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"Out of the Box" - 12/11/11
Spro's Fat John - The "Big Nasty" of squarebills!!!
The Spro "Fat John" strikes with a Dardanelle Fatty!!!
Story by Frank Leone
Some lures look great in the package but don't catch fish. It didn't take us
long to figure out the Spro Fat John crankbaits not only looked good, but
also caught the heck out of fish!
The Spro Fat John cranks are a
formidable sized bait that looks
plain mean and nasty. The bait has
a great "rolling action" and will
also "hunt"during the retrieve.
These two actions are deadly on
bass, making this bait a fish
catching machine.
During our testing, we threw this bait on either 12 or 14-pound Sunline
Sniper Fluorocarbon. The 14-pound seemed to be a perfect match and the
bait was routinely getting down in the 4 - 5 feet range on every cast. John
Crews, who designed this bait for Spro is always commenting that fish tend
to "choke" this bait down further than other cranks. I have to say that we
totally agree, as on several occasions our Fat John's "disappeared" down
the throat of a fatty!!!
The Spro Fat John crankbaits are available in several fish catching colors.
Check them out at www.bassmafiatackle.com or at the Bass Mafia Tackle
store in Russellville.
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Spro's Fat John - The "Big Nasty" of squarebills!!!
The Spro "Fat John" strikes with a Dardanelle Fatty!!!
Story by Frank Leone
Some lures look great in the package but don't catch fish. It didn't take us
long to figure out the Spro Fat John crankbaits not only looked good, but
also caught the heck out of fish!
The Spro Fat John cranks are a
formidable sized bait that looks
plain mean and nasty. The bait has
a great "rolling action" and will
also "hunt"during the retrieve.
These two actions are deadly on
bass, making this bait a fish
catching machine.
During our testing, we threw this bait on either 12 or 14-pound Sunline
Sniper Fluorocarbon. The 14-pound seemed to be a perfect match and the
bait was routinely getting down in the 4 - 5 feet range on every cast. John
Crews, who designed this bait for Spro is always commenting that fish tend
to "choke" this bait down further than other cranks. I have to say that we
totally agree, as on several occasions our Fat John's "disappeared" down
the throat of a fatty!!!
The Spro Fat John crankbaits are available in several fish catching colors.
Check them out at www.bassmafiatackle.com or at the Bass Mafia Tackle
store in Russellville.
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The Spro Fat John in Spooky Shad and
Chartreuse/Black
Chartreuse/Black