snake lure

[fishnhuntnboy]

ok so im sure everyone has heard or saw those topwater snake lures. they look pretty interesting and was wondering if anyone has used them or if they would even work up here. they look pretty cool and it is something different that the bass hasnt seen. and you'd think they would do good.

[RiverBassGuy]

Looks interesting, I can't help but wonder if it's a gimmic though.

[rockman]

Are you refering to Doug Hannon's Fishing Snake lure?

[fishnhuntnboy]

yea i am.

[Fever]

Can you post a picture? I'm not familiar with thie lure at all.

[Fever]

forget the picture thing. I googled it. Looks good but what about ware and tear... How many fish could you catch b 4 the plastic give way and your snake gets shorter and shorter? I'm thinking you could get close to the same action with a floating worm. or a weightless 10 inch or 9.5 inch worm from berkley or exude. The video does look fun though.

[fishnhuntnboy]

they say the plastic that it is made out of is suppose to be pretty tough. but who knows until you try

[Daze Off]

This is his newest edition - his originals came out in the mid-80's and the head was not attached to the body. You threaded your line through the foam head and tied onto the hook which you then texas-rigged with the plastic leaving the offset bare so you could insert it back into the foam head.

I never used them in MN but back in the day in MD they were incredible fish catching baits! Bass couldn't leave 'em alone. Here I hardly ever see a snake in the water but perhaps the motion would draw strikes even without a natural equivalent.

I found a few of my old ones and thought about giving them a try. I remember a times they gave me the willies when I used them because they looked so real.

[fishnhuntnboy]

i looked them up and read a little bit about them and i guess the reason the bass tear them up is i guess snakes eat there eggs when they spawn. so when the bass saw a snake it was an instinct reaction and they made a strike at them and ate them i guess. so maybe they would do good on the rivers where there are more snakes. something new for the bass to see.

[Bassman55]

I actually have had two garder snakes crawl up into the boat on the same day. We were on two different lakes too. But that is the only day that I have seen snakes on the water.

[cjac]

Maybe more of a Southern thing? Not too many snakes, especially water snakes up here.

I do use creature baits, like a Brush Hog on a weightless Texas rig, kind of the same predatory effect with the nests. Not a surface presentation, but a slow fall and drag and hop. More "patience and finesse" fishing than I care for after 6 months off, but when the eat it they really eat it!

I have some black & yellow spotted salamander plastics that have worked too, early season, especially a late season like we may have here this year. Little heavier than a Brush Hog, but they work.

[rockman]

I bought a set of these lures a couple of years ago, but have yet to go out and use them.So basically,my Fishing Snakes are still brand new in the package.I used to fish a lot of slop, and shallow weed flats, having used big plastics on top for bass, with a fair amount of success.When I saw the ad for the snake in a magazine, and then checked out the HSOforum, I figured what the heck as far as buying some goes.Call me a sucker if you will, but nothing ventured, nothing gained in my book.The plastic seems pretty durable, but time on the water using them will tell.Gonna give 'em the old college try this summer. Stay tuned.