Most Expensive Lure You've Lost

[Bassmass21]

truthfully i have lost atleast 25 spinner baits getting caught on rocks, i got hung up on a rock about 30 feet out from shore with a 15$ crank bait and swam in after it, im a poor college kid now a days if i get hung up i go in and get it... lol

[fstr385]

Thought Id try an alabama rig. It was $16 alone, plus i got gamakatsu swimbait hooks, and fresh swim flukes. In all, about a $26 lure. I went to cast it once and smacked something behind me that backlashed my line. It flew, the line got taught, snapped, and there it kept going. Quite a few $12-13 lures snagged and lost too. And its always the ONE theyre keyed on on that day and not in stock anywhere! Lol

[moken12]

Have a friend that flipped his kayak, lost tackle box full of senkos and two rods (mojo bass)! 

[powerduster]

I haven't really lost anything expensive, but losing the cheap lures can put a damper on my mood sometimes. The large jointed rapalas are not necessarily cheap, but I remember losing like 5 of those within a couple months.

[deaknh03]

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.

The same popmax I sent you? Ouch..

[Bass Junkie]

Fortunately, the most expensive lure I can remember losing is a Sammy.... I have dropped a couple of combos overboard, but managed to grab them before they sunk out of sight.

[Revival]

I haven't really lost anything expensive, but losing the cheap lures can put a damper on my mood sometimes. The large jointed rapalas are not necessarily cheap, but I remember losing like 5 of those within a couple months.

 

I lost 5 kvd 1.0/1.5 lures in 1 day.  All in the same area too.  Its where i lost my 4-5lber and been hitting that area hard and its costing me money trying to catch it!

[MCS]

The same popmax I sent you? Ouch..

 

Umh yeah that one. Waiting til the leaves drop and hopefully once I can see it there will be a rescue.

[Zach P]

I seem to have lost my fair share of spinnerbaits. Nothing too expensive but I have lost very big fish to them. The worst was an 8 pounder that grabbed it two feet from the boat and then literally seconds later rubbed a tree sticking out of the water to break my line....I almost jumped in after her.

[Fishes in trees]

Last year I had a Calcutta 250 TEGT go over the side of the boat in 20 + feet of water.   Ouch.  Oh well.

Also last year I lost $40 worth of Terminator Twin Spins, in less than 15 minutes, trying to convince myself that they would be a good drop lure in timber.  The moral of that story is that Twin Spins are great baits when you are stair stepping them down rock banks, 45 degree incline or greater.  Twin spins do not make great drop baits in timber.  Live and learn.

[deaknh03]

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.

just picked one up, cool bait.

[whitwolf]

I lost about $150.00 in a tackle bag I left on the back of the car to go fish with a buddy. I was sick about It until I came to the realization that In re-stocking I would only buy things I will use. I still have several baits I rarely use but from that day forward I choose carefully and make durn sure I don't have another Item that will hang on the pegboard fishing closet.

[basshole8190]

Lost a strike king 6xd crank that cost $6.00 but it was attached to a giant bass that would have one me 1st place in a tournamennt as a result i finished 7th just outside the money. if i had that fish id have one 1st and had big fish to boot. cosrt me about $1256.

[Thatbasstardbrent]

Custom painted jitterbug. A pickerel snatched it and in doing so cut the line. I wonder if anyone caught the pickerel and retrieved the lure.

[Thatbasstardbrent]

Oh and my younger brother had trouble with his knots and lost two brand new lures yesterday. I still feel bad for him.

[bmlum415]

Most expensive lure was a super spook which is about $7, but I have chucked my revo winch gen3 into a private pond which is $200. The d@#n thing couldn't cast a 1/2 swim jig 20 feet and eventually got ticked enough to pull it off my rod and throw it in. Sad part is that it was a month old and was imo a complete piece of **** of a reel. Don't plan on doing anything close to that again, unless I buy another abu garcia reel.

[ww2farmer]

I stuffed a wave with the bow of my boat one day coming out of a calm creek on to the lake where it was blowing 30+ straight down the lake. Lost my terminal tackle plano 3700 box over the side with about $200 worth of tungsten in it, not to mention all the jig heads, hooks, and other stuff I had for rigging. As far as single lures lost at a time, it only took 3 bites offs on lucky craft sammys to realize I will never EVER own or use $15+ hard baits again as long as there are Pike in my home lake.

[Hooligan]

Lost a Roman Made Mother last week. My own stupid fault. At least I didn't pay retail for it.

[Grantman83]

I've lost several sammies...luckily I got them on sale.

[Teal]

Matt Lures Hard Gil.

I had cauught three fish on it without checking line for frays/nicks and when i had the last fish with it, (3lbs maybe) as the fish made its final surge, my line snapped. Man, i was ticked.

[NorcalBassin]

The same popmax I sent you? Ouch..

I think that actually hurt you more than him!

 

Lost a Roman Made Mother last week. My own stupid fault. At least I didn't pay retail for it.

Whoa. Even 50% off would hurt with that puppy.

 

I just lost my first Lucky Craft Flat D20 crankbait a couple days ago. I tried to free her from every angle and she just wouldn't come home. RIP... we had a good time while it lasted.

[mikeeasttn]

I have lost a couple of Hudd 68's when I put a treble hook on the bottom ring and also lost a 9 inch bull shad on a steep cliff in 40 feet of water.

 

Also may i ask what is a Sammy?

[vikingbear8]

Lost a Roman Made Mother last week. My own stupid fault. At least I didn't pay retail for it.

that one seriously sucks, what happened cast off?

[Bass Junkie]

I have lost a couple of Hudd 68's when I put a treble hook on the bottom ring and also lost a 9 inch bull shad on a steep cliff in 40 feet of water.

Also may i ask what is a Sammy?

A Sammy is a stickbait made by Lucky Craft, and MSRP's at $15.99 or so. They're really a nice bait, but it hurts to lose one.

[mr.kagrise]

I lost a $9 Sexy Dawg not too long ago. Not the price of the lure that got me. It was how I lost it....poor goose.