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June 30, 2009
Cermele: Money "Walks"
Every year around this time, the tackle manufacturers start sending out press releases and sneak-peek samples of all the new goodies they'll unveil at the ICAST show in July. I thought I'd share one with you, as this lure really caught my attention. Pictured below is the YUM Money Hound, and I promise it'll be a while before you see them on tackle shop shelves, so remember, you saw it here first.
This lure is a topwater soft-plastic that when rigged with a traditional wide-gap worm hook gives you a Spook-style walk-the-dog bait that is completely weedless (they come 4 per pack, by the way). YUM says they float so high, you can work them right over any slop or matted grass with no problems. A-plus for innovation on this one I say, because I love fishing Spooks, but I hate picking weeds off the trebles.
But now I'll play devil's advocate. Theoretically, if a bass inhales this bait and walks away, you've got him. But what about swipes, nudges, and those half-hearted attempts that a treble might compensate for? I'm an over-excited topwater fisherman, and no matter how much I try to relax, I botch my share of hits because I almost involuntarily swing for the fences right away. I think this lure might take some discipline to fish right.
So what do you think? Do you see great potential in the Money Hound, or like me, do you worry you might strike out more than connect with this one?
JC
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Comments (14)
yeah it does seems like it would be harder to get a fish with it but it cant be too bad or they wouldnt put it on the market
Is it considered cheating if I add a stinger hook? I have the lower percentage of hookups with a grass frog than any other bait that actually has a hook that I can think of, so I think JC has a valid piont. I'm a bit twitchy with top water. I've found that with floaters I actually do better leaving them settle and sit for a bit so I don't do the vine snare routine as soon as I see a ripple.
Anything that gives me a chance at the topwater explosion I love, I'll try.......
Why didn't I think of that? If it'll at least get me a shot at a bass with something he hasn't seen before, sounds good. As jcarlin noted, and where I also get frustrated, the weedless frogs get lots of hits but low percentage hookups. I blame the bass for that (ha!). This could be great in open pockets and around brush and limbs that have claimed too many of my Spooks and Sammys. Gotta be much cheaper, too.
Looks cool. I am not sure what to think though. If you only have the one hook, it will probably be pretty difficult to actually catch a fish unless they just inhale the thing. When they come out, i'll try them and see
I was skating rubber worms over the moss a couple weeks ago and had no trouble hooking bass. Of course the money hound is a lot thicker than my rubber worms. I think it'll work with an oversized hook.
It will take a hook with a gigantic gap. I'm thinking a Gamakatsu 6/0 EWG might be in order. I've fished all kinds of weightless plastics as topwaters and have never had an inordinate amount of misses, so with the proper hook this should be no different.
This is actually the most exciting lure I've seen in a few years. The ability to truly walk the dog in heavy cover will be absolutely deadly. I can't wait.
Oversize hook, and possibably double hooking might solve "problems" with this one. Have to wait and see.
I'm curious to see if it rides right side up in the water.
Think this is brilliant. I too have caught my share of bass that I never would have had the chance at by twitching a weedless-hooked plastic worm on the surface of grass mats - never had any issue with hook-ups?
Though true that you may have to have the discipline to wait just that extra second to set it after the explosion.
count me in on this bait I will be there when it comes out. My least favorite thing about fishing is weeds and one of my favorite things is using topwater this is the total package.
I think it has some potential but I am like you, I prematurely try to set the hook and end up loosing the bite... ending up standing there wanting to kick myself in the head for my lack of patience.
I fished a bait similar to this over the weekend. I had trouble hooking up. Bass were exploding through the moss and weeds but I hooked only 1 out of 5. I went to a normal rubber worm and fished it the same and hooked every fish.
Actually,I think that baby is a hit ... no 6/0 hooks for me,just a strike of the match, looks like a new approach by JC, to gettin' Camo'd Cubans into the U.S.A.
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yeah it does seems like it would be harder to get a fish with it but it cant be too bad or they wouldnt put it on the market
Is it considered cheating if I add a stinger hook? I have the lower percentage of hookups with a grass frog than any other bait that actually has a hook that I can think of, so I think JC has a valid piont. I'm a bit twitchy with top water. I've found that with floaters I actually do better leaving them settle and sit for a bit so I don't do the vine snare routine as soon as I see a ripple.
Anything that gives me a chance at the topwater explosion I love, I'll try.......
Why didn't I think of that? If it'll at least get me a shot at a bass with something he hasn't seen before, sounds good. As jcarlin noted, and where I also get frustrated, the weedless frogs get lots of hits but low percentage hookups. I blame the bass for that (ha!). This could be great in open pockets and around brush and limbs that have claimed too many of my Spooks and Sammys. Gotta be much cheaper, too.
Looks cool. I am not sure what to think though. If you only have the one hook, it will probably be pretty difficult to actually catch a fish unless they just inhale the thing. When they come out, i'll try them and see
I was skating rubber worms over the moss a couple weeks ago and had no trouble hooking bass. Of course the money hound is a lot thicker than my rubber worms. I think it'll work with an oversized hook.
It will take a hook with a gigantic gap. I'm thinking a Gamakatsu 6/0 EWG might be in order. I've fished all kinds of weightless plastics as topwaters and have never had an inordinate amount of misses, so with the proper hook this should be no different.
This is actually the most exciting lure I've seen in a few years. The ability to truly walk the dog in heavy cover will be absolutely deadly. I can't wait.
Oversize hook, and possibably double hooking might solve "problems" with this one. Have to wait and see.
I'm curious to see if it rides right side up in the water.
Think this is brilliant. I too have caught my share of bass that I never would have had the chance at by twitching a weedless-hooked plastic worm on the surface of grass mats - never had any issue with hook-ups?
Though true that you may have to have the discipline to wait just that extra second to set it after the explosion.
count me in on this bait I will be there when it comes out. My least favorite thing about fishing is weeds and one of my favorite things is using topwater this is the total package.
I think it has some potential but I am like you, I prematurely try to set the hook and end up loosing the bite... ending up standing there wanting to kick myself in the head for my lack of patience.
I fished a bait similar to this over the weekend. I had trouble hooking up. Bass were exploding through the moss and weeds but I hooked only 1 out of 5. I went to a normal rubber worm and fished it the same and hooked every fish.
Actually,I think that baby is a hit ... no 6/0 hooks for me,just a strike of the match, looks like a new approach by JC, to gettin' Camo'd Cubans into the U.S.A.
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