Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[Dangerfield]

Stopped into a decent JDM shop earlier today looking for Sleeper Gills, walked out with 2 Sonicside GP Pro Perch and PM Ghost Shiner for cold water and a pack of dropshot baits in Goby Bryant. By far my most productive finesse pattern for ned, wacky and now dropshot.

[Cbump]

On 7/11/2022 at 8:37 AM, fishballer06 said:

Local tackle store got a shipment in of the new Sleeper Gills. Couldn't resists grabbing a half dozen of them to test out. Cant wait to see how these do. 

 
 

lucky!

 

 

The bait monkey visited my kids too. Today my son got a Spro Flappin Frog in killer gill and my daughter got some black grape Zoom finesse worms. 
 

ps I’ll be using both ?

 

 

Just placed a pretty good order on TW that I’ll get pictures up of on the 22nd!

[Columbia Craw]

I was browsing my local tackle store and lucked into this beauty and snatched it up.  Some of us just get lucky I guess.

[DinkDreams]

Little order from @Siebert Outdoors. Never tried their jigs, and got tired of losing $15 jackhammers so I bought the Fogy pack and a handful of other jigs. They look great, quick shipping as well. Can’t wait to get ‘em wet.

[KP Duty]

On 7/17/2022 at 1:11 AM, Columbia Craw said:

I was browsing my local tackle store and lucked into this beauty and snatched it up.  Some of us just get lucky I guess.

That reminds me of the jig and pig wrap that kept your pork frog from drying out.

[FishTank]

38 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

That reminds me of the jig and pig wrap that kept your pork frog from drying out.

I use the ones like this from Kastking and fill them with whatever scent I want when I leave a soft plastic on my rod and I switch from one bait to the next while fishing.  It most cases this is totally unnecessary but in my mind it keeps the bait smelly and it won't dry out.

[Derek1]

Just in. Cara finesse jig rod. With a currado 150 mgl. As usual excited to try it out. Should be awesome. 

This is my third falcon rod. Really starting to like them. 

[Jar11591]

I struggle to leave Field & Stream without grabbing a PopMax or Pop-X. 

 

[AmmoGuy]

I succumbed to trying some "nicer" reels the last couple of weeks. 

 

[Derek1]

1 hour ago, Jar11591 said:

I struggle to leave Field & Stream without grabbing a PopMax or Pop-X. 

 

I hear ya. 

[Cbump]

It’s here! 
 

Daiwa Exceler

ZPI star drag for my Zillion

Braid

Largo Shad

new bow roller

rage and zman toads

7” senkos and roboworms

 

[Woody B]

My oldest grandson went fishing with me last week.   He was marveling over my DC reels.  (I bought used from a co worker who tried, but hates baitcasters)   I decided Monday I was going to give him one of them........then, it hit me.  I can't give him one without giving my other Grandson one.  So today I gave away both of my DC reels.   I'll need to replace at least 1 with something.   Pictures when I get something.   I'll be using a 30+ year old Quantum this weekend for my 4th reel.  

[PotatoLake]

Got a couple of goodies from japan. Hairy dice and MMZ deka 13 inch worm. They both look fun as heck to fish. 

[JWall14]

35 minutes ago, PotatoLake said:

Got a couple of goodies from japan. Hairy dice and MMZ deka 13 inch worm. They both look fun as heck to fish. 

Let me know how those dice are. Look like killers from what I’ve seen!

[NorthernBasser]

I thought the Cover Scat looked silly. Then the OSP Dice came along and all of a sudden the Cover Scat doesn't look so funny. But hey, if it works it works. And if the Dice works as well as the Scat, then it's definitely a winner.

 

Is it at least made of some form of that elaztech material? Because $15 for a 4 pack of those tiny things seems pretty insane. 

[NorcalBassin]

Alright. I need my browser to block Japanese tackle sites. Been tough to ignore so many top of the line baits at Wal-Mart prices with the current exchange rate.

 

 

 

[PotatoLake]

16 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I thought the Cover Scat looked silly. Then the OSP Dice came along and all of a sudden the Cover Scat doesn't look so funny. But hey, if it works it works. And if the Dice works as well as the Scat, then it's definitely a winner.

 

Is it at least made of some form of that elaztech material? Because $15 for a 4 pack of those tiny things seems pretty insane. 

 

16 hours ago, JWall14 said:

Let me know how those dice are. Look like killers from what I’ve seen!

I'm fairly certain that's a no on elaztech style plastic. I haven't had time to use them yet, but I can report back on durability and effectiveness when I do. 

[Jmurphy87]

 A little something at least 

1 spool 5lb fluorocarbon 

1 spool 15lb braid

2 packs 4.5 fat robo worms, bold bluegill, green punisher

1 pack choppers salty sinkers huckleberry 

1 pack trokar 3/0 finesse hooks

1 pack 3/0 rebar hooks

1 jackall frog black gill

1 6” mag draft albino shad

I needed line for my curado bfs and come out with all of this lol.

 

[KP Duty]

On 7/20/2022 at 5:43 PM, AmmoGuy said:

I succumbed to trying some "nicer" reels the last couple of weeks. 

 

Those Zillion HD's are slick.  My Zillion 10's have the same paint job.....me likey.

[Drawdown]

[Cbump]

I see I’m not the only one that got the exceler. 

[Ski]

[LrgmouthShad]

I have a Tatula 200 on the way. I wanted a replacement reel on my frogging/punching setup that had a large line capacity, propensity for long casts, and dependable drag without my usual regard for comfort since I ain’t bottom hopping. The tatula is what I landed on. Excited

[Cbump]

2 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I have a Tatula 200 on the way. I wanted a replacement reel on my frogging/punching setup that had a large line capacity, propensity for long casts, and dependable drag without my usual regard for comfort since I ain’t bottom hopping. The tatula is what I landed on. Excited

I have one on my c-rig rod. You should love It. 

[LrgmouthShad]

32 minutes ago, Cbump said:

I have one on my c-rig rod. You should love It. 

Sweet ?

 

Of course pics will follow once it gets here