Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[Master Bait'r]

*sigh* 

Yuki Ito- whyyy must you torment me so????  

 

 

[Hog Basser]

On 8/6/2016 at 1:47 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

If someone is making those, they're doing a terrific job copying the Storm Wildeye Shad.

It may just be re-packaged, I don't trust everything in this shop to not really be something else.  Also, I noticed lines still attached to the hook eyes after I took the picture.  Oh well, good looking bait nonetheless.  

They sell a ton of used cranks at this store, some so beat up that I don't know who would buy them.  Occasionally I find something good though.  

[Gundog]

1 hour ago, Hog Basser said:

It may just be re-packaged, I don't trust everything in this shop to not really be something else.  Also, I noticed lines still attached to the hook eyes after I took the picture.  Oh well, good looking bait nonetheless.  

They sell a ton of used cranks at this store, some so beat up that I don't know who would buy them.  Occasionally I find something good though.  

I know a guy at the local flea market that does something like that. Sells packs of plastics with 1 or 2 missing and some of them have hook holes in them. Gotta be careful what you buy off him but he has some pretty good deals.

[U-boat Aficionado]

Fenwick Fenglass 8 wt. rod, a non-branded Chinese reel from eBay, a bright orange fly line and a bunch of bass bugs and streamers. 

[DesertBass]

Some swimbaits I've picked up recently 

[thebillsman]

12 hours ago, Master Bait'r said:

*sigh* 

Yuki Ito- whyyy must you torment me so????  

 

 

Love that color! Wish my waters were clear enough to warrant it.

On another note.. I told myself I never would but I bought a freakin whopper plopper. I'm starting with a Perch 90 and if I have any sort of success I'm sure a few more will follow. 

[kickerfish1]

13 hours ago, Master Bait'r said:

*sigh* 

Yuki Ito- whyyy must you torment me so????  

 

 

I am digging the finish on this one MB! I would call this color "Terminator"... just need a red eye!

[Master Bait'r]

10 hours ago, kickerfish1 said:

I am digging the finish on this one MB! I would call this color "Terminator"... just need a red eye!

 

T-1000 does have a nice ring to it haha

[A-Jay]

The Rage Magnum Bug & Rage Swimmer "Sampler" just arrived.

Thank You Siebert Outdoors

A-Jay

[Hog Basser]

41 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

The Rage Magnum Bug & Rage Swimmer "Sampler" just arrived.

Thank You Siebert Outdoors

A-Jay

Whoa!  That's a lot of Rage you've built up there!

Poor Bass.

[Senko lover]

@A-Jay You are a man of impeccable taste

[nhpleasantlakebass]

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

The Rage Magnum Bug & Rage Swimmer "Sampler" just arrived.

Thank You Siebert Outdoors

A-Jay

let us know what you think about the rage swimmers id love to here your review, as I along with im sure many other members look forward to learning from you.

[S. Sass]

Man its hard to follow up a AJ post. 

But all the same I received one of my new Fenwick Aetos  MODEL # A741MFC

LINE RATING

10-17

LURE RATING

1/4-3/4

WEIGHT

4.48

ROD BLANK MATERIAL

Graphite

GUIDE TYPE

Titanium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

Should be another Aetos coming tomorrow and 2 Lew's reels are on the way as well. 

[racedad]

Hit the lotto!

 

[Dogmatic]

On 8/5/2016 at 9:32 PM, Gundog said:

I finally broke down and bought a whopper plopper. If it doesn't work I will blame everyone on this website and hold you personally responsible for the $12.99 I paid plus tax.  Also bought some $4 square bills. 

 

Don't blame us, you bought the wrong size! 190 all the way...Go BIG, or Go home.

[S. Sass]

Second Aetos showed up today barely. Both ends were missing from the shipping tube. One end still had the round shaped foam padding still in the other only had the bubble wrap they had put around the end of the rod making for a interference type fit. But as scared as I was I eased it out and she is perfectly fine. 

The second one is a  MODEL # A701MHMFC

ROD HANDLE TYPE

B

LINE RATING

10-20

LURE RATING

1/4-1

WEIGHT

4.34

ROD BLANK MATERIAL

Graphite

ROD HANDLE MATERIAL

TAC

HOOK KEEPER

Yes

GUIDES INCLUDING TIP

10

GUIDE TYPE

Titanium

ROD BUTT

Rubber

 

Oh and I still have 2 Lew's reels on the way. 

[MIbassyaker]

1 hour ago, S. Sass said:

Second Aetos showed up today barely. Both ends were missing from the shipping tube. One end still had the round shaped foam padding still in the other only had the bubble wrap they had put around the end of the rod making for a interference type fit. But as scared as I was I eased it out and she is perfectly fine. 

The second one is a  MODEL # A701MHMFC

ROD HANDLE TYPE

B

LINE RATING

10-20

LURE RATING

1/4-1

WEIGHT

4.34

ROD BLANK MATERIAL

Graphite

ROD HANDLE MATERIAL

TAC

HOOK KEEPER

Yes

GUIDES INCLUDING TIP

10

GUIDE TYPE

Titanium

ROD BUTT

Rubber

 

Oh and I still have 2 Lew's reels on the way. 

Beautiful rods, aren't they. Even more so in the sunlight. I also love the rubberized cork grip.

Mine came thursday (7'2" MH-XF), ordered late Monday night.  It's my second Aetos; I got another from FFO last winter.

 

On 8/5/2016 at 9:32 PM, Gundog said:

I finally broke down and bought a whopper plopper. If it doesn't work I will blame everyone on this website and hold you personally responsible for the $12.99 I paid plus tax. 

 

I got a size 90 whopper plopper in bluegill  a couple weeks ago and got to try it yesterday morning -- I thought it worked just fine. Actually, I was impressed at how well it could be "popped" in place, and how slow it could be retrieved with the tail going. I'm definitely going to get a 130 as well, but so far I haven't experienced the problems others have reported about the 90.

[thebillsman]

Took my whopper plopper out to a small ~2 acre pond and had no luck. 

[Hog Basser]

Went by academy at lunch to pick up some more 3700 boxes to finish out my new Okeechobee Fats tackle bag (came with 4, but will fit a lot more), ended up getting a 3700 deep, a regular 3700 and a 3600 spinner bait box.  It all fit very nicely and even had room leftover to fit my bait binder in the top.  I currently have 4 x 3700s, 1 x 3700 deep, a 3600 and a bait binder packed full all zipped up in this bag.  Now that's a heckuva bag!  I can't upload the pics yet from this device, but I'm very impressed.  Also picked up some more terminal tackle, Mag Ol' Monster 12 in. worms, a Pop-R, and a small rebel trackdown barbless.  

 

[Gundog]

6 hours ago, Dogmatic said:

Don't blame us, you bought the wrong size! 190 all the way...Go BIG, or Go home.

D'oh!!! I knew it. 

[S. Sass]

2 hours ago, MIbassyaker said:

Beautiful rods, aren't they. Even more so in the sunlight.

They are extremely pretty. I didn't even know how crazy the paint was on them as their pictures do not reflect the ghost like color changes. I actually thought I got the new model by accident because the picture colors on their website look nothing like the rods I got. Definitely a plus in my book. All I can say is if pretty caught fish I would need a 3rd live well. 

[Wind Knot]

This spring at DSG Lunker Hunt Kraken square bills were on sale for $3 a piece.  I bought a dozen.  They're great for the price, although the lip is pretty fragile.

[rippin-lips]

Picked up a few MB prototype baits for the display shelf. Also some 110 jr's in limited pro staff colors. Feed the monkey!

[fluna]

Bought my first St. Croix rod, its Triumph figure will start at entry level see how I like it. My son got bit bought himself a Fenwick HMX, I like that rod a lot also. Picking up some lipless crank baits next. Man summer is going by much too fast. 

[Scarborough817]

just picked up some more plastics recently i've been losing so many ned heads in brush but they largemouth up at the lake seem to love them so i can't complain. also been going through beavers like mad i picked up some d bombs to try