It’s now been a couple of years in the development, but back when Uncle Josh purchased Kalin Lures, I discovered that the new owners were ready to breathe new life into the ancient pork back fishing business.
Their purchase of Kalin was one sign, and there were other additions. But the fish-to-contact, Bump-N-Run lure series is an obvious huge leap forward for the small company.
Collectively there are three baits: A buzzer, a spinnerbait and a swimming jig, that have a “billed head” that the angler can rotate to make the bait go left or right.
Now the concept is not new, but you know how it goes. You bend the wireform on your buzz bait and it runs right to hug docks or seawalls on the right side of the boat. But when you come to an edge going the other way, you either have to re-bend the wireform, or you have to pick up a rod that has another bait that’s already been tweaked.
The net result? We don’t do it–and we probably don’t catch all the fish that were available on that pattern. This new directional bait clicks into place between casts.
No doubt, the Bump-N-Runs are specialty baits. But seeing what they can do brings up all kinds of neat ideas. While not all the California lakes have docks, many have bluffs or vertical banks and making your bait bang that edge on virtually the entire retrieve could be such a good thing. And now, you don’t have to be a trick caster to pinpoint the presentation in that sliver of a shadow: this thing (these things) will cover for you.
Not everybody in SoCal, especially, has considered a spinnerbait that angles one way or the other (or straight, of course) nor the “swimming jig,” which may be a whole new methodology for you. But if you look at the Uncle Josh video (click here) you will immediately recognize that something like the Bump-N-Run baits could be a perfect fit for that crucial, special situation on your local water.
I think it’s worth a look.
6 Responses to “Bump-N-Run: Nothing else works like this”
Buzzbait looks good but the Jig ranks up there with the Manns Hardworm!
Dave, if it weren’t for the application (since I don’t know anyone who truly “swims” a jig in our neighborhood) I’d have to agree with you. 
Guys, one point that is missed on the swim jig. If you twist the head 180 degrees it becomes a dual purpose bait. It turns into a “Chatter” style bait, add a plastic swimbait trailer and hold on!
Ya gotta love lure innovators. I will bet it’s a good, functional lure until you encounter grass, and then……The buzzbait intrigues me, and the spinnerbait, while I’m sure will have a groovy shimmy, it will hang up in trees more often (rolling the hook into the wet wood). I think the ‘swim/bump jig has some potential, so I’ll reward their time and efforts by buying one and giving it a shot. What the heck, right!
What the hey is right!
That is one ugly looking lure! But I want some. Great idea.