Anybody tried a Yum Money Hound yet

[DUZBASS]

Saw these today at Dick's, kind of interested me, not sure if they float well or not, anyone tried them yet? Could be a killer if it actually works.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 00_100-7-8

[bowfin13]

I saw those to, it kind of reminds me of the old weed demon, I hope it works better!

[JDK]

almost bought some at dicks today myself but passed looks interesting for sure.. the money frog looked nice but man i just cant get away from throwing the ribbet frogs they just flat out produce

[11kalnmitc]

the money frog looked nice but man i just cant get away from throwing the ribbet frogs they just flat out producealmost bought some at dicks today myself but passed looks interesting for sure.. the money frog looked nice but man i just cant get away from throwing the ribbet frogs they just flat out produce

same here

[USA-RET]

Saw them at Dick's today too. Interesting little bait. Read the package and doesn't indicate whether it's a floater or not...guessing it does float based on the technique they refer to.

I will try a pack later some time. At $7 a pack for 4 (or were there 5 in the blister pak ) plastic "stogey" baits..I wasn't in a real big rush to drop them in my basket. Although "walking the dog" over shallow or matted Hydrilla without snaging has me interested

[snooklust]

I was waiting for these to come out because the salt water flats have been covered with floating weeds this summer and the fish only seem to want a topwater.

They do float and cast very well for a soft plastic. The back end is made of foam and there is a slit that runs about half way down underneath for the hook. I used a 5/0 and there was some more room to fit a 6/0 or maybe even a 7/0 hook.

I put a weight on the back end but it did not walk any better, even though they don't sit nose up if you keep working it, they walk just like a Zara Spook with little effort. If someone had the patience and some Mend It they could cut a slit in the back and add a rattle.

The only down side I see is the hook set for two reason, the lure does collapse well, but the hook point in only about 1/3 down from the front of the lure and unlike a normal walking bait you will need to wait a while before setting the hook like using a frog. In saltwater I am concerned about smaller toothy critters destroying it before I find one big enough the get their mouth around it.

In general in does what it is supposed to, but I don’t know if it will catch fish…..yet. I am hoping to use it with in the next couple of weeks; I will post a report if I have any luck.

[DUZBASS]

I was waiting for these to come out because the salt water flats have been covered with floating weeds this summer and the fish only seem to want a topwater.

They do float and cast very well for a soft plastic. The back end is made of foam and there is a slit that runs about half way down underneath for the hook. I used a 5/0 and there was some more room to fit a 6/0 or maybe even a 7/0 hook.

I put a weight on the back end but it did not walk any better, even though they don't sit nose up if you keep working it, they walk just like a Zara Spook with little effort. If someone had the patience and some Mend It they could cut a slit in the back and add a rattle.

The only down side I see is the hook set for two reason, the lure does collapse well, but the hook point in only about 1/3 down from the front of the lure and unlike a normal walking bait you will need to wait a while before setting the hook like using a frog. In saltwater I am concerned about smaller toothy critters destroying it before I find one big enough the get their mouth around it.

In general in does what it is supposed to, but I don’t know if it will catch fish…..yet. I am hoping to use it with in the next couple of weeks; I will post a report if I have any luck.

very interesting, thanks for the review

[CA Swimb8er]

Haven't tried them, but Heddon used to make soft plastic Zara Puppys ! Anybody remember those? Same deal really. They worked!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL


Arden

[stratos20]

Can't wait to try.

[USA-RET]

For what it's worth...I was fishing a Net Bait Paw Caw Craw..and lost the claws....so I rig the remaining stub weightless with a 3/0 EWG hook and start twitching it on the surface, and got "bit" by a nice 4 lb fish. Let her go and continued to fish it...walking it near a weed-line and got bit again by a nice 2.5-3.0 fish.

The body of the craw is hollow and pretty much floats if worked slowly on the surface, the body collapses easily....so the hook set was nothing..fish hit, and ran and pretty much hooked themselves. Who'd have thunk it

Don't throw those claw-less craws away..fish em like a top water

[Bass Ninja]

Interesting, very interesting. They do look mean.

[snooklust]

I finally got a chance to take one out to the flats, unfortunately the flat was covered in small trout that knocked the crap out of this lure but could not get it in their mouth, its covered in teeth marks and has a few chunks taken out of it. Even with the wind and chop this lure casted and walked very well and went right over the floating grass. I am going to keep using it because I believe that fish with larger mouths such as bass, snook or redfish will have no problem getting hooked.

One interesting think I did discover is that when a few of the trout finally did get there mouth around it they held on to it for much long than I expected which was a good sign, it must have felt natural to them.

[Bass Ninja]

I finally got a chance to take one out to the flats, unfortunately the flat was covered in small trout that knocked the crap out of this lure but could not get it in their mouth, its covered in teeth marks and has a few chunks taken out of it. Even with the wind and chop this lure casted and walked very well and went right over the floating grass. I am going to keep using it because I believe that fish with larger mouths such as bass, snook or redfish will have no problem getting hooked.

One interesting think I did discover is that when a few of the trout finally did get there mouth around it they held on to it for much long than I expected which was a good sign, it must have felt natural to them.

Where were you fishing this lure? It must have been a cold stream or river. Trout cannot survive in shallow water that is warm. In lakes they are usually found in deeper water.

[11kalnmitc]

i'm pretty sure he ment speckled trout, the ones out in the flats and the bays with the redfish

-i think

[snooklust]

Sorry I didn't specify where I was fishing. Yes, they were specled trout on a saltwater flat.

[JBSnooker]

I tried one of these out on a saltwater flat on Florida's Central Gulf Coast where the fish are typically spooky due to heavy preasure. I've had times out there where the tailing redfish wouldn't even hit a live shrimp let alone my favorite top water, lip lure or soft plastic. But this thing sure got them interested. Had a nice redfish hit it hard, run for a few seconds and then pulled the whole lure off the hook, which I found floating later and put back on. Had 2 more nice top water blowups over the next hour but both neither hooked up. So, I'd have to say that's the draw back. Might need to try some sharper hooks or possibly hitting the set a little harder. Once the lure rips, you can extend the slit a bit an rig it tail first instead basically doubling the life of the lure which is sweet. I also relocated the eye a bit. I was using the black lure with the gold accents. I was able to work is just like a original size zarra spook. Being able to work this lure in heavy floating grass was a big plus.

[Legal Bass]

I fished with a guy who used these, they look great and he got a lot of blowups but couldn't get a hook in 'em. Any rigging tips?

[GermanKnight]

my friend hooked me up with one, i did not like it, like a previous poster said, even with bass the hook set is just off.

Ill stick to my frogs. i gotta get more haha.

It is interesting, and has a good looking action. its probably something im doing, but its just not my cup of coffee

[froteur]

fished with a friend on the delta last month who threw this for a while. he landed a nice 3 pound bass on it. he said he was "killing it" with this bait at a lake, earlier in the month. i have a pack but have as yet to try them.

-perry-

[Birdi23nls]

i too have been very curious about then baits. I hesitated because it looks like hook ratio would not be good. I already miss too many fish on frogs