am fishing at and the speed of the boat or how fast your walking the bank depends on the weight. I like to fish this bait slow, so I throw it with light weight like 1/8th oz or 1/4oz when going slow and shallow. This also helps with spooking weary fish. Must be bullet style weight. This way you can throw it on wood. I use a 4.0 wide gap hook. Make sure you texas rig the bait and keep the hook in the center of the bait otherwise the hookset will be tough unless your fishing with a telephone pole haha. If are more of a power fisherman then you will want heavier weight to get your bait where you want it right away. Typically a 3/8oz or 1/2oz will get you where you want in that scenario. If your punching through thick vegitation then at minimal you need a 3/4oz weight preferrably a 1 oz weight. Make sure you have the right rod in your hand with this type of fishing. A lighter rod will break on a 2lb fish with 4lbs of grass on it. Trust me on that one. Good luck. Hope this helps.Grip "N" Rip
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I use a 3/8 oz screw lock weight with a smaller 1/0 to 2/0 hook. I use the bait to pitch into heavy weeds and lily pads.A:
I rigged mine Texas with a Bullet weight and a bead. I was working them through and across weeds. I wanted it to drop down into any openings. My weight was a 3/16. You can use this weightless as wellA:
I like the 4/0 hook, texas rigged, 3/8 oz Tru Tungsten weight, and a sinker stop.A:
You can rig it w/ a weight or w/out. Just depends on where the fish are. If you need to get it to the bottom where the brush is, you're going to need a weight. My favorite way to fish these types of baits is as a jig trailer. If you're going to rig it weedless, use an EWG hook, size 2/0.A:
I use a 3.0,1/8oz lead weighted hook and sometimes I add a pegged weight too.A:
Texas rigged with a 1/4oz-1/2oz depending on the area fished works great. Also great as a trailer on a 3/8oz jig.1 of 1
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