Anyone use the big plastics?

[Neighbor_guy]

I am growing more and more interested in the swim bait style plastics from storm for fishing pike. Mainly the Kickin' Minnow and the Kickin' Slabs. I have used the swim shads last year with some success, but I am wondering if anyone has used these other baits or similar baits.

[GRH]

Ive used swim baits alot and caught alot of big pike on them. I havent used storms though.

[redhooks]

Musky Innovations-Real Walleye-good for casting,trolling and jigging.

[SnipeZilla]

I prefer just riggin up my own plastics as opposed to the ones like the Kickin minnows and stuff. Just fish like you're aggressively trying to catch a bass, but use big plastics. Works for me.

[Random guy]

Bulldawgs, Sizmic Toads, Mister twister super shads, Tiger Tubes and Reapers all great baits I keep in the boat at all times.

[Nick Kuhn]

 Originally Posted By: SnipeZilla

I prefer just riggin up my own plastics as opposed to the ones like the Kickin minnows and stuff. Just fish like you're aggressively trying to catch a bass, but use big plastics. Works for me.

Those realistic custom rigged plastics can get pretty pricy, considering most of the time a big twister tail will produce just as well.

[cjac]

I probably have as many reg sized Dawgs as I do Mags. Take a trip to Mille Lacs and work the weeds in the south bays with a Reg Dawg and you'll have a crack at really nice pike, like 40+ inchers.

I have a couple of the Storm Kickin' Minnows but really haven't given them much time. Lots good said about them, they do produce. At $6 a piece, pretty easy to pick up a couple to try.

[Fishing_High]

I've looked and looked at the kickin minnow and picked 2 up the other day I'm curious to see how they work. I am curious to see if the pike or bass will like it more.

[cjac]

I've heard lots of good things about them, only downside is durability, but at $6 a pop, I'll trade one for a nice fish or two out of one, pike or muskie!

My nephew took a few in the Shad color down to Lake Fork in Texas last week, I'll ask if he did anything with them and let y'all know.

[Fishing_High]

Yea, should be a really good bait looks like it definitely has some bigger fish potential. Let us know how your nephew did.

[cjac]

The March issue of In-Fisherman has a nice article on biats for pike & muskies both. Featured is the Storm kickin' Minnow, imagine that!

Good article, covering jigs, the chatterbaits, and smaller stickbaits like Xraps & Smithwick Rogues, it's a good read.

[Neighbor_guy]

Well that figures. After they pull all of the march issues off the stands and put the aprril/may issues I find out that there is an article worth having a look at.