Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[FishTank]

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

I would ask - but between six new rods and six new reels, I'm tapped out for this year.

And you probably know why I didn't mention it by name. 

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, FishTank said:

And you probably know why I didn't mention it by name. 

Probably the same place I got my one used and two new Victorys, one of my three Mojos, My Tatula 100 and my Tatula CT

[FishTank]

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

Probably the same place I got my one used and two new Victorys, one of my three Mojos, My Tatula 100 and my Tatula CT

Different place. They don't sell used but I know where you purchased the ones you have. 

[MN Fisher]

3 minutes ago, FishTank said:

They don't sell used but I know where you purchased the ones you have. 

My main go-to.

 

Between points, and the rebate they were running on St. Croix rods - I paid $21 for the new Tat-CT.

[NorthernBasser]

Ok, got a small order. Took advantage of the 12 Days sale at TW. Restocked on a few things and decided to try some new things out. Bear with me here. I'm suffering from extreme cabin fever here in WI, so I decided to take some of the baits out of the package for a photo shoot ? and so others can get a better idea of what some of these baits look like. 

 

First pics are of the 13th Fishing Loco Jerkbait and 13 Fishing Scamp Squarebill. I can't say enough about how nice 13 Fishing hardbaits look. Pics really don't do them justice. I haven't fished the Loco before but I have the Scamp, and it's a great bait. It has a carbon bill which lists the diving depth on it. They also come with KVD Triple Grips on them. I'm honestly surprised they don't cost more. 

 

 

I also like trying out new frogs. Tho I do have my staples I fishing most of the time. This is the Toad Swamper Walkin' Frog.

 

 

Next is the Molix RT Fork Flex. I'm super intrigued by this. It's 4" long but the profile itself just seems a little smaller. It's made up of that elaztech-type material. It's very soft. I could see using it on a drop shot, bigger ned, ball head or even a trailer on a chatterbait.

 

 

I got a few packs of the 13 Fishing Caboose Craw, 13 Fishing Rabbit Ear Tail Wobble Craw, Gambler Why Not and Secret Lures Stupid Craw. Of the four I've only used the Why Not before (punching). Both of the 13 Fishing products have a hole in the middle like the Jackall Archelon so you can add a rattle/scent if you wish, tho they are already infused with their own scent. They're also buoyant so they stand up when fishing on a shaky head etc. 

 

 

River2Sea Biggie Poppa Bumpin' Squarebill and Jackall B Crawl Swimmer.

 

 

River2Sea Bling.

 

 

Berkley Shape 108 in 3" and 3.5", Gambler Chunk trailer in 2.75" and 3.5" and Gambler TZ Swimmer. This thing is tiiiny. It's listed at 3", but I think that's a tad generous. Very small profile.

 

 

Jenko The Bird. This is a new bait I'm quite excited about. Thick, compact body (3.7"). Seems like it'll be pretty durable. Jenko is a brand I don't see people talking much about. But I absolutely love the Jenko Booty Shaker, and I'll be surprised if I don't love this one as well.

 

 

Lastly, it looks like Gambler is going to a new packaging. Not sure I like it. The material is definitely thinner. It does have a strip/seal you have to tear off before opening.

 

 

 

 

[gim]

32 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

and 13 Fishing Scamp Squarebill

What depth does that thing run?

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

What depth does that thing run?

According to their site - the 1.5 runs 1'-3', the 2.5 runs 3'-5'

https://13fishing.com/scamp-squarebill-crank-5

[NorthernBasser]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

What depth does that thing run?

MN Fisher answered it. But again I can't stress how impressed I've been with their products. I didn't start using their hard baits until last year. I haven't used their jerkbait yet, but I've used the Scamp, Flatty Daddy, Jabber Jaw and Magic Man (great lipless!).

 

Heck, even the packaging is nice. Even has the split ring and hook size on the box. 

 

 

This particular color (Truffle Butter) did great for me last year. The rattles in these just seem to have a different sound as well.

 

[softwateronly]

2 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Ok, got a small order. Took advantage of the 12 Days sale at TW. Restocked on a few things and decided to try some new things out. Bear with me here. I'm suffering from extreme cabin fever here in WI, so I decided to take some of the baits out of the package for a photo shoot ? and so others can get a better idea of what some of these baits look like. 

 

First pics are of the 13th Fishing Loco Jerkbait and 13 Fishing Scamp Squarebill. I can't say enough about how nice 13 Fishing hardbaits look. Pics really don't do them justice. I haven't fished the Loco before but I have the Scamp, and it's a great bait. It has a carbon bill which lists the diving depth on it. They also come with KVD Triple Grips on them. I'm honestly surprised they don't cost more. 

 

 

I also like trying out new frogs. Tho I do have my staples I fishing most of the time. This is the Toad Swamper Walkin' Frog.

 

 

Next is the Molix RT Fork Flex. I'm super intrigued by this. It's 4" long but the profile itself just seems a little smaller. It's made up of that elaztech-type material. It's very soft. I could see using it on a drop shot, bigger ned, ball head or even a trailer on a chatterbait.

 

 

I got a few packs of the 13 Fishing Caboose Craw, 13 Fishing Rabbit Ear Tail Wobble Craw, Gambler Why Not and Secret Lures Stupid Craw. Of the four I've only used the Why Not before (punching). Both of the 13 Fishing products have a hole in the middle like the Jackall Archelon so you can add a rattle/scent if you wish, tho they are already infused with their own scent. They're also buoyant so they stand up when fishing on a shaky head etc. 

 

 

River2Sea Biggie Poppa Bumpin' Squarebill and Jackall B Crawl Swimmer.

 

 

River2Sea Bling.

 

 

Berkley Shape 108 in 3" and 3.5", Gambler Chunk trailer in 2.75" and 3.5" and Gambler TZ Swimmer. This thing is tiiiny. It's listed at 3", but I think that's a tad generous. Very small profile.

 

 

Jenko The Bird. This is a new bait I'm quite excited about. Thick, compact body (3.7"). Seems like it'll be pretty durable. Jenko is a brand I don't see people talking much about. But I absolutely love the Jenko Booty Shaker, and I'll be surprised if I don't love this one as well.

 

 

Lastly, it looks like Gambler is going to a new packaging. Not sure I like it. The material is definitely thinner. It does have a strip/seal you have to tear off before opening.

 

 

 

 

 

I have a Loco and hyperjerk finesse in my last Tw order of 22, should have hands on it soon.  Happy to see you're happy with it.  Gambler has thrown a few of those bags in my orders from 21 & 22.  Maybe it's the back up packaging with supply chain issues, I don't know.

 

scott

[NorthernBasser]

51 minutes ago, softwateronly said:

 

I have a Loco and hyperjerk finesse in my last Tw order of 22, should have hands on it soon.  Happy to see you're happy with it.  Gambler has thrown a few of those bags in my orders from 21 & 22.  Maybe it's the back up packaging with supply chain issues, I don't know.

 

scott

You getting the Rico blems? You'll have to post pics. I'm curious if they're the same colrs as I got or if there's different colors. 

[softwateronly]

19 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

You getting the Rico blems? You'll have to post pics. I'm curious if they're the same colrs as I got or if there's different colors. 

Yeah, sure did.  I'm curious too.

 

scott

[NorcalBassin]

Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

[Dangerfield]

9 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

I grabbed a bunch of those D Walkers on sale at TW and just waiting on my order to come in. They're killer swimbaits, very ridged and durable. They'll standup to a pike driveby

[AlabamaSpothunter]

10 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

bought a couple of those divine Swimjigs as well.....Josh Jones marketing works ?

[Dash Riprock]

On 12/21/2022 at 3:17 PM, Dash Riprock said:

 

Dang it, this picture reminded me that I'd ordered a pack of Airtail Shad in that Bone Crusher color and I couldn't remember seeing them in the box when I opened it. Sure enough, I double checked and they sent me two "Super Shad 4K" but labeled one "Bone Crusher". I don't know if it's worth hassling them over. Grrrr....

 

 

 

So with all the (justified) Grandebass bashing we've had since their big sale last month, I thought I'd share something positive.

 

I e-mailed them last week about the incorrect color I received as pictured above. I tried two different e-mails and both got kicked back as "undeliverable" for what appeared to be some technical computer glitch thing.

 

I tried again this morning and literally within minutes, got a response with an apology for the busy season and a promise to send the correct Bone Crusher color. So maybe they've caught their breath and will get their act together going forward. 

 

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, Dash Riprock said:

 

So with all the (justified) Grandebass bashing we've had since their big sale last month, I thought I'd share something positive.

 

I e-mailed them last week about the incorrect color I received as pictured above. I tried two different e-mails and both got kicked back as "undeliverable" for what appeared to be some technical computer glitch thing.

 

I tried again this morning and literally within minutes, got a response with an apology for the busy season and a promise to send the correct Bone Crusher color. So maybe they've caught their breath and will get their act together going forward. 

 

That's good to hear. Hopefully the green pumpkin shads they send you will work for you. 

[Dash Riprock]

57 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

That's good to hear. Hopefully the green pumpkin shads they send you will work for you. 

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

[NorthernBasser]

48 minutes ago, Dash Riprock said:

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

Honestly I'm not sure. I haven't opened up all of my bags.

[KP Duty]

1 hour ago, Dash Riprock said:

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

My order finally came on 12/27 (most of it anyway).  I damaged my sniffer in an accident, so I don't smell very well, but I didn't notice the heavy garlic smell that grandebass is known for when opening my baits.  It doesn't upset me...I picked up some gulp! craw juice during the pure fishing sale ?

[CM-fisher]

Received 2 spinning rods from scheels today, both budget friendly and not too fancy. The fenwick eagle is a 6'6" Medium fast, and I'm replacing my old spinning rod which broke while camping. I'll be using it for shakey heads, wacky rigs, ned rigs, and dropshot. The Trophy rod is the cheapest rod in the Scheels line, and it is a 6'6" ML fast action. It'll be used for walleyes mainly, and for taking on rugged camping trips so that I don't sweat it breaking as much. It's a two piece model, so great for small storage. So both fit my needs perfectly, and they both honestly feel sweet

Also got a small re-stocking order from Omnia. Two senkos, an elite chatterbait, some caffeine shad jrs, and a pack of Rage Menaces.

[Cgolf]

Well fishing skirts got me again. Will have some skirts on the tackle making page tonight. 

[Drawdown]

Got about $78 worth of lures for $20 at the Wal-Mart clearance section. Just in time for the upcoming squarebill season!

[KP Duty]

Had to make a trip to walmart today, and for the first time in years, I was able to grab some clearance baits.  $.75 yum finesse worms/creature hogs, $1.50 Googan rattling ned worms, and $1.50 DT10's in 'old school' color.  

 

[RichF]

That TW deal of trapper Tackle hooks was hard to pass up. $0.50 for a pack of trebles, $0.25 for a 4-5 pack of worm hooks, and $1.25 for a 25 pack of worm hooks.  Hopefully they're not complete garbage...I got 82 packs lol.  Took advantage of the buy 2 get 2 deals at Baitwrx too.  

[KP Duty]

46 minutes ago, RichF said:

That TW deal of trapper Tackle hooks was hard to pass up. $0.50 for a pack of trebles, $0.25 for a 4-5 pack of worm hooks, and $1.25 for a 25 pack of worm hooks.  Hopefully they're not complete garbage...I got 82 packs lol.  Took advantage of the buy 2 get 2 deals at Baitwrx too.  

I picked up 30 or so packs of the short shank ewg trapper trebles.  They appear to be high quality, very sharp hooks.  I even left a review on TW telling folks they should take advantage.