TackleTour Behind the Scenes – That’s B.S. and I mean Bull Shad

By zander | October 6th, 2009
I just posted an article on TackleTour recounting the experience on the Delta with Kenny Schmitt. I learned three things that day. First that Kenny knows how to find the Stripers, second that Hornets can sting through pants, and finally that the Triton Mike Bull Shad is a tremendous bait.
 
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Wind back a few months to ICAST when after dinner at a T.G.I.F. in Orlando Mike took us out to the back of his car and opened up his case and offered us each a bait to try. This was the first time I saw the complete spectrum of Bull Shad sizes as well as the multiple patterns. The Bull Shad has a somewhat rough look and that yet it is this factor that is one of the most alluring characteristics of the bait. Even the paint finishes are understated, yet I couldn’t take my eyes of the varying angles on the bait. The bottom line… the Bull Shad doesn’t look perfect, it looks real. The clever use of line to create the tail adds another interesting facet and reminded me of the end of a bucktail. Just looking at the bait and I already had stripers on the mind.
 
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Fast forward back to the day with Kenny on the Delta and the very first time I had an opportunity to throw the bait. Cal’s the big bait expert on the staff and the S-pattern swimming action immediately won him over. The minute I saw the bait in the water I knew this was going to be a striper killer and it far exceeded my expectations. So good was the lure that I started getting paranoid about losing the bait, constantly checking my line after each fish. When I hooked into bigger fish Cal would yell “don’t lose the bait!” Needless to say I made sure my drag was dialed in properly.

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No B.S., I can’t remember the last time I was that afraid of losing a bait as I did on that day on the Delta. The Largemouth like the Bull Shad just as much as the Stripers do, and Triton Mike has created a masterpiece with the this handmade shad style swimbait. I’ve since purchased many more from Tackle Warehouse. Checking often and finding that the baits are selling out quickly.

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TMike I hope you have plenty of resin, I have a feeling a lot of these baits are going to be swimming from coast to coast.

The TMike Bucca Bull Shad is available now at Tackle Warehouse

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One Response to “TackleTour Behind the Scenes – That’s B.S. and I mean Bull Shad”

  1. spaz says:

    The bull shad looks great. I will definitely have to try one out.

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