Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[gim]

I bought these on ebay.  I've had a lot of trouble finding the specific black spinnerbait I like to use, so I figured these might be worth a try.  They have overly large blades, so I expect there to be a lot of thump.

[Jmurphy87]

3 packs super flukes

sungill

watermelon slice

bait fish

1 pack the fluke watermelon moondust

1 pack owner haymaker 2/0 hooks

 

I wanted 3/0 hooks but they just got these in and only had 1/0 or 2/0. So with my trusty eye I gauged the depth of hook to plastic and went for it. I rigged one up in the parking lot and checked out how much clearance I would have, definitely enough clearance to compress and get the hook through. Although I would like the hook to be maybe a quarter of a inch further back. I will have to learn from experience and not guessing now, although I don’t need any excuses to buy any owner hooks in my book it’s a given lol.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

6 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

Coastal I ordered off Amazon came today. About 10 days sooner than scheduled which I was happy with. But this is how it came. IN a clear bag inside a brown paper bag. That's it! No box. No protection. Unbelievable. I haven't even opened the bag yet to inspect it. 

 

 

Yeah screw all that, that's crazy.   

[NorthernBasser]

4 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Yeah screw all that, that's crazy.   

I couldn't believe it. When I grabbed the brown bag I could tell there wasn't a box in there. I was trying to figure out if I ordered something else that I obviously must've forgotten about. Then I opened the bag and could only laugh. ?‍♂️

[Dangerfield]

5 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

I just ordered a reel on Amazon yesterday ? 

 

5 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Northern's issue is rare - I've purchased 3 reels from Amazon, and my wife ordered the one I got for Yule from Amazon as well. All four came new in original boxes.

Trying ordering a rod from Amazon, 2 of 3 in rod tubes and 1 in 2 boxes made to fit a rod, I was surprised it made the journey with the guides intact.

[MN Fisher]

22 minutes ago, Dangerfield said:

Trying ordering a rod from Amazon, 2 of 3 in rod tubes and 1 in 2 boxes made to fit a rod, I was surprised it made the journey with the guides intact.

Only time I've ordered rods from Amazon - they were sold/fulfilled by an outside vendor - Evike.com, and they ship in tubes.

[PhishLI]

8 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

this is how it came. IN a clear bag inside a brown paper bag. That's it! No box. No protection. Unbelievable

I hate these "why me" moments. At least they're friction free when it comes to returns.

2 hours ago, Dangerfield said:

Trying ordering a rod from Amazon,

My brother went down this road. So many destroyed rods came, but they'll keep sending them until it's made right. Lunacy.

[NorthernBasser]

7 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

I hate these "why me" moments. At least they're friction free when it comes to returns.

 

You don't think I have reason to be irritated by getting a "new" reel shipped to me without it's box?

[PhishLI]

7 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

You don't think I have reason to be irritated by getting a "new" reel shipped to me without it's box?

I absolutely do think you should be. I've had these "you've gotta be chitting me" moments myself, and I hate them.

[NorthernBasser]

53 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

I absolutely do think you should be. I've had these "you've gotta be chitting me" moments myself, and I hate them.

Oh gotcha. I thought you were saying you hate when people complain about these 'why me' moments. ? It sucks but I'll likely send it back. It looks new (without looking internally) but it's not smooth at all. Then again it could just be bone dry. 

[PhishLI]

34 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

It looks new (without looking internally) but it's not smooth at all.

Hmm. Even when they're dry there's usually at least a light film of grease on the gears. If it's rough feeling now, just send that beatch back. You're still in the freezer, so it's not so bad to wait for its replacement.

[bulldog1935]

I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug in a long rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill) 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flap Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

[NorthernBasser]

1 minute ago, bulldog1935 said:

I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug at rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill), 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flat Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

Very cool!

[ATA]

1 hour ago, bulldog1935 said:

I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug at rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill) 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flap Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

It is first time that I saw this lures in NEW condition, So cool.

[bulldog1935]

BTW, if you go way back, topwater dog-walking plugs were the very first lures fished for bass in America.  

The term dog-walking was coined by Paw-Paw Lure Co. in 1918.  

In his 1881 tome, Book of the Black Bass, Doc Henshall called dog-walking "The Bob", and described then that Florida bass fishermen had already been using them for 100 years.  

 

Appropriate photo - this is a Chubb Henshall bass rod and c. 1910 Bluegrass 33

8'3" - Doc also takes credit for designing the first bass rod under 12'

[RichF]

On 3/6/2023 at 3:38 PM, NorthernBasser said:

I know @RichF just got a Coastal from Amazon as well. Rich, how did your reel arrive? Did it come in a box?

Came in original Daiwa box in a bubble mailer.

[killobet]

I dont use Chatterbaits, This should  be good enough for a starters? Lets see.

[txchaser]

On 3/6/2023 at 1:16 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Coastal I ordered off Amazon came today. About 10 days sooner than scheduled which I was happy with. But this is how it came. IN a clear bag inside a brown paper bag. That's it! No box. No protection. Unbelievable. I haven't even opened the bag yet to inspect it. 

 

 

 

 

This button right here. Mash it. 

 

[NorthernBasser]

2 hours ago, txchaser said:

 

 

This button right here. Mash it. 

 

Already done. 

[whitwolf]

New fishin' shed!

[Mbirdsley]

Latest ebay winnings. Originally I was looking at purchasing a diawa tatula or BG spinning reel.  How ever, I found these 2  quantum accurist s3 AT25SPT’s from my fav eBay vendor for a winning bid of $80 shipped for the both.  These are $90-100 a piece reels.

 

im a big quantum fan.  I’ve got a quantum accurist spinning reel from 12 yrs ago still going strong.  I’ve also got a accurist bait caster with the flipping switch ( bargain for a $100 bait caster).  The accurist line dosent get the attention it deserves. 

[Texas Flood]

With the ice gone, I have shifted all my attention to getting more baits. 

[Cbump]

On 3/6/2023 at 9:26 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Oh gotcha. I thought you were saying you hate when people complain about these 'why me' moments. ? It sucks but I'll likely send it back. It looks new (without looking internally) but it's not smooth at all. Then again it could just be bone dry. 

Maybe it’s a fake

[Ktho]

It's small keitech season for me and needed to reload a little bit

[Texas Flood]

I love the Fat swimbaits!