Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[Mbirdsley]

1 hour ago, Spankey said:

I love your idea of using a ventilated spinnerbait style box to hang those crankbaits. May have to steal your idea and try it with one. I’ve been drilling holes in the 3600 and 3700 boxes for a long time. I don’t have rusting problems and don’t ever remember having them. I drilled my holes on the sides around the perimeter of the box. If it starts to rain while I’m out and don’t put it back in the storage compartment the 3700 lid will shed the rain. But this doesn’t happen very often. Your carry handle is nice and the look perfect for jerkbaits. Good luck. 

Primarily I wanted those boxes just so I didn’t have cranks lying on top of each other getting beat up.  The holes for rust prevention is a bonus.  I think I paid $7.50 for each box. 

[bulldog1935]

3 minutes ago, Mbirdsley said:

Primarily I wanted those boxes just so I didn’t have cranks lying on top of each other getting beat up.  The holes for rust prevention is a bonus.  I think I paid $7.50 for each box. 

Not only that, but any time you have plugs or any treble-hook-lures sharing a tackle box slot, they want to birds-nest all the hooks together.  

[MN Fisher]

25 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

Not only that, but any time you have plugs or any treble-hook-lures sharing a tackle box slot, they want to birds-nest all the hooks together.  

Unless you work to prevent that. Safety caps are a god-send to me.

[gim]

10 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

put all of my cranks and square bills in my new Plano boxes

How come you don't hang any on the open side in the top portion of the photo?  Not enough room?

 

I used to dislike trebles getting tangled up too so I started using treble covers.  In addition to prevent tangling, they also help keep the hooks sharper too.  @MN Fisher turned me on to this.

[Deephaven]

On 3/9/2021 at 9:58 AM, A-Jay said:

I have clips but RARELY use them.  

Prefer instead to retie; which after a few fish, I often do - just because. 

Allows me to have 'knot confidence'.

 

Exactly why I use clips.  So much easier and faster to retie to a clip than a bait.  Stops me from forcing the wrong depth, color or action too long as well.  

 

I guess the bait monkey could say I have a rod shortage.  If there were 5 jerkbait rods & 8 crankbait rods on my boat I might not have to change the bait as often.

 

[Mbirdsley]

34 minutes ago, gimruis said:

How come you don't hang any on the open side in the top portion of the photo?  Not enough room?

 

I@MN Fisher

Actually I hadn’t thought of that for some reason.  Probably fit my last 5 cranks 

[gim]

[JohnFromLisbon]

Made a few smaller orders over the weekend, two of them arrived today

 

[walleyecrazy]

I’ve heard a lot of good about the Duo Realis jerkbaits, so I decided this year I’d give them a try to see how they compare to my current favorites the Vision 110 and Provoke 106. Also grabbed some other baits to try and some stuff I needed to restock as well as a bunch of terminal tackle. I’m a sucker for glide baits so I also picked up a new 8” model that Golden Belt Customs just released. In summary the bait monkey is very pleased right now ?

[Master Bait'r]

Ugh.  Megadogs.  

 

OF COURSE They're a better casting version of the big Doc striper walkers.  OF COURSE they're 3x the cost.  OF COURSE I have to have at least 3 now.  *sigh* the struggle is just so real.  

[Bankbeater]

I just got back from BPS.  I traded in a rod that I hated using for a Shimano SLX-150.  Of course, now I don't have a rod to put the new reel on, so.......

[RDB]

A day without a delivery is like a day without sunshine.  
  NRX 893 with Aldebaran

  NRX 852 with Luvias LT

I now have a comfy spot on the couch...d**n delivery guy.  From now on all orders ship to my brothers house. 

 

 

[12poundbass]

Second Echomap came in finally. I took advantage of the BPS spring sale. I’m taking the day off tomorrow and heading to BPS Detroit. We’ll see if the Baitmonkey follows me there. ?

 

[Deephaven]

Had a couple baits that had no rods to live on all the time, so I had Lonnie make me a couple more.  Was short a reel as well so I resolved both.

 

[A-Jay]

Very Happy to get this receipt ~

Your order is on the way Your order is on the way. Track your shipment to see the delivery status. UPS® tracking number: straighttomenderchuck

Items in this shipment St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods × 1 7'1'' / M/F St. Croix Victory Casting Rods × 1 7'1'' / MH/F

A-Jay

[pauldconyers]

3 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Second Echomap came in finally. I took advantage of the BPS spring sale. I’m taking the day off tomorrow and heading to BPS Detroit. We’ll see if the Baitmonkey follows me there. ?

 

How much did it end up being for you?

[jtharris3]

Got my spring restock order in. Getting ready to do some sorting and arranging!

I picked up a dedicated square bill/lipless crank bait rod and reel setup for this year. I went with the new KVD Lew's reel and the KVD CC2 rod. Looking forward to using this combo this season! I got an extra reel to replace one of my old speed spools that finally gave up the ghost on me last year.

My wife saw the boxes arrive and just rolled her eyes! LOL! She knows what to expect each spring.

This is just part of the order. The first shipment was about 25 packs of Rage Craws, Rage Bugs and Rage Menaces that I already put away.

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

The realism on these things is just nuts.

[JohnFromLisbon]

The last two tackle orders are here.

 

They were out of 5" double tail grubs, swapped it for the hula grubs. It's just a matter of cutting out the skirt when I put them on a jig. Also, this year I'm making a conscious effort of branching out, trying new stuff. These are the first Megabass and Lucky Craft lures I've ever gotten. 

 

The Simms sun gear should be here on Monday (ordered from a really nice fly fishing shop in Germany), which will help keep my white spots from turning bright red every time I'm out in the sun,  and a certain rod I had been looking at on the website for weeks now and finally pulled the trigger on should arrive soon after that.

 

 

[Spankey]

6 minutes ago, JohnFromLisbon said:

The last two tackle orders are here.

 

They were out of 5" double tail grubs, swapped it for the hula grubs. It's just a matter of cutting out the skirt when I put them on a jig. Also, this year I'm making a conscious effort of branching out, trying new stuff. These are the first Megabass and Lucky Craft lures I've ever gotten. 

 

The Simms sun gear should be here on Monday (ordered from a really nice fly fishing shop in Germany), which will help keep my white spots from turning bright red every time I'm out in the sun,  and a certain rod I had been looking at on the website for weeks now and finally pulled the trigger on should arrive soon after that.

 

 

That a nice little care package you have there bub. 

[pauldconyers]

11 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The realism on these things is just nuts.

What is this?

[HaydenS]

A Savage gear pulse tail RTF Bluegill swimbait.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Pulse_Tail_RTF_Bluegill_Swimbaits/descpage-SGRTFBG.html

[Bluebasser86]

10 hours ago, pauldconyers said:

What is this?

 

10 hours ago, HaydenS said:

A Savage gear pulse tail RTF Bluegill swimbait.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Pulse_Tail_RTF_Bluegill_Swimbaits/descpage-SGRTFBG.html

Close, but not quite.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Pulse_Tail_Bluegill_Line_Through_Swimbait/descpage-SLTB.html

[HaydenS]

I thought that top hook looked weird...

[12poundbass]

Got back from Bass Pro a little bit ago. This is my haul, plus 4 3700 boxes (4 for $10). The Senkos belong to the wife. 6poundbass got a Lews combo. I was looking for a Dobyns Fury but apparently they don’t carry them, so I figured I’d give the SC A try. This will be my first SC rod so we’ll see how this particular model works out.