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No rattle Buckshot!

Swimbait2009

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Hey guys,

Bought a few buckshot spoons the other day, and when I took em out of the packaging today, one of them didn't rattle. Seems like the buckshot is all stuck inside. I still have the receipt, so will they take it back? Is there something I can try before I go back, since I think it was the last one of that pattern on the rack?

Thanks!

Seth

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Or the rattle chamber will just fall off. LOL.

Have you seen any change in fish catching ability with or without the rattle?

I can't say enough about the buckshot that I have been using for most of the winter. I'm on a 31 fish catching streak vs zero for the deadstick minnow I also fish with in the next hole. Hooked one on the deadstick yesterday but lost it, keeping the streak intact.

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Originally Posted By: Northlander
Or the rattle chamber will just fall off. LOL.

Have you seen any change in fish catching ability with or without the rattle?

I can't say enough about the buckshot that I have been using for most of the winter. I'm on a 31 fish catching streak vs zero for the deadstick minnow I also fish with in the next hole. Hooked one on the deadstick yesterday but lost it, keeping the streak intact.

Some days the rattle seems to get more hits and others it seems the rattle spooks them a bit.

My go to lure this year has been the Rainbow Lindy Flier. I keep trying other baits to see if its just a example of whats on the line the most gets the most fish but I always seem to be back with that Flyer and its catching me fish. Did have 1 day where the gold flyer or gold Swedish Pimple worked better but over all that Rainbow Flyer has been hot on the St. Louis River.

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I've had really good luck with a fathead minnow dorsal hooked to a teardrop vertical jig (glow with red stripe), just a few inches off the bottom. Semi-deadstick. Every once in awhile tip the rod down and bounce it off the bottom. It's been bringing in the walter hits.

I tried the rattle buckshot earlier this year (red glow) - with one hit on it for the entire night, then nothing.

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My go to lure this year has been the Rainbow Lindy Flier. I keep trying other baits to see if its just a example of whats on the line the most gets the most fish but I always seem to be back with that Flyer and its catching me fish. Did have 1 day where the gold flyer or gold Swedish Pimple worked better but over all that Rainbow Flyer has been hot on the St. Louis River.

I bought a small flyer (on your recommendation) the same day I bought the buckshot. Tied the buckshot on and it has worked so darn well that I haven't even tried the flyer yet. Really need to just drop it down there and see.

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Zoob, don't give up on that red glow Buckshot. It's been one of my favorites, especially in darker waters. If you're fishing clearer water, you might want to go with one of the natural colors (shiner or shad) instead. Banging it on the bottom to stir up a little mud helps, too.

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Zoob, don't give up on that red glow Buckshot. It's been one of my favorites, especially in darker waters. If you're fishing clearer water, you might want to go with one of the natural colors (shiner or shad) instead. Banging it on the bottom to stir up a little mud helps, too.

Based on your replies, I'll give it another spin tomorrow. Thanks!

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