Banjo minnow

[jjc155]

Just happened to have the TV on while getting ready for work and the Banjo Minnow infomercial is on with Babe Winkleman.

Just curious is this "snake oil" or does it actually work in real life like the commercial?

Just wondering, LOL

J-

[WHITE CLOUD]

Tried it a few year's back not much luck with it ,sold it at a garage sale to a fella that swore by them. probably not much help but i did not care for them.

[RyGuy525]

do a search on the site it has been talked about many times.

[muliefever]

You know I watched the same thing on TV in June. And I ordered two kits for my birthday. I have fished with them several times and have not been skinked yet! I am actually really impressed! I would recommend them!

[kwcharne]

I bought them last summer. I actually really like them, they have a really good action if you work them right. I have caught alot of fish with them. I have never been skunked when I use them.

[GMONEY]

i can't believe they still run comercials for them, I bought them probably 20 years ago:lol:, they work pretty good

[chris_kreiner]

I think they are awesome. I catch LM, SM, Crappie, and even a couple Bluegill.

[MERGANZER]

They are very nice if you are sight fishing for pike IMHO.

Ganzer

[jjc155]

cool thanks guys, maybe I'll try some and see how they work.

Thanks

J-

[uptracker]

My buddy bought them a few years back and they did pretty good. I'll stick with a Slug-go though. We laughed our ***** of when we caught fish with the Banjo though.

[ih772]

I've heard that you have to turn your back to the water to tie them on your line. ;)

[Southend517]

yea they work, I think Dick's has them on sale from time to time for $30 for the expanded new kits.

[bassmaster00]

i used them when they first came out and they worked great and then i used them recently and didnt have any luck. so i dont care for them as much as i used to.

[LTCracc]

Bought em about 10 years ago. I liked em, got the job done for the largemouth.

[old school]

Bought em about 10 years ago. I liked em, got the job done for the largemouth.

I was really surprised by them, thought It was another scam. :SHOCKED:

[Quack Wacker]

They could only make the product better if the deliverence song was played by a bango in the background while fishing the Bango Minnow.

[StStutz]

The Banjo minnow catches fish, but not worth buying. IMO your better off buying sluggos, bass assassins, senkos or any other soft plastic worm/minnow bait and getting some quality hooks to go with it. A few of the downfalls on the banjo minnow is the weight of the smaller sized baits which makes them very difficult to get much casting distance. I also dislike corkscrew attachment method, they say the fish instinct makes them take the bait by the head every time, i can tell you with 100% certainty this is not true which results in many missed strikes and lost baits. The snagless rigging technique with them is basically worthless and the hooks provided leave much to be desired. Overall, not nearly as bad as many of the other infomercial scams like the flying lure or helicopter lure, but still not worth getting excited about.

[j1musser]

My buddy swears by them. I have a hard time fishing them slow enough. With patience they will produce. All i caught off them was a carp! Saw my buddy pull a 13" brown trout out of the white river last fall with one. :dizzy:

PS- I had the biggest fish of my life on with the flying lure back about 13 years ago on the sag river. Bigger than any salmon i ever seen.:yikes:

[kwcharne]

They could only make the product better if the deliverence song was played by a bango in the background while fishing the Bango Minnow.



lol, I always sing the banjo song when I get a fish on with them.