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Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:05 AM
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scalebuster
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:12 AM
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CRAPPIEboy33
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Like them both but if had to pick one it would be slab bandits. Last twice as long.
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:13 AM
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Lonestar Proud
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Honestly, I have a few packs of BG's but have too much confidence in Slab Bandits to give them much of an opportunity.
-LP My hair's turnin white, my neck's always been red, my collar's still blue
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:39 AM
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Guide Chuck Rollins
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The bandits last longer and I know they catch fish. That's ll we've used on our boats for the last 18 months.
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:47 AM
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thumpjunkies
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Have yet to try the slab bandits, going to put in a order next week. Have seen one person using them and he told me he had done ok with them but really hadnt used them much. So my source of info on the bandits is not a good one. The design looks awesome though. I wont know until i try one but the bandit tail looks like it would be much more effective. I will always be a believer in a bobby garland plastics though. No denying BG they catch fish and certainly make you fish with confidence. I am sure that they are very comprable in the amount of fish they will produce. Anytime word gets out on new bait that works good the hype spreads fast. One question to ask ourselves is will the slab bandits evolve into what BG is over the next couple years or even still be in production. Will slab bandits expand in product selection, will they have the mass amount of color selection like BG. BG has already set the standard and still selling like hotcakes and slayin slabs. Only time will tell for the outcome of the bandits, hopefully they blow up just like the bobbys
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 04:51 AM
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Tracy S
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Just ordered some slab bandits. Will see how they are. I've caught more fish on pan fish assassins than BG
Crappie 2lbs 9oz My next PB is due May 16, 2014
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 04:54 AM
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gotreal formerly known as getreal
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aint tried the slab bandit yet . HINT HINT lolz
yup   if ye aint been skunked, ye aint been fishing! <<al einstene IAMCOUNTRY texas made lures. getcha some
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 05:24 AM
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dtl2005
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When I first started crappie fishin a buddy told me bout bobby garland. I started using them and now am addicted to them!!! Baby shad to be exact! Get after um yall!!
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 05:25 AM
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pepop
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I used BG almost exclusively for months and the truth is, they certainly catch fish! Then came the Slab Bandit. My very first experience with this bait was in mid Oct. 2010 and involved one (1) Texas Toast and resulted in 30+ crappie caught ON THAT 1 BAIT which included a 2.7# fish that at that time was the largest white crappie noted on the Crazy Angler/Slab Bandit site, as being caught on a Slab Bandit. Since then, except for hand tied Jigs on occasion, Slab Bandits are the only bait I use and in 2011 I caught more crappie per trip and larger fish on most outings than ever before and I absolutely have confidence in the product. BTW, I believe it would've taken probably 8 to 10 BG's to catch the 30+ fish that 1 SB caught. That's my 2 cents.
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 11:40 AM
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Creamlevel Creek Kennels
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I agree with Pepop. The biggest different to me is the texture. I have tried the Bobby Garland, and Lake Fork Lures, and they are nice baits and catch fish. But I just can't keep them on my jig or make them last.
Today I only have 2 Plastic Bait in my Tackle Box, and they are Rocky Tops, and Slab Bandits of which I use the Slab Bandit 90% of the time. I can catch 20-30 fish on 1 bait, and with that I am saving money and time.
When I order, I personally call Slab Bandit. He is alway picking my brain for where I am fishing, and what colors I am successful with. Then I get a run down on the newest stuff coming up, or new ideas they are kicking around.
But the one thing that I keep coming back to is:
THEY CATCH FISH, and STAY ON MY JIG...
keith
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 11:56 AM
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RowdyRankin
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I agree the bandits are tougher, so I put a drop of supe glue on the head when I slid my bobby garland on....lasts a long time. I can go to academy or Olsens and pick out my colors right there....no wait. It's all just preference, caught my first crappie on one and never fixed what wasn't broke.
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 02:41 PM
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clay83
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I fish my hand tyed feather jigs most of the time, but if I fish a plastic I use slab bandits. I have seen the bandit go from a bait Robert built several years ago to the new bait and shape that is on the market today. The one thing that the bandit has always been is tough. Robert and me on more than one occasion have used a single bait for a full day and caught a limit. I don't know of another plastic out there that last as long or catches more fish, and I have fished them all. As far as Robert expanding and staying in production and the slab bandit staying on the market, he now has the bandit in 3 sizes and more colors than you can fish. Robert also has another line of plastics that he will release in the near future.
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:41 PM
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litefish
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where can you buy slab bandits close to lewisville?
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Re: Slab bandits vs. Bobby Garland
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01/07/12 03:41 PM
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pepop
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Robert also has another line of plastics that he will release in the near future.  CARP!! I'm gonna hafta buy a bigger boat! 
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