Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)

[Team9nine]

Finally stocked back up on YGK ? Had spooled my last spool this winter, and TW was pretty much out all last year. Was wondering if it was getting discontinued…

 

[Fat Ika]

8 hours ago, Ktho said:

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

Nice. I'm diggin the new new baby bass color. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like a versatile color for many conditions. Silver flash minnow is definitely a confidence color for me when it's sunny/windy.

[J._Bricker]

The Bait Monkey was able to provide a little bit of assistance with my latest tackle purchases. I picked up a couple of stock Shimano twin paddle handles for my Vanfords and a few other pieces of Megabass hardware. I hope the SuWITCHes work similarly to the Jackall Mikey Sr.s, which I haven’t been able to find. I was planning ahead for future fishing trips because of the current weather conditions in here in Cali.

[Ktho]

1 hour ago, Fat Ika said:

Nice. I'm diggin the new new baby bass color. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like a versatile color for many conditions. Silver flash minnow is definitely a confidence color for me when it's sunny/windy.

 Yeah got the baby bass and bass candy cause why not? They look cool haha. Silver flash minnow and Tennessee Shad are big confidence colors for me but they all work lol

[Mbirdsley]

Grand Rapids fishing show purchases.  Lt day I could make it was on today ( Thursday).  A lot of good deals to be had.  
 

mega bass deep six blue back mat chart crank 

3/4 oz sleeper gill 

1/2 oz dark sleeper wakasagi 

diawa / Yamamoto 5.8 Neko straight worm in baby bass 

og slim 6 in Helsinki shad

2 bags of 4 inch extreme bass tackle tubes in blue illusion and goby 

3.5 inch kietech swing impact in sun gill 

 

also bought a telescoping ranger net with rubber net 920T 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

17 minutes ago, J._Bricker said:

The Bait Monkey was able to provide a little bit of assistance with my latest tackle purchases. I picked up a couple of stock Shimano twin paddle handles for my Vanfords and a few other pieces of Megabass hardware. I hope the SuWITCHes work similarly to the Jackall Mikey Sr.s, which I haven’t been able to find. I was planning ahead for future fishing trips because of the current weather conditions in here in Cali.

Gosh I'm a sucker for MegaBass...whats a 110 R?

 

They make you feel special buying their stuff.

6 minutes ago, Mbirdsley said:

Grand Rapids fishing show purchases.  Lt day I could make it was on today ( Thursday).  A lot of good deals to be had.  
 

mega bass deep six blue back mat chart crank 

3/4 oz sleeper gill 

1/2 oz dark sleeper wakasagi 

diawa / Yamamoto 5.8 Neko straight worm in baby bass 

og slim 6 in Helsinki shad

2 bags of 4 inch extreme bass tackle tubes in blue illusion and goby 

3.5 inch kietech swing impact in sun gill 

 

also bought a telescoping ranger net with rubber net 920T 

Nice, both of those cranks are on my list....if I ever find a DD crank that produces I'll start playing the lotto ?

[Mbirdsley]

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Gosh I'm a sucker for MegaBass...whats a 110 R?

 

They make you feel special buying their stuff.

Nice, both of those cranks are on my list....if I ever find a DD crank that produces I'll start playing the lotto ?

That chart blue back has been on my want list for a while.  I love not paying shipping for items. 
 

fishing show’s in Michigan  have been traditionally all about Great Lakes walleye and salmon.  Starting to see more bass stuff every year.

[Triptych]

Fedex dropped off something from Japan!

I can't wait to give these a try.

[Master Bait'r]

I gave in and picked up a bunch of cover scats and bull flats.  I have a friend who last year absolutely CLOBBERED ‘em on the scat, it was basically his tourney winner consistently so I’m giving them a whirl.  
 

The bull flat I’m just taking a chance on, as it seems to fit my game perfectly- chunky and erratic and perfect for flipping into cover or working near structure.  I grabbed the 4.8s and am definitely looking forward to seeing if they’re as good for my style as I think they’ll be.  

[NorthernBasser]

29 minutes ago, Master Bait'r said:

I gave in and picked up a bunch of cover scats and bull flats.  I have a friend who last year absolutely CLOBBERED ‘em on the scat, it was basically his tourney winner consistently so I’m giving them a whirl.  
 

The bull flat I’m just taking a chance on, as it seems to fit my game perfectly- chunky and erratic and perfect for flipping into cover or working near structure.  I grabbed the 4.8s and am definitely looking forward to seeing if they’re as good for my style as I think they’ll be.  

Make sure you have some Mend-It on hand so you get more miles out of the Scat. 

[treble hook]

Made some purchases yesterday at Redcrest…

[NorcalBassin]

Despite the sale being pretty meh the past few years, still had to hit up the BPS classic sale to keep the tradition going with my dad. Since I was there...

 

Picked up a Nasci 1000 for my kayak drop shot rod ($20 off with trade in).

 

Also picked up some baby shad for the fall (small smelt) since they were 45% off

 

Since we made the road trip to BPS we also had to hit the local tackle shop. Haven't tried the paddle tail zako yet and since summer will be here before we know it I also added some 1/2oz finesse jigs.

 

8" and 5" Magdrafts

 

Haven't seen this color from them before and could see this working at Clear Lake next month.

[BrianMDTX]

While I still plan on buying components and making weedless jigs ala @A-Jay design, in the interim I found these 1/4 oz. jigs with cone heads that I hope will keep out of the muck as much as possible. 

 

[J._Bricker]

I seemed to have a lot idle time waiting for some dry, stable weather and busy hands occupying a keyboard to surf old fishing videos and tackle sites.  Next thing I know it’s Christmas all over again ?

[roadwarrior]

Looking good!

[Darth-Baiter]

Got these for the fellas

 

 

[Darth-Baiter]

kinda sucked since I had to take them all out of the packages to put on split rings.  hard to imagine a bait at that price range not coming with split rings.  

[J._Bricker]

4 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Got these for the fellas

 

 

Definitely look like the original Vixen. Nice haul 

 

* my apologies, but I meant the RI Repo Man. And in checking I don’t believe the original Repo Man came with a split ring either

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

kinda sucked since I had to take them all out of the packages to put on split rings.  hard to imagine a bait at that price range not coming with split rings.  

They didn't come with split rings? 

[drakesndrum]

Said I was done ...then TW got me again for more KVD Elite 300 jerkbaits and more Spunkshad trailers.  Oops.

[NorthernBasser]

15 minutes ago, drakesndrum said:

Said I was done ...then TW got me again for more KVD Elite 300 jerkbaits and more Spunkshad trailers.  Oops.

[Darth-Baiter]

38 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

They didn't come with split rings? 

No. I put on the Owner Ovals. 

[NorthernBasser]

9 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

No. I put on the Owner Ovals. 

Ohh ok. I was gonna say..

[J._Bricker]

17 hours ago, J._Bricker said:

 

* my apologies, but I meant the RI Repo Man. And in checking I don’t believe the original Repo Man came with a split ring either

@NorthernBasser, just some more information and Teckle did mention something about them being made from the original molds. 

[Jmurphy87]

Well bait monkey got me again lol, just went to look at spinning rods I said.

 

local shop had the first casting rod that I have seen in the st croix legend tournament bass series that I have ever seen, it sort of went downhill from there lol.

 

1 st croix legend tournament bass 7’3 mh

1 daiwa zillion sv tw g 6.3 ratio

1 spool of 14lb sniper 

1 mini max 3/8 spot remover

1 pack mini zako sight flash

1 nichols pulsator 1/2 black red 

1 megabass sv-3 1/2 hot tiger

1 duo realis nitro 65 bloody gold back

 

at least the reel was $70 off so some savings, because you always need a new reel for a new rod right ?