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troutfisherman121User is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:8 troutfisherman121
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13 Jul 2011 09:53 AM
    i purchased a pack of maybe 30 banjo minnows and haven't caught a single fish is their a certain color i need to use or what?
    gubaheadUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:47 gubahead
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    13 Jul 2011 01:47 PM
    I bought some to. I think they suck frankly. I think we got bit by yet another fishing gimmick.
    Tight Lines. coop
    jaysun7776User is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:185 jaysun7776
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    13 Jul 2011 01:56 PM
    I tried them a few years ago. Never caught anything at all on them then a friend told me about the Zoom products and I never looked bac. In my opinon I think the Banjo Minnow system is a gimmick that catches fisherman not fish.
    njsfishonUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:18 njsfishon
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    13 Jul 2011 05:30 PM

    Someone gave me some a few years back.  I did catch a few fish on them, but like Jaysun, I found that the ZOOM products that I get at Walmart seemed to produce better results.  They have a pretty good advertising campaign though, and I'm sure it catches a lot of fishermen.
    davesett2000User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:2212 davesett2000
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    13 Jul 2011 06:44 PM
    The guy that invented them (Wayne Hockmeyer) actually wrote a book on them (I have it).

    He knows a lot more about fishing techniques than some folks give him credit for 

    He was a guide in Maine for many years


    http://books.google.com/books?id=3r1SGC5WvnwC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=%22Wayne+Hockmeyer%22+%2B+fishing&source=bl&ots=j2UPZAyvq9&sig=-wT22wQosnnhvb3rZB95KB2Tleo&hl=en&ei=RTseTv_nGs6EsALmz6m7Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=%22Wayne%20Hockmeyer%22%20%2B%20fishing&f=false


    http://www.northernoutdoors.com/site/adventures/fishing.html


    The website has a "Tips and Techniques" section...check it out and compare to how you guys fished them

    http://banjominnowstore.com/

    For anyone that wonders about the similarity between these and the Renosky Bionic Minnow & Boomerang...

    http://www.renoskylures.com/bionicminnow/

    http://www.renoskylures.com/boomerang/

    It should be noted that Joe Renosky was the former CEO of Banjo...

    http://me.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20010820_0000238.DME.htm/qx
    Life Member David 2001 BB Linkmeister US Army 1978-1985 Western Wisconsin Photobucket
    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1578 bass or bass?
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    13 Jul 2011 08:33 PM
    The banjo minnows have already caught the only thing they ever will.....you! Sorry, you've been had!
    Phoenix Arizona ~Outdoor-Fishing~N.A.F.C.~B.A.S.S.~BoatU.S.~N.R.A.~A.M.A.~
    PegsguyUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4095 Pegsguy
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    13 Jul 2011 08:54 PM
    The "Big Fish" version is supposedly a very good pike bait. I got a kit as a field test and have yet to catch anything with them, but in fairness I really haven't used them on any good pike water yet.
    Lifer in NE Illinois Gen. 1:28 I didn't rise to the top of the food chain to become a vegitarian!
    mo65User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1574 mo65
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    14 Jul 2011 07:38 AM
    Boy, they sure worked good in that tank on the TV commercial, didn't they?
    Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for my super smooth carbon drag, my 30 year old Trilene would bust!
    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1578 bass or bass?
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    14 Jul 2011 08:01 PM
    Don't feel bad, I bought into the Hydra-Lure a couple years ago. I still try it out every so often. Haven't caught anything yet. Sure looked good on TV. I have used the tails with spinnerbaits and jigs with some success though. I'm going to try the fluke tails weightless this weekend to see what happens.
    Phoenix Arizona ~Outdoor-Fishing~N.A.F.C.~B.A.S.S.~BoatU.S.~N.R.A.~A.M.A.~
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