Help Me Spend Some Money!

[Shimmer]

This could be beneficial to more people than just myself, because I know many of us recieved some gift cards. I have $150-$200 to burn..here is some info.

I'm full on stick baits, spinners, flukes and jigs.

Could use;

Shallow Cranks

Buzzbaits (mine are AWFUL)

Jig Trailers, large soft plastics

Tubes

A few top water

Swimbaits

Looking for suggestions on brands, models, colors ect.

Feel free to suggest anything though.

[-nick-]

Definitely get some Cavitron Buzzbaits. A few different sizes and colors and some back ups. Cranks I'd get a variety of Bandit 100 series. Couple packs of rage tail toads for top water. By trailers did you mean jig trailers? If so a few different colors of paca chunks and baby paca craws.

[bocabasser]

pick up a couple of pointers. i like the 78"s in ghost shad and tenessee shad. those are fish catchin machines.

[hmongkidBee]

hey you should buy some of those strike king sexy swimmers.  Of all the swimbaits in that class size that's the most affordable swimbait that can catch fish of all sizes.  This is my swimbait of choice.

[MALTESE FALCON]

For shallow crankbaits:

1-Bomber Square A

2-Bomber Balsa B

3-Norman Mad N

4-Rapala Shalow Shad Rap

5-Strike King Series 1

I agree with the Strike King Sexy Swimmer. I did well this Fall with mine.

Falcon

[EastTexasBassin]

I'll 2nd the recommendation for some cavitrons. I caught a crapload of fish on them this past year.

For the jig trailers and large soft plastics you've gotta try the ragetail Lobster. Lobster jigs have caught most of my bigger fish in the past 6 months. (like the one in my avatar)

For topwater, the ragetail eeliminator has been a lot of fun. You can skim at along the top, and then slow it way down for a wide wobbling sub-surface retrieve. This has been great in and around surface grass and mats.

[Bigbub]

Hey man, pick you up some Lil' John cranks!

[shutupnfish]

For shallow cranks and top water the H2O brand at Academy, if you've got one nearby.  I've got 'em both and to me they're hard to beat less than $5. 

Steve

[RobbyZ5001]

Shallow Cranks

Manns baby 1 minus- Ghost minnow/chartreuse shad

Rapala DT4- Bluegill

Bomber model 2A- White

Buzzbaits

Cavitron

Jig Trailers

Paca Chunk- Match color to jigs black, Alabama Craw, Green Pumpkin candy, Potomac Blue

Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw 3"- Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Seed, Green Pumpkin Magic

Yamamoto Flappin Hog- Black, Junebug, Watermelon

Large Soft Plastics

Baby Brush Hog- Black Grape, Green Pumpkin

Reaction Innovation 420 Beaver- Junebug, Penetration, Green Pumpkin, Spring Break, Watermelon

Tubes

Mizmo - Green Pumpkin Candy, Watermelon, Smoke Purple

Topwater

Super Spook Jr- Bone, Clear

Lucky Craft G Splash- Ghost Minnow, Chartreuse Shad

Smithwicks Devil's Horse- Silver Shiner, Char Blue Black OB

[Sam]

Flick Shake.

Google Flick Shake and add this technique to your arsenal.

Not very expensive and it produces excellent results. 

[roadwarrior]

Here are some suggestions:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1143177139

Happy New Year!

[Shimmer]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions!

Still building my shopping list, so keep them comin! Btw, thanks for the link to that thread Roadwarrior 

[guitarkid]

Shallow Cranks:

Daiwa peanut- Black with chrome sides

Bandit 100- Black Back Herring

Spro Lil' John

Rapala DT4- Black/silver

H2O Express- Sexy shad, Black/silver

Jig Trailers: Not much experience here but:

Zoom super chunks

Berkely Chigger Craw

Rage Tail Craws/Chunks

Tubes: Not much experience here either but

Yum Tubes- The smoke/copper-ish color

Topwaters:

Rebel Pop R- Black Back/silver

Heddon Spittin' image- Tennessee Shad

Rapala- Skitter pop- Black/silver

Swimbaits

Sebile Magic Swimmer

    -gk

[brushhoggin]

the huddleston huddlebug

[angler1]

A great shallow crank bait - sebile makes one that dives 1 to 2 feet and you can never go wrong with a mann's baby wake bait that dives 1 to 3 inches.

[angler1]

Jig trailers - paca and sweet beavers are excellent.