08-12-2003, 05:26 PM
[cool]Since a few folks have introduced baitbugs and Roadrunners to the fishies at Jordanelle, I have gotten a lot of inquiries on either how to make them or where to buy them.
The "rest of the story" is that the "Roadrunner" name is patented and nobody else but the Blakemore company can sell them. But, you can buy jig molds and pour your own...or you can buy Roadrunners wherever they are sold and do some custom coloring and decorating. I have not been able to find plain or unpainted Roadrunner heads, but finished jigs are sold through many outlets.
for an interesting bit of background and pics of commercially available models, visit the Blakemore website at [url "http://www.blakemore-lure.com/"]http://www.blakemore-lure.com/[/url]
I checked Cabelas, and they are about the only place I have been able to find the plain Roadrunner heads...from 1/16 oz. to 1/4 oz. They sell for $12.99 per 25. Here's the pic from Cabelas.
![[Image: i114664sq01.jpg]](http://a1460.g.akamai.net/f/1460/1339/6h/www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/11/46/64/i114664sq01.jpg)
BassPro sells the decorated jigs, at 99 cents each...also from 1/16 oz. to 1/4 oz. Here is the pic of the colors they offer.
![[Image: 270-127-chart.jpg]](http://image.basspro-shops.com/images/images2/200-000/270-127-chart.jpg)
The good news is that these colors all work. The bad news is that there are a lot more colors that would work better...at times...but unless you make them yourself you ain't gonna get the enjoys.
One of the "sleeper" ways to fish these bad boys...besides casting and vertical presentations near the bottom...is to fish them below a bobber in choppy water. If there is a "fishing riffle" on the water, just hang one of these down deep enough to call in the fish, add a bit of attractant or bait, and lob it out there. The wave action keeps the spinner blade fluttering and the flash and vibration brings fish in for quite a ways. This can be very effective for catfish in shallow murky water. Got any of that in Utah?
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The "rest of the story" is that the "Roadrunner" name is patented and nobody else but the Blakemore company can sell them. But, you can buy jig molds and pour your own...or you can buy Roadrunners wherever they are sold and do some custom coloring and decorating. I have not been able to find plain or unpainted Roadrunner heads, but finished jigs are sold through many outlets.
for an interesting bit of background and pics of commercially available models, visit the Blakemore website at [url "http://www.blakemore-lure.com/"]http://www.blakemore-lure.com/[/url]
I checked Cabelas, and they are about the only place I have been able to find the plain Roadrunner heads...from 1/16 oz. to 1/4 oz. They sell for $12.99 per 25. Here's the pic from Cabelas.
BassPro sells the decorated jigs, at 99 cents each...also from 1/16 oz. to 1/4 oz. Here is the pic of the colors they offer.
The good news is that these colors all work. The bad news is that there are a lot more colors that would work better...at times...but unless you make them yourself you ain't gonna get the enjoys.
One of the "sleeper" ways to fish these bad boys...besides casting and vertical presentations near the bottom...is to fish them below a bobber in choppy water. If there is a "fishing riffle" on the water, just hang one of these down deep enough to call in the fish, add a bit of attractant or bait, and lob it out there. The wave action keeps the spinner blade fluttering and the flash and vibration brings fish in for quite a ways. This can be very effective for catfish in shallow murky water. Got any of that in Utah?
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