i need to keep up with the times!! i was thinking you were talking the "spring bulldawg" and not the "micro dawg."

@mt, the jointed ones do make a pretty loud clacklin noise without the rattles. you can hear it when you get the lure about 1/2 way in even when its down 4+ feet.

as for transporting some of the bigger lures with the big ole hooks on em... i plan to bring more big stuff for this next trip, shallow raiders, etc, going for a monster pike, and when ive brought them in the past i just take all the hooks off the biggins and stash the hooks in my tackle tray. the lure bodys then stuff conveniently in crevices in your pack (or your buddys packs (bonus perk of being the "official car packer")). that way you dont waste space trying to tray a giant lure with clunky hooks

Yup jimmar sometimes elephants eat peanuts. Don't get me wrong, there is certainly a time to go small and I have caught a pile of fish playing small ball. The north country in particular is different IMO. The fish, especially the bigger ones, seem to be a bit more conditioned to eating larger portions. Do they seem to be more savage or is it my imagination?

Jax.......I transport most of my big stuff by wrapping them in those mini nylon cases that use Velcro to seal. They are used to wrap a lure while it is on a rod. The larger sizes wrap most large lures, easily available at bass pro (lure wraps). Taking the hooks off sounds like a pain in the keister.

Small ball? I see your not a baseball man jax. Common saying when trying to be affective without hitting the long ball.

Little stuff is my favorite way to bang big fat momma bucketmouths in heavily pressured waters.

Almost time for lake st Clair. Whoopee! A bucket of creek chubs out fishes everything else put together

mastertangler wrote on Jun 27^th, 2013 at 10:21pm:


HA!
we arent that much different after all! i have one of those bad boys, in hot perch. doesnt see much use though because it sinks SUPER fast and most of my muskie fishing is done from shore its so hard to figure 8 from a canoe/kayak, plus i sit too low i feel. i cant deny the 3 tails having a really neat action though. i love how it looks in the water, just too scared to use it for fear of losing it.

also great to see you visit rollie and helens, that place is just a few miles from my old stomping grounds!

Picked up a Bulldawg lure the other day at Cabelas. Dang things weigh a ton  , but I still like it. Will probably toss it tomorrow on Lake St Clair where the North channel of the St Clair river empties into the lake. I seen some other guys tossing huge plastics along a weed edge I walleye fish. They hit it pretty hard so I guess they have popped a few big boys there before.

I was always suspicious of fishing big plastics. Think of the physics involved. Big fish bites down hard on plastic lure. You jerk........what has to happen is the lure has to move in order for the hooks to gain purchase. But if Mr. Big has his teeth in soft plastic I am having trouble seeing how the lure moves. Maybe when he lets go the hooks end up setting so keep the pressure on. The good thing about hard plastic or wood is the lure can slide, big nasty teeth or not.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool lure with the big tail and all. Shoot, if I was a fish I would probably eat the thing.