Comments: the front prop constantly gets tangled in your line. It is literally called the big mistake. What a waste of money.

From: Unknown: 10/12/21

Comments: It's not supposed to be fished like a buzz bait or whopper plopper style lure- if you get it thinking it's something similar to either of these you will be massively disappointed. Think Heddon Torpedo or Berkley spin bomb- it's a prop bait so it's very high frequency, very subtle, and creates a small wake- usually fished with a stop and go retrieve but, it can be straight retrieved as well- I caught a 4.8 pound bass on one a few days ago with a straight retrieve- they work, when you know how to use them. That said- the props are very easily broken- imo the Berkley spin bomb has it beat.

From: Unknown: 8/23/19

Comments: I picked up my first Big Mistake back in April '18.  After a few days on the water with it, I can say that it does in fact catch fish.  This is not the second comming of the whopper plopper.  As much as we all love chuck and wind top waters, there's a bit more technique required here.  Think of it as an overgrown Devil Horse, or Torpedo.  Think of the Big Mistake as a Massive pull/pause style traditional prop bait.  My best results so far came fishing post spawn fish (Fry Guarders, and around Bluegill beds).  Looking forward to running this monster over brush piles and around docks this fall.  My best fish so far in the three lb area, but I will be picking up more.  As others have brought up, this bait is Large.  I wouldn't throw it on anything short of a MH casting rod, a true Heavy casting rod is probably better.....  To those who think this bait is junk, and a mistake try a pull/pause retrieve and you might be surprised.  To those who enjoy fishing traditional prop baits, it's definitely worth a shot when you are looking for a quality bite.

From: Mike - California 10/8/18

Comments: Id say with out any doubt this bait is named correctly. It is a big mistake to make anything with such a quiet buzz blade. Even with two blades it's super quiet. Will not out fish a Whopper Popper. Too quiet of a 'buzz bait'.. save your money, buy a Whopper Popper instead. Truly a Big Mistake buying two.. Have been moved into my junk box.

From: Unknown: 4/25/18

Comments: Didn't they test these lures out before making everyone find out themselves that it's truly a BIG MISTAKE?? Worthless fishing lure. Hardly any sound come from these toys. R2C should be ashamed to put out such trash. Nice looking lure but the props are easy broken and they make very little noise. The lure with the right name.. All the new R2C topwater are trash! Don't get suckered in and buy these mistakes. Buy a Whopper Plopper!

From: David: KY 4/25/18

Comments: This thing is huge, check sizing before purchasing. It is in the 160 mm size and make sure your tackle can handle it. It will not make more noise than a whopper plopper, the blades are more of a buzz type -- I own two of these  both of them have broken blades. The blades are not soft plastic like whoppers and will break if it touches anything that is not water. The front propeller also binds up the line some time because of the size.

From: Unknown: RH 1/21/18

Comments: For starters, this thing's got a bigger profile than the pictures suggest. That being said I haven't caught any fish on it yet but I figured at least one other person would've liked to know what to expect from this lure. The "props" -if you will- turn in the same direction. Personally I would think that they'd turn opposite of each other to even out an chance of turning the bait over like the whopper plopper, but in any case it doesn't have any effect. The body shape seems to keep the bait running true. Sound-wise I'd have to say it's not very loud at all. Not nearly as loud as a plopper infact it's actually pretty subtle. Casting is average- not a pain to cast but doesn't cast the proverbial country mile either. Hooks are solid absolutely no issue there

From: Unknown - California 11/19/17