Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[pauldconyers]

3 hours ago, Benchmark said:

Expensive hobby 

Which two Exprides did you get?

[Benchmark]

2 hours ago, pauldconyers said:

Which two Exprides did you get?

7’6 mh

7’7 h

[pauldconyers]

58 minutes ago, Benchmark said:

7’6 mh

7’7 h

As an owner of 3 Exprides I approve of this message!

[Benchmark]

35% off was hard to beat 

[Michigander]

My Black Friday TW order just showed up!

 

[A-Jay]

Made some additions.

A-Jay

[lynxcat]

Still awaiting BF order...USPS is a black hole from which I do not believe packages can escape. Fun times! ?

[RTipton]

23 hours ago, Benchmark said:

35% off was hard to beat 

I know thats not black, white and char Megabass spinnerbaits! Havent been able to find them anywhere. 

[Michigander]

4 hours ago, lynxcat said:

Still awaiting BF order...USPS is a black hole from which I do not believe packages can escape. Fun times! ?

I got five packages today, all ordered at different times from different places, LoL.

[Benchmark]

1 hour ago, RTipton said:

I know thats not black, white and char Megabass spinnerbaits! Havent been able to find them anywhere. 

I’m not sure if I can say the site I bought them from but they had every color in stock. White/chart it is. 

[Cgolf]

6 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Made some additions.

A-Jay

 

How do you avoid musky and pike with these? A few years back on my home water on the opener I caught a few bass on a new shadow rap and got bit off by a musky. About a month later on the 3rd cast with another new shadow rap a trophy musky grabbed the bait and walked off with it. This was doubly heartbreaking as it was a monster and I lost another jerkbait. This is why I shy away from the more expensive baits. If you have a secret I need it lol.

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, cgolf said:

 

How do you avoid musky and pike with these? A few years back on my home water on the opener I caught a few bass on a new shadow rap and got bit off by a musky. About a month later on the 3rd cast with another new shadow rap a trophy musky grabbed the bait and walked off with it. This was doubly heartbreaking as it was a monster and I lost another jerkbait. This is why I shy away from the more expensive baits. If you have a secret I need it lol.

Beats me - I've had pike on spinnerbaits, jigs and lipless cranks just in the last two years. Those toothy buggers will chase anything.

[A-Jay]

Just now, cgolf said:

 

How do you avoid musky and pike with these? A few years back on my home water on the opener I caught a few bass on a new shadow rap and got bit off by a musky. About a month later on the 3rd cast with another new shadow rap a trophy musky grabbed the bait and walked off with it. This was doubly heartbreaking as it was a monster and I lost another jerkbait. This is why I shy away from the more expensive baits. If you have a secret I need it lol.

I Don't ~ 

 

I also use this when I need to  . . .

A-Jay

[NoShoes]

On 12/4/2020 at 2:16 PM, MN Fisher said:

First of four new rods arrived.

I’ve got two, and catch 90% of my fish on them. Fantastic rods if you keep your lure weight below 5/8 oz. 

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, NoShoes said:

I’ve got two, and catch 90% of my fish on them. Fantastic rods if you keep your lure weight below 5/8 oz. 

This is going to be my primary jerkbait rod - heaviest I currently own is 9/16. Secondary techniques will be weightless worms and flukes.

[NoShoes]

17 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

This is going to be my primary jerkbait rod - heaviest I currently own is 9/16. Secondary techniques will be weightless worms and flukes.

1/4 oz tungsten with a trick worm is perfect for the rod. 

[MN Fisher]

Zoom trick-worm: check - have four colors to choose from.

 

Another technique to add to the list.

 

And maybe a T-Rig catch...finally. Thanks.

[Cgolf]

that doesn’t throw off the action? I thought of using a steel leader but was worried about the extra weight. 

[A-Jay]

25 minutes ago, cgolf said:

that doesn’t throw off the action? I thought of using a steel leader but was worried about the extra weight. 

This product is very light and is designed to be tied straight to your mainline & the bait;

no extra hardware or terminal tackle needed.

Both these fish ate a vision 110 with 12 inch of the AFW wire leader attached in 7 ft of crystal clear water.

YMMV

A-Jay

 

[ajschn06]

2 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Beats me - I've had pike on spinnerbaits, jigs and lipless cranks just in the last two years. Those toothy buggers will chase anything.

I’m usually pretty safe with a jig, but I don’t even bother with spinnerbaits or crankbaits anymore.... whenever something bit on those and it ended up being a Bass I was suprised.

[MN Fisher]

30 minutes ago, ajschn06 said:

I’m usually pretty safe with a jig, but I don’t even bother with spinnerbaits or crankbaits anymore.... whenever something bit on those and it ended up being a Bass I was suprised.

Oh - another one...2019 caught a couple pike on a WP-90 Bluegill.

[PhishLI]

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Oh - another one...2019 caught a couple pike on a WP-90 Bluegill.

Pickerel smash that exact bait around here.

[TnRiver46]

9 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

1/4 Tungsten: check (MTB terminal bonus box)

Zoom trick-worm: check - have four colors to choose from.

 

Another technique to add to the list.

 

And maybe a T-Rig catch...finally. Thanks.

I don’t think you’ll have any trouble catching bass on a t rig with all the vegetation in Minnetonka. Just slither a straight tail worm through some weeds and a largemouth should be all over it. They also work well out in open water for dragging. I tried the zoom ultravibe speed worm for the first time this year and it’s very fun on a Texas rig. It works dragging or reeling 

[Benchmark]

BF Tackle warehouse arrived 

[FishinBuck07]

Well I just ordered $90 worth of Baby D Bombs fr TW!  That should hold me over for awhile! ?