I HATE this POPULAR Shrimp Lure... Heres Why! (Lure Review)
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 20 май 2021
- Putting the Vudu Shrimp to the test for redfish, trout, and snook.
Check out the rods I use!
► Calusa Custom Rods
- 7' Medium 10-20 lb split grip rod: bit.ly/3bCTKa5
- 7'6" Heavy 20-40 lb rod: bit.ly/2zAYvUD
► My PO Box: 4100 N Wickham Rd STE 107A-158 Melbourne, FL 32935
Follow Me:
► INSTAGRAM: justin_menendez
► TIK TOK: justin_menendez
► DISCORD SERVER: / discord
► Music I Use: www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
Fishing Gear (at time of upload):
► Aerator for 5 Gallon Bucket: amzn.to/3t45UC7
► Mesh Bucket Lid: amzn.to/2PXa4NP
► Circle hooks I use a lot (6/0): amzn.to/3eiJcjh
► Penn Spinfisher 5500 Reel: amzn.to/2xnQi5q
► Shimano Vanford 2500: amzn.to/3a0GDlm
► Trolling Motor (36 in, 55 lb): amzn.to/2sE0ioQ
► YETI Cooler: amzn.to/2Skq2xp
► Shallow Water Stake: amzn.to/2Sm9KnH
Filming Gear (at time of upload):
► Big Camera: amzn.to/3fZwgSH
► Big Camera Lens: amzn.to/3mDkIWc
► Big Camera Mic: amzn.to/3g6qAq5
► Drone: amzn.to/3fXjjoQ
► Chest Camera: amzn.to/2J8gv9L
► Chest Mount: amzn.to/2nJiwSE
► Bendy Tripod: amzn.to/2QjXfux
► Video Editing Software: amzn.to/2ma9zSe
The links above are Amazon Associate links and help support my channel.
#fishing #saltwater #outdoors 
Развлечения
![Saltwater Fishing with Epic Results [Check this out]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dDqZgpHulhI/mqdefault.jpg)
Thoughts on the vudu shrimp??
I like em for trout
Caught bonefish snook trout and reds on em in fort pierce bro. Legendary over gere
Here*
I live near you throw me on a fishing with a subscriber vid if you’re cute
The vudu shrimp was the first lure I caught a saltwater fish on and is was a blue fish
Can you start also recommending how to retrieve the lures as you review them?
Try a drop of superglue where the back of the lure starts to ride up the hook
But can we talk about how windy it’s been lately?!
Right? I haven’t been able to kayak all week here in Tampa.
It’s brutal down here in palm beach
Straight facts
I got 20mph blowing here in fort pierce. Gonna try to hit a few spots on A1A in the morning though.
Drove 19 hours from PA to fish in Pensacola this week and had NO day that wasn't blowing 20 to 30 miles non-stop. Worst I have ever seen it!
Justin, I really would love to see a video of a gold spoon, I see guys swear by them, but I haven’t had much success with them
I’ll look into it but to be honest I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone catch a fish on a gold spoon in my area in my life.
@@justin_menendez that’s so crazy, I keep hearing they are redfish slayers and never seemed to do well with them
They r awesome on flats here in Texas but put an o ring with a swivel so the spoon can spin freely and no line twists also make sure it’s weedless
@@danielgarza6724 thanks Daniel , I found that out the hard way trolling the spoon without a swivel for jacks in my canal, the line became a twisted mess and had to be changed
Gold spoons are for muddy water in places like LA, TX and northeast FL like Jacksonville for example. They will still work in other parts of FL but theres better options in my opinion
Use this on the water all the time and have yet to have the problem you had with them shaking the lure. I love it and with a sab of procure, it's lethal!
Only different thing I do from your retrieve is I retrieve it a LOT SLOWER. It just works for me.
As at least two other commenters have noted, a drop or two of superglue would almost certainly have stopped the bait from sliding down the hook, an issue which is certainly not limited to the Vudu. Further, it's widely considered a mistake to fish ANY lure "right out of the box," without honing the factory hook until it passes the "thumbnail test."
Nonetheless, thanks for sharing your thoughts and fishing trip with us.
Might as well sell it with a dull hook in that case lol
I commented this on the lst one too you should do one on the SaltNative skelly shrimp lawson helped design. Not a lot of people use it yet would be a good video
How often do you sharpen your hooks? It may just be edited out, but I don’t recall even seeing you check your hook.
I’ve caught plenty of species on the vudu shrimp but I mainly use them for trout because they don’t get torn up too easily and the trout love them.
Really loving the new series
Great videos Justin. I think that loop knot is at least part of the problem. I love Vudu shrimp for flounder especially a little pro-cure on the jumbo vudu out fishes everything else I've thrown for flounder including live bait. Where I'm at the 1/4oz doa shrimp is a much better choice for trout and zman diezel minnowz are my go to for redfish. I've had some unbelievable days this spring fishing the jumbo vudu for flounder just yesterday I caught 21 in 3 hours and 9 of them were over 16". In the last monthv I've caught 5 flounder over 20" all on vudu. I don't have snook in South Carolina but I've never had the problems you were having keeping them buttoned up. I have used a drop if super glue on the front of the hook and it helps. Until a year or 2 ago the vudu shrimp would rip in front of the hook but they've redesigned them and I think are using a stronger plastic so I hadn't had nearly as many rip and I stopped gluing them. I hope you'll give them another chance especially if you're targeting flounder. Try jumbo in gold, brown or natural. I've also had success for reds with the white with chartreuse tail. Tight lines, Mike
Vudu shrimp is probably one of my favorite inshore baits I’ve never had any problems like this
I was thinking the same. Might just be the pack he bought 🤷🏻♂️
How do you work it
I like the clear and purple/chartreuse Vudus. I rig a little lighter though...20lb fluorocarbon leader. Slow-Med retrieval with some occasional bumps and snaps. You can even put em under a cork.
Vudu is definitely in my top 3...I've caught tons of fish with em. 🍻
@@joshmess9219 I’ve used them once and got nibbles
@Frostizz I've seen it happen to others too...something about that rhythm, they either work for ya or they don't. 🤣
Might be a Snook issue. I catch a lot of Reds, Trout and Flounder with it here on the upper Texas gulf coast. Not too many Snook around here.
Good stuff man. I use the vudu shrimp all the time and it catches everything! 💪
I use these pretty regularly, you do need to get a good hard hook set with them... absolutely a very useful bait, but you do have to get a good hook set. I catch a lot of reds, and flounder in Texas.
Keep up the lure reviews. Really enjoying them for sure
Used this dozens of times and no major issues....However got bored one day and took a gamble on a trick and slid hook off the body and placed a small treble hook or stinger as they are called. Kinda like what you can do with a fluke on EWG hook. This then had the treble hook under that body and main hook on top....From that point on a regular had at least two hooks into the fish. Never had one thrown at that point.. Also the treble hook didnt seem to effect the action of the bait... Tested the movement in a friends pool...... Treble size based on size of the Vudu shrimp 3.5" red #6 Vudu 4" red #6 or #4
Maybe you can try a rubber bait peg from amazon that you use to keep soft plastics in place. Put one on the hook shank to keep the shrimp from sliding up and keep the hook gap, perhaps.
Great idea. I’d never heard about those. Thanks
What if you super glue it to the head of the hook? Idk I never tried one..
NLBN paddle tail 5 or 8 inch next?
I want to see how they compare to hogy’s and 7 inch zmans. I wished NLBN had the lil mullet back in stock.
@@aaronhiggs I haven't found NLBN work any better then Tsunami shad, Vudu shad, Storm, etc... plus they screwed me on a discount they were supposed to give me for shipping them to my billing address instead of the shipping I provided.
I've thrown them a few hundred casts. Not impressed so far at all.
@@Tyler-kw9ce that’s what I suspected. I looks like a hand poured hogy. Guess I’ll stick to my 7 inch zmans!
@@yardbird83 good to know I saved my money! Picked up 3 packs of zman 7 inches for the price of 1 pack of NLBN before shipping.
Damn my Friday just got better! Let's goooooooo 🎣🤙
I love fishing vudu my favorite color and I live down in Vero so I don’t know what the water is compared to down there but I throw a chartreuse white body ghost shrimp
I absolutely love the vudu mullet that’s all I use when I snook fish and slay with it one have treble hooks them and never have issues with losing fish
I love the Vudu shrimp. I’ve never had any issues with it. In fact it’s like fish crack.
I believe the loop knot is giving the weight too much movement. I would try a standard knot like a uni or palomar and see if the problem persists. I have had problems with loop knots on some lures.
I think you are correct.
Hey Justin great videos brother, I’m apart of TEAMEYESTRIKE and would love to see a Zman Diesel MinnowZ on an EyeStrike Texas Eye. That setup is fire for me up here in the LowCountry... Dan
Open up the hook point ( gap ), be sure to use a rag or cloth between hook shank and pliers. As the lure comes on the package the hook point faces parallel to the shank, bend so the hook point faces up away from the shank about 20 to 30 degree angle and the lure should stay put with a good hook set !
Classic series lure testing... gold spoons, bucktail etc.
Very weird the fish wouldn’t stay pinned. I use a vudu a bunch under a popping cork. I very seldom have one shake the hook. Very interesting.
I don’t think I have had that hook throwing issue with the 3.5” Vudu in gold. The barb is a bit small so that could be a factor. I caught a nice 34” snook on it last weekend and some small tarpon. Eventually the tails do get torn off. That’s my biggest issue with them. Ladyfish do it the most.
It’s a good black drum lure if you don’t have live shrimp. Best one I know to use for a black drum on artificial.
Those are some great fish and that shrimp worked out really good 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I use those shrimp for flounder trout and reds in virginia. All I do is use a a little pro cure. I did have one do what yours is doing. I contacted egrets and they sent me a new one no questions asked. They stand behind their products. Please let me know if this helps.
I think the snook are able to shake it so easy because of the weight distribution of that weight. Most shrimp lures weights are closer to the belly it’s more balanced
Nice action on the Vudu, I fish them a lot. I usually Make the J hook a circle hook so it doesn’t come off so easily. Much success like that, tight lines 🤙🏾
Nice, I never thought of that. Thanks for the tip my guy !!!
Hey, even though it was cloudy it made the intro look amazing 🤣🤣🤣
Mounting my new trolling motor mount on my gheenoe soon. Debating which side of the boat to mount the motor. Do you find it annoying to reach across your body with your left hand to adjust the trolling motor or do you prefer that? Nice video man!!
I use both hands. But since I have a high sided bench it’s kind of an awkward reach to the trolling motor. I wish I had a flat front bench so I could stand close to it.
I’d love to see you test out the savage gear pulse tail mullet. Maybe a big swim bait vid? Nice work, man
I like how it has a heavier weight I bought some with a weed less hook but it’s too light so I can only use on a pop cork
Cool video I always see people use small lures in videos I Would love to see you use a bigger swimbait like a savage gear trout or shad.
We use them for pike in the Amsterdam canals and it's not easy to catch one.
You just have to keep throwing it and not get discouraged and most of the time there s on really big fish that Wil eattt.
Greetings from amsterdam
because elephant's eat peanuts
A question about it. How solid is the hook on there? Maybe with you pulling the fish from structure with a tight drag flex’s the hook. Possibly hook it too flimsy.
The hook is solid.
I’ve only fished artificial for a couple months now and I love the vudu shrimp, any fish I’ve hooked with it has stayed hooked.
Vudu shrimp.. I have every color for every water/weather condition. Love them.
My thoughts on the vudu are the same with any other jig bait. The weight of the jig helps them throw the hook much easier. Bitter-Sweet.
Vudo’s are amazing & also use pro cure scent on them for redfish @ flounder! Haven’t had issues with them!
Is it possible the loop knot is not suitable for this type of lure set-up?
What kind of boat are you using?
Can anyone tell me what a 8 foot, heavy, moderate fast g Loomis rod paired with a 2500 van Ford is good to fish for??
Anything , just go fishing
Wrong reel for that size rod. Probably a 5000 would suit it better.
@@saljr6742 right thats a heavy rod and light reel
I had the same problem so I bumped up to the 4” vudu and had noticeably less hook throws.
bro what to do buy 4 inch vodoo and what are u supposed to do with the hook and whats the size
Cajun pepper is the best Vudu shrimp color for Florida's east coast. Works really well under popping cork. Best day was 53 trout in 5hrs and on a single lure before I had to change it. I put it to the test that day lol. Made from tennis shoes and tough as hell
what about muddy water which colour
@@BlackMamba-lt8oe pink and chartreuse work pretty well when the water is dirty at least in New Smyrna area
how do you fel about the vanford???? honest opinion
Sometimes you can put a little bit of super glue on it to keep it from sliding down like that. I’ve never used that exact bait so not sure if I’ll work or not.
I fished the weighted hook voodoo shrimp yesterday in the mangroves. Hit rate was good (they look amazing) but hookup rate was terrible for some reason when compared to jiggeads and stuff
If you use a 6th Sense jig head with screw lock tech, should fix the issue of it slipping
Man I need a favor. Can you do a video of your camera set ups? I am wanting to buy some new cameras and not sure what to buy that actually holds up and works
It’s probably since all the weight is at the head it’s easier to shake the hook
this does have some merit to it 🤔
And how is that different from a standard jig head, say with a gulp shrimp?
What is your boat and motor setup?
I've done pretty well with the vudu shrimp only thing I noticed different from you and I is that i work it just a hair slower never really had the spitting hook issue. Would be dope to see you use the savage gear pulse tail mullet. Anyway keep grinding man nice vid!
Same with me. Hook never pulls for me. I love that skrimp
That's the same deal with DOA gotta work them crazy slow and light leader.
VuDu shrimp is my Go-to and I've never experienced disconnects the way you seem to be. I fish them exclusively under a popping cork.
Try tying a “stopper” knot onto the hook bend to keep it from sliding up. Leave 1/8” tag ends on the knot.
Great idea
Feeling your frustration! It would be cool to go for a slam on Lawson’s SaltNative Collab. Catch one on topwater, one on a spoon, then the last on the skelly swim/shrimp.
Dude I love the Vudu. I really like their weedless vudu shrimp LSU color.
I use the Vudu Shrimp in fresh water with great results, the steelheads of Lake Erie just love it... A drop of superglue will prevent the body from sliding...
Good job👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Let's see a DOA Terror Eyes lure review!
I’ll think about it!
the issue is the lead weight at the front of the bait. the fish can use that weight as leverage to throw it. happens alot to with swimbaits and flairhawks.
Between trout fishing the mountains, the coast, bass fishing the lakes, and really every species that comes up to shake the hook gotta keep that rod tip down, and turning the fish back opposite the direction they are wanting to go. Not sure if the knot is an issue if pressure stays on the line. Better luck next time. As far as the voodoo shrimp I've got all the colors and I like other brands better. Thanks for the video!
for a snook on a voodoo you need to set it a little late so they get it further in their mouth
You are skilled at casting. I’m impressed.
I only use vudu in high current along dock lines..everything else doa is my go to
I live in Punta Gorda Fl and the 3/4 Gold Johnson Sprite does awesome for me.
Maybe a little super glue on the Laura with the hook comes out and see if it stays there. Nice work on the video
Thanks for watching!
We always adjust the hook similar to a circle hook just a little tweak in the shank and can't play with them fish bring them in as fast as possible
I’d like to see you try the yozuri shrimp. I have mixed feelings on that thing
The hard bait one?
@@justin_menendez yessirr
I have one of these in my bag. No idea where I got it because I wouldn’t have bought it but I’ve never even tried it. Would be interesting to see how you do with it.
The barb is larger than I like. I would squash it, or at least half way. The point is not sticky sharp out-of-the-package. Dress up that point with wet & dry sandpaper (the black stuff) glued to a craft-stick (tongue depressor). I use regular Elmer's glue. 320 grit should be correct for that size hook. I do a triangular point (3 sided). It will make a difference ...(Hooked versus Landed). I really enjoy your channel.
Put a worm oring on your hook to keep it from sliding or soft bait/superglue
The wind rn is crucial. I tried to fish n it was just impossible it feels like
Past two days have been TOUGH
Can you review the DOA bait buster?
Try to Hook the shrimp through the head from underneath, just like a live shrimp on a jighead, with the point of the hook aligned with where the shrimp’s horn would be. That will allow more of a “gap” and “free play” on the hook shank.
the 2 best artificial shrimp that are “not” scented, are the voodoo shrimp and the zman prerigged ez-shrimp/weighted
Didn’t expect this result… wow
Never seen someone say they hate a lure that they caught so much fish on
@@copeman5902 He "hooked" a lot, not caught a lot. The lure can have great action, but if the fish won't stay on due to lure design, then using the lure would not be a first choice. That being said, the design issue seems to be something that can be fixed.
@@NOLA-vv3sz for me, the fish always stay on the lure and I catch em lol
I use the Vudu shrimp also. I don’t have any issues with it not keeping fish pinned.
Same here use vudu shrimp all the time and have no problem keeping fish on and get more bites than any other shrimp bait
That’s crazy I’ve never had a problem with them. Are you sure you’re using the right set up as far as the rod is s concerned. Some artificial bait definitely don’t like certain set ups
May need to add superglue the bait to the chaft.
Where are you fishing in FL?…..not GPS coordinates, just what section of FL. Thanks.
He’s up on the space coast I believe
I slay on vudus never had that problem lol
i always super glue shrimp to head and helps save the lure longer and keep it from slipping back
Maybe try kinking a small piece of heat shrink around the hook to keep the rubber of the hook bend.
Hey Justin can you try DOA Cal White swimbaits? On White or red Jighead.
Nice fishing buddy 👍👍... but I had trouble with them also...the weight kept going down under the shrimp so I had to keep pulling it back up every cast...I won't buy them again...try a spooltek mullet color lure review...takecare
Did you use mono or braid?
Braid
Was the hook sharp?
Super glue. Works wonders to hold the body on if it loosens from the weight/hook.
Fire video
Make sure to join the discord everyone!!
My favorite lure never had any problems with the Vudu!
The Voodoo shrimp slipping back is a problem. People have resorted to super gluing them into place.
I was thinking about doing that. Definitely going to try it now.
Do you like it more than yo zuri
Hey man quick question. What kind of boat is that?
Question is how many fish can you catch before they melt...
What kinda boat you fishing out of? Is that a canoe? I like the Seadek!
Gheenoe Highsider
Lil mullet next👀
Well he basically just caught his Pb on it a couple vids ago. Idk if he’s counting that as a lure review or not. 🤷♂️
I'd try glueing the plastic to help keep it from sliding. Gorilla glue gel with the needle tip bottle
Where would you put the glue at?
@@stevedockery3534 pull the bait back from the head and apply some to the shank. Slide the bait back up and let it set for a couple minutes
Thanks Trey