Strike King Baby Burner has arrived...

 

Has the spinnerbait fallen off the map? Has it been replaced with swimbaits, creature baits and cranks? If you read tournament results like we do it seems that the "tried and true" spinnerbait has left the building. What was once the staple to catching big limits of bass has been put on the back burner...sorry for the pun!

 

Just when you thought a spinnerbait was just a spinnerbait, Strike King, the leading provider of spinnerbaits, develops a new genre of blade that catches them when it gets super tough. Its the Strike King 1/4 ounce Baby Burner and its one sweet "match the hatch" bait.  The downsized frame, Razr Blade high rpm blades, and a uniquely shaped, well balanced head makes this little gem a bait that can be run in super shallow water with less drag but plenty of flash. The smaller blades allows the bait to ride in the strike zone longer and keeps it from riding up near the surface. It runs true right out of the package and since it is teamed with a Gamakatsu super sharp hook, if a bass sniffs on it he gets a free boat ride. It is designed to be run super fast and works great around grass and through wood. The larger head design deflects well and it doesn't roll over.

 

We like a shorter rod (6') for this bait and use 17 pound Berkley Professional Grade Fluorocarbon most of the time. We like to roll cast it to targets and blow down trees in the fall. The size of the bait makes it a perfect match for shad size this time of year. Note: Although this is a quarter of an ounce spinnerbait it casts effectively due to its compact nature.

 

The Perfect Skirt matches well on this bait and gives the bait a baitfish profile that is unmatched compared to a lot of its larger cousins.

 

We like this bait for shallow water and also like it for the river.

 

The Strike King Baby Burner is new for 2010/2011 and you can find out more about it by going to the Strike King Website. It can be seen in the 2011 Strike King Catalog as well.

 

It will be available soon at Tackle Warehouse and other great Strike King Spinnerbaits can be found by clicking here.