Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[Holetail]

Went to Academy yesterday for one non fishing item and they have their clearance sale going on. Selection had been picked over some but still scored some ol monsters, flukes, rage bugs, rage tails, and fish head underspins for about half price. Don’t really need any of these, but hard to pass up a sale. Also picked up an H2O express bait binder. New product with 10 ziplock pages and an external pouch with small tackle box. Think it will be perfect for bank fishing and short kayak trips where I don’t need a ton of tackle or plastics. Will easily fit under my seat in the junk drawer. 

[cyclops2]

Backpaks ....Belt packs  & bank fishing.  Perfect together. 

Lost / stolen 1 tackle box on a busy bank of people.

[LrgmouthShad]

Curado 150 MGL arrived. Fully satisfied with the fit of the reel on the rod pairing. I was very concerned about this while ordering, and reached out to y’all on a thread about your recommendations. The thing fits perfectly in my hand and is very comfortable. Lots of other very cool things about this reel.

 

I spooled the reel with 12lb big game for a little excursion soon to a ‘hole in the ice’ lol. But the reel is awesome. Thank you guys! This rod and reel is an awfully good combo now, I think. 

[Deephaven]

Didn't have off season needs, but thought I should do my best to support board sponsors.

 

[cyclops2]

Bless you.      ?

[FishinBuck07]

8 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Didn't have off season needs, but thought I should do my best to support board sponsors.

 

Wait there is a such thing as no off season needs?  Huh who would've thought that?

[EWREX]

adding another spinning rod and starting to stockpile more flat worms for the B.A.S.S. nation regional on the St. Lawrence June 18-25th ?

 

[Deephaven]

3 hours ago, FishinBuck07 said:

Wait there is a such thing as no off season needs?  Huh who would've thought that?

I am no longer expanding my tackle, but just replacing.  In this case I pre-replaced things I haven't lost to try some new vendors. So yeah or no depending.  We will see what else I buy I don't need  

[ThatFishingGuy]

Been struggling a bit with life stuff and had a Cabela's gift card I've been sitting on, so I decided to treat myself with an addition for the kayak

[PhishLI]

With this order I learned that I hate waiting on backordered items. Paid during the BF sale and watched the dates get pushed back several times. On Friday TW updated again in the morning and the date was set at October 27th! Because of the paypal fluff up I ordered mine from ALF, so I checked with them. 30-45 days out! TW actually revised it up to Feb. 8th by Friday afternoon, but I was done rolling the dice. Bass season here closes for the spawn on May 1st, so no bueno. Cancelled, then ordered from Tackle Trap Friday afternoon. Got it today. Fast! Joy!

 

 

 

 

[FishinBuck07]

2 hours ago, Deephaven said:

I am no longer expanding my tackle, but just replacing.  In this case I pre-replaced things I haven't lost to try some new vendors. So yeah or no depending.  We will see what else I buy I don't need  

Sounds like you are trying to convince yourself!

[volzfan59]

Two Garmin Striker Vivid 7's. One SV for the front and a CV for the console area. I say it like that because my 16" X 50" is a tiller.

 

Strike King Red Eye Shads, several packs of Gamakatsu ewg trebles for various crankbaits.

[MN Fisher]

So not bass lures - but considering we have anywhere from 2-6 weeks of open water before bass season opens...I fish crappie. Got an out-of-the-blue gift card, so spent it on crappie lures.

[gim]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

so spent it on crappie lures

What’s in the power bait jars at the top?

[MN Fisher]

12 minutes ago, gimruis said:

What’s in the power bait jars at the top?

Powerbait Crappie Nibbles - one each 'Gold Rush' and 'Neon Chartreuse'.

[Columbia Craw]

Mike did himself proud. Great stuff.

[Spankey]

10 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

So not bass lures - but considering we have anywhere from 2-6 weeks of open water before bass season opens...I fish crappie. Got an out-of-the-blue gift card, so spent it on crappie lures.

I like the possibility of the pink roadrunner and the pink fuzzy grubs for smallie. I’m putting a “pink” care package together now for giving the color a try for bass. Never in 63 year have I ever fished it. Good luck, looks good. 

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, Spankey said:

I like the possibility of the pink roadrunner

The under-spins (marabou and curly tail) aren't Blakemore - they're BPS 'knock-offs'. The gift card was a BPS card - only way I spend money there anymore.

[Spankey]

7 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

The under-spins (marabou and curly tail) aren't Blakemore - they're BPS 'knock-offs'. The gift card was a BPS card - only way I spend money there anymore.

? sounds good, will work as well. I lump a lot of baits into basically their trade names. Roadrunners, rat-l-traps, pop-r’s. Too many mfg’s making the same thing. 
 

BPS house brands are nothing to sneeze about. I like to fish some of their plastics and get results. There are some Yamamoto plastics that I like. If that situation on not being able to get them soon doesn’t change, I’m eying up a couple more BPS plastics to try. 

[KP Duty]

10 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Powerbait Crappie Nibbles - one each 'Gold Rush' and 'Neon Chartreuse'.

My brother is an avid crappie fishman, and big fan of the niblets.  

[gim]

11 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Powerbait Crappie Nibbles

 

I use the gulp! alive 1 inch minnows a fair amount.  They're kinda stinky but after I catch a couple on real minnows there's no need to keep re-baiting with live bait.

[AManWearingAHat]

Bait monkey got me good yesterday. 75 dollar order from Lunker City..... of course I needed those colors and sizes!!!

[TnRiver46]

16 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

So not bass lures - but considering we have anywhere from 2-6 weeks of open water before bass season opens...I fish crappie. Got an out-of-the-blue gift card, so spent it on crappie lures.

Creme makes lipless ? This I didn’t know 

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Creme makes lipless ? This I didn’t know 

The Tiny Lipless are 1/10oz (those are what I got)

The 'Pond Favorites' are 1/16oz

 

That's what Creme has for lipless...more for crappie than for bass, unless you're after dinks.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

The Tiny Lipless are 1/10oz (those are what I got)

The 'Pond Favorites' are 1/16oz

 

That's what Creme has for lipless...more for crappie than for bass, unless you're after dinks.

Or unless the big smallies you target eat 1.5-2 inch threadfin shad most of the year. ?