Storm Wildeye 9" Shad
 

Hey All,

Just curious to see what people's thoughts are on this lure from shore...I purchased it because I have had success with the smaller lures and this one is heavy enough to get out far and down deep where I fish regularly.

It's pretty good looking lure, but is it too big?? I can't imagine it is, but just wanted to hear if others have tried it with success.

Thanks!

it'll get the job done

Just be careful because it is certainly heavy enough to snap a rod. They are popular at the ditch. I have been trying to troll them on wire, but so far nothing.

great in the ditch when big bait is present ;)

just be sure to lob em out....or just use a 1209 :hihi:

Keep it away from the bluefish.:nailem:

i really hope randy actioned yours off! i'm so sick of hearing 1209s can do anything from you two:hs::tooth:

i've had no success with them but i have with the smaller ones, i feel like its too heavy,

I have tried the 9" in the Tsunami but no bite. I understand though that they have their time and place. However, I did learn that you kinda have to lob it, as its not an easy cast.

TBD

BIG BAIT>>>> BIG FISH>>>:musc:

They do work good on wire, till the blues show up!

You can cast them, but as stated earlier, you can easily snap a rod doing so. I picked up a 7.5' boat rod with a sufficiently large enough FIRST guide (important feature) to allow smoother casting/lobbing.
Most casting rods have big enough 1st guides, but not enough backbone to support the load these lures put on them when going through the motions. This rod was a Bass-pro special ($25) with sufficient backbone and a wide enough guide. Teamed up with a small enough reel (small spool size that is) that can handle 30lb. test line and the fight of good size fish, and I'm ready to rumble.
I had used a m/h boat rod last fall and was able to get a 20-30 foot toss, which resulted in a 30"+ fish on the 9"shad. My earlier test cast in the ditch (east end) didn't result in any fish, but I was hitting 35' -50' cast with little strain on the rod. I'm looking forward to this fall with baited breath.

You can cast them quite well with a Tica 10' heavy action conv. rod. Farther than you would think.

The 1209 can do just about anything, except throw a light plug. I jig the canal with mine, and throw 9" storm shads all the time at the ditch. They work great, don't know how many 20# fish they have caught, along with schoolies. Don't worry, a hungry fish will eat that with no problem. :D

I have used both the 9" Tsunami And 9" Storm with great success.
Couple of points: They are heavy (about 6.5 oz) so cast with care. I use them in places with very decent current running (ie: any place you might think of using a 4 oz or bigger bucktail). They do produce; all last fall when the large bunker and shad were the bait, the 9" plastics were the ticket. Pearl Shad & Bunker patterns seemed to be the best. Tsunami's seem to be more durable, but the Storm has a profile that looks more like a bunker.

Thats great. I have a 10' St Croix and I hope that will hold up. Thank goodness the weather cleared up...I havent been fishing for a week and am itching to get out!

storm shad
 

I would consider cutting off the back hook. Using them in the canal the tail hung up on that hook more often than knot.