lucky craft lures

[tunnels]

I'm looking at my new Bass Pro catalog and seeing lucky craft crank baits are going for $16 each. I thought that was pretty costly until I saw their california baits that were $31 each. Can their crank baits possibly be worth $16? Are they really better than Bomber, Mann's or Rapala's? Maybe an average guy like me just doesn't appreciate that much quality. I'm thinking that if you hang one of these, you have to go diving to get it back.

[Brad]

man your right. Losing a thirty dollar lure would ruin my whole day.

[Midnitebasser]

Lucky Craft makes very nice crank baits, are they worth the price? I think thats up to each of us to decide for our selves. I think Norman, Bomber,Mann's, Bandit and Rapala all make very good lures also. You will get one here and there that doesn't run true but they can usually be tuned to run strait, and I think that's one of the biggest things with crank baits, you want them to run true. I also think a lot of it comes down to confidence, some people think the high dollar lures are better which means they have more confidence in them. When you fish lures you have confidence in your going to fish them better and you will concentrate on what, where and how you are fishing them more and that goes for all lures, jigs, worms, spinner baits or what ever.

[tomm]

I agree with Herb. I also know, I'm not going to throw a Lucky Craft lure in places that I would throw a more affordable lure for fear of loosing it, so why buy it in the first place.

Tom

[JOHNNY K]

Midnight hit it on the head! Confidence in a bait is key and will add to the value of the bait whether you paid $1 or $20 for it.If you are willing to part with your hard earned money in order to buy a high dollar bait you will have to accept the fact that chances are sooner or later you could lose it. Whether you break it off on a fish or lose it on a cast you will just have to kiss it goodbye. Think about how many lures have been produced over the past 100 years. The number that still are in the hands of anglers is only a small portion of what was originally produced the remainder have disappeared into the watery abyss.Others that did not catch fish or fishermen no matter how much they cost just went to the wayside.
A couple of years back while fishing a spring Bass tourney on Marsh a decent size Musky engulfed my $17 Lucky Craft Pointer, after several surges and repeated tail thrashings realizing the bait was not visible and my 10lb fluorocarbon was at risk of cutting on the fishes toothy mug I tried my best to coax her within reach only to have her make another run and then, ------------------ everything went limp and I mean everything! My line, my confidence, my ego, my finances(lol). Although I had my jerkbait box that contains 20 or so other jerkbaits including several Pointers in other colors and sizes , that particular color and size was what I had been catching most of my better fish on during the days prior to that Tourney and I had no more.
Normally when buying baits I will purchase one or two initially until I gain confidence in it, then I stock up accordingly.This is my way of seining Through the endless market of tackle. I have several lures that are not produced anymore and originally sold for a buck or two. I continue to throw them and do what I can to ensure their existence in my box including diving in to recover them. And although they originally sold for a few dollars they are worth much much more to me due to the confidence that I have built in them.
Todays market offers baits that range in price from the change you find in the cushions of the family sofa to the tapping of the family bank account, but the option is yours to explore whether or not a particular lure is worth the dollars you put out for it.Yes maybe they are a bit pricey and the manufacturer can produce them for pennies on the dollar but once you gain confidence in a lure it may become PRICELESS.
Just ask yourself how many lures you have purchased that have never seen a fishes mouth and ended up in a box somewhere never to be thrown by you again! So why did you pay those couple dollars?
ps. After that tourney I went and purchased 4 more Pointers in that color and size hopefully they will survive my lifetime!
Just my opinion!

[Hawgcatcher]

Hey John just wondering how many of those discontinued Rebels you got left Ha Ha remember those. I'm still holding three of them.
And they are still producing fish.

[JOHNNY K]

Thats what I'm talking about! You were kicking my butt on the old pond with that Rebel. After that we both went on a crusade and bought all of them we came across, for what $1.99. We both did well with those bad boys( remember old Rebel and Eggs) Although they were discontinued back then(1980's) I have come across a few since in bluegill and also bone &orange but none of the chrome. I would give $20 if I came across any of them in chrome.Since then I continue to throw the few I have and just like the old days still manage to produce when others that appear similar just don't cut it!
By the way was the name of the old rattling spinnerbait? We got to get together for some old pond hopping and road trips!