thought i'd share this so no one falls to the same fate...I'd been using some knock off brands of mini stick/jerk baits for trout over the past 2 years and never really had an issue. they looked ok in the water and caught fish. My buddy kept riding me about how the yo zuri pins minnow was so far superior it wasn't even funny so i finally said ok i'll try it...bought 2 for 10 bucks a piece, tied one on and went fishing.
long story short, I went 1 for about 7-8 hookup to hit ratio. Granted i think most of the hits were smaller trout, but i checked the hooks towards the end of my trip and let me tell you, they were absolute GARBAGE! Not sharp AT ALL! every single hook on both lures (12 points) i could drag across my skin with no stickiness/grabbing at all! a 10 dollar mini lure with small hooks that aren't sticky sharp...
unacceptable in my book! The hooks are all sharpened now for next time, but yo zuri will be getting an email from a very disappointed and annoyed customer...
The one fish i did hook out of all those hits was a nice little wild/natural brown trout (the first i've caught, which is pretty cool)
11-20-2015, 08:31 AM
buyer beware
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