Tackle HD Hellgrammite

[fishinwrench]

Was there a strategy in mind for the release date?    I'd expect that Helgie to be at it's prime come late May-July.   Is it a prime Winter choice?

If a floating lizard ever gets developed it needs to hit the market as close to mid-April as possible. 😎

[Hog Wally]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Was there a strategy in mind for the release date?    I'd expect that Helgie to be at it's prime come late May-July.   Is it a prime Winter choice?

If a floating lizard ever gets developed it needs to hit the market as close to mid-April as possible. 😎

I haven’t found a month of the year that fish won’t eat it but after several years of mold design, a finally finished mass production mold in our hands so we went full bore.  On December 12 a year ago I netted a 5 lb 4 oz Smallie on our Shakey Head with a black/purple flake. My buddy caught  

[fishinwrench]

Well that's definitely the kinda bait to be selling.....one that is hot year round. 

The lizard I've been bugging Mitch about is truly only at its best for 2 months out of the year.  That may be why nobody makes them anymore.  

[slothman]

28 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Well that's definitely the kinda bait to be selling.....one that is hot year round. 

The lizard I've been bugging Mitch about is truly only at its best for 2 months out of the year.  That may be why nobody makes them anymore.  

I love fishing a lizard. I didn’t fish one much this year, but I usually do pretty stellar with one from mid-April through June. 

[tjm]

Do hellgrammites normally get that big or is there another reason for the size? I think the largest hellgrammite I've ever seen was in the 3" bracket, but they have never been a part of my fishing either.

[BilletHead]

3 hours ago, tjm said:

Do hellgrammites normally get that big or is there another reason for the size? I think the largest hellgrammite I've ever seen was in the 3" bracket, but they have never been a part of my fishing either.

            Nope just about the size you are saying, 

 BUT you don't see pink lizards or junebug metal flake crawdads either. Bass are pretty stupid and if it will fit in their mouth it will get eaten.

 BilletHead

[fishinwrench]

13 hours ago, slothman said:

I love fishing a lizard. I didn’t fish one much this year, but I usually do pretty stellar with one from mid-April through June. 

I'm actually talking about a bubble-gum floating lizard with a hook just barely heavy enough to pull it sub-surface.  Then fished "walk the dog" fashion under the surface.  (like a Fluke)

Bass will absolutely not tolerate that thing in their area, and nothing is more fun than watching that pink light go out.  😊 You can even see it at night if there's a little bit of moon glow.   

Nobody makes floating lizards anymore. 😥

[Seth]

15 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

I'm actually talking about a bubble-gum floating lizard with a hook just barely heavy enough to pull it sub-surface.  Then fished "walk the dog" fashion under the surface.  (like a Fluke)

Bass will absolutely not tolerate that thing in their area, and nothing is more fun than watching that pink light go out.  😊 You can even see it at night if there's a little bit of moon glow.   

Nobody makes floating lizards anymore. 😥

I literally do this all year long on the rivers (when it's clear enough) with a light wire 4/0 worm hook and a pink trick worm. It's my favorite way to catch fish when the water clears up.

[Hog Wally]

6 hours ago, tjm said:

Do hellgrammites normally get that big or is there another reason for the size? I think the largest hellgrammite I've ever seen was in the 3" bracket, but they have never been a part of my fishing either.

The actually hellgrammite that we used was 3 3/4”.  But that took me a half a day to find. 

[Hog Wally]

On 12/8/2018 at 7:39 AM, Quillback said:

Very nice looking bait!  Have you done any cold water fishing with it in lakes?  

18 foot deep today. It was lights out.  Literally.  That’s the color I was using