Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[NorthernBasser]

I got some of the new Z-Man Chatterspikes to try out. Haven't had a chance to try them yet. I thought they were just one solid piece. I didn't realize they had these 'cuts' in them. I'm sure that helps with the movement of the bait.

 

Curious how they perform compared to the Spunk Shad. These will be more durable since they're made out of Elaztech. I am digging the Bluegill color. Has that lighter blue that you see on their gills (duh) and then the green pumpkin with orange flakes.

 

I'm willing to bet they'll come out with a smaller size for the Mini Max at some point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NorthernBasser]

BTW, my Discount Tackle order came with some Bridgeford jerky. Did they just start doing this? I know Omnia does, even tho I've NEVER gotten any in my orders! ?

[ATA]

Visit to BP took me all day and I got some interesting top water.

[Jmurphy87]

7 minutes ago, ATA said:

Visit to BP took me all day and I got some interesting top water.

Those buzz plugs do work, they cast pretty good too. If I remember correctly it weighs close to 1oz. I have caught a few fish off them in the past, I used them at night also with luck.

[ATA]

3 hours ago, Jmurphy87 said:

Those buzz plugs do work, they cast pretty good too. If I remember correctly it weighs close to 1oz. I have caught a few fish off them in the past, I used them at night also with luck.

Thats why I got it, For night. Glad to hear they actually works.

[Jmurphy87]

It’s been a minute since I posted here lol, the monkey ? has not been dormant though. 
 

2 vision 110

1 vision 110 jr

2 stunnas 

2 square bills 

some tubes 2.75-4.5”

3 packs creature baits

1 pack baby goats 

2 packs of tungsten 

1 pack nedlock z ewg heads

then a crap ton of hooks, trying to find the right hooks for the 2.75 tubes has been a real struggle. I think I have some that will work out well, I even figured out a way to stupid rig the 2.75 tubes. Those 2.75 tubes have been a pain in the backside to figure out, although the river eats up quite a bit of stuff so at least I am supplied for a while.

[13poundBLUEGILL]

Had a fun mail day yesterday.

 

The deps evoke is one hell of a lure @$50 its expensive but an engineering masterpiece.

[TnRiver46]

Got some essentials 

[NorthernBasser]

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Got some essentials 

 

Those are my favorite grubs.

 

[FishTank]

I received a great coupon for my birthday so this came up to $150 and with the gift cards I got from work and family,  it cost me $0. Going for a test run tomorrow. 

 

 

[NorthernBasser]

38 minutes ago, FishTank said:

I received a great coupon for my birthday so this came up to $150 and with the gift cards I got from work and family,  it cost me $0. Going for a test run tomorrow. 

 

 

What rod?

I've yet to dip my toes into the BFS game, but I likely will next year. 

[FishTank]

5 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

What rod?

I've yet to dip my toes into the BFS game, but I likely will next year. 

It will go on a Dobyns Sierra Ultra Finesse 700c that I already have. I'm going to move my Conquest BFS to a Megabass P5 Siglett.  The Aldebaran BFS I have will go on the new Kistler. 

[Pat Brown]

 

Poop n' shad.

 

Finally got on the poop wagon and hopefully I'll catch a turd hog™ soon.

 

Really liking this glacier color I got to try on the Siebert silver shiner swim jig.  I have been getting more bites on finesse jigs in shad colors than swim jigs overall during the cold fronts this past week.  The swim jig bite should turn back on this week!

[Jmurphy87]

8 hours ago, FishTank said:

I received a great coupon for my birthday so this came up to $150 and with the gift cards I got from work and family,  it cost me $0. Going for a test run tomorrow. 

 

 

You will definitely like the reel, that is what I started of with for my bfs reel. I always wanted to try the Dobyns finesse rod with mine but I couldn’t ever find them locally. The one time that I did see them was when they were not selling the reels. So I ended up buying a zodias ml bfs and that was a very different type of bfs rod. Then I ended up trying a abu garcia xenon ml rod and I could cast under 1/16 pretty easily in most conditions. I am definitely curious to see what your opinion is of the curado bfs versus the alderbarren bfs.

[Ski]

The hair makes all the deference.

 

 

[FishTank]

7 hours ago, Jmurphy87 said:

You will definitely like the reel, that is what I started of with for my bfs reel. I always wanted to try the Dobyns finesse rod with mine but I couldn’t ever find them locally. The one time that I did see them was when they were not selling the reels. So I ended up buying a zodias ml bfs and that was a very different type of bfs rod. Then I ended up trying a abu garcia xenon ml rod and I could cast under 1/16 pretty easily in most conditions. I am definitely curious to see what your opinion is of the curado bfs versus the alderbarren bfs.

I hope so but I went to put line on it this morning, I ended up going down a 2 hour rabbit hole.

 

The line guide stopped going back and forth.  I did a partial tear down and couldn't find the issue. Finally, I gave the reel a little shake and  there was an extra spring in there somewhere. 

 

It took me a few tries to reassemble it but it's working. Heading out to test it.

 

 

[Dwight Hottle]

Couldn't let my buddy get one up on me so I pulled the trigger on a new spinner. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jmurphy87]

I have been looking for some more jerk baits, my plan is to work on building some more confidence with them next year. I wanted to go to a different store but I don’t have my car back from the shop yet and I am on foot. This time I headed off to Ollie’s. I decided that I needed some more lucky craft jerk baits. I got various sizes and 2 lv 500 lipless.

 

5 lightning pointer 110sp

2 slender pointer 97mr

2 flash pointer 100

1 pointer 78 sp 

2 pointer 95

2 lv500

 

not a bad haul for $80

[Jmurphy87]

17 hours ago, FishTank said:

I hope so but I went to put line on it this morning, I ended up going down a 2 hour rabbit hole.

 

The line guide stopped going back and forth.  I did a partial tear down and couldn't find the issue. Finally, I gave the reel a little shake and  there was an extra spring in there somewhere. 

 

It took me a few tries to reassemble it but it's working. Heading out to test it.

 

 

How did the curado bfs end up doing for you ? The only issue that I had with my curado bfs was that the thumb bar was sticky, although I still used it it was sort of off putting. 

[herder]

Browsing through Dicks during the last of the rain hopefully, I came upon these; 3 for 15$

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by herder
adding comma's

[FishTank]

14 hours ago, Jmurphy87 said:

How did the curado bfs end up doing for you ? The only issue that I had with my curado bfs was that the thumb bar was sticky, although I still used it it was sort of off putting. 

Pretty good. I caught 3 today out on the water with it and 5 at my favorite pond yesterday.  Only 1 keeper and it was barely 14in. 

 

Except for the size, it doesn't feel much different from the regular Curado K. It seems like a little work horse that can throw light baits.  I think, like the Aldebaran BFS, it will take a few trips to break it in but that might be its' only comparison to the Aldebaran. 

 

The Aldebaran is smoother, casts further, lighter, and, in general, more fun to fish. So far, the Curado's brake system is easier to get dialed in though.

 

In the end, I have no real complaints for it. I think if someone wants a quality reel (minus the extra spring I got) that is user friendly and they don't want to sink $400+(USDM) into a BFS reel, the Curado is the way to go. If you don't mind getting the JDM Aldebaran (~$255), then that would be my choice instead. 

[Jmurphy87]

1 hour ago, FishTank said:

Pretty good. I caught 3 today out on the water with it and 5 at my favorite pond yesterday.  Only 1 keeper and it was barely 14in. 

 

Except for the size, it doesn't feel much different from the regular Curado K. It seems like a little work horse that can throw light baits.  I think, like the Aldebaran BFS, it will take a few trips to break it in but that might be its' only comparison to the Aldebaran. 

 

The Aldebaran is smoother, casts further, lighter, and, in general, more fun to fish. So far, the Curado's brake system is easier to get dialed in though.

 

In the end, I have no real complaints for it. I think if someone wants a quality reel (minus the extra spring I got) that is user friendly and they don't want to sink $400+(USDM) into a BFS reel, the Curado is the way to go. If you don't mind getting the JDM Aldebaran (~$255), then that would be choice instead. 

Thanks for letting me know how it worked for you, and the comparison to the alderbaran. I caught my pb on the curado bfs, small by largemouth standards at 4.74lbs but the reel handled it with ease. My dream bfs reel was the alderbaran, that’s why I was curious how it stacked up against it. I would assume that the alderbaran can throw lower weights easier with the lighter spool, probably like my Mets vs my curado. Giving you that smoothness and refinement that upper end shimano reels due. Thanks again I appreciate you taking the time to give me your feedback.

[NorthernBasser]

32 minutes ago, Jmurphy87 said:

 I caught my pb on the curado bfs, small by largemouth standards at 4.74lbs 

If a 5lb bass is considered small, I wanna fish the lakes you're fishing! That's a nice bass anywhere in the country. 

[Jmurphy87]

6 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

If a 5lb bass is considered small, I wanna fish the lakes you're fishing! That's a nice bass anywhere in the country. 

Small weight wise, considering some people catch 6-8lb regularly in other parts of the country. For Michigan where I live, it’s probably the largest bass that I have ever saw in person. I will say that the northern strain of bass takes a long time to get there, earlier this year I was talking to a friend who fishes at a local tournament and he said that he hasn’t seen any 5lb fish yet. This is out of a field of 34 boats. I have gotten multiple over 4Lb this year but not like last year with two 4+ pound fish in a day. I just have crazy high standards lol, 

[TheBaitMonkey]

Trying out the new Daiwa Airity to compare it to the 23 Vanquish. I got the 2000 size and my god is it light at 145 grams. I have it paired with a 7’4” Rebellion and the combo weighs 8.7oz - we’ll see how it compares!