OhioFisherman

Part of the fun of fishing to me Bill, figuring out what lure was going to work on any given day. You can look like a hero one day and a zero the next?

I drove a truck here stateside, only delivered to a couple of area prisons, but it was pretty much the same procedure. My pocket knife had to be left at the gate until I left.

LOL, it was a forced retirement! I know there are good ones there, and I would still rate PAB as my favorite place to fish!

It's interesting how locations and personal experience can dictate lure choices? A surface lure here would be about last on my list for targeting smallies. I caught a lot of bass at Pointe Au Baril on surface lures, but I can't recall any of them being smallies. The 90 mm size looks smallie size, just guessing a 110 mm would be too, but I didn't see that size in a knock off. The 130 looks more largemouth - pike sized to me, but it could work for crazy smallies?

I'm pretty sure the bottom one is a top raider Bill. I used to like the sound of a jitterbug coming across the water.

Changing the hooks on some lures can throw off their action, you have to be careful with hook size and weight. No idea how that lure would work with a steel or floro leader, throwing expensive bass lures around toothy fish is a bad plan to me.

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewosprudra.html https://japanlureshop.com/osp-rudra-130sp-14465.html

No idea, isn't there some kind of standard though? Are vin tags different on cars made in other countries and sold in yours? I would just guess that the information on them is easily available and traceable?

Dang, those teeth might scare a muskie!

Kick, I am pretty sure the sizes on them now is 90-110-130-190. I got a couple off of Ali Express to have a look at https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ALLBLUE-Whopper-Popper-Topwater-Fishing-Lure-13g-9cm-Artificial-Bait-Hard-Fishing-Plopper-Hook-Soft-Rotating/32848403111.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.5.607b37dctrg7DS&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.80878.000000000000000&pvid=7e846603-26d9-48b2-9642-bb885887bdec&tpp=1 A 130 and a 90, the 130 at like 1 1/3 ounce is heavier than just about any lure I used for bass here. The 90 from that seller isn't quite as deep in the body by the front hook as the original, so it may seem even smaller. The hooks are sticky sharp and finish is very good, on the 90 though the gap between the body and tail section seems a bit sloppy to me. An easy fix might be to strip a piece of insulation off a wire a similar size to the wire shaft, split it a place it between the ball and wire coil on the back.

Yes it makes sense to me kick, kind of like a buzz bait with and without a clacker blade on it? but they both sound more metallic to me also. So what's old is new again?

OK, can't say I recall hearing of that one though.

I thought I had heard that name in the distant past!

Raf, correct me if I am wrong, but haven't the top raiders been around for a long time?

Every lure is a pike lure up there! LOL

I liked buzzbaits, but they don't look like anything a fish should eat, and pausing them just makes them sink.

Yes Brian, there are a couple of other sizes out there too, a 90mm 3 1/2 inch and a 110mm 4 1/2 inch? Also a lot of knock offs and I have even seen blank bodies that you can paint yourself? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SeaKnight-SK050-SK051-Whopper-Plopper-Fishing-Lure-Set-5PCS-Lot-13g-90mm-39g-130mm-Floating-Bait/32841120421.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000013.2.6e9b4d8fK6GLJZ&traffic_analysisId=recommend_2088_1_90158_iswistore&scm=1007.13339.90158.0&pvid=17a2b920-253f-4d53-b643-1db8bc06cf85&tpp=1

I can certainly see where it would have it's uses, and up there with pike and muskie around it doesn't look like a steel or flouro leader would hurt the action.

Hot or hype? Thoughts?

The elementary school I went to was around 80 years old, it had a basement we called the catacombs. Like once a month we would have an air raid drill, bells or sirens would go off and the teachers would lead us to the dungeon to duck and cover from the evil menace, now the enemy seems to be within? I am at a complete loss to understand all this, it never seems to end.

Hi Mo! Keep in mind it has been a long time since I have fished, but perch rigs like huzzsaba mentioned were available pre made in most bait stores near Lake Erie here where perch fishing was common. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/wire-leaders-spreaders/050209013509.aspx

http://www.lurepartsonline.com/Online-Store/Leader-Wire/Twist-Weld-Spool.html I have also used this before, it comes in some light sizes ( diameter ). No need for crimps.

I used to use some very big minnows here for bait, also in PAB, one of the problems I had was the mono would sink after they swam around a while and leave me guessing if I had enough slack in for a good hook set. http://www.gink.com/GG-Products-StreamSide-Gink.html That stuff had no problems keeping my 17 - 20# test mono floating, it may work on braid or flouro?

Looked like a good sized fish to me.

Nice work!