Secret Weapon Buzzrbait
Written
By: Rick McFerrin
www.Tennesseebassguides.com
Introduction
Almost two years ago I met Joe Haubenreich
President of Secret Weapon for the first time. Joe and I met so that
I could
see the new innovative design concept that Secret Weapon was using
to build some of the finest spinnerbaits available any where in the
United States. I was impressed with all the planning that had been
leveraged against these baits and even more impressed with their
rock solid commitment to building a high quality product. Joe provided
me with a good selection of sizes and colors and I began to use them
immediately on my guide trips and it didn't take long to realize
that these were fantastic baits. Since then the entire Tennessee
Bass Guides Team has used Secret Weapon Spinnerbaits with great success
on all our lakes here in middle Tennessee. So when Joe called me
and said that they were ready to go to market with the new Secret
Weapon Buzzrbait I was thrilled and couldn't wait to put them to
use on Old Hickory Lake. I have already enjoyed great success with
these new Buzzrbaits, and yes it is really spelled with a R right
in the middle. A different way of spelling for a different kind of
buzzbait.
Secret Weapon Buzzrbait
I have learned something
over the past several months that was always right there in front
of me but I failed to completely understand.
The "World Wide Web" means just that "World Wide".
I've been astounded to find out that we have bass fishermen from
many other countries that visit our site www.tennesseebassguides.com
and read the articles and posts on a regular basis. I suppose the
one of the common denominators that brings us together from all over
the world is the thrill we get seeing an aggressive bass blowup on
a buzzbait as it chatters across submerged weedbeds, logs, stumps
and rocks no matter what country you are from. I also know that all
of us have experienced anguish when the aggressive strike didn't
result in a hook up on the other end. You see this is one of the
reason that many new bass fishermen in the past have rejected a buzzbait.
Knowing this Joe and the entire Secret Weapon team set out to design
a buzz bait that will put the odds back in your favor and will help
you to catch more bass.
Secret
weapon has taken one of the pros' most helpful buzzbait customizing
tips and integrated it into their design. This is the idea of attaching
a spinner blade behind the buzz prop. Now this isn't a completely
new idea since there are a few lures on the market that attach a
small swivel mounted spinner blade behind the buzz prop. But being
true to their innovative nature the Secret Weapon Team has taken
this design to a whole new level of versatility and performance by
the use of their inline, interchangeable spinner blades. This allows
you to customize your buzzrbait right on the spot to meet you current
fishing needs.
Secret Weapon buzzrbaits use the same high quality components as
their spinnerbaits. Premium silicone skirts that still look new after
repeated trips. Mustad Ultra-point, long shank, wide gap hooks which
are the sharpest and toughest available. Beautifully detailed, rock
hard powder-coated, minnow-profile heads, shaped to come through
grass and weeds without hanging up, with a trailer-keeper barb to
secure trailers or rattle collars.
Unlike
the Secret Weapon spinnerbait, their new Buzzrbait head is turned
horizontal to create a planner board effect that lifts the
lure high in the water even on very slow retrieves. I can't stress
this enough, the combination of the well balanced head and the perfectly
matched components causes this 
bait to TRACK TRUE right from the
package. Tennessee Bass Guide Billy Campbell shared this with me
last week. "Rick I've been fishing buzzbaits for more years
than I would like to admit, but I have never had a buzzbait that
tracks as straight as this new Secret Weapon Buzzrbait. You know
how frustrating it is when you cast across a target and want to bring
the bait straight back across but it tacks way off to the side? Well
it doesn't happen with this bait." Billy continued, "I
like to slow buzzbaits down to a crawl on the clear deep waters on
Center Hill, I have found that the Colorado blade that I'm using
behind the buzz blade keep the bait up on top like no bait I have
ever used. My tournament partner Jason and I have already enjoyed
great results with these baits. The bass just try to kill them. And
the heavier stainless steel frame helps this bait hold up under rigorous
usage. Believe me this is a winner!"
To help meet your needs Secret Weapon offers three different blades
that come in a polished aluminum, black powder-coated or 24-gold
plated buzz props to produce a distinctive, alluring squeak and rattle
on the retrieve. Like Billy I've been throwing buzz baits for years,
but this one has a completely different sound than any other that
I have every used.
But What Sets This Bait Apart?
What sets this bait apart from all
others comes directly behind the buzz blade and rivet. It's the loop
in the wire frame where you
can attach one of the Secret Weapon patented inline, Quick-clip spinnerbait
attachments. This design allows the blade to rotate around it's free-floating
shaft on fast retrieves or twirls and flutters on extremely slow
retrieves. By doing so it creates a flash and commotion right above
the lures hook, so that the bass zeros in on the flashing blade instead
of the spinning prop. On the strike the free floating blade simply
pivots out of the way for a solid hook up. This is why this bait
has a higher hook up ratio than most other buzz baits.
The Buzzrbait
uses the same Quick-clip blade attachments that come with Secret
Weapon Spinnerbaits or can be purchased separately wherever
Secret Weapon is sold. In seconds, without tools, you can swap out
spinner blades directly behind the buzz prop. If you want flash right
above the hook point clip on a gold or nickel willow leaf blade.
Do you want to increase the contrast of your lure silhouetted against
the twilight sky? Unclip the blade and replace it with a black Colorado
or Indiana blade attachment. Turn your buzzbait into a "wounded
minnow" by using a red spinner blade or for smallmouth appeal
by adding the flash of chartreuse. Slow the Buzzrbait down even further
with the addition of a plastic chunk. Just remember the bigger and
wider the blade the more resistance is created and the higher and
slower the lure will run.
These baits are available in three sizes: 3/16-, 5/16-, and 9/16-ounce.
In 2005 they were introduced in four models. Midnight Snack (black
head, back/blue skirt, black prop, black blade); Wounded Minnow (silver
shad head, white/bloodline skirt, aluminum prop, red blade); Chartreuse
and White (Chartreuse/White head and skirt, gold-plated prop and
blade); and White Shiner (white shad head, white shiner skirt, aluminum
prop, nickel blade). Locally these baits are available at the Fisherman's
Blessing tackle store where in Nashville, over the internet at www.secretweaponlures.com/buzzbaits.htm and other tackle stores in your area.
Conclusion
What do you want or expect from a buzz bait? A different
appealing sound....more flash and froth right above the hook...slower
retrieves...better
lure control...more hits and hooks ups? Well if that's what your
looking for in a buzz bait you need to add the Secret Weapon Buzzrbait
to your arsenal. I make my living on the water and I can assure you
that buzz baits just don't get any better than these.
