New Vs Old

[Squirmin Wormin]

Was just curious, there's alot of new tackle out there and we have got some or alot with us in our tbox,but do you use more of it than your old tackle or is it the same? It's the same for me, i think and does the same too. 

 

[Ratherbfishing]

My older baits tend to fall into two categories:  1) Trusty and reliable or 2) Too pretty to get rid of.  I use the former more than most of my newer baits until they aren't working-then I reach for the new baits-which then either become trusty and reliable or too pretty to get rid of.  Then, when my box exceeds it's carrying capacity, they go into the "museum".

[fishballer06]

I normally test out all my "new lures" whenever I hit up the local ponds and rivers for bank fishing. 

 

Whenever I get out on the boat, that's whenever I use whats tried and true. Sometimes, the new lures make their way into the tried and true boxes. 

[Catch and Grease]

I use new rod and reels, but you can never lose faith in the old lures like the Zara spook, Rat-L trap, jitterbug, hula popper, etc...

[smalljaw67]

I cycle through them, like everyone got on the Sammy when they came out and so did I and the same thing with the Rico and Yellow Magic poppers. The new baits that work great eventually turn into classics themselves but when everyone was throwing the new stuff I would go back to the spook or the pop'r and end up getting bit as the fish have been conditioned to the new style baits. There are a few old lures that never take a back seat to newer versions, like the Rapala Shad Rap is my main cold water crankbait, and the Manns Baby 1 Minus is my number 1 river smallmouth crankbait.

[papajoe222]

Most of the gear and lures I use most often are newer. One exception are my Daiwa Sols and my Browning Boron Matrix rods. I haven't been able to come up with a combo that I feel as comfortable using and have confidence in, although I have come close with my newest Lews.

[J Francho]

For plastics and jigs, I run out of the old, so I'm usually throwing new. I have some cranks that are 20+ years old, some are brand new. It just depends in what the right tool for the job is.