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Andy's Lure Review #1
Cache Custom Lures The search for quality lures often leaves the serious angler’s head spinning. Cache custom lures offers a wide variety of soft plastics that simply out fish the competition. The products are x-tra soft, contain x-tra salt, and x-tra scent. As well as amino acids that seem to “turn the fish on” when they just won’t bite other plastics. I recently took to testing a small variety of Cache Custom lures’ plastics, which would include the Diamond back worm, the X-treme paddle tail grub, the Thunder frog, and one of the companies newest products, the Brush Bug. Cache’s plastics are softer than the competition’s plastics which leads to a better hook-up ratio per strike, along with more action in the water. Thunder frog - This has got to be my favorite topwater frog of all time! The Thunder frog has large feet that have an unmatched thumping action on the retrieve, calling in the biggest bass in the area. They just can’t seem to leave this frog alone! A hook slot makes for less hang-ups, and I feel provides better hook-ups. Which as we all know is what counts. The plastic’s density allows the frog to float at rest for a couple seconds, and then the frog begins to sink, allowing you to pause over holes in the weeds, letting the frog sink slowly into the best big bass habitats. When the fish smash this lure, the frog moves up and out of the way of the hook set, which virtually guarantees a good hook-up. Brush Bug - If your looking for a super soft creature type bait, this is your lure! The lure has a ribbed body that provides subtle vibration, along with scent dispersion that the fish rarely pass up. I caught many bass on the Brush bug that at the same time would not bite a similar plastic from the competition. I had that scenario play out several times both on the local rivers, as well as the local lakes. The Brush bug has a scent dispersion like no other. I actually watched fish follow the bait and seemingly “taste” the scent trail before literally attacking the Brush bug. The Brush bug can also be used as a trailer on jigs. I simply cut part of the lure off, and threaded it onto a jig. It adds a realistic craw profile to jigs that the fish love! The Brush bug is also great for fliping or pitching instead of your normal pitching baits, such as a worm. Diamond back worm - This worm is excellent for drop shot rigging, as well as simply finesse fishing. You are only limited by your imagination on ways to rig this worm. I used and caught fish with this worm by drop shotting, shakey head, texas rigging, and carolina rigging. I also caught a couple while wacky rigging the Diamond back worm. This past winter, when the bite was tough at best, I caught a few on a weightless t-rigged Diamond back worm, when no other plastics worked! X-treme Paddle tail grub - These grubs are SOFT!! I liked the Paddle tail grub as a trailer on a plain ballhead jig. I also used it on the Mann’s stone jig with great results. The soft supple plastic translates to more action in the water than your average plastics. These grubs worked great for smallmouth in the Allegheny river, as well as a couple local lakes that have had smallmouth bass transplanted in to them. If you cut the tail up to the grub, it provides a bit more action that simulates a small crawfish. The technique was killer on the rivers since crayfish are usually river smallmouths’ main forage. Cache Custom lures offers a great variety of soft plastic lures, along with jigs and jig heads that work best along with the companies’ plastics. The company is “home grown” which I believe translates into a better consistency, and higher quality control than the high production lines of the big name companies. The plastics are competitively priced allowing for the average angler to easily afford Cache’s line of lures. Which is something I look for in lures. If you want a great product for a great price, Cache Custom lures is the go-to company for plastic lures. I was definitely impressed with the products along with the great customer service. Next time your looking for a company that produces quality baits, contact Kent at Cache Custom lures. He nor his products will let you down. www.cachecustomlures.com
