I was a youngen then like at the tender age of 15. But now being 17, the fishing has changed with the softplastics. I rate them better then the Berkely Minnows, as they are durable and landing good fish!
Ive heard and had confirmed now from Tackleworld in Clarkson and GotOne in Woodvale that Snapbacks are on thier last legs. What you see on the shelves is what is left, permanently. There is no more stock coming in anywhere because the company that produces them has closed up shop because thier primary market in the USA didnt find them popular enough to make them continue....
So, I guess a better question to all this is:
What is there out there like snapbacks? Because you're gonna have to replace them with something :P
Its just a rumour about them not coming into aus! Ive talked to some boys who know some boys and the only thing that will be changing will be the packaging. The product will be still coming into aus and at this stage they will be still called snapbacks. There all i use as well so i needed to check this out.
PS: Dasho mate i spent all morning sunday flicking them around hillaries all the way up both rock walls for 5 hours, you might be impressed what is around there at the moment! Try right to the end off the southern rock wall and cast out and let them sit on the bottom without any action at all......this works the best. On the way cast near the pileons and the pontoon near AQUA theres some great sized little pinkies there at the moment and some thumper skippy and tarwine. Be gentel with the pinkies there schooling up and only around the 25cm mark.
they aren't as durable as snappies but when they catch you heaps of fish you don't really mind going through them... gotta be my number one choice in plastics... second would be squidgy flickbaits
Bass minnows have no eyes and the power minnows have eyes. The power minnows are basically the same shape but newer colours ohh and the eyes....very realistic!
I rate the power minnow,bass minnows and snapbacks for sure.
As for the Snapback issue, "Snapback" name is owned in Aust by Australian Soft Bait Company who have been getting them in under Terminator Snapback but will now be packaged the same but no more Terminator name on it, the product hasn't changed. They also have some new stuff coming out, stay tunned!
Hmmm well my powerbait powerminnows dont have eyes... go figure... jipped!
Was funny at burswood today with h0ju, was like a fricken soft plastics swapmeet when we first got there, out come the lures and sp's and after all that, we used nw prawns haha
I get more luck with grubs. However, I do remember getting some nice action in the way of hits and tugs, just didnt manage to hook up using some nuclear chicken gulp 2" minnows...
rickets
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i hate you! :P
i hate you! :P
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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yeh
Yeh they're a great SP, i rate them and use em often, good to here Jangles!
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jangles
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Don't hate me Rickets!
I was a youngen then like at the tender age of 15. But now being 17, the fishing has changed with the softplastics. I rate them better then the Berkely Minnows, as they are durable and landing good fish!
Cheers.. Jangles
Dasho
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im going to be training to
im going to be training to use snapbacks this weekend inside hillarys.
flicking berly cages and maggots is getting boring.
snapbacks just may get me excited about fishing in winter again...if i catch anything that is
rickets
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gonna suck soon then.... Ive
gonna suck soon then....
Ive heard and had confirmed now from Tackleworld in Clarkson and GotOne in Woodvale that Snapbacks are on thier last legs. What you see on the shelves is what is left, permanently. There is no more stock coming in anywhere because the company that produces them has closed up shop because thier primary market in the USA didnt find them popular enough to make them continue....
So, I guess a better question to all this is:
What is there out there like snapbacks? Because you're gonna have to replace them with something :P
SPESS
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Its just a rumour about them
Its just a rumour about them not coming into aus! Ive talked to some boys who know some boys and the only thing that will be changing will be the packaging. The product will be still coming into aus and at this stage they will be still called snapbacks. There all i use as well so i needed to check this out.
PS: Dasho mate i spent all morning sunday flicking them around hillaries all the way up both rock walls for 5 hours, you might be impressed what is around there at the moment! Try right to the end off the southern rock wall and cast out and let them sit on the bottom without any action at all......this works the best. On the way cast near the pileons and the pontoon near AQUA theres some great sized little pinkies there at the moment and some thumper skippy and tarwine. Be gentel with the pinkies there schooling up and only around the 25cm mark.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
nickyau2
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bass minnows!
they aren't as durable as snappies but when they catch you heaps of fish you don't really mind going through them... gotta be my number one choice in plastics... second would be squidgy flickbaits
Here fishy fishy....
rickets
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whats the difference between
whats the difference between the bass minnows and the power minnows?
h0ju
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nothign i think they just
nothign i think they just renamed them :)
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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Snappy's!
Bass minnows have no eyes and the power minnows have eyes. The power minnows are basically the same shape but newer colours ohh and the eyes....very realistic!
I rate the power minnow,bass minnows and snapbacks for sure.
As for the Snapback issue, "Snapback" name is owned in Aust by Australian Soft Bait Company who have been getting them in under Terminator Snapback but will now be packaged the same but no more Terminator name on it, the product hasn't changed. They also have some new stuff coming out, stay tunned!
*Oceanside-Strudwick,Daiwa,Van Staal,Jigmaster Rods, Banax,Shimano,Penn,Furuno*
Owner/Operator Oceanside Tackle and Marine
364 South Street, O'Connor, Perth WA
Ph# 9337 5682 ** OPEN 7 DAYS *
rickets
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Hmmm well my powerbait
Hmmm well my powerbait powerminnows dont have eyes... go figure... jipped!
Was funny at burswood today with h0ju, was like a fricken soft plastics swapmeet when we first got there, out come the lures and sp's and after all that, we used nw prawns haha
SPESS
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HOju what you thinking
HOju what you thinking mate?lol
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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To simplify it/break it down!
The Powerbait "power Minnows" come in 3 ranges;
Dropshot bass minnow - no eyes but with glitter powder
Walleye power minnow - no eyes and no glitter
Realistic power minnow - eyes and inbuilt glitter
All work well!
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Owner/Operator Oceanside Tackle and Marine
364 South Street, O'Connor, Perth WA
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rickets
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well ive got the dropshot
well ive got the dropshot POWER minnow :P
go figure
Bass Minnow, Atomic Jerk Minnow, Squidgies flickbait...
I still aint caught jack shit on any of them lol
I get more luck with grubs. However, I do remember getting some nice action in the way of hits and tugs, just didnt manage to hook up using some nuclear chicken gulp 2" minnows...