Lindy Shadlings

[REELMAN]

anyone use them? anyone catch anything constistanly on them

[walleyes n whitetails]

I've never had much luck with them. I can't say i've used them all that much, but when I have tried them they get put away quickly, and the salmos and shad raps come back out!

[Phil T]

I once bought a bunch of them when the store had a sale price. Only 1/4 of them ran straight. I removed the hooks from the rest and used them as Christmas tree ornaments.

[bigwalleye1]

Babe Winkelman was pushing them as Lindy's answer to the Shad Rap. Unfortunately, I bought into the hype and own a number of them that have never done anything produoctive for me. I used them as trinkets for the nieces and nephews to stock the little plastic tackle boxes, and I think they liked the bright colors....

A former Lindy employee talked me into buying a bunch of them. I found the quality lacking and the results dismal. They won't be on my boat next year- - -jerr

THE #5 SHADLING HAS WON ME NEARLY $2700 FISHING TOURNAMENTS IN MICHIGAN on Hougton Lake , Burt Lake and LAke charlivoix, Holloway Resevoir. The metalic #5 in chrome and gold are no longer available because the hot metal dip production mold was worn out nearly 10 years ago. I will not sell the 16 I have. 45 feet back using 10# xt is the magic number for trolling.

[T Mac]

The original ones with the clear lip were killer for me on the Columbia River back when they first came out (20+ years ago).

[Chode2235]

I love the old shadlings, and they go for a premium on ebay.

I ran into a clearance special on them at Joes, and have had decent luck with them. But I mostly use them for throwing on top of wing dams and other places I would be hesitant to throw my shad raps and hornets.

Theyre worth about 2 bucks, if you can find them for that price grab a couple for fishing in hazardous conditions.