Hey guys, Ever seen these? They're called the Moto Chug and Moto Minnow. When you tug on your line, it activates the tail! They actually work quite well...I caught a few nice bass on them last summer. I bought a bunch on these from a Canadian dealer at an auction, but sold all but these two. Wish I had kept a few more...as I haven't seen them since
                                                                                                                    

They reminded me too much of a bath tub toy so I never bought it.

Hee hee...that was my first reaction too Bob. One time while catfishin', my dad kept hounding me "Are you gonna try one of those things or not?" I walked up to the van, took one out of the package, and tied it on. Tossed it out, pulled that string twice, and KABLAM! A nice 4lb. bass. Forgot all about the cats...ended up catching three more on it. When you activate that tail, it looks just like a dying baitfish on the surface. I wish more guys around here thought it looked like a bathtub toy...maybe I wouldn't have sold out!
                                                                                                                                                                  

LOL. Every lure will catch a fish at some time. I did like the concept of the lure. I guess just not enough to buy one or it was out of the comforts of my fishing norm.

I have never seen anything like those.But being out here in Ca. We are always the last to see the latist and greatist new fishing items.. thanks for showing those mo...JOHN

I bought something similar to the chugger a few years back but haven't tried it yet, my chugger has a tail like thje moto minnow.

Haven't ever seen em, but that doesn't mean they arn't a good lure!!

Posted By retired-psg on 18 Dec 2011 03:44 PM
Haven't ever seen em, but that doesn't mean they arn't a good lure!!

Yep...lots of good ideas slip under the radar. Someone has to win $100,000 with a lure for it to make the magazine cover.

Cool vids Mo...I like the Moto Chug...Sweet lure!!

I believe I still have one of each in their original boxes and they have never been used. I rec'd them as stocking gifts many years ago but never used them. I might be convinced to send them to a new home.

Interesting. Wonder what the life span is of the mechanism that makes the tail go?

Posted By bass or bass? on 19 Jan 2012 08:11 PM
Interesting. Wonder what the life span is of the mechanism that makes the tail go?

That one in the first video I have been fishing with for two years and it still works good.