“Yes, we did our homework… That’s how we do things at Bobby Garland to ensure anglers catch more crappie,” he wrote in a story posted online Sept. Sikora credited BGCB for doing its homework in the insect’s design.ĭollahon appreciated that, noting they studied the insect from larval stage to adult. After all, it’s an insect he has studied a lot, one he knows as “Hex,” short for Hexogenia limbate. Sikora tipped his cap to the company and gave a big thumbs up to the Mayfly. With the 2 ¼-inch Mayfly’s elongated tail segmented with outer rings for strength as it tapers to the end featuring twin appendages that wiggle, even at rest, plus the short “wings” near the head that add to the motion, it doesn’t take a wild imagination to recognize the Mayfly for what it represents.ĭoug Sikora, an Indiana crappie fishing pro known as the “professor,” said, “It just looks like the things crappie eat, and I think that makes it the most versatile design in the Bobby Garland lineup… and that’s saying a lot.” Doing the homework “It’s a little different,” Dollahon said.ĭifferent? Definitely. The soft plastic bait has one of the most unique designs in the industry and, more importantly, based on its success, appeals to crappie or, as much of Louisiana calls them, sac-a-lait.
That was about five years ago, he said as he warmed up to the subject of the Bobby Garland Crappie Baits Mayfly. Gary Dollahon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, brand manager for Bobby Garland Crappie Baits since 2007, snapped a photo of that winged insect, then took it to the in-house designer at PRADCO Outdoor Brands, Gerald Winters.Īs a lifelong fisherman, Dollahon said he always encounters the annual mayfly hatches that so often whip fish into a feeding frenzy, particularly black crappie he believes are more prone to gulp down insects.
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