Quote Originally Posted by AndyG View Post
Rootbeer bandits dont work. Especially for smallies in the river. Better try something else.
WHATT???????????!!!!!!!!!!! I've caught fish (good fish too) on rootbeer bandits - 200's and 300's in every lake I have fished in Kentucky. I have a picture in my profile of a 6 pounder caught late last fall on a rootbeer bandit on Ky lake. They are deadly on Nolin and Barren too. Also caught quite a few smaller bass paddling my way to the dam up the Dix river en route to catch some trout (they don't work for trout though).

I don't however like the hooks that come on bandits. I always change them right out of the box with some gam's. If you haven't tried them, they are definitely worth a shot. A very quality, affordable crankbait. I have an entire box devoted to them.