I'm all for the Corky baits going mainstream. As to a possible change in quality, I'll never no the difference since I could never find an original on the shelf.

That is a Corky Devil. Great lures, love that color. the Devil Eyes are a soft plastic bait, but not made by Paul Brown. I have mixed emotions about the Mirrolure buyout. Half the fun of buying Corky's was going to Paul Brown's house and visiting with him, he is a great guy. Maybe they will a little easier to get now, but hope Mirrolure doesn't change anything.

Yeah, a lot of people liked the fact of it being a Texas made lure and like you said also meeting and visiting Paul Brown for those that know him. I think I met him at a fishing show in Houston back in the early 90s and B&L had a booth there. If it was him he was a really cool guy and I bought a lot of baits from him almost every day at the show there.

I suppose when Mirrolure makes them now, there may be subtle differences but I am quite sure they will be able to reproduce the baits as exact to the original as possible since Paul Brown will be involved in the operation of the plant in Costa Rica, but we'll see. People may be a bit upset over it being that it will not be a Texas made lure anymore but at least it has a Texas origin which is what counts and overall I think it is a good move to make the Corky baits more available to a wider group of fisherman that may otherwise have not been able to buy the baits in their local tackle shops.

Rootbeer DOA shrimp or 1/8 norton bull minnow in pumpkin pearl

well guys thanks a bunch for all of yall input on my question,, well i went to academy, texas tackle unlimited, bass pro and marburgers and bought almost every single lure and soft baits yall recommended except for some colors that i wasnt able to find, i spent about ehh nearly 60 bucks for all the lure i bought, well im sad to say i had no luck with any of them, not because they dont work im sure but i couldnt get a bite out of any excet the new penny gulp shrimp.. but hey i actaully caught a couple fish with it and now i am a believer in artificials,, i dont know it it was my presentation or wut with the others, i even sprayd them with the gulp spray in shrimp scent and also wd-40 with the sae results(no bites), i was rigging the softies on weedless and jig head with about 15-20 inches of flurocarbond lines tied to my main line, tried carolina rigging and popping corks but nothing, the hard plastics were tied on with 15-18 inches of fluro also but still no luck,, but i guess it was just my luck i dunno o i was just throwing them where there was no fish, but yea id still like to thank all of yall for all of yalls help and tips an still going to continue usin all these lures

A buddy of mine uses norton sand eels for trout. ive tried some but i dont really know how to work artificial baits. ive caught 4 or 5 this month using shad.

kool thanks NeedABoat,, im wit u on that,, ive boughten severl artificials this past month and hvent had luck with any except gulp new peny shrmp but who doest catch fish with them, iguess u gotta know how to work the arties..i know i dont

Gulps are alright, but in really skinny water they suck at swimming. The classic Queen Cocaho Minnow is still the best for shallow water trout action.

kool thanks the bill collector

Yeah, the Cocahoe Minnow is a great artifical to use as well as another one H&H makes called the Sparkle Beetle.

For soft plastics this is another one I recommend right now for trout, reds, and flounder in Galveston Bay. Bass Assassin/Saltwater Assassin in 10W-40 color. It's like a rootbeer color against the light.

Fishing on the bank at Rollover Pass i have catching many nice trout(4lb.-9lb.) with this rig:



And many specks 15-20 inch with BASS ASSASSIN 2 inch(chartreuse silver glitter,crystal,limetreuse):

thanks Aj and Jean ima try those out,, hey jean that first one is that a homemade rig?

Yes al my rigs is home made by me special for fishing at ROLLOVER PASS.Because i don't have boat i am fishing with long rods(over 10ft.) and i am handicap i am fishing all the time on the bank(99% at ROLLOVER PASS).
I use braid 4lb-6lb.-10lb., fluorocarbon leader 8lb-15lb and spinning reels(DAIWA SS TOURNANENT 700,1300 ,1600)

kool kool sounds good, have you found any other places to fish when they close down roll over pass?? ive never been there myself but im dieng to go before they close it up

I have problems with my legs,so i can't walk on the jetty or with my tackle long distance from my car.
I don't like to fish on the piers because are to many people and many don't know to fish...

Rollover Pass is the best place for me to fish,because i can park my car close to the bank, seat on my chair or on ice box and try to catch some fish with artificials.I can't fish on foot standing
for long time so i use the chair or my ice box to seat when i am fishing.
If they close down Rollover Pass ,maybe i go to Texas City Dike,but no place is like Rollover PASS where i was catching a lot of nice fish(trout,red fish,spanish mackerel,black drum ,flounder)with artificials.

Sorry for my broken english !!!!

well thats kool,, n u catch all those types of fish on artificial?? maybe i needa take some lessons from u because ive boughten several arificials this past month and havent any luck with any lol, gotta be sumthn im duin wrong,, but yea the texas city dike i aint ever fished there bfore either i think

I am fishing just with artificials,i don't like to fish another way and i was catching many nice fish at ROLLOVER PASS.

yea i have a bg assortment of different soft plastics and a couple of had plastics topwaters n sinkers but ive never had any luck what so ever with them exept the gulp shimp but then again who doesn catch with those... i just wunna put these arties i bought to good use,, and i know there all really good lure because they were all recommended by users on this site so i knnow there good, but i guess its jus my presentation and rigging that needs alot of work

I've been givin' your problem some thought rick. What weight/type line are you using when you fish plastic? I know bait soakers tend to use heavy line 14#+.

well for my main line im using either power pro or spider wire in 30#test,,and tied to the end of that ill put 3-4ft of flurocarbon leader in 30#test..i know that may too much test but i bought it and just tryna use it before i buy some more and if that critical ill just buy some lesser test before my next outing.. and im using a albright knot to tie both lines together.. it makes a very small knot and its never got hung up or stuck in the guides when im casting.. and to the end og the flurocarbon leader i tie a size 3(i think, its fairly small) swivel that has a clip on it, and i clip my lures to that, i just clip the hard plastics on to that and the soft plastics i put either a jighead or a weedless type hook thru them in the weight of either 3/8, 1/2 or 1/4oz.. i try to go a lil heavy so i can cast a lil further becuz everytime ive used a smaller weight i get very poor distance and backlash alot on a baitcaster,, im fixina get a small spinner combo so throw small weights tho

@way2slickrick,

If you fish inshore you don't need so strong line(30lb!!!)
I was catching many nice fish(23lb.red fish,9lb. trout etc.)using FIRELINE SMOKE 4LB +fluorocarbon leader 8lb.-15lb.Using spinning reels and 4lb.-15 lb. braid you can cast easy smaller weight and if you are in the right place you can catch fish.

hmmm i see,, ima have to go back to academy tomorow or walmart n get me some smaller test brid and smaller test fluro leader material... i got 30#braid and 30# fluro leader right now so i definetely need change it

He meant 30# braid so it's thinner than mono, and 30# fluorocarbon just to use as a shock leader.

If I use braid I use either 20# or 30# Sufix braid but I use mono more often than braid. Usually 10 lb. test mono is what I use the most and 8 lb. test on spinning rigs.

If you want a good distance baitcasting reel to throw lighter lures then the Shimano 50 MG is a good reel for that. They don't make them anymore but that reel in my opinion is one of the best for throwing lighter lures and I like them. It's a great all around reel too but it's really good for throwing lighter lures.

I already send you one PM about my fishing at ROLLOVER PASS for flounder and red fish with FIRELINE SMOKE 4LB.and long rods.

How is Rollover right now Jean?

I know they are closing it down and I want to fish it before they shut it down for good. Is there still time before they shut it down?