Lure Of The Day

The Charlie Lure features the best properties of soft and hard plastic lures. Soft plastic on the outside gives it a realistic look and feel along with realistic swmming action that fish won’t be able to resist. Read more reviews of this ICAST Award Winning Swimbait: Charlie Lure Here

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This is the second soft shell crab lure we’ve reviewed here at Lure of the Day. The first one was a Storm Lures Swimming Crab. The Softshell Crab by D.O.A. is another very nice soft crab lure.

This lure came about because fishermen kept finding small crabs inside so many of the fish that we cleaned. Other fishermen confirmed the findings and D.O.A. knew that if the fish were feeding on real crabs, they would feed on our Softshell Crab.

D.O.A. Crab Lures have caught everything from red drum to permit, tarpon, snook and even bass. Try one. Walk it sideways across the bottom or swim it slowly in the current. This lure can be crept slowly across potholes or slid right across the surface for that topwater strike.

You’ll be pleased with it’s lifelike swimming and feeding action and you’ll be in for some great fishing fun.

Price at $3.79 a piece.

The JLVLures Model Deep Minnow is very similar to the Frantic Minnow I review several weeks ago, except this one is a deep diver. It has an extra long lip giving it the strength to diver into deeper water.

It measures 6.75 inches in length and weighs roughly 9/16 oz. It’s hooked with 9650 X-Strong Stainless Salt-Water Red Hooks. These hooks are just itching to pierce the mouth of a fish.

This is a high quality lure at an awesome price. They have a track record of satisfied customers so you can feel safe buying one of these. They start at only $2.99 a piece.

The world’s number one saltwater hardbodied lure. Whether fishing the shallow running floating models or the sinking CountDown models, you can be sure the lure has been hand-tuned and tank-tested. Magnums not oly catch virtually every saltwater gamefish, they are deadly on freshwater species such as northern pike, striped bass and muskie.

This sinking magnum is a big boy. They don’t call it magnum for nothing. It measures 7 inches in length and weighs 2 3/8 ounces.

This particular model is painted and designed to look similiar to a sardine, the meal of choice for many top game fish.

The Sinking Magnum is for the serious angler. It costs a pretty penny, but with it you know you’re getting top notch quality. The price for each lure is $19.99, a savings of 10% if you buy through Amazon.

All inshore game fish love to eat baby blue crabs. They have a soft shell and meat that even us humans enjoy. To land the big one you need to match what the fish naturally eat and the Swimming Blue Crab lure by Storm Lures is that lure.

It comes with a single hook hidden in the body of the crab. The claws and legs of the crab are dipped in blue paint on the tips to perfectly mimic a baby blue crab.

Let this crab lure sink to the very bottom and retrieve it slowly. There is very little to no wobble, so pull it in straight.

The Swimming Crab by Storm Lures is priced at only $2.99 each.

The Frantic Minnow by JLVLures is a shallow top water diver. Don’t be afraid to go after the larger salt-water and fresh-water fish with this lure.

This is a big lure measuring 13 centimeters and weighing in at 16 grams. These are made up in salt water colors as well as freshwater colors. The action is a wiggle action as most top water to shallow lure types in this profile. These paint finishes are super fantastic and priced right.

It comes with Size 1 VMC X-Strong 9650 TR, Red Treble Hooks.

At $3.49 each, they won’t break your bank if you happen to lose one.

The Fat Boy by Norman Lures is one of the hottest crank baits on the market now. Not only used by professionals anymore, this lure should be part of everybody’s tackle box. The craftsmanship on this lure is amazing. Each lure is made in the USA and hand painted to perfection.

One thing I love about the Fat Boy is the wide variety of colors you can choose from. I personally use the Red Flake color. Other optional colors include:

• Root Beer
• Black Splat
• Chart Black and Chart Blue
• Purple Essence
• Glow Perch

The Fat Boy is not a deep water diver. The short nose only allows it to dive 0-4 ft deep. But don’t let that discourage you. It has a very wide wobble that creates enormous amounts of action sure to get those bass chasing in minutes.

The lure comes with treble hooks to ensure you don’t lose any catches. The Fat Boy is 7/16oz, 2″ long and runs best on 10 lb test. It’s the perfect lure for lake, creek and shallow water bass fishing.

The Fat Boy is moderately priced at $4.99 each, which isn’t too steep considering the quality you’re getting from a Norman Lure.