I fell for it!

[KCLOST]

Well, I watched the infomercial on TV yesterday and let myself get sucked in to make the call to order the Banjo Minnow package....<br /><br /> <br /><br />We will see what happens...<br />Anyone ever tried them?

 

[jtexas]

Re: I fell for it!

I ordered that package a few years ago...tried it in a small pond, caught fish on first two casts...turtles would follow the lure right up to the bank. Just for grins, I tied one on while reef fishing off Belize...first cast a king mackeral grabbed it & swam away...didn't know I would need a wire leader. Sometime after, the package came open & all the parts got scattered, haven't tried it since. Flukes will do just about the same thing. They sell those little corkscrews at BPS, over with the packaged swivels & stuff...think they call 'em "hitchhikers" or something like that.<br /><br />Let us know how it works out.

 

[mrbscott19]

Re: I fell for it!

At least you didn't fall for good 'ole Roland Martins "Helicopter Lure". What can I say? I was young(16 or 17 I think), and the week before I saw the program where one of his fishing buddies caught the Los Moches Monster down in Mexico. Anyone else get to see that gigantic fish?

 

[JasonJ]

Re: I fell for it!

I was given the Banjo set a few years ago, I have not tried them yet. The kit is sitting in my tackle box, in my boat.

 

[roscoe]

Re: I fell for it!

Friend has them, says they work, but he never uses them when I'm around.<br />Won't buy any now that Winkelman is pushing them.<br />Witnessed him being rude, arrogant, and hostile toward little kids that were NOT doing anything to deserve such treatment.

 

[Holdimhook]

Re: I fell for it!

My father used to say that a lot of fishing equipment is designed to catch fishermen instead of fish.

 

[LubeDude]

Re: I fell for it!

Well, Im not going to laugh at you yet. You never know youve been had untill ya try em. Sure, they will catch fish, but will they catch any more than something else similar?<br /><br />Ive been trying Senkos against some similar worms. Cant tell a lot of difference other than the Senkos tear up quicker than any worm I have ever fished and cost twice as much. They do catch fish though but Im still not convinced that they are worth the money.

 

[TELMANMN]

Re: I fell for it!

Info comercials? Check the magazines and they will tell you to buy their crap. Consider the source.

 

[KCLOST]

Re: I fell for it!

I usually don't go for that kind of crap, but I just have a "hope" I guess that they may work pretty well on the lake I fish most... Lots of shad, grass, and I know those shad are the main food source...<br /><br />I was in a tournament a few months back and my partner was throwing a rouge at a laydown multiple times, covered it on both sides with multiple casts (good rouge fisherman btw)... I was in the back of the boat and saw a lone Shad just swimming along right beside the boat. And I'll never forget this, I actually said to the shad "you're one brave son of a b!$%^!... That shad slowly worked his way right over to that same laydown that my parter just finished rouging to death and a 3 pounder came out and swallowed him up..<br />We threw back at him with the rouge and I tried using a fluke with no result.. Pissed us both of beyond mentioning.<br /><br />At that point, I knew that a lot of these bass have seen every bait in the book... Maybe they have seen this one also.. But it looked good enough I guess for me to fall for it...<br /><br />I'll let you know...