One thing that all fishermen have in common is always wanting something new to help them catch fish. Just check their tackle box or in my case many boxes!I've got many lures that have never tasted water.
Back in 2009 I was thumbing through the pages of TSJ and suddenly became engrossed with an advertisement about a lure that actually made sounds under water...croaker sounds. If you fish for speckled trout you know what a croaker does for big trout.
I ordered a couple and in the process got in touch with Robert Castaneda, the owner and founder of the company. I immediately liked this individual and a friendship was born. Robert is not only an up and coming businessman in the state, but he has an inventor's mind that never seems to shut down. He and his lovely bride, Bridgette, love to fish. He is constantly thinking of ways to aid fisherman in their quest.
Now back to this very unusual bait. Even though I have used the Croaker style baits, I am mainly a topwater person and Livingston's topwater series are top of the line. They are great out of the box "walk the dog" lures with the added extras of flashing light and sound. Sounds like a lure that was designed to catch fishermen instead of fish? Wrong! They indeed catch fish. I have found the flashing lights are extremely useful at night, early mornings, overcast days, and in muddy water. Even though the sound made is not very audible in the hand, put it in a swimming pool with you and listen underwater...it works!
I worked with Robert in trying to develop another topwater similar to one produced by Walmart sometime ago and since abandoned. I still use this lure with good sucess. It was a "cheap" knockoff of the much more expensive TopDog. Livingston now has one in the works and hopefully it will allow fisherman to purchase a high quality lure at a very affordable price.
Stay tuned...there are lots of new items planned from this new Texas Company.
If you are looking for something different in lures give the Livingston Line a try.
Go to www.livingstonlures.com and check them out.
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