Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[NorthernBasser]

Possibly the cheapest thing ever posted in this thread. $1.94 at Wal-Mart. 

 

Just a plastic 8.5" pen case/storage box. I like pouring a little bit of Bait Fuel in it and then let plastics marinate in there throughout the day. I don't like pouring it into bags of plastics because it get get kind of gooey after sitting a long time if you don't use them all that day. Not to mention it seems to soften the plastics up if it's in with them for days/weeks. 

 

There's latches on the sides, but I don't know if it's leak-proof if tipped over or turned on it's side. I just keep it laying flat at all times.

 

 

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[Jmurphy87]

A couple more things, I like the line through heads. Although they are hard to find locally, 1/8-3/8.  The 4” senkos buy one get 50% off just like the crush city. I didn’t really need them but I wanted them for sure.

[JohnFromLisbon]

Just a couple of orders that got here at the same time.

 

Plus two 3600 Plano Edge boxes, one regular and one Flex.

Oh, and there's a couple more things on the way just in case, but I couldn't really go hog wild after getting the Metanium and booking the June trip and the cabin... 

[gim]

On 4/26/2024 at 11:37 AM, NorthernBasser said:

Possibly the cheapest thing ever posted in this thread. $1.94 at Wal-Mart. 

 

I can beat that!

 

Last spring I found some of these for 59 cents/pack in the bargain bin at a Wal Mart.

 

At the time, I only bought one because I had never even heard of them, or used them before.  Based on the responses here, I was told to go back and buy every single pack of them in the bin.  So I did.  Someone had cleaned out most of them already but I found 4 more buried in the bin.

 

 

[GreenPig]

Four new MadKatz 7'6" Poison Ivy med/hvy bait dragging rods.

[NorthernBasser]

Had a few empty rods that needed some reels.

 

[GreenPig]

Getting ready to slow my troll.

[Pat Brown]

We have a local hardware store that sells lots of really cool tackle in Greensboro NC called McKnight Hardware and I love when the wife wants to get gardening supplies in the spring.

 

 

Poorly photographed but I got some:

 

Zoom 6" Lizards in Rootbeer Green flake

Zoom Salty Tubes 3.5" in GP Candy

Zoom Double Ringer in Watermelon Red

Zoom Centipede in Chartreuse Pepper 

Zoom Mag 2 in Scuppernong

Zoom Horny Toad in GP/White Belly

Strike King Rage Craw in Moon Juice 

Gene Larew Salt Craw in Black n Blue 

Norman Speed N Crankbait in Holy Shad

Rapala Maverick in Green Shad

 

The monkey is happy with me.

 

Got a special order from Mike Siebert on the way too and I'm pumped for that to arrive this week 😎👍🏼

[KP Duty]

18 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Four new MadKatz 7'6" Poison Ivy med/hvy bait dragging rods.

Those are pretty wild looking...but I'm pretty wild so 👍

[Pat Brown]

18 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Four new MadKatz 7'6" Poison Ivy med/hvy bait dragging rods.

 

Those look durable.  How you think the 'medium' would handle bank fishing for bass?

[GreenPig]

Just now, Pat Brown said:

 

Those look durable.  How you think the 'medium' would handle bank fishing for bass?

They're too heavy for bass fishing, IMHO. They're S - Glass for catfishing.

[Jmurphy87]

3 packs of flukes in various white colors 

1 pack 3.5 dolive beaver

1 pack 1/16 brass bullet weight 

1 pack 1/32 bullet weight 

1 pack 1/64 bullet weight 

 

seems like finesse and power fishing all in one package, lately I have been a sucker for white baits. Although I did resist buying a couple different vision 110 in a color that I don’t have including a matte white stain reaction, gill colors. It was very hard but I have way too many jerkbaits as it is.

[NorthernBasser]

Got another Expride B. 7'2 MH/F. I had read that the B's are stiffer than the A', but comparing it to my A of the same model, it almost seems a tad softer. I absolutely love these rods. I'm glad they finally added a hook keeper, but I HATE where they put it. I also have the 6'10 M model that I'll use for jerkbaits. Reaching down to drab it off the deck and getting 110 hooks in your hand isn't much fun.

 

 

 

Got a few of the Ark Cobb series rods. I really like the Ark Tharp series. Great rods at their price point. So when I saw Ark had a BOGO deal on the Cobb's, I figured what the heck. I didn't need them, but for $50 a pop, I decided to check them out. These are the cheapest rods I own (retail $100), so to be honest I wasn't expecting a whole lot. But I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised at how light they are and how well they fish. I decided on the 7'1 Buzz Burner and 7'4 Walking Stick. I thought they were black from looking at websites, but when the sun hits them just right, you can see they're actually green.

 

 

 

[DaubsNU1]

@NorthernBasser, I believe we need a close up of that wall behind your boat

[gim]

6 minutes ago, DaubsNU1 said:

@NorthernBasser, I believe we need a close up of that wall behind your boat

That’s the tackle shed.

 

[MN Fisher]

41 minutes ago, gimruis said:

That’s the tackle shed.

The way he's going, he's gonna have to put an addition on it.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Lots of hopeless addicts in this thread including myself, but I always think hey you're not that bad off.......just look at @NorthernBasser 🤣

 

I have no doubt he has a better selection than some brick-and-mortar tackle stores.   

[NorthernBasser]

Guys, it's gotten so out of control you have no idea. It's flat-out embarrassing at this point. The wall is full so now I have tubs/totes full of new tackle. I don't even know what I have anymore. It honestly causes me anxiety. 🤦‍♂️ I have been giving some stuff away to random kids I see fishing at the ramps or along the river in my town. 

[MN Fisher]

8 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

I don't even know what I have anymore.

Meanwhile - every piece of tackle I own, fits in the boxes that fit in the storage compartments.

[Brian11719]

Future footage of @NorthernBasser putting away some tackle he recently purchased only to never use and forget about a few years from now:

 

[DaubsNU1]

@NorthernBasser you want to get rid of some stuff, my brother runs a non-profit http://www.letsfishomaha.com/, takes donations. 

 

[NorthernBasser]

32 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Meanwhile - every piece of tackle I own, fits in the boxes that fit in the storage compartments.

 

You're doing it right!

16 minutes ago, DaubsNU1 said:

@NorthernBasser you want to get rid of some stuff, my brother runs a non-profit http://www.letsfishomaha.com/, takes donations. 

 

That's great. Thanks!

[Columbia Craw]

Odds and ends plus a dozen Siebert brush jigs.  

[ATA]

Got some rod organizer from TW, It look small and light at first, But after having the rods in, It became sturdy and good looking for my G-loomise DC combos. 

[KP Duty]

On 5/2/2024 at 9:07 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Guys, it's gotten so out of control you have no idea. It's flat-out embarrassing at this point. The wall is full so now I have tubs/totes full of new tackle. I don't even know what I have anymore. It honestly causes me anxiety. 🤦‍♂️ I have been giving some stuff away to random kids I see fishing at the ramps or along the river in my town. 

Just watch a couple episodes of American Pickets, where dudes have separate buildings just for all their collectables.  You'll see you aren't that bad.  Plus, pegboard spreads them out to maximize the visual monkey.  So don't do anything drastic.  The fact I have a bunch of crap keeps my buying to a minimum.  All better?