Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[MIbassyaker]

On 7/26/2023 at 10:35 AM, Pat Brown said:

Really excited to have discovered another local bait manufacturer!

 

I placed my first order with Bizz Baits yesterday.  Going to try their Dinner Bell buzz bait, the big thumper 5/8 oz single Colorado spinnerbait (night fishing anyone?), Got my favorite colors to try in their Bizz Bug and their Dizzy Diamond worm and I got some of their Flip n Skip jigs to try because I love the horizontal line tie, coupled with the head shape and the wire tied skirt!

 

They seem to be doing really cool stuff!  Check out Bizz Baits from Concord NC if y'all get a chance!  I'll let you know how I do on some of this treasure soon hopefully!  ??????

 

 

Bizz Baits is a familiar name here if you've been around for awhile -- they were a site sponsor a number of years ago when they were smaller and had just a few plastic options. I have been ordering from them off and on ever since; it's great to see how they've grown and expanded. The owner, Brian, started the company based on a college business class project, and won a start-up competition with it.  I don't know anyone who has more consistently-clean laminate color patterns.

 

[A-Jay]

Bait Monkey just hit me with a major Birthday sneak attack ! 

Took a flyer on a couple of Tackle Warehouse Exclusive Rods.

Daiwa DX Type-H Glass Reaction Casting Rods 7'3" Heavy

and matched them with a pair of Daiwa Tatula Elite 6.3:1 Casting Reels.

Like the deeper spool. 

Already have a career supply of line. 

Looking to step up my 1/2 oz Jackhammer Game.

Completed the monkey uprising with some skirt material and a pair of specially patterned

stick jackets to make new rig ID a breeze.

All in I think it was about a Buck 3.80 plus tax. 

A-Jay

 

 

 

[Pat Brown]

4 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

 

Bizz Baits is a familiar name here if you've been around for awhile -- they were a site sponsor a number of years ago when they were smaller and had just a few plastic options. I have been ordering from them off and on ever since; it's great to see how they've grown and expanded. The owner, Brian, started the company based on a college business class project, and won a start-up competition with it.  I don't know anyone who has more consistently-clean laminate color patterns.

 

 

 

Been catching toads and little fish alike on the plastics and jigs and also had my first buzz bait blow up on the dinner bell this evening on the big local lake.  Very eager to try more of their stuff and happy to support a local small business.

[treble hook]

Got the new rod for my reel. Fishstyx 7ft Med Fast. Fish pictures coming soon…

[thunderblack]

On 8/6/2023 at 10:07 PM, treble hook said:

Got the new rod for my reel. Fishstyx 7ft Med Fast. Fish pictures coming soon…

Very nice! Love the Bible verse and fish on the bottom. Great touch!

[treble hook]

30 minutes ago, thunderblack said:

Very nice! Love the Bible verse and fish on the bottom. Great touch!

It's a custom rod built right here in my city. I had them add the fish and Bible verse. Dale and Wendy are top notch rod builders and people. Check out their website. www.fishstyx.com

 

[thunderblack]

22 minutes ago, treble hook said:

It's a custom rod built right here in my city. I had them add the fish and Bible verse. Dale and Wendy are top notch rod builders and people. Check out their website. www.fishstyx.com

 

Will do! Appreciate you letting me know about them. 

[NJBasstard]

New box and finally got my hands on a Spro Rat 50

[MIbassyaker]

Just for fun, I ordered an In-Fisherman "Gear Box", which I didn't know they offered until I stumbled across it on their website:

 

Pretty good value for $25, actually.

[NorthernBasser]

30 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

Just for fun, I ordered an In-Fisherman "Gear Box", which I didn't know they offered until I stumbled across it on their website:

 

Pretty good value for $25, actually.

I'd say you got your money's worth and then some!

[MIbassyaker]

4 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

I'd say you got your money's worth and then some!

 

Just practicing my understatement skills.

[Koz]

I've got a tournament at Keowee this weekend and then another tournament at Lanier at the end of the and I've been deciding on what strategies to employ in this ridiculous heat.

 

The mornings will be no brainers throwing topwaters and instead of throwing big baits I plan to downsize a little with 1/4 oz buzzbaits and some walking baits. But I realized I don't have any smaller walking baits left in my arsenal so I picked up a couple of Spook Juniors. My frogs are kind of ratty, so I also picked up a Scum Frog to add to my topwater arsenal.

 

I go through underspins like a kid goes through candy, so I also picked up a handful of Berkley Fusion 19's in different sizes and colors. These things are always money for me.

 

Incoming Monty Python reference:

 

And Now for Something Completely Different...

 

The plan is to move to deeper water as the day progresses and with the the drop shot will come into play. I'll deep crank if I have to, but for me both of those techniques grind me one way or another. So I wanted to try something new (for me) to entice suspended fish and those hanging out near the bottom.

 

Enter the flutter spoon.

 

I don't think I've thrown any type of spoon since I was a kid throwing a Red Devil, so this should be fun and a nice change. I picked up a 3" Magic Shad Lake Fork flutter spoon, a a 4.75" Blueback HD Nichols flutter spoon, and a 6" Sexy Shad Lake Fork flutter spoon. I can't wait to try those out.

[roadwarrior]

Hmm...

You think your strategy should be to experiment with new tackle and techniques?

[Pat Brown]

I just ordered a lot of buzzbaits.  This was either a very smart move or a very dumb move but it's gonna be gurgly and clanky and spitty in these lakes for the next couple months ?

[LrgmouthShad]

11 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

I just ordered a lot of buzzbaits.  This was either a very smart move or a very dumb move but it's gonna be gurgly and clanky and spitty in these lakes for the next couple months ?

What buzzbaits and do you modify them out of the package?

[Pat Brown]

1/2 oz Picasso Rusty Squeaker

1/2 oz Hog Snatcher

1/8 oz boogerman in black and white

5/16 oz Accent finesse

5/16 oz Accent original

1/8 oz Buckeye

1/2 oz Buckeye

3/8 oz Bizz Baits stealth buzz

1/2 oz D&M Easy Roller

 

I went shad skirt for all but the black boogerman because all my waters are loaded with shad and shiners and minnows and crappie.

 

I typically fish them with a skirt and a plastic.  I like a lot of lift so I can move it slow and the bulk seems to get them to bite it more than just a skirt.  I will also go trailer only and remove the skirt when the water is clearer or it's calm.

 

As far as making them squeak, if they aren't squeaking I consider them a stealthier one and if they do it's my noisy one and I think both play sometimes.

[LrgmouthShad]

@Pat Brown woah lots of buzzers indeed. I have several 1/2oz hog snatchers. They are well built but the hook on em is just obnoxious. I haven’t really decided if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. The rusty squeaker has always really interested me. Please let me know how it does

 

I gave up trying to file and sand and bend my way to a louder buzzbait, so now all I do is the old school method. Crimp rivet and then tape to location on your vehicle and drive around for 30min. Often I have to bend the blade up to get it to have enough clearance while driving. The buzzbait will be pretty dang squeaky afterwards 

7 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

As far as making them squeak, if they aren't squeaking I consider them a stealthier one and if they do it's my noisy one and I think both play sometimes.

Just saw you added this

[Pat Brown]

@LrgmouthShad

 

Pat Cullen, old school double digit hunter extraordinaire, claimed that for over 1100 double digit bass, only one type of lure was required.

 

A buzzbait!

 

He claimed he had 7 that ran at different speeds and sounded different and he could eventually figure out which one they wanted with a swivel while night fishing by rotating them frequently.

 

He would then fish them aggressively in areas where big fish lived once he knew the preferred cadence and flavor on the body of water.

 

Kinda brilliant.

 

But that's basically why I got 'one of each' of a bunch of random ones that are different weights and styles.

 

Pat Cullen ???

[LrgmouthShad]

@Pat Brown hope it works out for you!

[NorthernBasser]

Placed a TW order at midnight last night. Got email this morning at 8:30am saying it shipped. I can't remember the last time a TW order was processed that fast. 

[Texas Flood]

TW has been doing a pretty good job lately on getting orders out fast. 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

2 hours ago, Texas Flood said:

TW has been doing a pretty good job lately on getting orders out fast. 

Yeah now that they got a warehouse in GA, it's crazy how fast stuff gets to me.

 

That was a gamechanger for me, last order got here like Amazon Prime, 24hrs....however one single pack of Roboworms took a week longer because it had to come from their main warehouse in CA......which has to kill the profit margin on a $40 order.    

 

I need to weam myself off my local store addiction especially now that the instant gratification is not nearly as alluring with 1 day shipping times.  

[keagbassr]

Not actually a 'purchase' as I didn't buy these ,but thought I'd share since I won these in the recent giveaway here on b.r. which is pretty cool for me because I never win anything

[roadwarrior]

 

 

                                   

[Pat Brown]

Gotta say Mike @Siebert Outdoors knocked it outta the park with 'Texas Craw' and 'Swamp Monster'

 

The motor oil red flake rage craw and the GOAT chigger craw seem to pair perfectly.   Can't wait to toss these beauties!