Rat Rumble : JSJ Baits's Pack Rat (Recoil Edition)
Introduction: Josh St. John is certainly no new comer to the world of big baits. We've taken detailed looks at his Snack Sized Trout and Bluegill baits back in 2009 and 2011 respectively and just last year, we reviewed a bait he designed to be produced in collaboration with River2Sea, the Trigger Trout. At the time, I touted the Trigger Trout as a rare collaboration between two bait making entities, but what I didn't realize until recently is that collaborations are a common theme with St. John. Back in 2008, when his bait company was young, and relatively unknown, he collaborated with another bait maker, Benno Huene of Little Creeper fame to build a subsurface, soft plastic rat swimmer. Here's our belated look at JSJ's Pack Rat.
Someone always complains... whether it's about the high end gear concentration, too much affordable gear, enough with the finesse, why is price a category on the evaluation matrix, too picky about certain aspects of a product. The truth is we write about it all. Your focus is on finesse. Well, out of the last 10 articles, there are three reviews that can be considered finesse products. 2 rat reviews and one of those rats is something you can throw on conventional gear. Truth is, we fish and review content for everyone despite our occasional themes.
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Someone always complains... whether it's about the high end gear concentration, too much affordable gear, enough with the finesse, why is price a category on the evaluation matrix, too picky about certain aspects of a product. The truth is we write about it all. Your focus is on finesse. Well, out of the last 10 articles, there are three reviews that can be considered finesse products. 2 rat reviews and one of those rats is something you can throw on conventional gear. Truth is, we fish and review content for everyone despite our occasional themes.
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