Xtreme Brown Craw

[skeeterman190]

 Was looking through my tackle inventory today. Seen some brown craw tubes from extreme. Looked alittle closer and thought about some situations where id love to have that color. something i picked up and never really thought too much about. has certain qualities that id like in a certain situation. My point; i was lookin on Xtremes website and did not see them. do they still make them? if not who wants to sell some?-skeeterman-

[TCook]

There on his ebay site, its one of my goto colors and a must have if use xtreme tubes.  http://cgi.ebay.com/Prem-Laminate-4-Brown-Craw-10-ct_W0QQitemZ120078749299QQihZ002QQcategoryZ31691QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

[skeeterman190]

 Thats not it TCook we talked on the phone bout it but i have.. A tube with the top exactly like a great lakes craw with a pretty much sand colored belly.  its called Brown craw?? maybe they changed it or the color charts off???-skeeterman

[TCook]

Thats exactly what the brown craw looks like and thats it on his ebay page, the pic just looks different.

[Waterfoul]

Why don't you just ask Wayne??

[Cy]

Phil,

You can call and talk to Wayne.  His number is below in my signature, or I will be happy to contact him for you.  What would you like to know.

Cy

[WayneC]

I'd have to say that picture isn't the best representation for Brown Craw.  It's hard to capture the subtle nature of this bait in a photo.  It has a green pumpkin back just like Great Lakes Craw just with small orange flake added in.  The belly has clear plastic but the true copper flake bleeds into the plastic to move it toward a brownish shading.

I have some left but when I get low on a color like this that I probably won't remake this year, I don't push it hard so that the folks who have used it and call for it have a better chance of getting it.  As of right now I have plenty.

This color has distiguished itself on some inland waters and is a regular producer on the Great Lakes.  It really turns on after August.

[Waterfoul]

forCY, id like too talk to wayne about a sponsor deal...... crooked creek tackle.gave me a good deal but id love 2 roll waynes tubes

Shoot... need to bet my paperwork back to Virgil.

[Rocknfish]

Fellas, I recently made a treacherous trip up to the Novi show(from Cleveland)and purchased some of Wayne's tubes and hula grubs...bought 25 of each color including the new perch.They look like bass catching machines and CANNOT wait till spring gets here to try em out.The thing that I noticed second was that they dont have salt added or have any scent.I really like the Mega Strike scent and normally use that.What would you guys reccomend?Store them in salt?Or just add the scent when using?

Aaron

[skeeterman190]

 MY darn buddies and there stupid ideas. i didnt write that last post i put on here just so everyone know thats. i wouldnt disrespect anyone in that way. thanks you drunkards... know i feel like an idiot. -skeeterman-

[TCook]

That must of been Jason LOL, you should prolly just delete it then and forget about it.

[McCarter]

i agree

[WayneC]

That's a yes to salt in everything I sell.  If you're thinking about the skirted grubs they do have salt in them, just not so much as to have the bait fall apart like some others.  The factory uses a fine salt and the only way to tell it's in the bait is to...well...let's just say the flavor is there.

As far as scent goes, I've seen scent turn fish off and scent turn fish on.  I leave that up to the individual angler.  Thanks for the kind words and fighting through the poor conditions to make it to the show.

Next one is at the Outdoorama in Novi and I'll have more Great Lakes Perch at that time.

[TCook]

Fellas, I recently made a treacherous trip up to the Novi show(from Cleveland)and purchased some of Wayne's tubes and hula grubs...bought 25 of each color including the new perch.They look like bass catching machines and CANNOT wait till spring gets here to try em out.The thing that I noticed second was that they dont have salt added or have any scent.I really like the Mega Strike scent and normally use that.What would you guys reccomend?Store them in salt?Or just add the scent when using?

I soak all my tubes in Gulp, dont know if it gives me an advantage but it can't hurt.

[McCarter]

im all about mega strike.  in my opinion it is the best scent on the market for multiple reasons.  I say stick with it, it has never steered me wrong.

McCarter himself

[Cy]

I don't use or really believe in sent.  If you think about the amount of scent you can put on a bait in contrast to the amount of water in a lake.  You are talking about 1 part scent per millions of parts H2O.  Any water based scent for the most part is washed clean by the time the bait hits the bottom of the lake anyway and in a river, is washed down stream so fast nothing could smell it.  An oil based scent that sticks to the bait doesn't ever dissolve in the water.  That fish would have to have that bait up it's nose completely to even notice it.

You guys should check out the book Knowing Bass by Keith Jones.  Very interesting ideas.  Jones is a Berkley scientist now, maybe working for Berkley has changed his ideas these days.

I would like to see common bass, not in a tank environment, react to scent better than no scent.  Then I might change my mind.

Cy

[TCook]

Eric

   LOL you think thats bad sometimes as a joke when my boaters turn there back Ill shoot a couple sprays on there shirt. They never know what hit em and keep complaining all day how strong that gulp stuff is and why the smell wont go away. 

[Cy]

Eric

   LOL you think thats bad sometimes as a joke when my boaters turn there back Ill shoot a couple sprays on there shirt. They never know what hit em and keep complaining all day how strong that gulp stuff is and why the smell wont go away. 

You're a BAD MAN, T!!!

[TCook]

Im kidding I don't even own a gulp spray bottle

[djkimmel]

I do... because Steve Clapper and Mike Trombly told me to