How many people bought coots at the show

[pureinsanity]

Go to youtube and search muskie eats chicken. If a muskie will attack a piece of COOKED chicken with blades on it, why wouldn't a muskie eat this coot?

[hunterjoe]

Because it doesn't taste like chicken.

[pureinsanity]

Because it doesn't taste like chicken.

So Cowgirls, Bulldawgs, Globes and Suicks do?

[Esox_Magnum]

Do does this funny looking planer board with a DCG actually catch fish?

According to reports it catches big fish...

[hunterjoe]

So Cowgirls, Bulldawgs, Globes and Suicks do?

Went trolling... You bit.

[mainbutter]

I had the opportunity to throw one while up in Canada last fall. We didn't give it a TON of time, but we gave it a fair shot. As far as we could see, we didn't get any follows.

It looks great in the water though, and definitely has trolling written all over it.

The one thing I will say is that as far as casting one for any length of time goes, it's more work than DCGs or mag dawgs. Also it's pretty un-aerodynamic and doesn't get the distance you'd hope with its weight.

All-in-all since I generally limit myself to 3 musky lures, am I going to pick one up or fish it regularly? No. If I fished for muskies at least once a week for the whole season, would it be in my top 10 to use? Yes.

[Fish Head]

So how does this go through the water? Does anyone have a video of it? Does the board go along the surface?

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Go to youtube and search muskie eats chicken. If a muskie will attack a piece of COOKED chicken with blades on it, why wouldn't a muskie eat this coot?

So what your saying is I can attach two blades onto just about anything and catch a muskie on it? Sweet, no need by buy a 'coot'. Funny thing is thats the way companies seem to be working these days, more blades, bigger blades, slap blades on an old lure (who wants to try my prototype DCGrandma?)

I too would like to see a video of the coot in action. I could see it working if the board causes some sort of erratic side to side action but if it just tracks straight I just dont see the point.

[Esox_Magnum]

Blades on just about anything will move fish, tried it on about all my baits at 1 time or another and got lots of looks but few eaters....yet.... Double gliders are a different look to and has worked.

[401TE]

Pretty sure this bait was designed to allow a person to slow roll a cowgirl over the tops of weeds. I can definitely see it having a time and place in my boat.

[john skarie]

You don't need erratic action on any lure to catch fish.

How erratic are bucktails, Hawg-Wobblers or many other surface lures? Not much there but a slow moving target, or fast in the case of tails but still no erractic action is needed.

It's a well known fact that ducks/coots get eaten. Normally they just paddle along very slow or are relatively motionless.

JS

[FutbolGuru]

If you use anything long enough, it will eventually work. We give muskies too much credit... they are fish.

That being said... Coots, Hurricanes, double 20's, etc. - might as well start running treble hooks underneath your trolling motors. JMO

[crix]

not a bad idea my we had big fish try to eat the trolling motor before

[TurnUpTheFishing]

You don't need erratic action on any lure to catch fish.

How erratic are bucktails, Hawg-Wobblers or many other surface lures? Not much there but a slow moving target, or fast in the case of tails but still no erractic action is needed.

It's a well known fact that ducks/coots get eaten. Normally they just paddle along very slow or are relatively motionless.

JS

You're 100% correct you dont need erratic action to catch fish but... and this is just my opinion, I think erratic action will trigger way more fish into feeding. Put two guys in a boat one reels a buck' at a moderate speed no variations what so ever and the other will add left, right, up, down, and speed changes and that person will most likely outfish the plain jane angler over the course of a season.

[jcmillelacs]

Brad Coin, yes this is Josh Clymer.. I like he fact that someone is thinking outside the box.. I remember years ago asking a buddy "Who in the heck would fish with that stupid hunk of plastic." as I was pointing at a bulldawg, the first time I seen one. Now I have a couple hundred laying in my boat, garage, basement, etc... I will be giving it a try this year and see if the fish respond..

[Bucktailer]

I talked to Pat last night..and ordered 2 of these.

A bucktail that you can troll right over the tops of weeds(which is basically what this is)....I will try it in a heartbeat!

[Muddy41]

Went to the Muskie Inc Twin Cities chapter meeting in May and meet the coots maker. Had a great chat with and ended up with 2 1 large and 1 small. this thing is simpicity at it's best. BUt according to some that have been using it last year tell some good stories.

According to the President of the club in a tourney that the club had last year no one was catching fish and the only fish that was caught for that tourney was caught on a coot!!!

Will give them a try for sure. Spent more money at the bar then I did on the 2 baits so it was well worth it.