Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[NorthernBasser]

13 hours ago, FishTank said:

I knew these things were pricey but wow. $175. Am I seeing that right. 

 

If I'm in the Gucci club, you must be buying Louis Vuitton.  ? ?

You beat me to it! He has the nerve to call others Gucci...?

[NorthernBasser]

On 6/10/2023 at 2:35 PM, FishTank said:

My wife set me up early for Father's day. A new Calcutta BFS is on the way as well.  

 

The Bassday lures are amazing.  It has become one of my favorites. 

 

Geeze! Who's your wife, Santa Claus??

[FishTank]

8 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

Geeze! Who's your wife, Santa Claus??

Santa treated her to some jewelry for Mothers Day and our Anniversary so she's trying to be as nice to me as she can.

 

She bought the rod but I pointed her in the right direction. I gave her a list for the odds and ends. This is the first rod she's ever bought me. The rod shipped was $250. Probably one the better deals I have found. 

 

I bought the reel. It too was a good deal. So good, it kind of worries me that it might have an issue or something.  We will see. It's coming on the slow boat from Japan.

[gim]

8 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

Geeze! Who's your wife, Santa Claus??

Chyeah, and his work shop is your shed.

 

[NorthernBasser]

Received my Midway USA open box purchase. 13 Fishing Envy Black. 7'6 H. $375 rod for $140. Great deal. As others have said, absolutely nothing wrong with these open box rods.

 

[LrgmouthShad]

On 6/12/2023 at 10:27 AM, MN Fisher said:

I know - I keep popping into Digitaka and looking at reels...

Dude screw you. I had forgotten about Digitaka following my Zillion purchase. 
 

Now I really want the Scorpion MGL super badly, and it’s mostly about aesthetics. 
 

Friggin bait monkey. I’m going to sleep before he mugs me

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Dude screw you. I had forgotten about Digitaka following my Zillion purchase. 
 

Now I really want the Scorpion MGL super badly, and it’s mostly about aesthetics. 
 

Friggin bait monkey. I’m going to sleep before he mugs me

 

[hokiehunter373]

10 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Received my Midway USA open box purchase. 13 Fishing Envy Black. 7'6 H. $375 rod for $140. Great deal. As others have said, absolutely nothing wrong with these open box rods.

 

Any suggestions from anyone on what you'd throw on their 6'8" Med/Fast?  Broke my 7'0" med/mod Okuma EVX the other day and need a replacement.  Basically just want an all around treble hook rod 

[Eric 26]

@NorthernBasser That is a sweet looking setup you put together there. Is the 13 fishing reel from the same sale? I apologize in advance if you already talked about the reel.

[NorthernBasser]

29 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

@NorthernBasser That is a sweet looking setup you put together there. Is the 13 fishing reel from the same sale? I apologize in advance if you already talked about the reel.

 

No, I bought that reel in 2017. It's the first gen Concept C and it's an amazing reel. I think it came out in 2014. Weighing in at only 6.1 oz, it was kind of ahead of it's time. I haven't tried the gen 2 yet, but everything I read/hear says the gen 1 is the better reel. 

1 hour ago, hokiehunter373 said:

Any suggestions from anyone on what you'd throw on their 6'8" Med/Fast?  Broke my 7'0" med/mod Okuma EVX the other day and need a replacement.  Basically just want an all around treble hook rod 

Haven't used that particular rod, but I'd guess jerkbaits, smaller topwater. If the tip is faster finesse jigs. 1/4 oz chatterbaits. 

[TnRiver46]

I went in a new bait store hunting a frog for @Jmurphy87
they didn’t have jackall but of course I patronized 

[Jmurphy87]

23 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I went in a new bait store hunting a frog for @Jmurphy87
they didn’t have jackall but of course I patronized 

Looks like a nice haul, should keep you busy for a minute.

[TnRiver46]

1 minute ago, Jmurphy87 said:

Looks like a nice haul, should keep you busy for a minute.

More likely I’ll save it all for a special day and just let it rust and rot hahaha

[Jmurphy87]

Just now, TnRiver46 said:

More likely I’ll save it all for a special day and just let it rust and rot hahaha

I know that feeling, or the river will eat it like they normally do.

[TnRiver46]

River be hungry 

[Jmilburn76]

Picked up this very lightly used Falcon ultra-light 5’6” rod and an Abu Cardinal reel for $10 at an estate sale.  They also had several new Lamiglas blanks but I don’t know enough about them to pull the trigger.

[Motoboss]

Shoulda jumped on the Lamiglas rods and dispersed them here!

[Jmilburn76]

8 minutes ago, Motoboss said:

Shoulda jumped on the Lamiglas rods and dispersed them here!

Are they worth anything? They were brownish yellow color and maybe already has chrome looking reel seats. The guy was also into fly fishing. The sale is only 15 minutes from my house and is going the next 3 days. 

[FishTank]

On 6/13/2023 at 12:48 AM, NorthernBasser said:

 

Geeze! Who's your wife, Santa Claus??

Santa (FedEx International) delivered today.

 

 

I took it out for about an hour and threw one the more difficult casting lures in my box, a Shimano Macbeth Tiny. It would cast this 1/8oz bait about 75 feet easily and smoothly. It's as smooth as any other Calcutta and is a true work of art. I do like it better than the previous version but it does have a few things that take getting use to.... One, the thumb bar is odd. It sort of feels soft. Second, the drag is slow to start up.  I missed a few fish until I figured it out. Lastly, it's very similar to the Aldebaran. 

 

Overall,  an amazing reel but I need more time with it. Also, it pitches and side arm casts amazingly well. 

 

[NorthernBasser]

7 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Santa (FedEx International) delivered today.

 

 

I took it out for about an hour and threw one the more difficult casting lures in my box, a Shimano Macbeth Tiny. It would cast this 1/8oz bait about 75 feet easily and smoothly. It's as smooth as any other Calcutta and is a true work of art. I do like it better than the previous version but it does have a few things that take getting use to.... One, the thumb bar is odd. It sort of feels soft. Second, the drag is slow to start up.  I missed a few fish until I figured it out. Lastly, it's very similar to the Aldebaran. 

 

Overall,  an amazing reel but I need more time with it. Also, it pitches and side arm casts amazingly well. 

 

I'm jealous!

 

Is that a Sierra you're paring it with? 

[KP Duty]

On 6/13/2023 at 9:35 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Received my Midway USA open box purchase. 13 Fishing Envy Black. 7'6 H. $375 rod for $140. Great deal. As others have said, absolutely nothing wrong with these open box rods.

 

Those sticks were best of Icast a couple years ago....curious about sensitivity.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

38 minutes ago, FishTank said:

Santa (FedEx International) delivered today.

 

 

I took it out for about an hour and threw one the more difficult casting lures in my box, a Shimano Macbeth Tiny. It would cast this 1/8oz bait about 75 feet easily and smoothly. It's as smooth as any other Calcutta and is a true work of art. I do like it better than the previous version but it does have a few things that take getting use to.... One, the thumb bar is odd. It sort of feels soft. Second, the drag is slow to start up.  I missed a few fish until I figured it out. Lastly, it's very similar to the Aldebaran. 

 

Overall,  an amazing reel but I need more time with it. Also, it pitches and side arm casts amazingly well. 

 

"Momma make the gucci JDM man stop" ?

 

 

[NorthernBasser]

31 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

Those sticks were best of Icast a couple years ago....curious about sensitivity.

 

You may be thinking of a different 13 Fishing model, but these Envy Black 3's just came out last summer. Best of Show winner last year was the St. Croix Legend Tournament if I'm not mistaken.

 

Either way it feels nice in hand. The cork is high quality and the reel seat has a soft touch to it. I've yet to get it out on the water, but planning on it within the next few days. 

[FishTank]

7 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I'm jealous!

 

Is that a Sierra you're paring it with? 

 

It is. It's the 700C Ultra Finesse.  I really like this rod but I may change my mind and put the Conquest on something else.  I broke the tip last year and was able to repair it but its not exactly the same. Not the rods fault.  I had it in a rod holder on my kayak when I got hung up in a tree.  I pulled on it, the bait came flying back and decapitated the tip. I've caught around 150+ fish on this rod since I bought it last year. I'm not ready to replace it just yet.

 

I have a Aldebaran BFS on the Siglett I just got. So far, it's been a blast to fish. I might switch these reels around in the future. 

[FishTank]

On 6/13/2023 at 9:28 AM, gimruis said:

Chyeah, and his work shop is your shed.

 

 

Here is the Bait Monkey and the head of my HR department working hard to address their paltry demands. ?