Crappie anglers are so naive they would believe in any lure or attractant promising to be the next great lure. However, given enough time astute crappie anglers will see through the shenanigans some lure companies claim to be the magic lure or scent. While this is true in a few situations, professional crappie angler Richard Williams knows sometimes testing new products and science can result in a product that does assist with anglers catching more fish.
Williams happens to be one of the few anglers that are fortunate enough to test out new products before being released into retail stores. Allowing anglers to test and retest proto-type lures and scents then getting feedback from the angler is one of the best ways to develop products that catch fish.
"Johnson would send me a sample tube and I would fish with it and give them feedback then Johnson would send me the modified sample and I would test it for effectiveness," said Williams about the scent formula.
The Johnson crappie fishing pro Williams and his tournament fishing partner proved the effectiveness of the new scent by winning the 2014 Cabela's Crappie USA Tournament Championship by smearing it on and into their fishing lure during the tournament being held on Lake Cumberland, Kentucky," said Johnson about the new Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Scales.
Of course, Williams can brag about catching fish on Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Scales because it resulted in more bites and crappie allowing them to win the 2014 Cabela's Crappie USA Tournament. "Why does Crappie Buster Shad Scales work? I don't know the technical reason why, but the same person developed Berkley PowerBait Crappie Nibbles that also attracts and incites crappie to strike a lure. I believe it's probably the glitter in every color that gives the appearance of scales coming off the lure that incite crappie to bite your lure," said Williams.
His favorite way to use Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Scales (www.johnsonfishing.com) is to squeeze the gel attractant into a 2-inch Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Tube. Williams normally slow trolls using a spider rig set up or single pole jigs the tube loaded with Crappie Buster Shad Scales. "I use it on every bait. With tubes, I fill up the cavity till its overflowing out the back and on any other lures I slime it all over the lure," said Williams.
Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Scales come in a squeezable tube allowing it to be applied into the cavities of lures or on the outside of lures. It's available in black, chartreuse, orange, pearl glow, gold, pink, rainbow and silver. Each tube has enough for 150 applications and effective for 15- to 30 minutes after being applied.
It's a tough job, but someone has to do the testing of new fishing products. Williams is one of the lucky anglers that was able to with Johnson Crappie Buster Shad Scales. Truth is his win at the 2014 Cabela's Crappie USA Tournament was the direct result of him applying Crappie Buster Shad Scales to his lure.
However, not every new attractant or lure incites crappie into striking. That's where crappie anglers need to be prudent in selecting which one to purchase. The best way to find out what other anglers are using to catch crappie on and win tournaments since they have a proven record of attracting fish into biting.
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