Are You Willing To Buy Expensive Lures?

[Felix77]

If I add up all the soft plastics that I own (and most likely never get through) I could afford a few high end lures.  As others have said different strokes ... It's just fishing and you only live once!

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I gotta throw it out there that I work a second job solely to support my fishing and gun habits. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. LOL

[Dave P]

Nope. $10 is about it.

[ww2farmer]

No. All my hard baits are less than $10, the most expensive ones I have are about $15...like SK 10xd's, but I only have a couple of those, as in my situation it's a pretty small niche in which I will use them. I am just going to have to take everyone else's word for it that $25 baits catch more and bigger fish, cause I will never find out. I don't do too bad with the crap I use, so with the high numbers of things with teeth swimming around here, I'll just stick to what I do, and call it good enough.

[Maico1]

Yeah, I would.

 

Different strokes for different folks. In the last week I've thrown free Bassmaster baits I got for previously signing up and I've also thrown $200+ baits.

 

 

Deps Slide Swimmer from last night....

 

 

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It doesn't make me a better person for spending the money on them and it doesn't make anyone a better person for saving their money for something else. It's just fishing. Fish what you want and what you feel gives YOU the best opportunity for the fish of a lifetime. As long as someone isn't waving the $$$ in your face (which yeah, I have a problem with), then just go fish. It's supposed to be fun, whether you are fishing an NRX/Stella combo or a snoopy rod.

Sweet shot and fish....The "Style of Deps" does it job one more time.

[Maico1]

I would never spend more than $5 for a lure, it outrages me to even think of spending that much money on a stupid fishing lure 

Some sweet baits you have there....

[thehooligan]

I havent stepped into the swimbait world yet, but when i do i wont hesitate to buy quality baits.

 

The most ive spent for lures now have been in the $25-30 range. Pretty much megabass and a few deps buzzjets.... I find most of my lures are in the 10-15 dollar range.

 

I have favorites, like luckycraft sammies, megabass pop x's, that i will pay full price for because there worth every penny. Also, i spend more on topwater baits cause 99% of the time im not going to lose them with braid.

 

When it comes to cranks or jerkbaits i tend to stay a bit cheaper. I have some rapalas and yozuris that work great.

 

But like someone else said, i shop around, look for sales and used tackle online. Love finding me some used sammies at a great price. Replace the hooks and your ready to go. 

[Diablos]

I never felt that buying expensive lures would change my fishing experience. Is it going to help me catch a 10lb'er? Even if it does, I still cant justify the $40-$100 it would take. I'm all about quantity over quality. Quantity is what keeps me on the water. I would prefer 10 Huddlestons over 1 Roman Made, while someone else would prefer 5 banjo minnows to 1 Huddleston.

 

I know for some people it's a passion to collect beautiful hand-made lures and enjoy the craftsmanship myself, but I think with my pockets rather than with passion.

[SirSnookalot]

Have to admit when I lived in Michigan a 20#+ fish was an exceptional catch and didn't happen all that often, that isn't the case anymore.  We have some pretty decent fish down here, 20 pounds and bigger is common place and nearly an everyday experience certain times of the year like now.  I'm going to use what I think are the most effective lures for my particular targets, cost is not even a secondary concern, all that matters is the fish.  In the long run I just might be spending more money on what I use, lures don't last too long here, when do lose something, which happens everyday, I don't even give it a thought.  

If someone honestly feels that an expensive lure is going to yield better results, fine for them, I know what works best for me.

[Hooligan]

No problem spending that kind of money on baits.  It is what it is.  I'm like Speed, I've fished free cheapos to $340 swimbaits in the past four days and caught fish on all of them.  Earlier this year, I had a bad stretch where Muskies felt they were the rightful possessor of my Vision110 and I was out the price of those baits, in one tournament it was three of them.  The counter is that I won three of the tournament's that I lost those baits in, one for a quite considerable sum.  

Even if I were not fishing tournaments, I would  still be spending the money on them. Anything I can do to up my game is worth it to me, regardless of situation.

[*Hootie]

My baits cost anywhere from $4.00 to $12.00. I thought that was expensive....lol.

BOY was I wrong!!

 

Hootie

[pbizzle]

I have a hard time putting down $6 for a crankbait.

[Marty]

 

Marty -- I challenge your comment, specifically with regards to reels.  Precisely bait casting reels.  While I agree you cannot "buy success" directly, you can make a huge jump in success with a BC by using a quality reel.

 

I can't speak for baitcasters, as I stopped using them about 20 years ago. Spinning reels in the $40-60 range have done everything I expect them to do.

[29JMP29]

I can't speak for baitcasters, as I stopped using them about 20 years ago. Spinning reels in the $40-60 range have done everything I expect them to do.

 

i gotta say i bought a pflueger president a year ago and its been great for dropshotting and shaky heads. haven't oiled the thing up at all and its still as smooth as the day i got it.

[powerduster]

Yep same here. I buy a little here and a little there every once in a while. To me, anything thats $12 or above is expensive and the most I spent on a single lure is around $28.

[Bluebasser86]

I would be willing to guess a lot of guys who won't pay $30+ for a lure have no problem plopping down 6-8 dollars for a bag of Senkos that might catch you 2 fish a bait if you're lucky. Personally I have no problem spending money on proven, quality baits. Recently dove headfirst into the swimbait world and have picked up several expensive baits, a couple 6" Hudds and a weedless 6" Hudd, an 8" Hudd, a Mattlures Hardbass, a 5 and 6 inch Bullshad, a 7" Slammer, and I'll have 4 68's and a Mattlures Baby Hardgill in my collection next week thanks to the flea market. I enjoy fishing these baits and that's what it's really about isn't it? The excitement of knowing that when a fish does hit one of these baits it's probably going to at least be a good quality fish, maybe even a state record, is pretty addictive. 

As for expensive cranks, I have dozens of Lucky Crafts that have caught hundreds, and with a couple of them probably thousands of fish, on one $15 crankbait or jerkbait. Even the cheapest bag of plastics isn't that cost efficient. 

[whitwolf]

 

If someone honestly feels that an expensive lure is going to yield better results, fine for them, I know what works best for me.

I couldn't agree more. I have spent money on some custom crankbaits and have had a fair amount of success but If I'm being honest with myself I think one of the biggest reasons for this success Is I use them more and I have a high amount of confidence In them.

 

As Speedbead said earlier In this thread the point of fishing Is to have fun and whatever the price range you have make it count as we are all blessed more than we know to be able to fish, have fun, and on occasion catch some decent fish!

 

On a side note, Speed, how In the heck do you throw that giant swimbait on a snoopy rod?

[SPEEDBEAD.]

 

On a side note, Speed, how In the heck do you throw that giant swimbait on a snoopy rod?

 

Very carefully.

[SoCalFisher]

Most I have ever spent is $20 on a spro bbz-1 swimbait.

[basshole8190]

I spend 15 bucks on two packs of trash fish and other swimbaits but that's where my money is spent on high end lures cranks and most hardbaits come from walmart or bps or other "off-brand" manufacturers like academy's h2o brand baits and they catch fish to my liking and don't hurt my wallet to lose 1 or 2

I do own a few $30+ baits i work a great job and am blessed with enough money to be able to splurge every once in a while and i also have an understanding wife lol

after all there are worst things guys i know spend there money on

[Jaiden]

In my situation, I wouldn't spend more than $10 on a lure. A small allowance and some leftover birthday money doesn't get you a lot today if you pay much more than that. However, I'm not a big crankbait guy so I haven't had any reason to switch from my $5-6 SKs or bombers. Also in the waters I fish I'm bound to hang an expensive swimbait in a tree. You get what you pay for, but I can get by just fine by spending under $10 a lure

[deadadrift89]

$10 is top for me also. Fishing partner turned me on to Poe crankbaits d*** him.

[J Francho]

Just an example....one $17 Lucky Craft crankbait will catch hundreds of fish.  Yet, many scoff at the price.  How many plastics, at about fifty cents a crack do you go through?  In a day, I can use up $50+ on plastics.  Why is that acceptable, but a $17 plug that will last you years deemed "extravagant" by many?  Add in the fact, if you somehow lose that bait, you can get another that will act JUST LIKE IT.  That isn't always true for many lower priced baits.

[A-Jay]

With the price of gas these days - Vehicle &/or boat travel to and from your water is often the same as "an Expensive Lure" and we do that many times over.

 

I my mind this point is moot.

 

A-Jay

[tomustang]

I'd rather lose a $4 crank than a $17 one.

 

Always hated losing lucky crafts to pickerel, not so much for a strike king or bomber