Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[KP Duty]

2 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Thank you KP Duty for stimulating the US economy.

The 25 days of savings did me in.  But remember, it's not what you spent, it's what you saved ?

[NorthernBasser]

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

[zpelletier]

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

Well at least they said sorry ?

[DitchPanda]

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

That's pathetic..but unsurprising.

[Columbia Craw]

Well that postal worker now qualifies to work as a baggage handler at any major airline.

[Derek1]

On 1/23/2022 at 5:40 PM, KP Duty said:

The TW christmas baits filtered  in over a 1.5 week period.

 

 

 

Atta boy!!!!

that’s how it’s done. 

3 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

That’s f’n heartbreaking 

[leinad]

3 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

give a shout out to the retail outlet who sent it by usps. bought a dobyns rod from discount tackle in wa. got conformation and trak# from them and immediately called them to ship another way , would not do it ,anyway it came like yours but the real problem was the tube it was shipped in less than half the thickness of tw's or dobyns direct shipping tubes. very flimsy packaging and discount tackle told me they never have problems shipping rods through usps. nonsense!

[NorthernBasser]

15 minutes ago, leinad said:

give a shout out to the retail outlet who sent it by usps. bought a dobyns rod from discount tackle in wa. got conformation and trak# from them and immediately called them to ship another way , would not do it ,anyway it came like yours but the real problem was the tube it was shipped in less than half the thickness of tw's or dobyns direct shipping tubes. very flimsy packaging and discount tackle told me they never have problems shipping rods through usps. nonsense!

While the tube they used isn't quite as stout as the tunes TW uses, it's solid enough where it would take some real force to break it in half. 

 

I did call the retailer I bought it from. I mentioned how USPS has had this issue for a while now. They said they offer UPS, but then you have to pay for the shipping. I went ahead and ordered another rod (last one they had left in stock). They're shipping it via UPS at no charge, so props to them for that. 

[KP Duty]

7 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Wanna give a huge shout-out to the United States Postal Service for turning my new Orochi from a 1-piece into a 2-piece travel rod. 

 

 

 

 

The conveyor belt ate it.  The rod tube needed the large lime green 'DO NOT CONVEY' sticker.  I had 2 out of 4 rods I ordered from sierra trading arrive broken with belt rubber on the tubes.  Makes me mad ?

[J Francho]

I've only ever had one rod arrive broken, and that was sent by UPS.  I don't think you can make much basis on one shipper being better or worse.  They all seem to have problems, at times.  Most often though, my stuff arrives just fine.

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

I've only ever had one rod arrive broken, and that was sent by UPS.  I don't think you can make much basis on one shipper being better or worse.  They all seem to have problems, at times.  Most often though, my stuff arrives just fine.

I've yet to have a rod broken in transit...and I've had them shipped all ways - UPS, FedEx, USPS...

[Hawkeye21]

I took advantage of the Omnia Fishing sale and got some Berkley Stunna jerkbaits and the new Berkley Gilly.  Anyone have any experience with the Gilly yet?

[Scott804]

7 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I took advantage of the Omnia Fishing sale and got some Berkley Stunna jerkbaits and the new Berkley Gilly.  Anyone have any experience with the Gilly yet?

Messed around with it. Haven't figured out how to efficiently use it yet. Rigging was a big hurdle for me. They certainly move different than anything I have ever seen though. 

[boostr]

For crying out loud, the Upgrade Electronics Monkey got me again...

I can't resist, these units are cheap right now. I mean its last years model, but who cares.

[pauldconyers]

On 1/25/2022 at 6:34 PM, boostr said:

For crying out loud, the Upgrade Electronics Monkey got me again...

I can't resist, these units are cheap right now. I mean its last years model, but who cares.

How much did you get it for?

[nhpleasantlakebass]

I was doing really good. And then this happened 

[rtwvumtneer6]

On 1/24/2022 at 5:10 PM, Columbia Craw said:

Well that postal worker now qualifies to work as a baggage handler at any major airline.

Yes... After my experience with TSA last year, I'll be shipping my rods for the next trip.  

 

Thinking UPS is the route I will take as they have delivered several TW rod orders with no issue (knock on wood).  My only broken tube was via USPS.  Pretty sure they tried to run it though a conveyor belt system ??‍♂️

[HaydenS]

1 hour ago, nhpleasantlakebass said:

I was doing really good. And then this happened 

Now you're doing really bad!  Congrats on the good stuff!

[NorthernBasser]

On 1/25/2022 at 8:18 AM, MN Fisher said:

I've yet to have a rod broken in transit...and I've had them shipped all ways - UPS, FedEx, USPS...

I've been quite lucky up until now. All my other rods that were ordered online over the years have come via UPS or FedEx. This is the first time using USPS. So far, they're batting .000. 

[NorthernBasser]

On 1/25/2022 at 3:57 PM, Scott804 said:

Messed around with it. Haven't figured out how to efficiently use it yet. Rigging was a big hurdle for me. They certainly move different than anything I have ever seen though. 

I see a lot of people rig it from the side. Either with a pegged bullet weight or weightless. It still swims vertically, but when you kill it it falls down on it's side, looking like a dying gill. 

 

 

 

[FishinBuck07]

Well I believe I have a disease or something!  Went to the local shop after work (why does it have to be so close to work?) and proceeded to spend almost $200 on soft plastics for drop shot fishing.  Yamamoto Shad Shaped Worms, Jackall Crosstail Shads, Baby Z too, Half Shells, and a few other soft plastics.  Also some small swimbaits to throw when the water opens up and is cold.

[J Francho]

2 hours ago, FishinBuck07 said:

Jackall Crosstail Shads

These will serve you real well - my all time favorite DS bait.  Nose rig them, flat side up.  Get bit.

[FishinBuck07]

57 minutes ago, J Francho said:

These will serve you real well - my all time favorite DS bait.  Nose rig them, flat side up.  Get bit.

Hmmm that color looks familiar also!  haha

[Bankbeater]

I went up to the BPS near my house to pick up a couple of the BPS 370 tackle boxes.  I'm reorganizing my workbench and those are great for storing hardware in.

Since I was already in the middle of the fishing dept. I decided to look around, and ended up buying a green pumpkin and a black/blue Strike King KVD swimjig.

[EWREX]

On 1/27/2022 at 9:37 AM, J Francho said:

These will serve you real well - my all time favorite DS bait.  Nose rig them, flat side up.  Get bit.

if you like those and are looking for a similar alternative, check out the beast coast magic flick.