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| 20 Jun 2010 08:20 PM |
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have you tryed the banjo minnows yet u should the work great, some people have there douts i dont my first cast in my freinds pond i caught a good size one i really think u should try them there excellent |
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jobu88
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| 21 Jun 2010 01:55 PM |
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I have tried them, not enough to say whether I like them or not. For only $20 for a package, I figure what the heck. |
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slipperybob
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| 21 Jun 2010 04:27 PM |
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Used the orginal banjo minnows kit for several years and couldn't catch any fish compared to the normal typical stuff. I'm sure if I kept trying that eventually I will catch a fish, but have given up on them. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 25 Jun 2010 08:33 PM |
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Not worth the effort. |
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foxman
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| 26 Jun 2010 05:47 AM |
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try them and only liked the banjo frog it really worked good but didnt catch any thing with the minnows |
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UncleTomJigs
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| 26 Jun 2010 03:21 PM |
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Like many others, I tried them a couple of times but not enough to say Yea or Nea--looked like a good concept but I have tendency to fall back on old faithfuls. I tried the TV snake and a nice fish inhaled it on about the tenth cast. Needless to say I have more faith in it. Have discovered first impressions don't really say much. I think I will give them another chance. Good luck and good fishing. Uncle Tom  |
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| 28 Jun 2010 11:09 AM |
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not had any luck using them in several different types of waters and in different situations. will try again but no longer have alot o confidence that they will work as well as other methods i use.  |
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cmafia
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| 01 Jul 2010 03:55 AM |
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ive tried the banjo ones you use on jigs like the 5 inch perch and i catch alot of those on shakey head jigs |
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bassmasterbk
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| 13 Aug 2010 03:26 PM |
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The first time i used them i caught three good sized fish. It a lure the will always be in my taclebox. |
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fisherfanatic
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| 13 Aug 2010 04:29 PM |
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I seriously don't think they're worth it. I wouldn't waste my precious time on advertisements! 
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BigEdV
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| 13 Aug 2010 06:58 PM |
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I really try to like them but they have some fundamental flaws. First I will say the one bass I caught on them was the only fish caught that day and there were a ton of people fishing from the shore with me.
Here is the issue I have with them.
1) and biggest issue is the stupid eye hook system. A few good casts and the minnow eyes rip and there goes the minnow.
2) minor but still - the weedless system AKA braces rubberband is pretty useless.
I still have several so am still fishing them. Will see how it goes but I have had them for a year and not real impressed.
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 16 Aug 2010 04:56 PM |
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I really can't emphasize this enough... Please stop wasting money on this junk. There are some really good baits out there now that really work and if you can't afford them all just stop by my site and I'll send you some for participating at no charge, but please stop saying this stuff works and such.. They are a gimmick and they are not worth the money or effort. |
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davesett2000
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| 16 Aug 2010 05:36 PM |
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Well Steve....here I go again. Folk's experience's trump what any ONE person has to say about a given lure. You haven't stated what YOUR experiences have been with them (IF any)...it just seems that you have been marketing OTHER stuff through you various businesses over the years...which you are continuing to do. You HAVE that right....but don't put down others that have success with a lure. My experience is very limited with the lure system...but the one time I DID use it...I was the ONLY person on 5 different boats that caught a fish. I don't care for the rubber band thing my self...and for that matter...the company wants too much for replacement items.  The system that the founder of the company is sound IMHO ...but later this fall / early winter I will show you folks a generic / better presentation with this type of lure / "items involved". |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 17 Aug 2010 04:11 PM |
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I could care less Dave Buy all the crap you want. LOL I have tried this stuff over 45 years and it is junk. Everybody that fishes for a living knows it. So buy all the crap you want and I will keep sending out all the free baits to people who know how to use them. lol Have a nice day. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 17 Aug 2010 04:24 PM |
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Here's the facts Short and sweet:
You can sit here and complain about the club till your hands fall off, get all types of misinformation on a variety of topics, drive 50 miles or more to a store that does not carry most items, or order junk off of infomercials and from sites that strictly promote different items because they want to sell it, pay high shipping costs, and get nothing in return! OR..... You can come by my site, get product reviews and recomendations for products that we actually have researched and use, not just promote, because the people I represent carry over 400 MAJOR BRANDS and over 50,000 different products from them and it does not matter what ones you buy, so I can give a crap if you decide to buy junk.. but when you ask, we tell you what really works and make suggestions based on field testing and experience from 45 years of guiding and tournaments from people who do it for a living. Then we send you FREE BAITS for buying from us, give you free baits and apparel for just being a member and contributing, and also give you free shipping on most orders in addition to tips, tactics, and locations that you will not get anywhere else. Flat out! So.. Buy whatever crap you want and waste all your money it means nothing to me if that's what you like. Hey I guess even masochists have a place. but if you want the straight out truth and the best deals and free tackle that actually works, you know where to get it now.. There you go.. Do whatever you want but these are flat out facts. |
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basbandit
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| 18 Aug 2010 01:21 AM |
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I fish tournaments for a living (getting awful hungry this year) and I don't use things from As Seen On Tv adds. I buy tackle that has been proven to work on the waters I fish. I can tell you this though a lot of the stuff you guys use on the East Coast does not work out here on the West Coast(Washington). The bass fishing here is more fenessing than anything. I have tried east coast tactics out here with very little success. I grew up in western PA fishing muddy waters and then I started fishing here in Gin clear water and had to learn how to fish all over again. I did try one of those Banjo things a friend gave me and never caugth anything on it, so it's brand name tackle for me Zoom, Strke King, Yamamoto, Bandit Crankbaits, Termanator and Cordell Super Spots and a few others.
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Pegsguy
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| 18 Aug 2010 07:44 AM |
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Last time I checked, Babe Winkleman commands a lot more respect and recognition than Delaware Trophy Bass. Babe sure seems to like the Banjo Minnows! At first he refused to endorse them, he fished with them a full year before giving an oppinion. No lure is going to catch fish for every fisherman on every body of water. If that were true, all the tackle box manufacturers would be out of buisiness! Tom |
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| 18 Aug 2010 09:49 AM |
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Your right Tom Babe Winkleman does command a lot of respect. He is a great fisherman and I hope some day to meet him and I'd love to fish with him, and your also right about his indorsement of the Banjo Minnow. But consider this, most of the lakes he fishes them in are remote lake in Canada were most of the fish had never seen a lure before and will hit just about anything. I have experanced this in Northern British Columbia on remote lakes there. things I tried here in the states and not caught anything on worked there. For example I was catching Lake Trout on Silver Hords, a salmon plug we use in Puget Sound for King salmon and they won't even look at them here.
I'm not saying the Banjo is a bad thing I've just never caught anything on them. But you have to admit that most of the adds you see no TV for fishing lures are gimmics to catch fishermen not fish.
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fisherfanatic
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| 18 Aug 2010 10:11 AM |
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I had the chance to meet Babe Winkleman at a fishing expo. I've got an autographed photo of him. He's looks alot taller in person than on television!
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| 20 Aug 2010 10:20 AM |
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BABE WINKLEMAN!! ROTFL That is the absolute funniest thing that anyone has ever said! LOL That is classic. If you like it better, I can show you all those products catching giant bass and numbers of bass on 3 different private lakes I have and I can lie to you as well. Will that help you with the respect! LOL CYA LOL |
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Posted By Northeastbass on 20 Aug 2010 11:20 AM
BABE WINKLEMAN!! ROTFL That is the absolute funniest thing that anyone has ever said! LOL That is classic. If you like it better, I can show you all those products catching giant bass and numbers of bass on 3 different private lakes I have and I can lie to you as well. Will that help you with the respect! LOL CYA LOL Steve....just about EVERYONE on here can see that you are basically SCREAMING for buyers.  To the REST of you...I can GUARANTEE you that MUCH of what Steve sells on his site MAY not work in YOUR waters. JMHO Fot that matter Steve...MOST lures are tested in private waters in the beginning...then handed out to a FEW selected individuals for testing in various areas. So for you to run down Babe and other folks is just an ugly marketing ploy to me...no worse than what the OTHER folks / companies do    |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 20 Aug 2010 04:41 PM |
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LOL You are a complete fool. Do you really think I have been living in a closet for 45 years!! I have been fishing the entire country, guiding and fishing in tournaments for my whole life. lol I lived in California and fished there as well, Florida too. I have fished with Jay Yelas and others and I did seminars at Bass Pro Shops when you were picking out backlashes! Dave you don't know crap Bud. lol Do you really think I need you to buy stuff? I retired years ago and these people are friends! I sold my "REAL" Tackle business with physical stores and online stores in 2006. These people I am representing are Tackle Warehouse, Bass Tackle Depot and BASS PRO SHOPS. I know them. they don't need you to come there and buy anything. I promote only what we use and other pro anglers and guides and what works and tell people through first hand knowledge what is working and where so they can catch more. I do it because I love Bass fishing. You are an idiot! Go lube a reel Bud. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 20 Aug 2010 04:48 PM |
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Click Here Here click this Dave. You can figure it out for yourself i think. |
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davesett2000
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| 20 Aug 2010 10:04 PM |
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I'm neither a fool NOR an idiot Steve...I KNEW I'd "get your gord" by saying what I did up above. Bottom line....folks on here are getting TIRED of you putting others down...Babe is just one example. And equipment-wise too. If other folks are happy with what they get / have....and have success with it....who the heck are you to judge them? It's their lives...NOT yours. AND it's THEIR pocketbook...NOT yours  Folks are ALSO tired of you promoting YOUR "select group" of sellers in basically EVERY topic you post in. Put your "sales pitches" on here where they belong...and leave it at that. As far as BPS and other companies go....they ALL jacked up their prices about 2 years ago...and with the economy the way it has gotten (personally I've been out of work for 27 months)....they just caused their own sales problems. You're back to doing a revised version of what you were a few years ago when you and I got into it.  For the rest of you watching this topic / discussion... I RESPECT Steve's knowledge AND experience But I do NOT like the "commercialization" of basically EVERY topic he posts in |
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Pegsguy
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| 20 Aug 2010 10:17 PM |
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If anyone has a problem with my post I would like them to go back and check the last line of my post- no lure works everywhere all the time. Steve claims to represent BPS. Is this the same Bass Pro Shops that sells the Banjo Minnow in their stores, catalog and online? Tom |
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slipperybob
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| 21 Aug 2010 08:59 AM |
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What may be a great lure, endorsed for pike fishing, may be a very poor lure for bass fishing.
Three years wasted on using the Banjo Minnow and not a single fish to back up the fish catching craze claimed by others. It is a lure I will never recommend to a friend nor will it be something I will ever buy again. If I should get a freebie, it will probably be donated to boy scouts. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 21 Aug 2010 03:17 PM |
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That's exactly what I said . Those manufacturers sell everything. I TELL YOU WHAT WORKS and WHAT IS JUNK. It is your choice to buy the junk if you want, but don't expect me to lie and say it works.I can show you giant bass being caught at Private lakes on junk just like Babe Winkleman or Bill Dance and a host of other money grubbing , I will promote anything for a buck idiots! I don't care what you buy from these guys I get paid anyway you ass. Do you get it now? You have always been a long winded blowhard who gets their information from reading and pasting not experience on the water in tournaments so in my book you are an armchair angler! and... I hate your crap you post. See? I tell the truth even if it offends your little Babe or Bill or whoever else. At least when I say something it is from the heart and not copied and pasted from somebody else that actually knows how to fish you ass! That is what I am saying Dave. and by the way I think you are an idiot and always will. |
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| 21 Aug 2010 06:14 PM |
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Steve....THIS is from BOTH my HEART and MY gut.
I really could care LESS what you think of me....OR the information I have put up on here for other anglers. I CAN say this...that over the years I have probably been thanked 10 times more than you have for the info I've put on here. AND I'm VERY grateful for that...because I'm just an average "joe" who loves fishing and making friends. And I TRY to share info with other folks so that they can learn. And over the years...they have done the same with me. I could really care less about tournaments...as MANY of them BELIEVE that their "quest to make money fishing" takes precedence over the "average angler"...and they end up being rude out on the water. AND then there's the craze that SOME folks have for "monster fish"...as they MANY times lose sight of just being out on the water and having some quality time in nature. That MAY be their "choice"...but don't look down your nose at someone who is happy just to get out and fish. YOU cater to tournament folks and folks after GIANT bass. That's your right....but ONCE again...I could care less. You're pizz'n and moanin' about "paid for bucks" endorsers....but YOU are doing EXACTLY the same thing on here....only in a different way. LAST...but not least...take your "name calling" etc..and SHOVE it. I won't STOOP to YOUR level  |
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rjstreets
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| 22 Aug 2010 10:54 AM |
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Boy some classic ol' your wrong I'm right, no YOUR wrong I'M right stuff. The Banjo Minnow will catch fish just like a bright pink french fry will. The problem is beginning or novice anglers will be swayed by big names and private/remote lakes, looking for the majic catch all bait. Which in my humble opinion is still gill nets and dynamite ! Since those two are illegal everywhere we as anglers have to wade thru all the advertising and over the top claims. Yes I have witnessed the Banjo Minnow catch fish on the Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent, Ohio. Four people fishing, one with the minnow, one with a Lucky Craft pointer another with dead suckers and myself with a white spinnerbait. We all caught fish ! Like pegsguy said, no lure works all the time, and sometimes every lure works. Remember you don't fish for crappie with muskie baits and the fish let you know what works and what doesn't. Unfortunatly fishing lures catch more people than fish and advertisers are always talking about fishing for sales. So get off the internet and get out fishing. Would I buy the Banjo Minnow, no. Because I have too much crap in my boat and tackle box already, also I have several lures that I can manipulate like a Banjo Minnow. Try any segmented swimbait that sinks and you can fish it like a Banjo Minnow. And no I've never caught a fish on a pink french fry no matter how many times I've tried and told by experts it's THE hot bait. Isn't Bill Dance a close friend of Jonny Morris ? |
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| 22 Aug 2010 04:51 PM |
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Conversation over. I know most of these guys and have info about them that won't interest you so have a nice day. And just for your information Dave and MSA, you are posting on and paying money to a site and owners who are the biggest advertising *****s in the industry, so..lol
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davesett2000
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Posted By Northeastbass on 22 Aug 2010 05:51 PM
Conversation over. I know most of these guys and have info about them that won't interest you so have a nice day. And just for your information Dave and MSA, you are posting on and paying money to a site and owners who are the biggest advertising *****s in the industry, so..lol
I could care LESS about the "dirty laundry"...what you "supposedly" know about other fisher-folks Steve. ONCE again...ALL you are doing is putting down others to drive sales to your OWN website. And for that matter...I haven't paid a nickel to the Club since I became a Life Member back in 2001. ONE last time here Steve. I respect the knowledge AND experience you have Steve...but I'm NOT going to let you turn EVERY topic on here into a "commercial" for YOUR website. |
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| 23 Aug 2010 01:17 AM |
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Dave I order a lot of tackle from Tackle wearhouse, Bass Tackle Depot, BPS, and Hi's Tackle and guess what, not once have i ever seen Steve's name on any of them. Anyone can set up a web site and add links to other tackle shops, it soesn't mean he is endorsed by them. Ok the guys has 45 years of fishing under his belt, does that make him mister great fisherman? I think not. When he starts cutting down great anglers lide Bill Dance that going a bit too far. If infact he is so good then why doesn't he have a TV show like Bill And Babe. And your right every time he post something he is advertising his business and this is not the place for that.
I see enough advestising on TV I don't need to see it here.
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| 23 Aug 2010 06:15 PM |
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Harry...you won't see his name on those sites. The money he makes from them is from the adverts on HIS website...that link to THOSE websites.
For the most part....companies pay others on the Internet for everytime an advertisement is viewed from THAT particular website....it's called "sponsership" 
That is a GOOD part of the reason that folks that have yahoo and hotmail email accounts have seen a dramatic slowness while they (and me) are in there. EVERY time we click while in there...we get yet a different ad shoved in our faces. Those companies...and ebay...and a BUNCH of others....reached a "marketing agreement" to collect info on folks back around March...to be shared with ALL parties involved....for advertisement purposes. |
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Dave hit the nail on the head! Ever wonder who pays for all the wonderful content on the 'Net? Believe me, that monthly subsciption or service or access fee that you pay doesn't come close to paying for it! Tom |
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| 23 Aug 2010 08:35 PM |
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Tom I don't know about you but if I want to go to a certen website I go stright to it, and no way will I go thru his. Never have never will. There is no way I'm going thru some buttheads website so they can make money off me. Seems there is only one opinion and it's his, nobody else counts. Oh Oh I jsut figured it out, it's because we don't have 45 years in the fishing bussiness. I raise the BS flag there. I've been fishin since I was 9 and I'm 61 now. Do the math that's 52 years on the water so I think I can have an opnion on the subject. How about you.
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| 25 Aug 2010 04:33 PM |
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You are definitely entitled to that Harry....and to speak too! |
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There are a few of us around the forums that have seen a few moons. I don't mind someone having an oppinion but when they tell me that theirs is the only one that is valid pisses me off. The club pays the bills by selling advertising on the site, why do they tollerate this BS? Tom |
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| 26 Aug 2010 04:57 PM |
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steve if you have such a problem with this club and its website quit coming here. personally i wont miss you belittling anyone who doesnt share your viewpoint or patronize your website |
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| 26 Aug 2010 09:12 PM |
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Well said duckman.
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| 26 Aug 2010 09:22 PM |
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LOL What a joke. lol Post me some of those giant Banjo Minnow bass when you all get out of the computer chairs and actually catch something. Deal? lol |
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Posted By basbandit on 23 Aug 2010 09:35 PM
Tom I don't know about you but if I want to go to a certen website I go stright to it, and no way will I go thru his. Never have never will. There is no way I'm going thru some buttheads website so they can make money off me. Seems there is only one opinion and it's his, nobody else counts. Oh Oh I jsut figured it out, it's because we don't have 45 years in the fishing bussiness. I raise the BS flag there. I've been fishin since I was 9 and I'm 61 now. Do the math that's 52 years on the water so I think I can have an opnion on the subject. How about you.
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Hey go directly anywhere you want. I will send the free stuff and the free reels to everybody else. You are so good and so rich you don't need any free baits or reels or any free shipping right?? Go for it. lol |
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I used the banjo minnows back in the day, not long after they came out. I caught a few, nothing grand. My problem with the bait was the hooking system. The bait set behind the hook, so even if the fish took in the whole minnow, it could still miss the hook.
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| 30 Aug 2010 06:41 PM |
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Well good for you Steve. I really don't need your free stuff. I'm not rich but I do ok. I have sponsers that supply me all the gear I need. Pflueger supplies me with reels, Zoom supplies my plastics, Ellensburg Chevy buys my fuel, The local Triton Dealer provides me with a new boat every year, and St Croix supplies all my rods. So thank you for the offer but I'll have to pass. Have a nice day and please keep all those petty insults coming, we really enjoy them here on the forum. |
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The hooking system is akin to a saltwater live bait rig where they put leader material thru a baitfishes' nose tied to the hook.
Been fishing since 8 years old, bend a straight pin, get an 10 foot section of sewing thread and a sturdy stick. Use small bread balls or redworms for bait and then catch a 2 lb. white sucker from a ten foot wide creek. Now that's fishing experience. |
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| 05 Sep 2010 04:44 PM |
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Sorry I'll have to pass. I am too busy right now cashing checks and catching some giant bass. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 05 Sep 2010 04:51 PM |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 05 Sep 2010 05:03 PM |
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fisherfanatic
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| 05 Sep 2010 05:03 PM |
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Those are some good fish. Looks like you had a great day on the water! |
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rjstreets
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| 05 Sep 2010 08:39 PM |
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Nice fish and nice private pond, didn't you rag on Bill Dance for the same thing ? |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 06 Sep 2010 12:24 PM |
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Click Here Take a look there<< Are they private smart ass! ? |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 06 Sep 2010 12:39 PM |
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Lake Como In the heart of the town. Boats all day, tournaments during the weekend. not private. one of 4 bass over 5 pounds, one at 9 in DELAWARE! |
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slipperybob
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| 07 Sep 2010 10:37 PM |
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Sometimes I think people want to encourage others to use Banjo Minnows just to teach them a good lesson.
LOL's
Just keep using it...You're not doing it right...Keep trying. Did you try to rig it the other way? Have you tried jiggling it? How many hours have you tried it? Days? Months? Years? Keep trying.
Somebody once asked me, if it was a good gift to give. I asked them, for a joke or for real? They said for real. I said, ........................., if it were given to me, I wouldn't appreciate it... |
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davesett2000
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| 08 Sep 2010 03:46 PM |
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Posted By multispecies101 on 05 Sep 2010 05:48 PM
It's sad that some people no longer fish for fun, but for money. Gotta totally agree with that ms101  Steve...all you are doing is basically BEGGING folks to come to your website...to get them to buy stuff through your site...and promoting your guided trips. Please...STOP using individual Topics here in the Forums here for that. It's rude and inconsiderate. AND your ATTITUDE is becoming more rude and inconsiderate. There's a BOATLOAD of us around the country that are TIRED of having advertisments SHOVED in our faces. YOU are being part of it  I STAND by what I stated about my personal experiences with this bait / system....because of experience. Steve...do you ever fish drop-shot....or s-l-o-w-l-y fished lures? The Banjo system almost requires this. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 08 Sep 2010 06:35 PM |
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mcopeland1
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| 09 Sep 2010 09:23 AM |
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Thers an old saying most baits are designed to catch fisherman not fish (quote from my father) and I've found over the years it's true these things are a gimick. So I stick to baits that are tried and true no gimicks for me MCOPELAND1 |
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northbass24
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| 09 Sep 2010 01:04 PM |
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the chicken heads are goin crazy on this topic,personally all tv lures suck does any one remember the flying lure what a great one that was and anybody who buys this junk deserves to have their money taken by thinking that one lure is gonna catch everything |
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slipperybob
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| 09 Sep 2010 02:56 PM |
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TV products are over sensationalized, over hyped, over priced. The Banjo Minnow built on some genuine desires of evey angler, to catch more fish than what they're doing. Add to it, a very flexible rubber lure, a quick change head system, and some weedless hooks, and you've got a product that can basically sell on those points. I watched so many of this infomercial, I don't believe I will ever forget it.
I personally don't remember the flying lure, but it built on the concept of the lure planing away from the angle and going under cover. Great, but many types of spoons are able to accomplish to some degree this characterisic as well. Just wasn't something that I bought into. |
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fisherfanatic
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| 09 Sep 2010 03:22 PM |
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| "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009-- |
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slipperybob
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| 09 Sep 2010 04:24 PM |
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What can we say, Banjo Minnow is controversial subject. Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh,... |
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Pegsguy
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| 09 Sep 2010 10:23 PM |
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Yea, but it sure is fun reading the pissin' match! Tom |
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slipperybob
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| 10 Sep 2010 12:59 AM |
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Well most people don't like to admit that they've been duped into something. Still keeping a positive view on it eventhough others are trying to advise otherwise. I admit, I was duped into buying the Banjo Minnow. Now, I will simply say, there's no specail sauce on it. Only the one that was concocted by the infomercial. Eventually there's gonna be a fish that will bite, just like the next consumer who will bite the Banjo Minnow.
It will always come to these questions that I ask myself honestly.
Will I recommend it to a friend?
Will I buy it for myself again?
Honestly, my answer is NO to both. |
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northbass24
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| 10 Sep 2010 07:43 AM |
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i think some people who have made comments here owe smiller 2 an apology he seems like a young kid trying to be helpful,and look for some guidance.but it seems like he has crteated a mass %$#@stom of personal attacks.i feel sorry for the guy |
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basbandit
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| 10 Sep 2010 11:39 AM |
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No northbass I beieve your wrong. The kid ask for an opnion on them and we gave it! The only one to slam him was northeastbass. There is only one opnion and that's his and no one else counts. I think everyone else was just saying don't waste your money. Not only did he slam the kid, he slamed everyone that made a post on it. The guys is just a jerk and I think everyone on the forum feels the same way.
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davesett2000
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basbandit
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| 10 Sep 2010 05:00 PM |
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Dave I love it.
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fisherfanatic
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| 10 Sep 2010 06:19 PM |
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| "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009-- |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 12 Sep 2010 09:36 AM |
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I have a shirt for you Dave but I can't post it here. want to guess what it says?? GFU if thats a clue.? |
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UncleTomJigs
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| 12 Sep 2010 02:13 PM |
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I've been reading all the posts and questions about the banjo member and I have had about the same experiences as you guys. Sitting here reading various posts and the thought came to me: Where did the name banjo minnow come from?
So dig deep into that great pool of knowledge shared by our club members and bring light on where the name came from. Good luck and good fishing. If y'all keep talking about the cool weather I might pack up and head North. Can you imagine a pure bred Georgia Redneck in the middle of all your coffee drinking? Good luck and great Fishing! Uncle Tom
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| I built my own lure company as a young man--thus the name UncleTomsJigs. It grew so well I decided to give it up and go fishing with family, friends and especially grand children. I became disabled as a United Methodist Pastor IN 2002 and retired here in Coastal Georgia on a 10 acre lake where I continue to fish despite my disabilities. My wonderful wife and I enjoy fishing together. God has blessed us in so many ways and we pray the same for you. I am excited about having so many new friends all over this great country. |
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THEBASSCOLLEGE
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| 12 Sep 2010 04:01 PM |
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Here is your shirt Dave I will send you a free one |
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slipperybob
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| 12 Sep 2010 05:22 PM |
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I just remember the banjo playing during the infomercial....LOL's |
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mo65
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| 08 Mar 2012 01:42 PM |
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Boy howdy...all this over Banjo Minnows...and the old timers wonder why the forums died? |
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