H2O Express Baits

[Ketchup]

After dinner, my better half and I went overbto Academy to look at the fishing goodies. While looking at the hard baits, she noticed a "pretty" bait, and that the price was cheap. The company is H2O Express baits. They had cranks, jerks, rattles, etc. Has anyone seen or used these? I know most of us are of the frame of mind, more is better, but at $3.00 a bait, i dont feel so bad bouncing them off rocks on the bank, or letting the tree claim one.

We grabbed a few things for the new fishing season, including 10 of these baits to try.

[Ketchup]

Says they run true out of the box, are hand painted, have a 3-D live eye, AND, made in China. gotta be good baits then.

[J-Doc]

I've got some. I like them. But I'm not a die hard crankbait guy.

Vibration is far more important than how lifelike it looks. Visual is part of it, vibration is everything. At least that's what I'm learning.

Two baits that are identical. One will out perform the other solely on vibration. If one has a slight difference that's more appealing, it's a winner where the same bait that does not will not catch as many. Which is why everyone has that "go-to" crankbait that's scratched up and caught more fish than any other. It's go something different about it.

So they are a decent bait.

Anything under this line is good in my opinion. The rods, reels, and even the waterproof bibbs and jacket. I own all mentioned and like all of it. Super light rods, sensitive, and I've caught a lot of fish on them. I've broke two out of 5. One was my fault, the other snapped while casting a c-rig too aggressively so technically, both were my fault. :-). Bibbs a d jacket I've had for over a year now. Still waterproof.

H20 Mettle reels will simply outcast anything I own including Shimano. I picked up 4 of them last year when they had a clearance of them for $20 a piece. Nor.ally $50. Love them.

If it says H20 Express........I'm happy with anything they make so far. Most of them are name brands with Academy labels on them. I've spoken to several Academy folks about it. They all say it's name brand stuff with Academy name.

[Ketchup]

Well dang J,

I was thinking i bought the lady her own baits that wouldnt catch fish, but after your post, i may tie one on myself. I just took one of the suspending jerks out of the box, and put it next to a Rapala, and the contour is slightly slimmer on the H2O, and a "softer" feel to the finish. I will try these out soon, as will she, and if they perform pretty decent, I may try a few other deep divers they had. Most of the 10 we grabbed are shallow, with 1 being 15'. The bearings inside seem to make noise, so i know Mr. Fishy will hear us jerkin' by.

[Smallieguy87]

I had one from a lucky tackle box subscription i had. It seemed to be made fairly well and ran well when i fished it. I didn't catch much but i'm not really big into cranking. For 3 bucks i think they're an excellent buy!

[Kee sims]

Good products for most part. I believe it's academy "house brand" they've caught me quite a few fish

[Ketchup]

I, like most, have my go-to baits, but since i bought the Mrs. 10 of these, im going to try my luck. Just looking at the design, they look like they should catch fish.

I filled the kitchen sink up, and dropped a floating jerk in there to see how it sat. Can ya tell im ready to get out?

[J-Doc]

Yep, you’ve got cabin fever alright.

All I can say is, baits catch fish when presented correctly under the right conditions.

People will swear that similar baits that appear identical, one bait out performs the other but it’s probably something else that the angler is not picking up on. I’ve heard tales where a guy would fish an entire bank on a rattle trap bait that appeared the same as a Lucky Craft and catch nothing. Then go down the same bank with the Lucky Craft and catch 5-6 bass. So was it really the LC that was the difference or was it the difference in rattles? The vibration was more than likely the deciding factor.

I can say that I’ve caught some on my H20 baits. Especially the topwater baits. The plugs not so much because I don’t throw any crankbaits as much as most. I’m a worm and jig kinda guy.

[dtrs5kprs]

I've fished a few. They seem to run ok, maybe a touch off on the suspending baits, but they are not $15-$25 either.

[J-Doc]

I've fished a few. They seem to run ok, maybe a touch off on the suspending baits, but they are not $15-$25 either.

Yep, they are no Megabass price point that's for sure. :-)