Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[NorthernBasser]

2 hours ago, FishTank said:

 

When I buy a new rod my wife tells me.....

 

 

Tell her that's fine, lots of smallies in that river.

[Dangerfield]

Scored a new PFD for next season, enter the one and only NRS Chinook

[RipzLipz]

@NorthernBasser I have feeling you have a whole library of comebacks for your wife when it comes to tackle purchases.

 

[Bass Rutten]

Thanks Santa, I owe you one!

 

 

[KP Duty]

15 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

The main differences between the Coastal SV TW (there's also a Coastal 80) and the Tat SV TW is it's larger handle (100 mm vs 90 mm) and deeper spool. And color, obviously. Where you getting your Coastal's from? 

Man, I miss Farley. 

I miss Farley as well.  I guess departing with cocaine and prostitutes isn't a bad way to go 

[A-Jay]

Depends who you ask.

A-Jay

[NorthernBasser]

2 hours ago, RipzLipz said:

@NorthernBasser I have feeling you have a whole library of comebacks for your wife when it comes to tackle purchases.

 

 

I'm not married, which explains why I can make so many irresponsible purchases. Also explains why I probably won't retire as soon as I'd like when the time comes. 😅🤦‍♂️

[RipzLipz]

Apologies for my assumption. Not sure if I should offer congratulations 🤣. Not married here either, and fine with that - more time for chasing the green variety of fat bottomed gals. Much fewer headaches but not sure which is worse on the wallet.

 

11 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Depends who you ask.

….and what is "caught". 😷🤧🤢

[Bass Rutten]

 

[waymont]

On 12/24/2023 at 7:18 PM, MassYak85 said:

 

Been a couple years since I added a new setup. Finally pulled the trigger on a dedicated "cold water" setup for jerkbaits mostly.

 

Diawa Alphas 800, Phenix Feather 7'1MH with 40lb Daiwa Samurai. 

 

Now that’s a nice set up

[bulldog1935]

A couple of Japanese wood plugs I couldn't leave alone (think mullet)

 

Wood continuity added to my Bright River super short grip Concorde/ 4500C combo

(before)

[gim]

22 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I'm not married, which explains why I can make so many irresponsible purchases. Also explains why I probably won't retire as soon as I'd like when the time comes. 

Also explains why you have an entire SHED full of tackle.  The rest of us sleep in the doghouse when we upset our wives and you get to sleep in your shed because you want to. 

[Mbirdsley]

here is a major score from my favorite ebay vendor from alabama.  4 lucky craft LVO’s 3/4 oz ( 2 gold & 2 striped gill).  bottom 3 right side 3 magic-man 75 3/4oz in louisiana frog cakes.  and 3 magic man 65’s 1/2 oz in chicken of the sea.  got it all for $70 shipped. 

 

that translucent gill color should be killer early spring with a lot of the clear lakes that i fish.  I always like throwing gold on cloudy days 

 

 

First impressions of the 13 magic man lipless cranks is very favorable.  these are well well made.  I like the color line up that 13 has.  havnt fished them yet though.  i think im set on 3/4 oz lipless baits but, i could buy more of those 1/2 oz.  I could see me buying a few more 1/2 oz rattle traps as well. 

 

lousiana frog color could be a bunch of different bait fish up here. chicken of the sea, i don’t like super bright chartreuse baits.  i like the chartreuse to be more subdued.  best time to throw chartreuse is the last hour-half before the sun goes down. 

[FishTank]

Picked this up from a store I never go to with some Christmas cash and a gift card. I am going to replace my old Simms sling pack with it. I don't think I would go out of my way to spend this much on a pack but for $0, I will put it to good use.

 

 

[RipzLipz]

Snagged a replacement bag on sale for $28 from BPS a couple of weeks ago. Old one was getting pretty ragged after 10-12 years of use. No boxes included.

[Jig Man]

I have that same bag.  I use it when I go in a friend’s boat.  It holds a ton of stuff.

[bp_fowler]

Putting all those Christmas gift cards to good use for a mid-winter resupply.

[Peacedivision]

20 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

Putting all those Christmas gift cards to good use for a mid-winter resupply.

Are we seeing some shrinkflation on rage swimmers? I didn't think any size came in a 5 pack.

[bp_fowler]

Yeah I seem to recall they used to come 6 or 7 in a package…

 

***EDIT***
 

I looked on TW and they sell the various sizes in packages of 4-9 depending on the size for $7. The ones I have I got at Wally World and they were $4 for a pack of 5, but they only have the 3.25 and 3.75.

[Tarpon Hunter]

On 12/26/2023 at 7:08 PM, NorthernBasser said:

The main differences between the Coastal SV TW (there's also a Coastal 80) and the Tat SV TW is it's larger handle (100 mm vs 90 mm) and deeper spool. And color, obviously. Where you getting your Coastal's from? 

Man, I miss Farley. 

Believe it or not, Amazon and it was cheaper than most other sites at $219.80 vs $269. 

[NorthernBasser]

2 hours ago, Tarpon Hunter said:

Believe it or not, Amazon and it was cheaper than most other sites at $219.80 vs $269. 

You can definitely find great deals on Amazon. Just gotta keep an eye out and watch for fluctuating prices. I got my Coastal off there earlier this year for $173. 

[gim]

I stopped at Cabela's before I went pheasant hunting today to get a box of shells and made a stroll over through the fishing dept.

 

There was a bargain bin of $2.99 hardbaits.  Most were the green bass pro brand that I did not care for but mixed in were a few of the XPS "the egg" crank baits.  I scoured that bin for all of them and found three.  10 bucks later...

 

And just to clarify, my 2024 goal is to not buy any tackle.  It's not 2024 yet so I'm good.

[NorthernBasser]

Ah, yes. I hate when I run to Walmart to grab some bread and accidentally trip and end up in the fishing section. 

[gim]

I took the dog inside the store and she pulled me over there.

 

[Cgolf]

Well I got my first Omina order, a single spool of the sunrise 10 lb 832 to try on spinning reels. I liked the color, but since I already have 5 spools of 30 lb, I didn’t grab this color for my casting rods. 
 

my wife also found me some glitter to put on spinnerbait blades.