Baitrix Artificial Anchovy

[SIR]

It's early times yet to go with a "fully tested" rating yet but at this point I'm pretty damn happy with the Baitrix artificial anchovies in an RD glow holder. A lot less messing around with lines checking baits, much easier to set/hold a roll rate and they seem to catch fish. Need to do a few more trips out to ensure I wasn't just in an area where "anything" would have worked but I have high hopes that my days of brining and messy about with anchovies might be over....

Anyone else using them with results?

 

[clearwaterB]

Do you have a link where I could order some?

 

[drhook]

I have not tested them extensively yet, however, I have caught a few fish with them. Definately nice to have if you don't have bait. Do not yet have the confidence in them to head out sans bait
www.baitrix.com

 

[J-GLOBAL]

Its still early I guess, but I've been dragging baitrix, spoons, hootchies and Anchovies all around the local Vancouver salt, and Batrix is batting 0 so far, while Hootchies anchovies and spoons have worked.

I think I have 6 of the Batrix, and can't seem to get it to work for me yet...

Fishin' anywhere anytime for anything

 

[Haze]

I haven't tried the new ones with the metal insert but last year I rolled the regulars and all I caught was pinks - mind you I did catch a lot of the little buggers with it but no springs, even when the others were catching them on real meat.
But they do roll nice I can promise that.

 

[1stLite]

I tried them in renfrew a couple of years ago on one side of the boat and real anchovies on the other. The baitrix side didn't have a hit in two days so I have never bothered with them since.

 

[Striper Sniper]

Hey Ian, SeaWolf was using them at 7 mile in Barkley and they produced really well, but, so did the Coyote green and white glow in the dark........ I will buy them. SS

 

[Mortician]

Sounds like these baittrix are generating mixed results.

I think the "action" will catch fish per se...however...has anyone fished "baittrix" on the one side and anchovies on the other strictly for 2 days?

Gary Cooper did an expose on "purple haze" hoochy vs some other bait...chovy I think...and the purple haze smoked the bait real bad...

Anyone have a definitive "if I were fishing for money" I'd put on a baitrix hankering?

10 6 inch chovies for $6.99 where I buy my bait. Why fix what ain't broke?

I was looking at Baittrix today and it is $10 for 5 chovies...


Should I or should I not?

 

[cohochinook]

Have caught more Salmon on hootchies and anchovies but baitrix did nail my biggest spring in my boat a 33 pounder. The new ones with the metal in it certainly look ***y in the water.

 

[Brisco]

My new setup will be the Kone-Zone with the Batrix and black box set at .65 with the e-chip flasher. Have I forgotten anything?

 

[TheBigGuy]

quote:Originally posted by Brisco

My new setup will be the Kone-Zone with the Batrix and black box set at .65 with the e-chip flasher. Have I forgotten anything?

Maybe a little Charlie White X-10 scent added on for good measure

 

[Brisco]

I figure the fish are like us, they want the real thing not rubber ones.

 

[SIR]

Oooops, I was talking about the newer one with the metal insert, making setting the profile easier, and the metallic scale inserts. I too tried the original floppy rubber ones with no success. Again only two trips out with them so far so not a firm believer yet but two for two is a good trend

I am not a chovie specialist I almost always fish spoons and hootchies but it's nice to have a backup plan for those ugly days. My challenge with chovies is how much they shred up if you run them thru weed which we tend to have a lot of in our area in the summer so using them is high maintenance which is why I don't muck around with them much so if I can find an artificial that works it always of interest to me.

We'll see how it goes over a few more outings.... I've actually only been using them when I target shallower bait balls and on a suggestion from a buddy have been running them without a flasher. Could be it's working as it's just a better profile match to the specific feed. Have not tried using them as a drag and hunt setup yet.

 

[Reefer1]

I have found that if you run them in the JDF heads they roll 100 times better. I use them naked with a Kone Zone flasher and have had pretty good success. Nothing better then fighting a fish with no flasher!!

 

[Hoochiebob]

Real bait rolls better in them too-Where were JDF heads 4 years ago when I loaded up?

 

[bananas]

I'm testing some baitrix strip out for Tom Davis in a large strip teaser there is going to be two types chartreuse and glow as well as regular silver and have fished it beside choves and the first time i used it was off Nit Nat a week ago hit a triple and the two baitrix rods went before the choves as well they were the biggest fish we landed that day.

I don't think in a derby i would trade for bait but day to day it's a nice alternative.

 

[TenMile]

I wanted to dust off this thread and give my thumbs up to the glow Baitrix Anchovie with the metal inserts. I saw them while in the new Duncan Canadian Tire and figured I buy a pack of 4 for $7. I rigged them into a variety of teaser heads -- and found that if you remove the plastic eyeball -- the red plastic pins will hold the anchovy in the teaser just great.

Fishing Bamfield, Renfrew and Swiftsure over the past 2 weeks and they produced tons of Coho and Springs for us. I probably caught upwards of 30+ coho and springs on a single "*****" (as we called them) and only lost a single rubber. They bend when a fish strikes, but are very quick and easy to get back to shape again and into the water.

I found they out-produced any other artificial bait (hoochies, plugs or spoons) and while on the bank, the Coho were grabbing them right off the surface. For the $7 investment, I figure these saved me at least 6+ flats of real anchovies over several days of fishing.

Anyhow, I'm sold. I will still fish real anchovies when things are slow but in my experience, these worked great!!!

TenMile
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[chris73]

I tried them and got strikes but couldn't make the fish stick. I am only using a single treble so I figure a stinger hook is a must for those rubber fakes?

 

[morden]

I use them....but I dip my finger in anchovy paste and run it down one side of the fakefish.....smells like the real thing to me and gets hit as much as a real chovie...just my 2 cents, take it or leave it.

 

[Bear Cove]

Used one for the first time on Friday, had a buddy and my dad on the boat with me. The bait was in the water not 5 minutes and hit a 32# spring with. It was the only one I had, buddy of mine gave it to me that morning. So far for me they work great but will need to try a few more before I am sold.

www.bearcovecottages.ca
Port Hardy BC
Canada