Tuna Meltdown

Here is my canoe. Its a 12' square back Radisson / Sportspal aluminum. It only weighs 50 pounds so it's light enough to throw around when I'm by myself.

Here's mine. It was only 5-3/4 pounds, caught on a Pats trout.

Not a swimbait but this is what a brand new Yo-Zuri Mag minnow looks like after a week of hard fishing in Key West.

This is what my Pats Perch looks like after a few seasons. It's got a new bill now too.

My buddy had Rainbow colored S-waver 200 break in half on him while we were fishing together this summer. He cast it out, didn't hit anything, and upon retrieval only had the front end of the bait. I reluctantly bought a perch colored s-waver 200 a few weeks later and quickly realized you get what you pay for. The hooks they come with are junk. They look good but bend and twist just by looking at them. The paint on mine also sucked. After just 2-3 hours of use the bait barely had any paint left on it's sides. I won't be buying another.

TW swapped out a defective punker for me within the last month. I'm willing to bet they are getting sick and tired of doing this and they are now pinning the blame on Black Dog. My replacement bait is not much better then the one I returned. It still favors one side when it floats and clearly was not weighted properly. Black Dogs QA/QC (Quality Assurance / Quality Control) appears to be lacking.

Karma.

I use them. I also do not consider myself lazy as others have pointed out. I change my leaders before each trip but while I'm on the water I wan to maximize my time fishing and not tying knots and then re-tying every time I change baits. I have not noticed any decrease in bites by using them. I use the Tactical Anglers clips and have never had an issue. The only time I tie direct is when I'm using a Hudd or another life-like rubber bait.

They should get their Punkers to float correctly before they release anything new. Looks like you got stuck with a dud. Have you tried to contact BDB? Yes, still awaiting their reply. In the meantime I'm sending it back to TW to exchange it for one that hopefully floats and works properly.

They should get their Punkers to float correctly before they release anything new.

Nice work!

My contribution. Thank you Matt.

That's how mine floats. Brand new from the box. Delivered this afternoon from TW. I'm not happy.

I bought an 8" from TW on labor day and it walks and floats perfectly.

Wish I had read this thread 2 hours ago, before buying a n 8" punker from TW.

Here is a 3.48 I got this afternoon on a Pats Trout.

No different then if you bought a new car, had it painted a different color and went out and smashed it into a tree. It's on you, not the maker of the car. Baits aren't meant to be cast into hard objects. All the 3:16's I have ever owned were great quality, tough baits.

Nice Give away!