Report And Review On Megabass X-Plose Spy Bait

[huntest]

I received my Duo Realis Spybait order from TW this afternoon and honest guys they were $13.99 each.

I ordered both the Spinbait 80 and the Spinbait 80 G-Fix versions in several colors.....thought you might like to see a direct comparison in the same color.

G-Fix does seem somewhat heavier.

I plan to give these a thorough test this fall and winter on 8lb Invisix.

[Quillback]

I like that Ghost Shad color.

[balsabee]

Question....Does it need the props on it to be effective or can they be removed? I've never thrown a regular stick bait with props. What purpose does it serve? In extreme clear water you wouldn't think you would need the extra attraction.

[huntest]

I am happy with the colors I ordered. The Emperor is similar to GG IllusionTennessee Shad from Megabass

Table Rock Indigo looks good as does their Pro Blue Ghost and Ghost Pearl. Call me an optimist but I have a good feeling about this ?

[5bites]

The props add resistance so they can be reeled slowly without them sinking.

[5bites]

Here's a terrible pic of the ghost pearl I received.

[Sac River Jim]

i picked up the lucid wakesagi and the pearl 80's up at sportsman factory outlet on thursday. i hooked the lucid up to the boo rig and throwed it a few times on a flat in 23 fow. i caught a short small jaw and a short lm on it but i was fishing a tourney on stockton and went back to a big worm and a spro little john pretty quick. using the boo rig i was able to use 6'10''ml jerkbait casting rod on 8lb floro. i could cast it farther and fish it deeper faster but im not convinced im not loosing the action it was designed for. im going to wait till it cools down a little and mike and i are going to devote a day chasing schooling fish on shad. i want to compare it both the recommended way vs on the boo rig.

[Sac River Jim]

throwed the 80 again today this time i had time to experiment with it. i throwed it on and off the boo rig with about the same results. sadly to say i had the same results everyone else is reporting. lots of strikes, very few hook ups and i managed to put one short crappie in the boat and lost three bass of no size to speak of. i tried two different spinning rods, a 6'6'' med lews laser sl a 6'10'' ml laser rod.both with 6lb p line. i think i'll stick with the longer ml rod. throwed it around docks over brush piles and humps bluff ends i throwed it parallel to the bluff targeted suspended fish and throwed it just underneath huge schools of shad. i used a steady retrieve i paused it and i raised it and let it flutter back down. i'm not giving up on it but if anyone has a technique thats working i sure would like to hear about it. ive got some size 4 kdv triple grips i guess i'll try next on them.

[Quillback]

Those hooks that come with it must be too small, I'm going to try some Daiichi #6.

[Ham]

sadly to say i had the same results everyone else is reporting. lots of strikes, very few hook ups

I'm also thinking that a lot of the missed strikes are panfish that are striking the bait and their mouth is too small to eat the lure well. Several of the crappie and bluegill I have caught have been hooked outside the mouth. Larger hooks are not going to help that, but it might fix losing the keeper bass I have hooked and lost in the past.