Hey guys, got a hold of a couple Live Target’s new Croaker Swimbait. Decided to put them to the test and do some river fishing with them. Check out the video to see if they actually work or not….
Tight Lines guys!
Enjoy!!!
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Gear….
7′ medium action Star Stellar Lite rod
Piscifun Carbon X 3000 reel
10 lb. Powerpro braid
40 lb. fluro
4.5″ Live Target Croaker
7 1/2′ Medium Heavy Berkley Rod
30 lb. Power Pro
60 lb. Mono Leader
5.5″ Live Target Croaker
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I know this is 4 yrs old but your losing fish cuz your holding your rod tip too high in the air, forcing the fish to the surface where it has better leverage to throw the bait. Notice how they throw everytime they break the surface? That paired with a heavy lure is a recipe for disaster
Got to agree with a few peeps in the comment section about having a much stouter rod. I use a 7-0 MH for these baits and have probably a 9-1 land/loss ratio. Even 14" spikes get landed on a 4.5" bait. You need that rod resistance to engage before the hook set. These baits are phenomenal for reds, specks and flounder in the OBX sounds. Cheers.
Thank you so much for saving me the money.
Put a treble hook on the bottom
You need to use a fast action casting rod rated for that lure weight. That spinning rod is too light to keep that hook pinned
Where did you fish the lure?
Add a hook to the bottom, it solves the fish spitting it out
works , yet it sucks at the same time
Is that your trolling motor remote on your rod?
One of the main reasons which i had to learn myself as well is you need a stouter rod i can tell in your vid that your rod has too soft of a tip with a heavier rod not much heavier just not such a soft tip nothing lighter than medium heavy. Med heavy works great for the hooking of this lure you just have to set the hook HARD and if you get the fish hooked arpund the lip and the barb gets through right at the hookup good chances of landing the fish
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Where鈥檚 that boat ramp
What is that black Gadget on your rod just above your hand
I love mine got a 30" Jack in the Indian then hit the beach got a 41" snook and some mid 20"inchers the next morning. They do tear easier then I hoped but they do work great!
You should add a treble hook to that bottom
Put a VMC Inline hook beneath it. Works every time.
Needs a stinger hook
They should advertyise this as the first self releasing lure! Hahaha!
Also put a treble hook on the hook an blurry one hook in the bait snook are short strikers
Man your to aggressive with reeling em in an loosing your drag to tight enough to set hook an work up your applying to much pressure on em
Also tried while fishing the Lady Chris never a hit I m sure many fish guys love it.
On Tuesday Aug 6th Dollman's beach just north of Jensen beach the bait pods covered the shore many many Tarpon I tried the live target 3 Tarpon hooked 1 sec , 1 sec sec 3 seconds the Tarpon just spit the Target screw this lure I proved it doesn't work to the trash it goes.
I wonder if it will work on bigger fish like Mahi going on charter boat will try on Mahi that circle the boat seems like the hook should be facing the other way since fish normally attack from head first , I guess the bait companies know best ?
Wow I almost bought one of these tonight. Glad I saw this video first!
Put a treble hook on it
It鈥檚 the top find the gives it hook up problem I just cut them off
There is a little eyelet under the bait I attached a treble hook to it and worked better
I was in agony every time those fish spit the bait back out lol…. great honest vid!!
Cool video, thanks for sharing!!
I rather fish with DOA CAL Airheads they have work perfect for me.
Keep up the good work, the place looks amazing!! 馃馃帲馃悷
I had similar experiences with live bait target swim baits the hook gap is not wide enough plus the fins get in the way of the hook set. I cut the fins off and you gotta really set the hook hard. I don't use them anymore because all the fish do is spit it.
A few Sebastian Inlet anglers cut off the dorsal fin on the Live Target scaled sardines. They claim that it provides a better hook set. I would never throw a 10 dollar swim bait when the 4" Berkley swimmin pogy pack is only $2.97 for 3. See Ya on the water.
Check out the Butch brown rigging video
Yep, great bait, if you put an O ring and a small treb hook underneath it will dramatically increase your landed fish. Same with the mullet
Good to see you on the boat.thats where its at.sorry,but I just can't get my head around buying expensive lures,that often don't work well and are made for mere pennies in communist china.im thinking that one cost $20+
You do need a heavier action rod. Since the hook is a heavy gauge it takes more to drive that point past the barb, try cutting the fin off and tightening the drag a bit
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It is a beautiful looking bait. Snook candy when we catch live croakers in the cast net.
Looks like a frustrating bait to you haha
They need to make a circle hook live target lure lol..
G Man ;1st great video and review of the live target Croaker that thing is dope looking..I think (JMHO)that your rod set up is the problem the snook you are hooking up have the advantage of leverage against your set up and are able to throw the bait,. try a stouter set up for this style lure I'm sure your land ratio will increase.I had this same problem when I was just 聽learning to bass fish the gear I used was for trout (rainbow & browns up north) and I could not keep the bass buttoned ,till I changed my thinking and went with heavier gear …Best of luck keep em coming .tight lines and full nets.
Great video! You should try putting on a small treble or inline hook.
Awesome video as usual馃憤. I use a med/heavy baitcast setup with the live targets and it has helped my land ratio versus spinning tackle. Not sure why exactly but it worked for me.
I was looking at those this past weekend at Juno bait when visiting family. I have had great luck with the sardine pattern as far as getting strikes but 4 out of 5 spit it. I think its a combination of the wide gap hook and how heavy the lure is.
It's a great lookin' Bait & there's knot many gamers that will turn their noses up….From past Xperience I've always had mixx'd results when the hook is Xposed from the Dorsal Finn!!
Jigs with tails are much cheaper with better hookups! Great footage though…
Live targets trigger a lot of bites but I have always had trouble with the hooks being way too weak
Man can鈥檛 believe how many times that live target 馃幆 didn鈥檛 keep them hooked. It works but they don鈥檛 stick . Wow.
Great video George! The problem with those Live Targets are they have a thick diameter hook and are fairly heavy…they tear big holes in the papery mouth of fish like snook and trout so they can easily come off with the slightest headshake. The "weedless" fin also hurts the hookup ratio. I've had more success with Spoolteks and DOAs in that regard…tight lines!