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Was at Oroville Outdoors yesterday and got one of the New Delta Shiner Lunker Punker Jrs' and was wondering what line people use for tossing this giant thing, any help would be great thanks......

I know a lot of guys are using braid. 25# maxima has been working just fine for me. I am gonna try some 65# braid this summer. Delta Shinner? Havent seen that one yet . It bet it looks good.

Remember that braid typically floats and on a bait like the punker that walks sometimes the front split ring grabs the braid and fowls the bait. I would recomend mono for the punker just for that reason. If you dont mind reeling in your bait fowled more than you like then use the braid but if you dont use the 20 lb mono.

Don Osborne

That Delta Shinner is an AWESOME color! Use braid. A tip to keep the front hook from grabbing your line is......The night before you go fishing, hang your bait, then put a couple of drops of super glue about 10" up your line and let it run down to your knot. Let it dry over night. That will turn that 10" of line stiff and will stay out front of your bait. Dont forget to color about 10' of line black.

Good Luck


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Bobby D baits

Nice tip Mike! thanks.
Will surely give it a try.

have you found that the glue does any damage to the braid?
making it brittle, easy to break?

Just curious.

Kopper_Bass

No, it doesnt weeken the line. I use 50# Power Pro and never have broke it

Thanks for that tip, Mike.

I greatly appreciate it.

I use 65lbs. Stren Super braid.

excellent tips guys, I like mono so I think I'll try some 20lb CXX or maxima, will give a little and won't foul the hooks. Thanks a bunch. P.S. Delta Shiner is an awesome looking color......

Mike wrote:No, it doesnt weeken the line. I use 50# Power Pro and never have broke it

what if you notice a frey in the line or something durin the tourny and you have to retie?

Then you kinda screwed. Try not to.

Mike,
You ever try applying wax, like a fly fisherman might use, or surf board wax? Just thinking it might be doable on the water vs. the glue.

hmmm................

Kopper_Bass

Kopper,
You just gave me a great idea! I'm going to try and use the wax I put on my bow string. I'll bet it will work great! Thanks!

Our Manteca store will have the delta shiner color by tomorrow. The other stores will have them next week. We will also be introducing another NEW COLOR for the Lunker Punkers soon. Be quick to get these because I just sold four as soon as we got them in.

- Daniel
Fishermans Warehouse

kopper_bass wrote:Mike,
You ever try applying wax, like a fly fisherman might use, or surf board wax? Just thinking it might be doable on the water vs. the glue.

hmmm................

Kopper_Bass

I have not. Let me know how it works out. It might make your line sink, if it does, the bait wont work right

Throw the 65# Powerpro braid, but with a flouro leader. Shock/cut resistant and stealthy. Also try soldering the split rings closed on your spooks and punkers so the line does not foul, but throw the braid. I resisted braid, but I forget about line nowadays.

Mike,
You have me thinking on that one.....I don't believe wax will sink. Hmmmm Will try it out tomorrow and let you know.

I tossed it last year on #65 and would get alot of frontal hooks with the line on working it back.


On MaH BrothA's recomdation -- I switched to #80 PowerPro (witch is stiffer) and it was alot better .... And changed the front hook with a pair of dykes.


There are many ways to play with that bait to tune it to yourself. It is not just a piece of wood in any was and I am so looking foreward to the topwater bite to spring foreward !

What does the "Lunker Punker Jr" weigh ?

What does the "Shellcracker" weigh ?

I'd really like to get my hands on this new color.

Would one of you who has the Delta Shiner color post a picture of it? Also, what's the other new color that fishermanswarehouse is referring to?

Are these colors now going to be priced as custom or the same as the trout? Thanks

Here is a picture of the Delta Shiner color

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Scott

I've been using bees wax on braid for a year or so. It works well for all types of top water baits. It keeps the line a float and not so stiff. You will foul less but it's not foul free on top. I carry a small block of wax with my terminal tackle.

Good Fishin

Thats a cool tip mike. Thanks

How about Chapstick for floatant?

A.G.

The new color that is coming out from Black Dog is the Chartreuse Shad. Pictures will be up soon.

- Daniel
Fishermans Warehouse

Which "Black Dog Bait" lure will that color be available in ?

Wild Bill wrote:Which "Black Dog Bait" lure will that color be available in ?

It is already out on the go 2 minnow, but should be available for the lunker punker.

I have used the lunker punker alot, and have tryed all sorts of line. The best by far is 30 pound mono. Braids to limp and your bait will hang up to much, and floro will sink and cause your bait to dive down and pop up. Use a loop knot so when it walks one way it helps it walk back. Do not use glue because you will lose action it will pull from the front of the bait, and not the side, thats why you use a loop knot.

Lunker Punkers in both sizes will be available in the chart. shad color. Hopefully sooner than later! I also am working on some other new colors specifically for the delta and clear lake. There is a lot on my plate right now and this business is not easy by any means. To all the guys rushing to appease my customers i sincerely appreciate the gesture but will take care of it myself. Elliot Ill send you out a new tail asap. I just need to paint them up and will send it out with replacment instructions or ill just call ya! Also please if anybody does have a problem with our baits please email us if you cant leave me a message on our phone. We try to go through all of our messages in a timely manner but the darn mailbox fills up very quickly. Please email us before posting your concerns on a public forum. I sincerely appreciate everybodys support and look forward to serving the fine west coast fishermen and all others in the future!
Jeremy

P.S. The whole key to not fouling your punker on the retrieve regardless of line type is to properly control the slack in your line. As with all topwaters they will foul from time to time. But really focusing on your cadence is key. Describing it with words is tough but we will have a video primer on our site sometime in the near future!

If you guys want a Black Dog Lunker Punker in the Delta Shiner color,
visit this page:

http://fishermanswarehouse.com/shop/car ... ail&p=3382

Get em' while they're hot!

- Daniel
Fishermans Warehouse

Mike wrote:Dont forget to color about 10' of line black.

I hear this a lot. What is the deal with marking the line black?

fishermanswarehouse wrote:If you guys want a Black Dog Lunker Punker in the Delta Shiner color,
visit this page:

http://fishermanswarehouse.com/shop/car ... ail&p=3382

Get em' while they're hot!

- Daniel
Fishermans Warehouse

Just ordered, did I make it?

lunker punker wrote:Lunker Punkers in both sizes will be available in the chart. shad color. Hopefully sooner than later! I also am working on some other new colors specifically for the delta and clear lake. There is a lot on my plate right now and this business is not easy by any means. To all the guys rushing to appease my customers i sincerely appreciate the gesture but will take care of it myself. Elliot Ill send you out a new tail asap. I just need to paint them up and will send it out with replacment instructions or ill just call ya! Also please if anybody does have a problem with our baits please email us if you cant leave me a message on our phone. We try to go through all of our messages in a timely manner but the darn mailbox fills up very quickly. Please email us before posting your concerns on a public forum. I sincerely appreciate everybodys support and look forward to serving the fine west coast fishermen and all others in the future!
Jeremy

Keep up the good work. I love this bait and will buy every color you come out with,lol.

DAMN!!! I guess you guys want these. I'm going to take the color off the page due to the high number of orders. It's coming down until tomorrow. You guys have until 11:15 am today to order it. Sorry, but we only have so many. And yes, BITEME, you got one.

- Daniel
Fishermans Warehouse

What does the LunkerPunker Jr weigh ??

What does the LunkerPunker [full sized] weigh ??

Thanks...

Lunker Punker Jr. weighs 2.4 oz. and the larger one weighs 3.5 oz.

Tin Can wrote:

Mike wrote:Dont forget to color about 10' of line black.

I hear this a lot. What is the deal with marking the line black?

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Saw them today @ Coyote Bait and Tackle....they look awesome and thy had a whole wall full of both sizes and colors too.Tighties!
Scott

Thank you very much jeremy. I will bring some weedslinger footage by at the booth at mel cottons.

The Lunker Punker Jr's just arrived...

http://fishermanswarehouse.com/shop/car ... ail&p=3132

Tin Can,
What most guys do when throwing braid is to take a big fathead permanent marker (bladk) and cut a slot in the felt tip. then they run it up and down the line from the bait up (say 10ft). this takes the normally green or colored line and makes it black so its less noticiable. As you know, the more you use braid, the more it gets shiny, white, looking, so this just knocks the color off of it and makes it less noticable.

You could use other colors too if you chose.

Kopper_Bass

kopper_bass wrote:Tin Can,
What most guys do when throwing braid is to take a big fathead permanent marker (bladk) and cut a slot in the felt tip. then they run it up and down the line from the bait up (say 10ft). this takes the normally green or colored line and makes it black so its less noticiable. As you know, the more you use braid, the more it gets shiny, white, looking, so this just knocks the color off of it and makes it less noticable.

You could use other colors too if you chose.

Kopper_Bass

Thank you sir!