Pete Robbins El Salto bass Reaction Innovations

Andre Moore hurt a few feelings and ruffled a few feathers when he brought Reaction Innovations to the bass fishing world, but you can’t deny that his products have had a long-lasting impact on the sport. Some of those earliest creations and still standard-bearers in their categories, and we have a bunch of them every time we fish – and especially when we go to Lake El Salto or Lake Picachos. Here are four that we never travel south of the border without.

Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver Hematoma — **Sweet Beaver**

Other creature baits have come along, but this still defines them all. They’re durable, snake into thick cover, and hold a big hook.
*Favorite Colors:* Hematoma, Green Pumpkin Red

Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper Sprayed Grass — **Skinny Dipper**

I always thought of this primarily as a swim jig or Chatterbait trailer, but down there it has excelled on both a Carolina Rig and Texas Rig.
*Favorite Colors:* Low Blow, Sprayed Grass (and White Trash as a trailer)

Reaction Innovations Bone Vixen topwater — **Vixen**

I throw a Rico and a Whopper Plopper more than walking baits in Mexico, but when I want to cover water and they won’t eat the Plopper, this is my go-to topwater.
*Favorite Colors:* Bone, Silver Flitter Shad

Reaction Innovations Fat Flirt Worm Blank Check — **Fat Flirt Worm**

There are times when the bite is tough, particularly when a slight cold front rolls through in the winter, and a shakey head or dropshot with a “big finesse” worm can produce some giants.
*Favorite Colors:* Magic Craw Swirl, Blank Check

And, just for the hell of it, here are some potentially NSFW colors (depending on where you work) for your amusement: Tramp Stamp, Dirty Sanchez, Penetration, Honey Doo Doo, Main Vein.