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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
As you can see in my photos, I already owned several of this style of lure. My buddy and I use them in Baja, Mexico casting off the rocks or beach for things like triggerfish, jacks, grunts, roosterfish, snapper, grouper, hawkfish, and corvina. Obviously, many of these fish are toothy and much stronger (pound for pound) than comparable fresh water fish. Most lures of this style (these Nynch crankbaits included) are factory-rigged for freshwater fish. Those hooks and split rings bend out way too easily when we are pulling hard on a fish that is gunning for the rocks. As a result, my buddy and I switch out the hooks and split rings for heavy duty saltwater rigging. You can see in my photos where I switched out all the hooks and split rings, upgrading to 3X strong trebles and extra strong rings. I did not bother switching out the rigging on the clown pattern lure since that has not been a successful color pattern in our experience. The other four color patterns have all worked for us in Baja. I don’t care for the unnatural red eyes on theses lures and I included a photo of one of my other lures with my preferred “natural” eye color and big pupil. I know the lures will still catch fish in spite of my preference, but I want the look as close as possible to the baitfish I’m trying to imitate (which only have red eyes after a night of drinking and carousing). This also brings me to the orange belly on the blue sardine pattern. Again, I know it will likely work, but a white belly would have looked much more natural. I may even spray a quick blast of white spray paint over that orange if I perceive it is affecting my catch rate. At a little under $4 each, the price point is palatable but not stunningly low. Overall, these are nice lures at a reasonable price. If you are fishing fresh water, I see no need to switch out the hooks (very sharp, BTW) and split rings as I did. I do that strictly for Baja.
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