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I have been asked by a few people what my most productive colors are on bandits. So I am going to put them in order of the most successful. Here are my top 5.
1) ib frozen
2) pink Squirrel
3) rc crush
4) d3000
5) angry Perch
I get mine from djs custumeyes lures. Here is his contact info if you have any questions. (Dj 1-567-203-8198) here are some pictures of themAttachment 3727Attachment 3728Attachment 3729Attachment 3730Attachment 3731
How are they out of the box, do they require allot of tuning or are they pretty much good to go? I don't like Reefs for that very reason, I'm lazy! I am curious as I may want to give these cranks a shot, I normally do not target those big fish, and have not for more years than I care to remember. But times change and so have I.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipper9
I love using the bandits. They require no tuning at all ever. Out of the box and into the water. They have a similar dive curve to a reef runner without the tuning issues. Wakina text me your address and I will send you a couple custom painted bandits to try. 614.327.7144. You will love them.
Hey skipper9 how much do the bandits cost I'm interested in getting some
Thanks for the recommendation and contact info Capt. Jim!!! I will be ordering a few.
I am a rookie and just starting to understand tuning but we ran P10s, HJ's and Bandits yesterday and caught four of six on the same Bandit.
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Originally Posted by lv2htgeese
I will post this link as skipper9 is probably catching large walleyes right now. This is for the custom colors he uses and Janns Netcraft(2nd link) has most of the factory colors and what they don't have can be found here at the 3rd link. You will want the 4.75" Walleye Deep 5/8 Ounce Bandits and not the 3.5 inch Bandits I just posted the part about the 3.5 inch Bandits as it is easy to make a mistake when ordering. Lots of other sources out there also for the factory colors.
http://www.djscustomeyeslures.com/
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/bandit-...rankbaits.aspx
http://stores.ebay.com/A1Bargains/Fi...=p4634.c0.m322
Thanks wakina
Thanks for the offer skipper9! But I have already bit the bullet and have ordered and recieved 3 custom colors and have 8 of the factory colors in shipment to me at this moment. I may order some more customs though.Quote:
Originally Posted by skipper9
Just my 2 cents worth.I think people get to wrapped up in the latest and greatest custom this and that.This time of year presentation ie. location speed depth and yes color is whats important.I don't think a walleye can tell the difference between a fire tiger crankbait and a custom painted fire tiger crankbait.Just saying.......
Well we got our moneys worth on your post! Thank You.Quote:
Originally Posted by scubasteve
I do have to agree with you that as fishermen we sometimes do give the walleyes way to much credit for intelligence when they are actually acting on basic natural instincts. Instincts that we as fishermen sometimes perceive as an ability to think and then outsmart us fishermen.
I think you are missing the point that it is not necessarily what the walleyes want us to use but what we as fishermen want to use. Just maybe the walleyes do look at the custom colors in a different light than we do then again maybe they don't. Besides it is not their(the Walleyes) money that is being used to buy custom colors to try to fool them nor is it their choice, it is ours as fishermen to make that decision on an individual basis. I think skipper9's use of custom colors and the results he enjoys speaks volumes about custom colors all by theirself.
Well said.I'm not trying to start anything I'm just saying that for some as experienced as skipper9 custom colors probably makes sense.For the rest of us just get on the water and fish.
Excellent advise! Having a fun and successful season with or without the custom colors is what it is all about. I am going to up my game a notch and try the custom colors that is if I ever get my boat ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by scubasteve
I hear you on getting the boat ready.Between new rod holders a new Hook 9 Lowrance rebuilding my boat trailer ect I have dropped $4700 and haven't got the boat wet.Hopefully this week.
Wow I hope things get better for you soon.
By no means do I want anyone to go buy anything. I have been offered sponsorships and have turned them down. I have to buy my cranks just like all of you do. If I use anything it is because I believe it is the best tool for the job. I spend a good part of the day helping other fisherman and this is one of the questions I get is what colors I use. I was just trying to answer a regular asked question. Sorry if it seemed like I wanted anyone to buy something.
Yesterday a guy in my marina just put his boat in and wanted to go fishing but did not have his rods ready so I told to take a couple of mine so I handed 4 rods with my favorite colors on the post I will show his text to me today. About the bandits.
Here is the text.
(HAPPY EASTER.... Thanks for your help yesterday and borrowing the rods .... We caught 6... 5 real nice ones .... We stopped about 2 miles East of D can (evened up)... Caught 2 right away, then nothing for almost an hour .... Turned around and caught the other 4 in the same spot as the first 2.... But was time to go.... Those DJ Customs are awesome.... Take care and good luck this year, I appreciate your friendship)
I feel like I hijacked your thread.Sorry.I love all you guys.
Yeah, hope things work out better for you scuba. and no, it did not sound like you were selling anything Capt. Jim, just offering advice and helping us find a way to buy something if we are interested. and many of us here appreciate that. I am from Northern Richland County and everyone I talk to reads this site, most will never make a single post here, just read.
I may not be very experienced but have been out 6 times this year so far and have spent $100 on gas (pretty good, I think) and the boat is 100%, and have caught a bunch of Hawgs so far. I would be out there today but ... Happy Easter.
Bought a bunch of Bandits at Rickards, nice guy, spent $250 with him on crankbaits that were recommended here. Then went back yesterday and doubled up on the Bandits and a few others that worked. I just want to add a little more bling to the assortment. and I think I will appreciate the custom detail. We shall see.
I think I may decorate a Christmas Tree with some this year. A lot more fun to collect than the erie dearies and stuff I fished with, back when I used to fish, 20 years ago.
Thanks again for all the advice!!!
Can someone tell me if Rickard sells the custom colored bandits?
Hiway bait dies carry them.
Thx Capt Jim
We had our first trip with inline boards and bandits, we bought color recommended by skipper9. 11 fish this week, 4 were fish ohio. 8 came on ibfrozen, two on a custom dj yellow similar to humble bee, the last came on a pink lemonade reef runner.
We only had 3 ibfrozen bandits, tried several other color bandits in the same depth range with no takers. So color makes a differance. But on the same note, we pulled a couple ibfrozen bshad in the same depth range no takers. So lure selection is equally important
Thanks to skipper9 and the entire eye hunter crew for sharing all the information. Not just color, location and pattern, but sharing information while out on their charters explaining the hows and whys to better understand what and why we should be doing. A couple trips with them and we learned more than a I'm sure would taken us more than year to learn and figure out the hard way.
I sent DJ's an email today when I had a break in the action, noting in the email that I did not expect any reply today. He emailed me back quickly, as it sounds like he was working. Turns out he may only be a few miles down the road from me.
I get to hand some of my hard earned cash to a neighbor, for something interesting and useful, it is a win-win.
Now this is the kind of info I appreciate, I probably sound like some over polite kid, but, Thanks Again!
and if my post about spending $250 on crankbait sounded arrogant or rich, sorry that the adrenaline from two days of big walleye fishing, after many years of not, and first ever trolling, has not worn off. I have been saving a few years to restart my hobby and it was all part of the initial investment. Rickards was friendly, helpful and seemed to want to earn my business, and has been each time I have returned. I appreciated that.