New Bait???
 

Trying to get some opinions on a potential bait from reaction strike. It is basically a combination of their mullet jr and jerk jr bait - think jerk jr with a wicked action paddle tail.

Here is a conceptual drawing. Thoughts???

so its just a mullet jr with more action pretty much?

i like it personally... ive caught fish on the mullet jrs but extra action would make it a killer i think

BINGO!! That's the whole intent - to get the paddle tail further away from the body to generate more action/vibration.

I like the jointed tail. Looks pretty sweet. :)

that thing is sweet !!!!!!!

umm, it looks, i mean it is, a diet jerk jr. with a paddle tail...

http://reactionstrike.com/images/die...-char-shad.png

now we just have to choose colors

Is that a CAD program?

roger

jordy, you want some samples????

looks like solidworks

has to be either a CAD or CAM drawing - wish i knew specifics. we are in the process of creating some of our own baits and I was told we needed a CAM drawing. This one is completely out of our hands though. Would love for it to be ours, but it is all Reaction Strike's.

not hug samples, but i'd take a few bait samples if it wont be that much of a hassle....

thats awesome that my post got pulled....

hassle??? for you???? never................:shaking:

i'll send you my address then !!!!!!!!! ***** !!

no it's not awesome to me! :*****:

jordan, you'll always be awesome in my book. as soon as we get our own baits/jigs rolling I will ad you to our jr. pro-staff - just have to find a hat to fit that noggin of yours :p

im sorry daddy !!!! :p

Nothing beats a live shrimp under a cajun thunder cork!:) 80lb dental grade powerpro on the spool as well. Just don't get the same action without an the the 15' Walmart surf fishing spinnibg rods either.

Jordan when you going to Empire area again? I'll have to get Bobby Monstead to take us on a trip.

Ain't sure October. I'll let ya know

:rolleyes: Nice post......Have you looked at the Hackberry Hustler? Inverted tail, looks totally different then any of the other jerk/paddle tail baits. Plus the design is from HR&G lol

Also Id like to ask another question, are all the lure companies using segmented body designs copying Norton? They have been around for years, but what do I know Im just a Texan......

Learn the history of soft plastics Jedi....The segmented bait got popular in the 80's with the release of Slug-go www.lunkercity.com I would say anyone that created a segmented soft bait after the Slug-go got the "idea" from that lure.

Who do you sell lures for?

SLOW YOUR ROLL SCOOTER! u don't know me or what i know!.. your bait is a sand eel with a weak paddle tail and bug eyes. u know it, i know it.. hell we all know it .. I think you're just pissy because i pointed out the obvious to everyone.

If YOU knew what a sluggo looked like, you'd know that joint is much LARGER, shaped DIFFERENTLY and in the MIDDLE of the bait... yours is a direct knock off of a sand eel....AGAIN JUST WITH A WEAK PADDLE AND BUG EYES.. it's totally obvious how your bait was molded from a sand eel.. maybe some people don't see it, but I do..

Don't throw out crap rationalizations. so i said u copied norton... but, you're tellin me u copied lunker city instead? hmm.. not even close but ok.. w/e. you're just splitting hairs while trying to justify your unoriginality. it's ok, i understand.

It boils down to this truth: I'm entitled to my opinion, just as you are entitled to yours. That being said, I'm not going to discuss this further publicly because I feel it is counter-productive. I'm a professional and so are you.. let's act like it.

If you want to talk more about it, pm me or come to THE TACKLE BOX, 1931 Maplewood Dr. in Sulphur, Louisiana 70663.

The Hackberry Hustler Soft Plastic Bait was designed by Buzz Stansel and the Stansel Bros at Hackberry Rod and Gun. There is a video on www.hackberryrodandgun.com with Buzz talking about the bait. TTF is the manufacturer and distributor of the Hustler. Talk to Hackberry Rod and Gun if you have a problem with the design of the Hustler. Talk to TTF if you have a problem with the distrbution and/or manufacturing of the Hustler.

The Hustler has a Flat Belly and "weak" as you say inverted paddletail for a reason. Unlike other Eel Style baits the Hustler will not spin(even if rigged wrong)during the retrieve. The Hustle can be fished like a paddletail, jerkbait or Eel.

I'm based out of Beaumont Texas...So it will be easy to stop by...thanks for the invite.

Exactly. The stansels began pouring these baits for 2 reasons, they catch fish, and won't twist up on you.
Funny, the Stansels have been pouring this bait for awhile, nobody seemed to have a problem then, and even THEN they sold them to the public. SO whats the problem now?

Calm down Donald Trump!! LOL!

bait smait ...baits are for fags so is fishing :eek::thefinger::thefinger::thefinger: get a man hobby like screwing and whoopin arse:*****:

AND????????????????
 

Who is the one giving all the fishin reports from the southeast lately?????????????:spineyes::spineyes::spineyes:: help::help::shaking:

Huuhhnn??

:*****::*****::*****:

dont mind me im just miserable no smoking my loved cigs:spineyes:

good job
 

Keep it up with the no cigs. Have faith in you.

The intent of this thread was not to try and critique baits to say what the do/don't look like - just wanted to garner opinions about a new bait in the works by Reaction Strike to meet requests from our local marketplace.

I have never fished a Hackberry Hustler, but from what guides have told me it's a damn fine bait that catches fish and prevents line twist. On top of that, the guys at TTF are great guys that make fantastic baits.

In the words of our ever beloved Rodney King - "Can't we all get along?" ;)

In the words of our ever beloved Rodney King - "Can't we all get along?" ;)
In the words of that funny ***** ,Chris tucker, AWWW HELL NO!!!!

At least I tried :D

Why don't u try to stop being such a vagina??? Lol y'all fishin the tourney in coco this weekend???

No tourney this weekend, but I'll be down on big lake gearing up for the Poppin Cork King "tourney" with "*"

I know you don't actually work, so why don't you come down and fish with us tomorrow?

Sorry for the thread Hi-jack ...BTW that new paddletail looks good.

Snappin' necks and cashin checks son.


Was a he said she said and I can cry more than you war going on, had to step in ya know :smokin:

Molds have finally been completed on our Diet Mullet Jr's. Now we're just working on colors. Here's a pic of Holo Glow / Chartreuse. More to come...

Wow ! Me like ALOT ! I'd can't wait to try them out !

NICE! Cant wait to try these dudes out!! Look awesome!

Hey Micah send some of those to Acadiana Outfitters so some of us Lafayette boys can try them out

Will do - these are a bit cheaper than the Jerk Jr's as they have a somewhat different finish. Not as fancy but they hold up even better if that's possible...

I hope to have these in early next year - just takes a while to get em rollin from the Reaction Strike Factory.

Interesting process to see a bait go from the engineering phase to the production phase and from the looks of it, we couldn't have asked em for anything more.

Awesome!! Ill be looking forward to trying them out!

Samples just arrived straight from the factory and they are awesome! For the start, our custom colors will include Glow, LSU, Calcasieu Kryptonite, and Chicken Stew. Again, these are the diet version of the bait and will be sold in 10 packs.

They should arrive early February, just in time for spring fishing.

I want now lol They look awesome!!

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