I think those plastic pieces are used to keep the hook from slipping through the bait like you were experiencing. Peirce the plastic piece perpendicular through the bait to prevent the hook from dropping through the gap. Also, rig the bait further up the twistlock so it wont fall off. I agree the price point is high, but there was some user error. Great video either way! I was always curious about the bait, but didn't want to drop $25 on a soft plastic.

Just a little helpful hack… Mend-It lure glue works very well on any plastic swim bait that has tears. I’ve used it on DOA, NLBN, Gambler, and other soft baits. It will definitely extend the life of your swimbait rotation.

8:29 you had that Call Of Duty timing😂😂😂 as soon as you turn away…. BAM

What’s so special about that plastic that makes it so expensive? Seems a little ridiculous for something not pre rigged. Nice video!

You need to use the nose anchors (1 vertical, 1 horizontal as per the website instructions, there is a nice diagram on there) you’ll have a much better experience. And they are like 12$ now.

I just found out as well those plastic nose anchor pieces are used after your screw the bait in you shove it in through the screw and it locked it in so it can’t fall off

Great video. One thing you can try that I have done is add some glue when putting the twist lock. Also the nose locks are supposed to push in around the twist lock so it don’t pull out. Not sure how well they work

Watched it 10 times and I can say it a classic

NO FREAKIN WAY!!! Good and honest review! Saved me 25 bucks that I could spend on multiple quality lures!! That was a great PSA! Thanks J!!

I’ve never used them at all but have seen them before but maybe a tip you could use or do is maybe make it a line thru after the belly opens up because theirs still the end part of the plastic so yeah but anyways great video man

Just a tip on the little plastic pieces in the package there meant to go in the bait near the screw lock on the hook to keep the bait from ripping off the screw lock but. when putting them in just put one of them on one side and then just a behind the first one u put in you insert the second one in on the other side.

Sick video justin, those things are too expensive to be throwin for me, especially around docks and stuff. Definitley would stick to catching live ladys for free for the hog snook lol.

I Think you might be setting the hook a little too fast. It's an 8 inch bait so you might need to count a couple seconds before you set the hook to get a good hook up ratio. The Z man swimmerz are also a good option when you are looking for durability and they do come in an 8 inch size

nose anchors pin the front eyelet to the nose of the bait so that it doesn't rip that thin piece in the front during the hookset

highly recommend that one learns the use of the nose pin, it is such a heavy plastic to try and use a spiral hook spring...take the screw thingy off and use the hook like a Texas rigged worm hook would be rigged and put the clear peg through the ladyfishs nose pegging the hooks eye to keep the hook from sliding. it works great 👍

Hey bro not to be that guy but I think your lure might have slid off cause of the hook breaking. If you watch the play back your twist lock is gone when you brought the hook back in so maybe it wasn’t the plastic just a faulty twist lock? Either way cool vid!

It’s always a great day when Justin Posts

Just get some Mend-it bait glue for those baits, and you can get a lot more life out of them. You can glue that area that ripped out and made the hole, and make the baits almost as good as the are when you first take them out. Also replace the bait screw wit some better musky style bait screws. The ones on those hooks look like they are way too weak to be used on even small bass baits. You could also rig it like a Mr. Whiggly swimmer, a bait that was designed and made by Larry Dahlberg. To rig it that way you would rig a good musky grade bait screw and then run either a steel leader or a good heavy fluorocarbon leader (we use 150 lb for ours) thru it to a nice big treble hook. It might not be weedless, but you won't miss fish, and they can't use the bait as leverage rigging it that way. ;) I am going to buy a few to try out since the price on them has come down quite a bit. Great review video by the way, keep up the good work.

definitely bury the hook, and slide the bkk stopper to the top of the hook bend so the ladyfingers rides straight....I have found that the bkk swimbait hooks with the weight adapter on the shank works the best...i will say that it's one of my favorite giant snook baits, but make sure you use at least 50lb fluro leader....and don't be surprised if that's not enough...it is a expensive piece of lip jewelry...lost one today on 80lb....ouchy

I may have to buy just one. My luck I catch 1 jack on it. I think you should test the gambler big ez 8” in a mullet color on those same fish for your next lure review. I caught some giant snook on those.

That's a Twist Lock problem. Not a lure problem

this gave me the idea to ask you to try a series of fishing bass baits for snook. such as an 8 inch mag draft and big glide baits and stuff... just an idea

Great video. Wonder how the Zman Mag swim would compare? Not as much detail, but same size and would stay on the hook longer. Caught some nice snook off the beach using those Mag swims. Plus you can get a pack of three for 1/3 the price

Love your videos. Oh, and thanks for not saying "Lets go !" multiple times with every fish you hook.

Thanks for the review much appreciate. Completely concur with your assessment 100%.

Try taking mend it and gluing the open slots together maybe? The bait is poorly designed in that area. Slit on the bottom 1/3 up from belly to back then solid the other 2/3 from midsection to back would solve the problem. Still even then it's a 12 to 14 dollar bait at most, and it doesn't come pre-rigged. Love the videos and the lure reviews are always awesome. Tight lines bro

I do agree it does tear fairly easily but when I fish it I use like a 4/0 or 5/0 live bait hook and nose hook it

Vids are always awesome man. I'm only 2 mins in but u know it's going to get torn up. Maybe try some nlbn glue. Works pretty well. 👍🤘👍

I agree soon as we got them I was very disappointed with the body having the gap and it would be better solid. But great 25$ fish.😂

You should make it line through with a big treble

I think for you to use that lure again you need to put a glue on it and I think it will work well

You can put a tooth pick thru the top to keep the hook in place

Great video! I bought this but haven't used it yet. I live over over on the west side by Boca Grand Pass and the El Jobean peer is money for baits like this! I would 100% leave the hook exposed.

great video thanks for your opinion 👍 25 is to much

Justin excited to watch this and see what you where able to do with the f13 fishing list fish. Got their mullet to. Have not had a min to use it on the bay. But tried their smaller 4.25 ones so far

At it again!! Dam Justin 👍🤠

Ok, for the record that was not the lures fault, the hook broke and had nothing to do with the lure falling off. But I’d have to agree pretty sick lure but not worth the price

Good info Justin Ty. I won’t be spending any money on those unless they better the design and durability .

Nice man! Squirt some ladyfish procure gel in that sucker! 🎣🤙🏼

Early in the video when you were demo-ing the lure, you showed that thin membrane between the pockets, my first thought was, "that's gonna break".

I’m pretty sure those plastic pins are so you can put them horizontally through the bait so the hook can’t slide through

I noticed that as soon as you slowed the presentation down, they smacked it. Nice fish, dude

Good Christmas gift for the guy that likes to fish in your family they would love it lol I would never spend that on myself but definitely buying someone this it’s pretty cool if we figure this hook thing out

Those plastic pins included in the packaging were meant to secure the hook into the nose. 13 Fishing calls them Nose Anchors.

I’d rather buy NLBN mullets. I’ve yet to have a bad morning with them. I hope this entire community has a safe, healthy, happy holiday! Keep Slaying people!

It's all that what you value it at diamonds and gold are not very expensive but wedding rings are

Fire like usual

Your intros are getting Fire 🔥🔥

Great video Justin

Those plastic pins in the pack can be used to keep the hook in place. That’s what I personally do, and it does help. Just go through the back and the shank will lay on top of the pin

What cameras are you using in this video…nice quality

Good vid Justin, nice to see an unbiased review, using your own cash! I finally got a few packs of mini mullets, but NLBN was out of stock on the 2/0 BKK Titan Rider hooks. I have some weighted 3/0 wide bend screw lock hooks. Do you think a bigger hook would work, and will the 1/8 oz. weight hurt the action? I did find some off-brand 2/0 widebend hooks on Amazon, both weighted and unweighted. What are your thoughts on hooks? Thanks for your opinion.

🌴 ahhh, $25.00 not on list, but I think savage gear makes a 5” mullet and it’s half the cost that I might try , does super glue work on those plastic lures 🤔 with so many big paddle tail lures out there that are cheaper I think there are better alternatives 👊🏼✌🏼

A large Z-Man diesel Minnow would b the same. It be cool to try using a large Diesel minnow Z on a chinlock hook. The fish can't distinguish the difference and lots cheaper.

The price of those #bbkhooks are not cheap as well, I noticed that the keel weighted ones (I think their called Pro Drivers) has the removable weight as well. But I’m runnin the #bamfshad 5.25” By the way that first #snook was a hammer! Nice catch🎣

well you saved me money. thank you

Hello , from Ireland 🇮🇪 , interesting the lures , can someone tell me how grams the lure , thank you 🙏🏻

do you get a free bowl of soup with that lure

I knew you were going to have something slam that bait. Big Snook love ❤️ ladyfish!

which side of florida do you fish the atlantic or gulf side?

Bought one minutes before I saw this video.. guess we’ll find out if it works lol

$28 now lol thanks for the review!

I saw a trick where they put a tooth pick through the swim bait right under the hook so it doesn’t pop out but idk how reliable it would be and shouldn’t have to be done.

It's Abit pricy for what u get. I think an nlbn mullet would work better and much cheaper.

You can Hot Knife It back together Ron in Los Angeles

I save a lot of money using dirt cheap lures to catch live ladyfish for bait. 😊

You don’t give your bait enough time to sink. It’s like as soon as you cast you hit try up and reel it in to the boat. That’s not normal fish Behavoir. The fish see that and go wait something off. Take your time let us sink a couple times don’t feel it in so fast. Baits like this work because it replicates a real living fish almost perfectly. ( not this exact model the tested ones ) So you’re gonna get a hit. Just take the time to let it sit in the water work it a little and let it seem like the perfect prey fish. Such an amazing catch tho !!!!

Thank you for doing a review on these! I saw these at the shop and was curious if it's worth the money. Definitely not worth it with that hole problem for me.

I feel like that day based on your video there was a lot of fish in the move and they had their feed bags on knowing winters on the way. Probably would have tore em up with live bait

I think it would probably swim better with a weighted swimbait hook. Maybe like a 10/0 beast hook. $25 is a lot for a soft bait though

I know I'm LATE to this video, "my" suggestion would be to TAKE OFF that Nose Screw on the Hook. Then, run the Hook Barb down through the Nose and Head of the Lure and then bring it up into the Slot. Kinda like a Texas Rigged Worm. This way the Lure is on the SHANK of the Hook and not some little screw wire that can easily pull out.

How do you like the elite inshore series) I love mine

The screw lock came off the hook not the bait off the screw lock… but it does have its issues and considering the price, it shouldn’t have these problems

Hey Justin. What rod is that? Specs???

I would use a large gap hook inserted through the nose with the hook facing up or down.

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Just got a new subscriber! Love the brutal honesty my man. Not many creators will do that. Keep up the solid reviews 👊

I have an interesting idea. Why don’t you take your plastic / rubber baits and soak them with bait . You know like in shrimp over night. My guess is most fish usually investigate what they see and if there isn’t a natural smell they most times just swim past without taking in the bait. Soak em real good with a strong fishy smell to get a bite hopefully. I’ve noticed that with Bass. Just a thought.

Loved the video, good job! $25!!! Wow too rich for my blood. I’m pretty sure I would have taken the second one back - unopened. Thanks for that though, helps the rest of us not make the same make. That was one FINE Snook though.

I really wish for the money they would have made the body solid

They just announced to dealers to drop the price to 14.99 😂

What area of Florida you fishing?

JM, great commenting and observations from you, but I think for the amount of $ spent I would catch ladies myself or buy some

I would think if you didn't loose it (mendit) may work , but still $25 smackers. Wow

Another rigging idea...a heavy duty CPS ring super glued into the nose of the bait, then rig an appropriate sized circle hook through the nose. The bait really seemed like it got a positive response from the fish.

It seems like when the fish can see this they don’t commit to it. Thanks for the review! It’ll be a pass on this lure for me.

super glue? idk just a guess

Put a rubber band around the bait for the hook to rest on top of

It looks really realistic but they should just take that pocket out completely

Been fishing these baits since the release. I have hung a couple fish. Big problem price and hook up ratio. The plastic is very dense so the hook dose not stick them. The mullet one is pretty sick also same issues. Great looking bait but to much money.

You caught two big fish tho at least.

Lot of people here that haven't seen real swimbaits. People spend 200 to 1,000 us dollars for bass fishing swimbaits.

When fish with the swim bait ur using I hide a weight in the Tail and bring nails because if u put them in the mid u put the hook above it

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What kind of boat do you have?

Need to carry some super glue with you glue the center of it back together

Just wait till the pufferfish comes

All these people giving advice crack me up

25 bucks no hook damn

You have to retrieve slower let the lure do the work