[Hunt n' Fish]

I stopped in at the new Walmart in Setauket this week to check out the sporting goods section. I was very happy to see a decent amount of useful tackle.

One interesting lure I found was the Storm Wildeye Hair Squid Jig. It's a one ounce, banana-like, lead head. covered over with that scented rubber they use, to make the fins and eye of the squid. The hook eye comes right out of the end of the lure instead of being offset. I look foward to trying these guys out this year, but at only one ounce, it won't be too good for the deep water jigging.

(This post edited by doughboy on 02/26/2003)

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Riptide Crabs

I also picked up a bunch of the new rubber Riptide crabs to try this year. Four and two inches in size.

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

rig 'em weedless

Just use a worm hook to rig them to float, or a weighted worm hook to get them to sink.

I can already see the bass and weaks sucking these things in around the docks at night.

 

[Hipshot]

Rubbers and crabs at the same time-NICE!
Hip
P.S. You sure you were shopping at Walmart?

 

[623628]

Doughboy I was there also and picked up some of those squid jigs also. Im going to try them out in Orient should be great. As far as those crabs go ahhhh maybe!!

 

[machete]

any walmarts in south nassau?

 

[Toutog]

Walmart

Machete:
Yes, there is one on Hempstead Tpke
in East Meadow real easy to find ....
Just look for KRISPY KREME !!!!
Walmart is directly behind it

Also a Walmart in Uniondale somewhere...

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Not sure either...

...but someone had to be the first to try it.

I think they would be more of a southern, redfish type bait, but they may work up here. Bass will eat anything (lobster, mantis shrimp and crabs), so why not.

I'm planning on trying them during the day on the grass flats and floating them around pilings, docks and marshes at night. We'll see.

 

[nightwing34]

FYI...

Walmart in Uniondale is on Jerusalem Ave a little bit west of the Meadowbrook Pkwy

 

[machete]

Thanks for getting back.I fish reynolds channel with soft shell callico crabs .But only when we can get them.Hopefully this will work as well.Toutog Thanks again Mike.

 

[machete]

wing34 thanks also Mike

 

[PaddleOn]

Mike............nice to see your keyboard is typing OK again
Welcome back !

 

[614890]

weakies with crabs

I dont know about where you guys fish but down here I have caught weaks that had bellies full of small shedder crabs just like those rubbers. I use Berkely power sand worms marinated in shedder crab oil(with just a hint of garlic) I'll bet the crabs would work even better! I'll have to check wal-mart down here.

 

[jtzannes]

Anyone ever try those largemouth bass soft plastic crawfish in saltwater? -they look exactly like baby lobster. There are quite a few different brands and some of them are very realistic.

 

[chumface]

New products

Off the tackle subject...has anyone seen or used the new wading boots put out by Korker. They have them at Campsite in Huntington Station. On the souls of the boots, there are regular treads or spikes. They simply slip into the souls and clip into place. Seems like a great and simple idea. I think retail is near $200 though. Don't quote me on that.

 

[624731]

Doughboy:

"I think they would be more of a southern, redfish type bait, but they may work up here. Bass will eat anything (lobster, mantis shrimp and crabs), so why not."

Just a thought from a rookie.. last year I was fluking in the N Shore (Huntington) and when a nice fish came up ~8 lbs (too bad it wasn't mine), it had a VERY recently eaten WHOLE mantis shrimp about 7-8 inches long inside the stomach.

Q: Do you know if there is a vendor who sells soft mantis shrimp lures?
Q2: The squid jigs you showed in the pics look like great potential lures for fluking? Any thoughts?

Thanks for sharing the wealth

 

[619058]

wow, those rubber crabs do look good. i know of a few lighted piers and bridges where those crabs will get wacked! are there any wallmarts in brooklyn????

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

rubber shrimps

CA, I don't know of anyone that sells mantis shrimp size baits, but you can find plenty of shrimp-like baits by Berkley, DOA and Storm is making them now too. I'm looking for the Storms in the stores but think I'll have to get them from a catalog.

I think those squids will work very well for fluke. With that hook eye, running straight out of the mantle, I am curious to see how it will work for verticle jigging. But, it seems like it will be very nice for casting and retrieving, if those fins actually give it any action.

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Shark-hunter, I was thinking along the same lines. I am going to try some of that crab flavored Smelly Jelly on them when I use them.

 

[machete]

Toutog,thanks for the offer sorry I didn't get back to you soonerDid you get any thing interresting?mail me at [email protected] I posted you on kayak forum