Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[NorthernBasser]

38 minutes ago, gimruis said:

 

How about a rock bass?

 

 

I've got your rock bass right here!

 

[Eric 26]

5 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

I've got your rock bass right here!

 

@NorthernBasser Great picture 👍🏻 I love Steve Harris and Iron Maiden .

[FishTank]

Got home today after a little road trip and the Monkey had these waiting for me. It felt like I had won the lottery.  If you have fished one, you might know what I mean. 

 

 

 

[KP Duty]

14 hours ago, FishTank said:

Got home today after a little road trip and the Monkey had these waiting for me. It felt like I had won the lottery.  If you have fished one, you might know what I mean. 

 

 

 

Sweet!  Those are scarce.  

[Craig P]

TW sale got me today….kind of.  I have been eyeing the 6’-8” Physyx Casting rod and TW had a 15% off sale.  I have been waiting for my CC rewards to equal the cost of the rod so with 15% off, hey now!  I did not buy it from TW though, I called my favorite store in Pa (Susquehanna Tackle) and they said they would price match it.  Sweet!  It will be here tomorrow and I am sure I will be fishing it Sunday.

[chubaka]

19 hours ago, FishTank said:

Got home today after a little road trip and the Monkey had these waiting for me. It felt like I had won the lottery.  If you have fished one, you might know what I mean. 

 

 

 

Been trying to get my hands on one of these! 

[king fisher]

I used up one pack of worms last weekend, so I replaced what I lost, and somehow ended up getting enough for free shipping.  What a deal.

 

[Craig P]

20 hours ago, Craig P said:

TW sale got me today….kind of.  I have been eyeing the 6’-8” Physyx Casting rod and TW had a 15% off sale.  I have been waiting for my CC rewards to equal the cost of the rod so with 15% off, hey now!  I did not buy it from TW though, I called my favorite store in Pa (Susquehanna Tackle) and they said they would price match it.  Sweet!  It will be here tomorrow and I am sure I will be fishing it Sunday.

 

A story is so much better with pictures!

 

New rod showed up this morning, I already have it paired with my recent Curado BFS purchase.  Can’t wait to give this thing a run.

 

[A-Jay]

Got me ~ Plus they are just about giving these rods away !

 

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

3 ea.

FREE Tackle Warehouse Sticker Orders Over $50

Yamamoto 4" Zako Grn Pumpkin Bk Flk

1 ea.

Yamamoto 4" Zako Watermelon Copper Org Red

1 ea.

Yamamoto 4" Zako Ghost Green Gizzard

2 ea.

Star Brite Screen Cleaner and Protector 8oz.

1 ea.

Stick Jacket Casting Ditch Pickle

3 ea.

Megastrike Fish Attractant Original 1oz

1 ea

 

Upon receipt, this order will mark the end of the composite casting rod era for me.

It was a good run while it lasted.  

A-Jay

[NorthernBasser]

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

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

3 ea.

 

3 more hey?? They certainly are fun to fish with. 

[A-Jay]

Hate to see it go but stocking up at less than 1/2 price makes it a little less pain full. 

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[MN Fisher]

On 7/4/2024 at 1:48 PM, NorthernBasser said:

 

I've got your rock bass right here!

 

I'll take Goth Bass, thank you - with the lovely Patricia.

 

[KP Duty]

On 7/6/2024 at 10:45 AM, Craig P said:

 

A story is so much better with pictures!

 

New rod showed up this morning, I already have it paired with my recent Curado BFS purchase.  Can’t wait to give this thing a run.

 

Definitely interesting.  You'll have to report the performance of this rod after some time with it.  St Croix went all-in with this series and is offering 17 casting models.

23 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Got me ~ Plus they are just about giving these rods away !

 

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

3 ea.

FREE Tackle Warehouse Sticker Orders Over $50

Yamamoto 4" Zako Grn Pumpkin Bk Flk

1 ea.

Yamamoto 4" Zako Watermelon Copper Org Red

1 ea.

Yamamoto 4" Zako Ghost Green Gizzard

2 ea.

Star Brite Screen Cleaner and Protector 8oz.

1 ea.

Stick Jacket Casting Ditch Pickle

3 ea.

Megastrike Fish Attractant Original 1oz

1 ea

 

Upon receipt, this order will mark the end of the composite casting rod era for me.

It was a good run while it lasted.  

A-Jay

Just FYI, but those DX rods are HVF/glass blend.

[Drawdown]

Got me a 30-pack of Missile Baby D-Bombs in GP, for when I need a slow bluegill imitation.

[gim]

3 hours ago, A-Jay said:

729 Menderchuck Trail
Brown Bass Heaven MI

 

Haha.  Nice touch.

[Craig P]

5 hours ago, KP Duty said:

Definitely interesting.  You'll have to report the performance of this rod after some time with it.  St Croix went all-in with this series and is offering 17 casting models.

Just FYI, but those DX rods are HVF/glass blend.

 

I used it today with a variety of small baits.  A Rebel Wee Craw, an inline spinner I make and a BooYah Pond Magic Spinbait.  It was a learning curve though, I am use to grabbing a 7’ or so rod and putting some oomph (technical term) into it and doing my thing.   While you can still do that with this rod, the best results came from just slowing down, letting the rod correctly load and being smooth with it.  Once I figured that out, it was game on and my casting accuracy came together.  By the end of the day, my accuracy and hooking ability with this rod is off the charts.

 

I can’t really say anything negative about this rod.  If I had to nit pick, the trigger finger rest could be just a tad bigger but we are really reaching for something here at this point. 

 

I caught a bunch of small fish today and going with BFS style presentations puts you into sunny territory so you have to weed through some of them but I also caught a couple of nicer ones today too on the BooYah.  While the Booyah is small itself, it keeps the sunnies at bay.

 

 

 

 

[A-Jay]

17 hours ago, KP Duty said:

Just FYI, but those DX rods are HVF/glass blend.

Ok, I knew that.

I should have said I prefer this one over the Quantum KVD composite rods I have been killing it with for several years.

Quite a bit of it boils down to the longer cork vs that shorter Eva foam handle. 

My end game is to eventually replace every split grip I have with full cork.  

Makes me happier.

A-Jay

[Columbia Craw]

The advancements in glass technology have opened some doors A Jay.  I get it.  

Thanks Mike.  Fantastic jigs.

[KP Duty]

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

[ATA]

1 hour ago, KP Duty said:

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

OMG, Love it ....

[Craig P]

2 hours ago, KP Duty said:

The Steez 'Real Control' rod I ordered from japan Lure Shop showed up yesterday.  I ordered it on July 4th, so got here quick via UPS.  It is light for a 7-3"H @ 107g's, and I like the taper.  I was disappointed in 2 areas...the lack of an exposed blank reel seat like is on the steez bottom contact rod.  Also the lack of a butt cap is a head scratcher.  It did come with 2 rod socks...a nice full zip, and then a light duty slip on deal.

 

 

 

Wow, that is sweet looking. Let us know how it fishes. 

[PhishLI]

4th sales stuff.

[Team9nine]

Just arrived - Took advantage of the July 4th sale/discount and did a mid-year Ned restocking along with a @Pat Brown special just to play around with 😎

 

 

[FishTank]

I picked up a 4th of July Bento Box from the Hook Up Tackle.  For $100, this is best box ever. All good stuff and great colors. 

 

[PhishLI]

More delicious treats.