Steve Kennedy made a lure switch not by choice but by the prey choosing to eat his lure.
The Alabama pro began the week using a 5-inch Yamamoto Senko, rigged to 3/0 straight shank hook and 3/16-ounce weight. Later in the week the supply ran short. Blue crabs nibbled on the plastic, rendering the action worthless.
Kennedy switched to the Reaction Innovations Small Beaver 3.5, using the same size hook and weight. After running short on that choice, and the crabs were the reason why, he switched yet again to a 4.2-inch Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver.
“I’m about out of those, too, and am having to mend what’s left together to get me through today,” he told me this morning at the dock.
Mend-It Softbait Glue is the last resort, and Kennedy hopes what lures remain in his boat can stay glued together until weigh-in.