i_dont_surf99 Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hi guys I recently purchased a deps 250 in the aurora purple color and I was quite concerned when I took it out of the boxing. It felt light, cheap and after comparing it to my flash carp I noticed that is slightly longer and wider than my flash carp. Also the joint space is so small especially compared to the carp. I took it out for a swim and the bait wobbles like it’s trying to walk on a tight rope. You really need to force a glide out of it and some casts it wants to dive up and other it heads straight to the bottom(doesn’t seem like it was messed around with. Can someone help me figure out how to tune it? Or possibly help me determine if it’s a Chinese market knock off? Thanks in advance IMG_5207.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csweitzer Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I haven’t heard of any knock-offs. Post pictures of both baits side by side. That one looked like it sank at a typical rate for a New Style 250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperAddict Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Any of the new ones Ive fished worked much better with just a little added weight up front. I would get the tuning weight and cut it in half long ways and just a dab of glue to hold it in. In my opinion it made them much more stable and a wider glide on reel turns. Hope this helps. Did you buy new or used? Ebay? i_dont_surf99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 18 hours ago, StriperAddict said: Any of the new ones Ive fished worked much better with just a little added weight up front. I would get the tuning weight and cut it in half long ways and just a dab of glue to hold it in. In my opinion it made them much more stable and a wider glide on reel turns. Hope this helps. Did you buy new or used? Ebay? Yeah I was considering maybe adding a hook to the nose as well as adding double split rings. If that doesn’t work I’ll definitely try the tuning weight like you recommended. Where exactly do you super glue it? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 23 hours ago, Csweitzer said: I haven’t heard of any knock-offs. Post pictures of both baits side by side. That one looked like it sank at a typical rate for a New Style 250. 23 hours ago, Csweitzer said: I haven’t heard of any knock-offs. Post pictures of both baits side by side. That one looked like it sank at a typical rate for a New Style 23 hours ago, Csweitzer said: I haven’t heard of any knock-offs. Post pictures of both baits side by side. That one looked like it sank at a typical rate for a New Style 250. It’s actually a lot faster in person, that angle my friend recorded it at does not do it justice. I wanted him to stand next to me but....oh well. It sinks significantly faster than my other deps .I’ll post some pictures soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperAddict Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, i_dont_surf99 said: Yeah I was considering maybe adding a hook to the nose as well as adding double split rings. If that doesn’t work I’ll definitely try the tuning weight like you recommended. Where exactly do you super glue it? Thanks for your help! I glue it in the slot under the "chin" its designed to go there. i_dont_surf99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon P Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Id bet that you got a silent killer with the bill chopped off SoCalBassBum, manansalsa and DrewManFishing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfiend72 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Frankenderps Gotta check under the hood on that one swimbait 24/7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishguru Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Jon P said: Id bet that you got a silent killer with the bill chopped off This. I have a pile of newer 250s and all swam pretty solid out of the box DrewManFishing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Jon P said: Id bet that you got a silent killer with the bill chopped off It’s not the bait is new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Fishguru said: This. I have a pile of newer 250s and all swam pretty solid out of the box I took the skin off and everything everything is in check it’s not an sk Jon P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 4/28/2021 at 12:19 PM, Csweitzer said: I haven’t heard of any knock-offs. Post pictures of both baits side by side. That one looked like it sank at a typical rate for a New Style 250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_dont_surf99 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Look at the joint gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattGbaz Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, i_dont_surf99 said: Look at the joint gap. that's not the joint gap...thats the skin. Add some warm water to loosen the superglue holding the skin on and push the front skin forward to widen the joint gap. But based on the pics, that definitely not a rip off. Csweitzer, DrewManFishing and StriperAddict 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfiend72 Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Is there water in the front half or back after you fished it? Inside the bait? Did the weights come out easy from the bottom. If they come out what’s the weight on each one. If you have gram scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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