Because we all need one more bait to look at this winter.....

[Longball22]

I found this in a lurepartsonline catalog that came in the mail this week.  Was skeptical at first glance, but actually impressed with how it performs in the water.  Might have to give this one a whirl when it's jig & tube time.....

 

 

 

[Champ188]

Apparently this northerner has had his head stuck in the snow too long. The "Mendota Rig" is nothing more than a reverse Texas rig, also known as an Okeechobee Rig, that's been around for ages.

[dtrs5kprs]

34 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

Apparently this northerner has had his head stuck in the snow too long. The "Mendota Rig" is nothing more than a reverse Texas rig, also known as an Okeechobee Rig, that's been around for ages.

Yep. That is where the original screw in weights came from. 

[abkeenan]

Interesting. I've never seen a crawdad swim the breast stroke before.

[dtrs5kprs]

14 minutes ago, abkeenan said:

Interesting. I've never seen a crawdad swim the breast stroke before.

Right. It's pretty much meant for dropping in a hole in grass and either deadsticking or lifting and dropping a few times. With a big ribbon worm it works in grass. Not to knock his bait, but a lot of those problems are solved by pegging your weight too. 

It would no doubt work on bed fish. 

[jolicious]

18 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

 

It would no doubt work on bed fish. 

Rig a swim bait backwards and put the Okeechobee weight through the hollow nose. As long as you get a good enough angle to keep the line from messing with the tail, it's almost like cheating - or  I have heard.

[dtrs5kprs]

4 minutes ago, jolicious said:

Rig a swim bait backwards and put the Okeechobee weight through the hollow nose. As long as you get a good enough angle to keep the line from messing with the tail, it's almost like cheating - or  I have heard.

They'll eat a swimbait, even a big jointed one, about as fast as anything I've seen if they are really locked on. I irritated a few bed fish last spring with swimmers. Just enough to get it out of my system.

[dan hufferd]

19 hours ago, abkeenan said:

Interesting. I've never seen a crawdad swim the breast stroke before.

I agree, it looks crazy, and active, but not real. It still might work. Think of the spoon, or a crawler harness, neither are life-like, but both work well.

[abkeenan]

1 hour ago, dan hufferd said:

I agree, it looks crazy, and active, but not real. It still might work. Think of the spoon, or a crawler harness, neither are life-like, but both work well.

True. Except the spoon. I think that is a pretty good representation of a struggling shad flickering around or fluttering down as it's dying. But you're right, plenty of unnatural looking baits that certainly work......bubble gum wacky worm?????