Fishing Forum

Every so often on my lunch breaks I wander through a sporting goods store near my work. In their fishing department they have a pretty good selection of Storm's WildEye Live Series lures. (It's about the only good selection of anything they have.) Here's their Web site link to the lures I'm talking about: [url "http://www.stormlures.com/whatsnew/index.html"]http://www.stormlures.com/whatsnew/index.html[/url].

These life-like lures from Storm that I'm seeing in the sporting goods store look like they would be pretty effective. They look exactly like a real minnow, have soft plastic bodies, have a weighted jig head inside them, and don't have the treble hook hanging from the bottom of the lure like they do on the Web site, which I feel would help keep them from hanging up on Utah Lake's numerous rocks. (No, I don't work for the company; I'm just stating my opinion here.)

Since nobody's been buying them in the particular store I frequent, I've been wondering if they're any good or if they just simply haven't been discovered yet by Utah County's fishing populace.

I had a couple of strikes while reeling in my minnows slowly at Lincoln Beach on Friday, and I've read reports that the walleye (and possibly largemouth too) are starting to get more active towards attacking lures.

I know it's not a big deal to shell out three or four bucks for a package of experimental lures, but before I do, I just wanted to know if anybody has fished them. They look like a pretty good product.
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i have a couple bags of them but don't use them everyone i have tried has swam on its side just does not look right so i have giving up on them

if i ever run into you on the water i'll gladly give you all the ones i have
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Well, Chris, I wasn't expecting that kind of an offer. I guess if we ever see each other on the water...

Another BFTer sent me a PM and said that he really liked using them on Utah Lake and thought they were very effective. He said the 2" ones were effective on both white bass and walleye.
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They look GREAT in the package----I've put several hours into useing them and have never caught a fish to DATE!
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I have done well with them at Pelican and Steinaker. I have caught Bluegill, Bass and Trout on them.



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I've done well with them on small to medium Macks at the Gorge (ice fishing), but not necessarily any better than I did with regular 3/8 ounce jigs and curly tails. Their swimming and jigging action looks very realistic to me. I also trolled with them once using a downrigger at LakePowell last year (for striped bass) and did really well except that every other bite that I had bit the tail off of the jig. It didn't take long for me to go through a bag. If there was a way to get the same action and still keep the tail on, I would use them more often for trolling.
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I have spent a lot of time casting Storm Wildeye curly tail minnows at Willard Bay. I use the 2" or 3" in pearl or charteuse. They have worked well on wipers & walleye on certain days. Like someone else mentioned, they do tend to swim a little crooked, but hey that just looks more like a wounded minnow to me! I think they are great. Very lifelike action and easy to cast with the built-in weighted head. I often "kick troll" these from my float tube.

Thanks for the suggestions. It looks like I'll have to pick up a bag and give them a try.
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I have used them for a couple of years now here in Cali. They work well for LMB and Smallies. We don't have Walleye here(darn I miss them).

I also use them for several saltwater species.[cool]
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If the lure is rolling on it's side during retrieve, you can either slow your retrieve, or use smaller line. I've found on 10lb. line the 2" roll, and on 6lb., they don't. With the 3", you can probably fish 8lb without any problem. I haven't tried them for trolling. The fastest I've had them going is a bit of wind dragging them across the bottom at the Gorge. I would imagine trolling them over 2m.p.h. would roll them over and maybe spin them. Just my opinion on the line size. That's what I've experienced, not what I've read or scientifically proven.

I fish these for Trout, Walleye, Bass, Pike.......

They do get attention. I see more fish following than with some other lures I've used, but I can't say I catch any more with them.

I have had the problem with Bass mostly biting the tails off. Lakers do it once in a while too. That does get really annoying. I've tried stinger hooks, but it limited the action so much that I hardly got any bites afterwards.

I really like the 2 and 3 inch in the Perch, Rainbow, and White. I have them all the way up to the 6 inch size in numerous colors.
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