Thread: Road runner magic

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I like pitching RR's and Beetle Spins when I find em gathered up. I used to throw an Evans Shyster close to 40 years ago that they would hammer if the color was right. Now that I have the new light rig I'll be doing more of this stuff. What color was the body on the RR you were using? Looks like a root beer of motor oil maybe?

yum's neon oil is the color . they stopped making them in that color . Go figure, down to my last 20 . They are made like the old ring worm of the 70's .

Horseheads are great jigs - post a good pic of your grub on the plastics section someone might have a mold that match's it.

Originally Posted by Fatman

Horseheads are great jigs - post a good pic of your grub on the plastics section someone might have a mold that match's it.

it's the same as the yum woolly crawl today , they just don't make the color any longer . Have posted it several times with a few attempts made to duplicate . COLOR WAS GOOD BUT NOT SHAPE .

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I like pitching RR's and Beetle Spins when I find em gathered up. I used to throw an Evans Shyster close to 40 years ago that they would hammer if the color was right. Now that I have the new light rig I'll be doing more of this stuff. What color was the body on the RR you were using? Looks like a root beer of motor oil maybe?

I buy 1/32 road runners in red or black . ( roadrunner does not make the 1/32 in black anymore ) I also order 1 inch slider grubs with solid black being half of every order . These are my go to but now starting to put BG shad bodies on em as well .

Had there never been a marabou Roadrunner ever made :

I wouldn't have caught (literally) hundreds of Crappie.
I wouldn't have caught quite a few Bass (2-6lbs in weight)
I wouldn't have caught the Tiger Muskie that hangs on my living room wall.

And I wouldn't have caught numerous Drum, Catfish, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, or Warmouth.

Just Sayin'

Originally Posted by eagle 1

I buy 1/32 road runners in red or black . ( roadrunner does not make the 1/32 in black anymore ) I also order 1 inch slider grubs with solid black being half of every order . These are my go to but now starting to put BG shad bodies on em as well .

Where you getting the 1/32 oz roadrunners in bulk might I ask coach? I can only find 1/16 in box stores, ran across a few smaller knock off runners in a local baitshop last week, made in Haiti and them suckers were on fire this morning, The 1/16's barely got a hit.. I need small runners, do they make a 64th by chance also?

If you were getting some made in Haiti you were getting real ones that's where most of the are being made now. If you want bulk you coud email TTI Blakemore and ask, but you could always make your own - I've got an assortment mold and the pony head with a barb can go down to 1/48th.

Thank you Fatman, I had my doubts about the Haitian made road runners especially after one I used the paint wasn't cured, it was mushy to the touch. I was running Blakemore's as well, the others were out doing them 4 to 1. Guess back to the bait shop this week to get some more runners and talk to the owner about his availability on sizes. And not setup to make my own yet, hopefully one day, sounds like a rewarding hobby.