bigbass1 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 After digging up an old airbrush in my basement, I realizing i can design my own baits. im going to make my first order from predator and am looking for any1s experiences with them. any tips are suggestions would be great. looking to buy megabass replicas, warts, luckys. since its a 25$ shipping charge to Canada i my aswell make it worth my while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I've ordered from him nothing but excellent service and quality product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venutian_Lures Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ditto. I've ordered a ton of stuff from him. Squarebills, Lipless, Poppers, Walkers, Warts etc. All are good.I give the baits a quick sanding with a blending block I have then wipe down with alcohol to clean them before painting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invertedn04 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 All the warts and square bills I've ordered were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Predator is one of the few sources that has a mold factory make copies from actual popular baits like the original Wiggle Wart. He pays attention to the ballasting and internals as well as the exterior look, which is critical to performance and something that's sadly lacking in many plastic KO's. Due to the differences in plastic composition, shell thickness, etc, you still may not get a perfect copy of a popular original bait but he obviously wants to offer crankbaits that work right, not just look right. And that makes a big difference to end users. I've ordered a few of his recently offered baits and was happy with them. There was a series of posts about his Wiggle Warts that you might check out via the search function. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugene Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 JIM IS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER..........AND HE HAS GOOD STUFF......................NUGENE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbass1 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Great. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbass1 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Great. Thanks guys. how are the trokar hooks. Do they come in original packaging are they the real deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crab05 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I just started and I ordered a couple hundred from him and they are really good baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venutian_Lures Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Can't say anything about Trokar. I use VMC short shank 3x trebles from HooksUsa.com and have never had any issues with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Unless you're making heavy swimbaits that give a big fish enough leverage to bend out a hook, or unless you're fishing really gnarly grass/weeds/cover, so you have to horse your fish out quickly, your line will typically break before your hooks open. I usually only have them open when I'm using pliers to pull them out of a fish's hard mouth parts in the net. Edited April 2, 2015 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
