ra95 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Lip of Bomber A Series (crankbait question) The price of Bomber is good but the lip of these crankbait fails. I bought some on the sale in Lebaron last year and 4 out of 6 has broken on lip. Square A's lip was off at the third casting. I love Bomber Fat A/Square A for its super floating and wobbling. Any one has a suggestion on the replacement? I am wondering if I have to spend 10~15 dollar's crankbait to get a stronger lip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 No i have a bunch of Bomber cranks and never had one fail, maybe just some bad luck on your behalf. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 A couple buddies & I use the BPS XPS Series & haven't had a problem with them, also Strike King, Storm & Rapala but they will all break Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyfish Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 ive broken lips on 2 or 3 different rapala DT crankbaits. one was the first cast outta the package. contacted the company and was told to go buy a new one lol. so, guy was a dick... but i see his point on not being able to replace it. but i have 100's of other rapala cranks, live target, bomber, cotton cordell, and a host of others and have never broken a lip on them... just landed a bad batch i guess. with mass production, ur always gonna have few come through that dont last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 No i have a bunch of Bomber cranks and never had one fail, maybe just some bad luck on your behalf. D I'm with Bucktail on this one. I have lots of Bombers and have never had one fail, mind you they are all older than 10 years. Perhaps they've shifted production to cut costs, not unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra95 Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Maybe I fished crankbait on semi-heavy cover too much? I believe ripping from the grass is the only way to trigger the bite ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Maybe I fished crankbait on semi-heavy cover too much? I believe ripping from the grass is the only way to trigger the bite ... I agree whole heartedly, I rip weeds often with my assortment of Bombers and have never had an issue. But if this is a common issue with the newer product I may need to consider auctioning off my old stock to the highest bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Is it possibly about fishing water too shallow for the depth of the lure? It's tempting to bottom bounce but for some lures the lip is gonna take all the stress. I bottom bounce weighted tubes all the time but there's no lip to break off. JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I have boxes of Bombers, and have never broken or cracked a lip. Never even heard of anyone doing this. Were these baits factory seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Never had problems with Bombers but I've had more than a few lip problems with Ripplin' Redfins. Lips never broke they just came clean out. They were decent baits but I have never purchased another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 big o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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