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Fishing News and Reports => Fish Pictures and Success Stories => Topic started by: andrewlamberson on 06/21/12 10:36 UTC
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The #1 mold on my to buy list is the 1.75" croaker. It really seems like it would be a smallmouth, largemouth, crappie etc. killer
Any fishing stories (positive or negative) on the bait????
Andy
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Nobody???
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Not I... but i havent had a chance to get on the water in over 3 months! :'(
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I'll see if i can get some from those who have it. I have a couple emails on it that I'll dig up also.
Jason
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I don't have any on the 1.75 but I fish the 4 in and I get hit just about every outing if I throw it in the right spot and right time of day. I usually focus on weed edges in shallow water. I get bass as small as 12 inches hitting the 4 and many much larger. I have used the 3 inch on bass as small as 8 inches. The kids love throwing the 3 inch croaker in the fall when the 6-10 inch bass move shallow. They kill it on top and the kids love the action. It is almost a fish a cast in the fall for those small bass.
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I ordered a sample bag...the largemouth have really been smacking the 3" frog...I'm hoping the small one will be popular with the smallmouth!
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There is two threads below this one talking about them.
http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=1559.0 (http://www.caneycreekmolds.net/index.php?topic=1559.0)
Have not fished them myself but some of the people I gave some too are asking for more.
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In addition to the thread, Stuart added a review to the site under the Pro Series: http://www.caneycreekmolds.com/CC-Croaker--175--20-Cavity_p_348.html.
The other feedback I've received was someone who got the sample, was impressed enough with field trials that they wanted to order 5,000 to resell. I think they are going to get the molds and make them, we'll see...
Jason
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This is one of the sizes I got in my bag of sample frogs. I haven't had time to fish beyond the initial trial to see which size/style mold I wanted, but I'm impressed with the 1.75 enough that it's on the future mold purchase list. Crappies and bluegills were quite interested, but I was fishing from a public access dock with lots of pressure at the time & no takers. I'm hitting northern WI in August, it will get a good trial run then. Great action, does topwater very well, could make a great floating bait for evening when the panfish are surface feeding.
Jason, what size hook are you using on these?
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Sorry it took me a minute to reply. The pan fish in Georgia really like the 1.75” croaker. To date I have caught Red breast, Bluegill, Shell cracker and, Large mouth bass on them. I use a #1 hook from bass pro no weight. The nice thing about the small mold is I can get 21-24 baits from 2oz of plastic. Here is a Shell cracker from this weekend and a pic of the hook in the bait.
(http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/railfrog/Baits/ShellCracker.jpg)
(http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/railfrog/Baits/2012-05-21_17-11-45_376.jpg)
Dennis
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Thanks Dennis. Awesome pics!
Jason
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well i haven't had the chance to give them a run due to a demanding scheduled but i shot some for the boys and guess what SUCCESS they headed up the far reaches of the Shoalhaven River in search of some winter bass and got smashed.
basic green with red fleck and a color we have named the Doodie Man.
More have been demanded and will be made when i get a chance.
Looking forward to giving them a run in the salt estuaries chasing Silver Bream.
Highly recommend this mold well done the CCM team.
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Sorry it took me a minute to reply. The pan fish in Georgia really like the 1.75” croaker. To date I have caught Red breast, Bluegill, Shell cracker and, Large mouth bass on them. I use a #1 hook from bass pro no weight. The nice thing about the small mold is I can get 21-24 baits from 2oz of plastic. Here is a Shell cracker from this weekend and a pic of the hook in the bait.
What brand hook is the one you mention?
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What brand hook is the one you mention?
I'm using a XPS hook from Bass Pro Shop. The size 1 fits prefect but the style is very specific so I've included a link.
http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-XPS-SuperLock-Hooks/product/15821/134767?cm_ven=bazaarvoice&cm_cat=RLP&cm_pla=15821&cm_ite=productname_link (http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-XPS-SuperLock-Hooks/product/15821/134767?cm_ven=bazaarvoice&cm_cat=RLP&cm_pla=15821&cm_ite=productname_link)
Dennis
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Dennis,
I assume the size 1 is the smallest size hook? In the pic are you rigging it weedless? Would it work as a topwater in a small river for smallmouth?
Thanks
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Dennis,
I assume the size 1 is the smallest size hook? In the pic are you rigging it weedless? Would it work as a topwater in a small river for smallmouth?
Thanks
The size 1 is the smallest hook. I am rigging it Weedless. I have never fished for smallmouth mainly because we don't have them in south Georgia. But to answer your question you can fish this bait topwater. If nothing else order a sample bag from Jason and test them out. I have only made a few colors at this time but if I have one that you use I could put you something together to try.
Dennis
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Thanks Dennis. I ordered a sample bag from Jason and got 2 small croakers. They look so cool. I just didn't have a hook small enough. Now I know what size hook to get. Don't you guys have a Swanee (sp) bass?
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I ordered a bag of 1.75" croakers and have been using them on crappie lead head jigs and they have been killing the small bass, big bluegills and crappies. They make a LOT of sounds in the water with those little legs beating up a storm.
I hoping to get out and do some crappie fishing this weekend with them. I'm confident they will do the job.
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Thanks Dennis. I ordered a sample bag from Jason and got 2 small croakers. They look so cool. I just didn't have a hook small enough. Now I know what size hook to get. Don't you guys have a Swanee (sp) bass?
The size one hook that I linked is the only style that I found that fits. The other size one hooks that they carry are to long. So don't just order a size one hook and think that it will work.
After a little research it looks like I have to drive 3 to 4 hours north or south to catch smallmouths. There are smallmouth in north Flordia and north Georgia and me in the middle lol
Dennis
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That mold is on my long list of GOTTA HAVE it molds.
I did however get out and fish one that came in a sample pack. My son and I caught 20 or so smallmouth bass on it until it was torn and un-fishable. We fished it on a little 1/32 oz jig with a #6 hook. Cast and retrieve it pretty quick, fish will chase and gobble it up. I'm confident I could catch over 100 smallies in a day on that bait, it will just take more then one bait to do it =). We caught mostly smaller fish but some were decent size to.
I would recommend this mold / bait to anyone fishing for Crappie, Smallmouth and probably trout as well.
Jeff
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Are you using this as a top water or a swim, given the use of any weight? I guess I am asking how are you fishing the 1.75 croaker? I got one in a sample bag from Jason and can't wait to try it.
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Are you using this as a top water or a swim, given the use of any weight? I guess I am asking how are you fishing the 1.75 croaker? I got one in a sample bag from Jason and can't wait to try it.
I fished it on a little 1/32 oz jig with a #6 hook. Depending on the brand of hook you use (they are not all exactly the same) you most likely want to stick with a #6, unless you nose hook the bait.
You could fish it top water if you want, I guess it depends where and what your fishing for. If you need more weight for a longer cast or to get down deep you could always fish it on a carolina rig.
Jeff
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I ordered a bag of 1.75" croakers and have been using them on crappie lead head jigs and they have been killing the small bass, big bluegills and crappies. They make a LOT of sounds in the water with those little legs beating up a storm.
Andrew -- how are you fishing it? Top water or in the watercolumn, and if so how fished? What size hook and/or weight?
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I've been fishing the croaker just like any other crappie bait....most of the hits come on the retrieve because the little bugger makes a TON of noise!
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I don't fish for crappie, sorry.
Still interested as to how you fish it?