Most Expensive Lure You've Lost

[ghost]

For me it was a few years ago, an Osprey 8" swimbait.  I casted, got caught up in some brush and the 20 lb Seaguar floro line snapped when I put pressure trying to pull the Osprey swimbait free.  It was in about 5' of water and about 50' or so out of my reach...I was so tempted to wade out and save it.  Like a dummy, I went and bought a new one, and still didn't catch a bass on it.

 

So what's your story???

[The Commodore]

Anything Yo-Zuri or X-Rap.

 

I do not usually use something more expensive than those.

 

Offshore salt fishing I have lost more expensive lol.

[Bk4]

Lucky craft ...did a over hand toss and boom snag it on electric tower

[Bankbeater]

Not me, but one time my Dad lost quantity which added up in cost.  He was fishing with mono, and snagged a lure about 10' out from the bank.  I guess he thought he could pull the hung lure off of what it was hung on.  After breaking the line and tying on a new lure, he hooked the lure that was hung with a second lure.  Lost the second lure also.  He ended up with 4 or 5 baits all tangled together about 10' off the bank.  Problem was there was a pretty good drop off so he was in hung up in deep water, and couldn't reach the lures.  I still kid him about that one from time to time.

[Bluebasser86]

I've lost more Lucky Crafts than I care to remember. One day two winters ago I lost 4 Strike King King Shads that I'd bought at original price ($21.99) the same day. I was smoking big hybrids with them so I couldn't really complain. 

[Gatorbassman]

Custom painted 6" Bull Shad Swimbait - $125 is sitting on the bottom of Guntersville. 

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I casted off a $60 bait in the river the other day and I've hung quite a few hudds while fishing from the bank.

 

Can't say I've ever lost an expensive one from the boat.

[tholmes]

Lucky Craft Live LVR, 2 of them in less than an hour, both to small northern pike. D#!* snot rockets!

 

Tom

[Primus]

Roman Made Negotiator swimbait, my first and last bite came from a toothy critter and a 90$ bait is gone. I also casted off a Matt lures Hard Perch a few years back and if I can remember that one ran 60$. What made it extra difficult is that I loved that bait. Fortunately I've picked up a few more.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

LOL, that negotiator would be tough to swallow losing. Ouch.

[fadetoblack21]

Pretty sure I would have a stroke if I busted off a $90-100 lure. . . . snagging $7 Xcalibur square bills is about as bad as it gets here. 

[J Francho]

I've lost more Lucky Crafts than I care to remember.

 

 

Half a dozen Slim Shad, in the same spot, and I KNEW they were pike.  Wasn't getting bit with leaders - probably a depth or action thing - but catching a few 8 lb.+ fish.  Expensive, and a little dumb, but lots of fun.

[roadwarrior]

My tacklebag drowned in the Tennessee River last year. I thought it would float, but I was wrong.

 

 

 

 

[pbrussell]

My tacklebag drowned in the Tennessee River last year. I thought it would float, but I was wrong.

 

 

 

 

That is an expensive lure...   I'd be sick for the rest of the day (probably the rest of the month) when and if something like that happens to me.

[Darren.]

My tacklebag drowned in the Tennessee River last year. I thought it would float, but I was wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

Yeeeowch!

[MCS]

A Pop Max first day out with it, my second bait over $10 in my life and last one. That sucker cast a little too well, it is now 30' foot up a tree over 6' of water. My Pop-r landed some nice ones this year I will stick with those from now on.

[Primus]

LOL, that negotiator would be tough to swallow losing. Ouch.

 

Very tough, first outing that I used it. 

[Siebert Outdoors]

Lucky crafts are the most expensive I can remember. 

[bigbill]

I lost three BPS Topnocker to big bass who went down in the deep weeds with them. There not made anymore so these awesome topwater fish catchers are priceless.

Fishing from shore I try yo control my football field long cast a now.

[piscicidal]

Very first cast I ever made with an Alabama Rig, I made a massive birdsnest and watched my $25 setup (A rig + jig heads + swim baits) go flying about 50 yards out into Lake Okeechobee.   Never made one retrieve with it... 

[craww]

megabass xj-100....Which is no longer sold in America . Ive looked and they can be had online, but are getting scarcer and more expensive.

[Avalonjohn44]

Megabass Cyclone for me... It was hung up too deep for me to get to. I made a good go at it though. Ended up being a nice day of swimming.

[ULG]

dear road warrior, i am saddend by your loss and just reading your post gave me chills and made my heart hurt to read. i once lost a couple older lucky rc1 silent fishing the river, hitting jetties with current, largemouth and sbig spots were stages on ambushing shad in the current breaks. got them hung in rope hanging off a bouy, hooks tangles in the cotton rope!!! too short to pull up and too deep to grab! but my son once lost a jewel jig with zoom ultravibe speeedcraw on it! not too expensive right, but it was attached to 17 lbs seaguar that was attached to a at the time, a brand new revo stx gen 2, and it was attached to a falcon cara swimjig special. its resting place is at the bottom of a local lake i frequent and still hope that just maybe i can see a glimspe of my new rod! it was the first time i had takn it out fishingand only casted it 3 times to set the magnets before my son threw it overboard! lol o well i guess, im here to talk about at least, wish i had that one back!

[deaknh03]

My tacklebag drowned in the Tennessee River last year. I thought it would float, but I was wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

[flippin and pitchin]

My first trip at Clear Lake, I lost  $54.00 in swimbaits in the first 40 minutes and was not happy.  Then I figured out why, made an adustment and wacked em'.