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Luckycraft aficionados educate me #13688903 09/02/20 04:36 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas Tiltman OP TFF Celebrity
OP Tiltman TFF Celebrity Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas	When I was fishing a ton pre NAPA so pre 2015 , LC was a major "go to" for myself and a lot of guys. The RC's were drying up but the TO was the same quality and they were in the low teens pricewise. Now in 2020 I am getting back into fishing more and LC is half the price and I am starting to assume half the quality. Since they seem to break easily. Did they sell and go cheapo or something ?

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Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13689125 09/02/20 08:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,687 Arlington F Finesse Master/ Dropshot king Extreme Angler
Finesse Master/ Dropshot king Extreme Angler F Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,687 Arlington	The quality is still pretty dang good! I have been fishing the KJ cranks and never had one break on me, also never broke a lucky craft crankbiat but have broke a few sammy's slapping them on the water but not the baits fault at all...

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13689159 09/02/20 08:47 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,389 DFW area J James Biggs TFF Team Angler
James Biggs TFF Team Angler J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,389 DFW area	The new ones run well. They don’t track as well as the originals at a high speed. The biggest difference is the old ones cast better. The plastic seemed more dense. Both will out fish any other brand of plastic square bills.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: James Biggs] #13689259 09/02/20 09:56 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas Tiltman OP TFF Celebrity
OP Tiltman TFF Celebrity Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas	Originally Posted by James Biggs The new ones run well. They don’t track as well as the originals at a high speed. The biggest difference is the old ones cast better. The plastic seemed more dense. Both will out fish any other brand of plastic square bills. I noticed that on the weight , for sure seem lighter. I put new bearings in my cranking reels the other night thinking the whole deal felt off. I sure they were due tho ancient stuff

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13689586 09/03/20 03:59 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 10,620 Garland, TX S SoCal Tom TFF Guru
SoCal Tom TFF Guru S Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 10,620 Garland, TX	The old RC's just caught fish. Not sure if the new ones are as good. They did something to it to cut the price in half, but I still use them and still catch fish on em. I still have a few of the old ones I break out from time to time http://www.rayhubbardbassclub.com President Save the Date! 6th annual FFAC - Sunday October 31, 2021 - Lake Ray Hubbard!

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13689706 09/03/20 12:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,053 Justin, TX B bigfishtx TFF Celebrity
bigfishtx TFF Celebrity B Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,053 Justin, TX	You can still get the old RCs if you wanna pay. https://troutunderground.com/Crankbaits-Lucky-Craft-Rc/ Keep the Lord in your heart and keep your powder dry.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13690008 09/03/20 04:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,687 Arlington F Finesse Master/ Dropshot king Extreme Angler
Finesse Master/ Dropshot king Extreme Angler F Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,687 Arlington	I just bought about 200 worth of the “newer” BDS 3 and compared it to the older BDS 3 only difference I can find is weight. Both run pretty much the same on a 6.3 reel and both catch fish.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: SoCal Tom] #13690046 09/03/20 05:10 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,060 Albany 9 9094 TFF Guru
9094 TFF Guru 9 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,060 Albany	Originally Posted by SoCal Tom The old RC's just caught fish. Not sure if the new ones are as good. They did something to it to cut the price in half, but I still use them and still catch fish on em. I still have a few of the old ones I break out from time to time Yes they quit paying Rick Clunn a 20% royalty.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13690054 09/03/20 05:13 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas Tiltman OP TFF Celebrity
OP Tiltman TFF Celebrity Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas	I can find the cheaper ones in various places, Is it TW where the old "heavy" ones are ?

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13690098 09/03/20 05:41 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 43,461 Plano TX T Trickster TFF Guru
Trickster TFF Guru T Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 43,461 Plano TX	Originally Posted by Tiltman I can find the cheaper ones in various places, Is it TW where the old "heavy" ones are ? Not sure but the old ones are discontinued and not the same as what you can get today.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13690241 09/03/20 07:30 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,389 DFW area J James Biggs TFF Team Angler
James Biggs TFF Team Angler J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,389 DFW area	Ebay for the old ones. Expect $25-50 each

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: James Biggs] #13690351 09/03/20 09:28 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 613 TN S sll Pro Angler
sll Pro Angler S Joined: May 2018 Posts: 613 TN	Originally Posted by James Biggs Both will out fish any other brand of plastic square bills. That's a pretty confident statement...

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: sll] #13690390 09/03/20 09:56 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,602 Cedar Creek T TR176 TFF Celebrity
TR176 TFF Celebrity T Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,602 Cedar Creek	I have one of the original RC nip, it is a 1.5 and is in the MS Crack color. The catch is I’m afraid to use it so it doesn’t do anything, if I recall right they were $15.99 each.

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: James Biggs] #13690397 09/03/20 10:05 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas Tiltman OP TFF Celebrity
OP Tiltman TFF Celebrity Joined: May 2004 Posts: 8,570 Wylie,Texas	Originally Posted by James Biggs Ebay for the old ones. Expect $25-50 each ok so you can no longer get them retail so they are for sure gone and not being produced ?

Re: Luckycraft aficionados educate me [Re: Tiltman] #13690403 09/03/20 10:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 11,991 Haworth, Ok G GarySHO Ice Ice Baby
GarySHO Ice Ice Baby G Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 11,991 Haworth, Ok	Originally Posted by Tiltman Originally Posted by James Biggs Ebay for the old ones. Expect $25-50 each ok so you can no longer get them retail so they are for sure gone and not being produced ? yes A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user- Theodore Roosevelt Broken Bow Lake Fishing Guide 2020 Caymas CX 20 PRO and 250 SHO

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