Long time ago Sacto John said I should put a ruler in the review photos to give a sense of proportion. John, this one is for you :) I spent most of today working out some new photo setups to bring better lure shots to the site. There's over 20 new baits on my bench that need to get on the site. Time for me to get back with the program.

Oh yea, the 6" weedless hudd! Real nice clean little bait. The weedless design has me intrigued and I am waiting to hear more in regards to how well it hooks and holds the bass. The idea is slick, and the really brilliant part is the fact that it uses a straight shank hook, not and EWG. It seems like the right way to do weedless.

Dan wrote a great review on the new product board which covers most of what I would otherwise say here, so if you haven't already.


http://www.calfishing.com/files/Images/lures/small_swimbaits/huddleston_deluxe_6inch_weedless/6_inch_huddleston_deluxe_weedless_side.jpg

I fished the bait today for the first time. I can say it will go through the thickest trees you have ever seen with out hanging up. Now if I only got a bite on it...

Thanks for the ruler dude, now you just need to update all your old picts :+

Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have-yous

I'm fishing Lake Okeechobee for another 3+ weeks. I just finished doing the BP Eastern Series FLW out there (finished 69th...not quite good enough). Anyway, I couldn't dedicate the time in practice for this first event to the bigbaits, because the bite was tough, and I just needed to get on some fish, period.

I went out yesterday, and put the 6" Weedless Hudd to work. Okeechobee is ridiculous with vegetation. You have 2 options on Okeechobee..fish a bait over top of the slop (ie. horny toad, speed worm, flappin shad) or flip. A lot of the areas that hold fish are just too overgrown to fish any swimming baits. Of course, I'm looking to find some more open water to fish, that has the clear water to apply to the swimbaits.

I didn't hook any fish. I had 2 good bites though. Honestly, I need to change rods and reels. I was fishing the 6" Hudd on a 964 Loomis, Curado SuperFree, 50# P-Line Braid...I got the bites, but didn't stick the fish. The bites weren't exactly trainwreck bites, but gave me something to work from.

The bait is extremely weedless. It can be dropped into holes, and comes thru almost everything pretty well. I like the line tie up on the nose/tip of the bait, it helps a lot.

So, more to come as I explore this bite.

Bit Hudd:



http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/7220-weedlessHudd_1.jpg

Bait trails near the heavy slop, little more open water, and held some fish:


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/7221-weedlessHudd_2.jpg

And here is a look at the heavy slop up close. I can't get the bait thru all of this, but it worth exploring more:




http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/7222-weedlessHudd_3.jpg

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