Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[hokiehunter373]

22 hours ago, JWall14 said:

I'm not sure if I'm more in awe, scared, or just in shock! That is CRAZY AWESOME!

First quarter of TW order using the Rico Blems 20% and spring sale. I am finally diving into the world of big swimbaits as you will see in the other 3/4 which is coming on Tuesday. The monkey really wants me to grab a IMX 966 with a 300 tranx but I was able to resist... so far.

I hope the rest of your order has more of those mag drafts cause you're gonna end up getting them eventually anyway lol

[Bass Rutten]

Latest haul...

Keitech 3.8's, berkley 3/4oz agent e's, deps cover scat & bull flat, a couple 5/16 evergreen chibi finesse swimjigs (swimjig is one of my top confidence lures so I'm looking forward to using these a lot), sufix 14lb siege, some fin-tech title shots, megabass lbo in gilliko, 2 duo realis unicorns er I mean 120sp's in ghost gill, netbait t-macs in okeechobee craw and black grape, rage ned cut-r-worm (killer finesse swimjig trailer), 1/2oz booyah covert.

[Dash Riprock]

On 2/24/2022 at 6:54 AM, zpelletier said:

Never fished a jig before and I want to try this year. I have no idea what I’m doing haha. I also don’t have a spinning reel so I picked this one up. I wanted to try something different and saw it recommended on tackle advisors

Ha, I saw that same video on the okuma epixor and have been fighting off the monkey ever since. I have absolutely no use for another reel of any kind. I'm sure I'll succumb the first time I see it on sale. 

[FishTank]

Some JDM stuff arrived today. I should have picked up everyone of the Jackhammers. The Emaraldas is insanely light, like nothing I have ever seen before. Combined with NRX+ 821S, it's sort of ridiculous.  I tossed around a 1/16th weight in the yard and it's like a BFS reel but spinning. Can't wait to get it out on the water. 

 

[zpelletier]

2 hours ago, Dash Riprock said:

Ha, I saw that same video on the okuma epixor and have been fighting off the monkey ever since. I have absolutely no use for another reel of any kind. I'm sure I'll succumb the first time I see it on sale. 

I had a 20% off coupon, couldn’t say no haha

[BlakeMolone]

4 hours ago, Bassjam2000 said:

Latest haul...

Keitech 3.8's, berkley 3/4oz agent e's, deps cover scat & bull flat, a couple 5/16 evergreen chibi finesse swimjigs (swimjig is one of my top confidence lures so I'm looking forward to using these a lot), sufix 14lb siege, some fin-tech title shots, megabass lbo in gilliko, 2 duo realis unicorns er I mean 120sp's in ghost gill, netbait t-macs in okeechobee craw and black grape, rage ned cut-r-worm (killer finesse swimjig trailer), 1/2oz booyah covert.

First impressions of the agent e? They are at the very top of my list of new baits to try this year

[Bass Rutten]

30 minutes ago, BlakeMolone said:

First impressions of the agent e?

Haven’t  fished it yet but I think it’s going to be a winner, the first thing I noticed is it’s got a very sharp hook with a significantly bigger gap than the sleepers, the weedguard seems to fold away better than I anticipated. Looks like an improvement on the original to me, can’t wait to find out, only several weeks away from ice out here!

[DINK WHISPERER]

3 hours ago, FishTank said:

Some JDM stuff arrived today. I should have picked up everyone of the Jackhammers. The Emaraldas is insanely light, like nothing I have ever seen before. Combined with NRX+ 821S, it's sort of ridiculous.  I tossed around a 1/16th weight in the yard and it's like a BFS reel but spinning. Can't wait to get it out on the water. 

 

Man I'm a sucker for color matched combos!! That is pure sexy!

[LrgmouthShad]

On 2/27/2022 at 11:55 AM, JWall14 said:

Rico Blems 20%

did i miss a sale? Whats this one? 

 

Awesome stuff by the way!

[FishTank]

10 hours ago, DINK WHISPERER said:

Man I'm a sucker for color matched combos!! That is pure sexy!

 

That wasn't the plan but it sort of worked out that way.  

 

And if you want to see sexy, you should see the Shimano Bantam Macbeth Big I got. It's a ghost gill color. It has a transparent shell with a holographic internal reflector.  It is beyond cool.  Another gem in there is the Megabass Robin Blade.  It's Megabass's version of a chatterbait.  

 

I will also put this out there.... I heard through the grape vine that the TG Jackhammer is the next "got have it bait".  A dealer I talked to is buying them in big amounts.  Why? Not entirely sure yet. 

[Jmurphy87]

Some whopper ploppers and beast coast skirts.

[JWall14]

Second part of my spring swimbait haul. Great timing with the weather. couple glides, a bluegill swimbait, spinnerbait trailers, and upgraded hardware. Anyone have experience with any of these baits? Hopefully I get my first glidebait fish this year if I can put down the magdrafts.

 

I predict the magdrafts will be my favorite as I fish a clear water quarry lake most of the year. Anyway here's the haul.

[EWREX]

15 minutes ago, JWall14 said:

Second part of my spring swimbait haul. Great timing with the weather. couple glides, a bluegill swimbait, spinnerbait trailers, and upgraded hardware. Anyone have experience with any of these baits? Hopefully I get my first glidebait fish this year if I can put down the magdrafts.

 

I predict the magdrafts will be my favorite as I fish a clear water quarry lake most of the year. Anyway here's the haul.

those sneaky pete and pistol pete's are awesome! i've been eyeing the pulse tail gill too. looks great

[JWall14]

52 minutes ago, EWREX said:

those sneaky pete and pistol pete's are awesome! i've been eyeing the pulse tail gill too. looks great

Hopefully that pulse til makes its way into the latest catch. Should be good once the gills are spawning up shallow.

[hokiehunter373]

Those pulse tails are amazing

[zpelletier]

On 2/28/2022 at 10:58 PM, FishTank said:

heard through the grape vine that the TG Jackhammer is the next "got have it bait".  A dealer I talked to is buying them in big amounts.  Why? Not entirely sure yet. 

whats the difference between a TG and a regular Jackhammer

[FishTank]

1 hour ago, zpelletier said:

whats the difference between a TG and a regular Jackhammer

Supposedly the TG is Tungsten and has a different sound and action but my guess is that it's pretty subtle. We will see.

[gim]

On 3/1/2022 at 9:57 AM, Jmurphy87 said:

Some whopper ploppers

Those things are a waste of money.

 

You essentially just added some very expensive Christmas tree ornaments.

[EWREX]

9 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Those things are a waste of money.

 

You essentially just added some very expensive Christmas tree ornaments.

man i used to KILL it on whopper ploppers 4-5 years ago, and now i feel like i can't buy a dang bite on them anymore.

[Jmurphy87]

7 hours ago, gimruis said:

Those things are a waste of money.

 

You essentially just added some very expensive Christmas tree ornaments.

I really haven't had the best luck with them, but I like to challenge myself at times. To learn where and when to use certain lures. I enjoy experimenting with different stuff and learning my skills and weaknesses and improving on them.

[LrgmouthShad]

Grass jigs and a little rage craw package from @Siebert Outdoors! Perfect and ready to fish out of the package, skirt already trimmed. Head design will work great for my intended purpose, just pulling through grass. Love em! I took some close-ups of my favorite color, california craw. Weird upload order of pictures but whatever. 
 

Thanks Mike!

[PhishLI]

I figured I'd give these a shot. I'm hopeful they're somewhat Pickerel proof with their Elaztec material. These monsters keep shredding some of my favorite discontinued bass slaying JDM swimmers.

 

[PhishLI]

22 hours ago, Dangerfield said:

I went with 1/4oz in Pearl

I ordered the 1/8 oz "Glow" not understanding beforehand they need to be charged with light in order to glow. They'll get some stick on silver eyes.

 

I'm definitely going to try them in a bunch different of baits too. Cool.

[EWREX]

23 hours ago, PhishLI said:

I figured I'd give these a shot. I'm hopeful they're somewhat Pickerel proof with their Elaztec material. These monsters keep shredding some of my favorite discontinued bass slaying JDM swimmers.

 

i use these for chatterbait trailers. pike and pickerel approved!

[Jmurphy87]

Well I went to look at jigs and got off on a tangent lol, also if you are near the Kalamazoo area of Michigan. D&R sports center has the new expride B rods in stock, 7'11 xh, 7'3 xh, 7 something heavy and a couple more.

 

Today's haul

1 duo realis onimasu, shadow tiger

1 pack megabass 1/16 screw head jigs

1 pack damiki pandla 1/16 jig heads

2 1/4 oz bucktail pro road runners

1 pack G finesse 3/32 tricky heads

1 pack owner ultrahead 1/16 

1 pack zoom trick worms wat gold gltr

2 packs finesse worms, blk, wtrm red

1 pack hazedong shad 3' goby

1 pack spark shad purple haze.