Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[LrgmouthShad]

All the mag 2s

 

Cranberry looks AWESOME. Love that red hue with the red and purple fleck

[AlabamaSpothunter]

After my first KGB experience, I had to sign up for another ride.   They've shipped both baits about an hour after purchase, and they've arrived 48hrs later.   The company is exceptional, they deserve the hype imo.  

 

This is the Gillappie V2, it's 8" and weighs 3oz.   Can't wait to fish it.   

 

 

 

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

After my first KGB experience, I had to sign up for another ride.   They've shipped both baits about an hour after purchase, and they've arrived 48hrs later.   The company is exceptional, they deserve the hype imo.  

 

This is the Gillappie V2, it's 8" and weighs 3oz.   Can't wait to fish it.   

 

 

 

 

[PhishLI]

4 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

After my first KGB experience, I had to sign up for another ride.   They've shipped both baits about an hour after purchase, and they've arrived 48hrs later.   The company is exceptional, they deserve the hype imo.  

 

This is the Gillappie V2, it's 8" and weighs 3oz.   Can't wait to fish it.   

? Clear pictures off a wall and get the pegboard ready.?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 minute ago, PhishLI said:

? Clear pictures off a wall and get the pegboard ready.?

What kind of monster did you create sir?   Even after getting my first two real chips in the game, I'm even more amazed by yours, and my other buddy's collection. 

 

I thought I was hooked before, but now I'm a full blown addict, I finally get the obsession with these baits.    

 

 

[galyonj]

I intended to reup my stash of purple stickbaits, but the monkey got me.

 

[LrgmouthShad]

So what rod do y’all use for spoons? Does it differ for flutter and jigging spoons?

 

Kinda thinking about a heavy spinning rod

[Jar11591]

Some minor restocking for chasing smallmouth in small rivers: Couple UL Pops, an XR-4 and a HJ-6. Strike King underspin and pack of Swimmers.  

 

[NorthernBasser]

21 hours ago, PhishLI said:

? Clear pictures off a wall and get the pegboard ready.?

 

Have you posted your swimbait peg board wall on here yet? That thing is insane...and you said that's not all of it?!

[PhishLI]

6 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Have you posted your swimbait peg board wall on here yet? That thing is insane...and you said that's not all of it?!

Not lately. I'd like to maintain the illusion that I'm sane and rational.?

[Columbia Craw]

I asked my accountant to provide my total tackle expenditures for the past twelve months.

[Kirtley Howe]

1 hour ago, Columbia Craw said:

I asked my accountant to provide my total tackle expenditures for the past twelve months.

I don't have an accountant, but if I did I am pretty sure he/she would have a heart attack when they saw the total. I know my wife would......

[optimator]

4 hours ago, Kirtley Howe said:

I don't have an accountant, but if I did I am pretty sure he/she would have a heart attack when they saw the total. I know my wife would......

My wife is an accountant…

[Kirtley Howe]

2 minutes ago, optimator said:

My wife is an accountant…

Well you could really be screwed couldn't you? Just kidding of course......

[optimator]

17 hours ago, Kirtley Howe said:

Well you could really be screwed couldn't you? Just kidding of course......

 Oh yeah, I could. But we have a pretty good arrangement. We both put a set amount into our joint checking & savings each month. This covers all of our monthly expenses & savings. Then we both have a personal checking account that the rest goes into. That way if we want something we just get it. Any money that comes out of the joint account is carefully scrutinized by the accountant/warden though.

[RipHair]

Was looking for chartreuse neds last summer to target walleye (pickerel for Canadian folks). Found these on slickdeals earlier this year for $3.49 and may have overbought by a tad...

[Cbump]

My latest purchase is an X2 battery that cost me $500 and a transom saver that cost for $100. ?

[LrgmouthShad]

1 minute ago, Cbump said:

My latest purchase is an X2 battery that cost me $500 and a transom saver that cost for $100. ?

Oof

[Alex from GA]

Bought a Kastking Versus reel that Glenn recommended.  Don't know what I'm going to use it for yet.  5.7 oz and 8:1.  Bought a Pacifisun reel and 8 lb fluorocarbon goes between the frame and the spool.  Not recommended by me.

[ATA]

Not really consider fishing tackle but very necessary to have one, Specially for me because at the sea I want to look for bird activities to find fish in ocean and help captain. Also good for my lake fishing and camping. I bought it on a deal very cheap. That is high quality and youll get a lot with little money.

[optimator]

24 minutes ago, ATA said:

Not really consider fishing tackle but very necessary to have one, Specially for me because at the sea I want to look for bird activities to find fish in ocean and help captain. Also good for my lake fishing and camping. I bought it on a deal very cheap. That is high quality and youll get a lot with little money.

So the optic quality is pretty good? I've been meaning to take a look at these. I could use one in my blind bag for waterfowl season. 

[Scott804]

 

Finally getting around to posting in here. Got a whole mess of stuff. I got a Chad Shad! But I don't have a rod to throw it on. Oh well, bait monkey wins again i'll need to get another rod... but not anytime soon. But eventually. Got a rapala shad rap, mid ranged bagley, two bagley prop baits for fishing bream beds, some dropshot hooks, and those stupid fuzzy dice. I also got two beast coast football jigs, but I did not realize they didn't have weed guards. I can still find use for them, but not what I expected. And also Largo shads, which I have fished a good bit since getting. Awesome on an underspin, I really like them. Got a 5.3 and a 6.X Lew's Speed Spool at good discount pricing and a Daiwa Fuego 3000 on sale too. 

 

Then I got quite a few rods. I got a used Dobyn's Champion XP 735c for a great price, I just got a new 734 and I figured that it would make a good pair to go together. It is a fun rod, beefy and great in the grass. Then I won a Dobyn's Xtasy 754c in a raffle, which is crazy and I have never owned a rod at this price point. The sensitivity and crispness of the rod has really blown me away and every fish I have caught has felt so solid with feedback while fighting, it is really a sweet rod. Hard to figure out what to throw on it though, it is far lighter than I expected. I have really been mostly throwing 5/16 oz finesse jigs. And then I got a new Megabass Orochi Brailist from a friend at half off. My Levante Brailist had snapped and I was super bummed and wanted to upgrade to Orochi but wasn't willing to pay 350 at the time. I thought the Dobyn's would cover what the Brailist did but it was much lighter so I still wanted to replace and this was the perfect opportunity. My favorite football jig is even better than before now. Not to mention, it also makes another great pair with my Orochi Pitch Perfect. Next, two more on sale Dobyn's rods, a Sierra 734c and a Kaden 713c. I wanted to mess with the 734 and see if I like it with braid for topwater, and if not I already know I like it for spinnerbaits and swim jigs. For the 713c I just wanted to try something in the kaden line so I picked that one out semi-randomly. It is an awesome rod. It basically feels like the perfect War Eagle Finesse Spinnerbait rod. Great with a 3/16 underspin too. I am willing to bet that if I put something like a shimano SLX MGL on it, it'll be an awesome fluke rod too. It has a responsive and snappy fast tip while still being very castable. I can see why so many people like the kaden series rods. It is kinda crazy because I went from "I guess i'll give dobyn's stuff another try" to having a large portion of my rods be dobyn's, but I like how they feel. All the stuff from this that I have fished so far has been solid. 

 

[ATA]

Just now, optimator said:

So the optic quality is pretty good? I've been meaning to take a look at these. I could use one in my blind bag for waterfowl season. 

Yes and 25mm sims ok as well. first I was skeptical about the width but the 36mm was way expensive so I got this one. The optic quality is great and very clear crisp image. good one, buy it, but if you add some money for  10x36 it will be much better. for me this one really enough.

[KP Duty]

On 6/16/2023 at 9:36 AM, Jar11591 said:

Some minor restocking for chasing smallmouth in small rivers: Couple UL Pops, an XR-4 and a HJ-6. Strike King underspin and pack of Swimmers.  

 

Man I need to try one of those baby x-raps.

[king fisher]

I left the Bait Monkey at home and only picked up what I absolutely needed ( Translation, my wife was with me when I went to Bass Pro Shops.)  My first chance to go to a tackle store in the US for over a year, and the Bait Monkey was not at my side.