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Title: poorboy bait
Post by: matt on October 15, 2006, 05:11:37 PM
i seen some poorboy plastic bait in cabela's today...any good?
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: McCarter on October 25, 2006, 12:58:15 PM
Yeah, they have some nice stuff.

Gobies- tho there have been similar style baits out for years ( sculpins, mudpups ) Poor Boys put them on the map and started a craze.  Several other companies are making them now, and they are all selling.

Darters-  the small zipper style baits put Poor Boys on the map a few years back.  They were used as an alternative to tubes when the bite was slow.  Attatch them to a darter heads and work them with with short snaps off the bottom for reaction strikes.  They also work well on a drop shot.

Stickbaits-  Not crazy about these.  They are flat on the bottom and surprisingly stiff for a hand poured bait ( at least the ones i bought ).  Not very much action either.  When wacky rigged, they just kinda fall with at an angler and dont really have a good wobble.

They make a lot of other stuff as well.  Craw baits, jig trailers, tubes, etc.  Check out there website for the full product line.  If you buy them, you will like them, no doubt.  Plus, you will keep the Indiana economy going, i think he has an entire village pouring baits for him. ;D

PB himself :-\'
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: matt on October 25, 2006, 01:20:33 PM
I'll definely check them out then...I've been so used to berkley,GY and yum.

thanks PB
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: dashaver63 on April 12, 2007, 06:27:08 PM
I really like those Erie Darters. Watermelon/Gold works well for me, but I use them on a football head. I used the football heads because of the rock in Erie. I also had good luck with them on the Chompers stand up heads. I guess there is really no wrong way to use them, and they do catch fish.
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: REEL_MAN on April 13, 2007, 07:41:51 AM
Don't foget their Goby, it's the one that started the goby soft plastic and now everybody has a knock off. Shawn Straley the owner of Poorboy's has some neat new suff comming out and also if you need any lure making supplies go to their web site www.lurecraft.com

REEL_MAN
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: dashaver63 on April 22, 2007, 09:22:54 PM
Just to let you guy's know, Plastics Emporium, where I always got my baits from is now closed for business. Landbigfish.com has a complete line of Poor Boy's.
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: LGMOUTH on April 22, 2007, 10:10:58 PM
Poor boys is coming out with some great new products for this year and you should check them out.

I use the Mango magic erie darter on a ball head biteme jig head for largemouth. Works awesome.
Title: Re: poorboy bait
Post by: BryanP on April 23, 2007, 10:48:40 PM
Quote from: LGMOUTH on April 22, 2007, 10:10:58 PM
Poor boys is coming out with some great new products for this year and you should check them out.

I use the Mango magic erie darter on a ball head biteme jig head for largemouth. Works awesome.

Yeah, well Plenzler Melon is better ;D

Mike's Rx Baits also carries a full line of Poor Boy's Baits, plus they're a GLBass.com sponsor :)