primetime Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I spend most of my money on jigs, weights, terminal tackle etc...I find most of my rods end up rigged with jigs and soft plastics at the end of the day lately, and maybe a jerkbait. I try to limit my colors to 5-7 in total, and a few different sizes and actions... most days a Jig of some style, or a soft bait of some style will work...In fact, I could probably fish with a Power worm or Culprit and some weights and be good most days... 1 Quote
Buckeye Ron Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I've learned to save money by staying focused on what catches fish for me and staying with that vs spending a fortune on the latest "gotta have it" lures. That's one advantage of getting older in that you've been around long enough to know what works to catch fish and not the fisherman! My tackle boxes are filled with a lot of older lures in traditional colors that have proven effective for me in the areas I frequently fish. I use primarily Yum ribbon tail worms in three colors. Same with plastic craws. Spinner baits in white,chartreuse,and black or blue. I quit trying to have every blade combination and now use either Colorado or Willow blades only. Topwater baits in frog,black,or something shad colored. I buy lures on EBay but I am very rigid when it comes to the price I'll pay for used lures. It's amazing how much people will pay for used lures,but I refuse to get caught up in that. A lure would have to be very special to get $10.00 of my money,and that includes shipping! These are just some of the ways I save money on my gear. 2 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 On 1/6/2016 at 10:02 AM, Master Bait'r said: Money saving tip #1: Block BR, 'that auction site' and all international storefronts from your browser haha Really though, elaztechs whenever possible and mend-it for all the other soft baits. Plastics are often overlooked in terms of expense, but the longer they last the less they cost. One would be wise to squeeze every cast possible out of a bait before you retire it. I throw all my broken plastics in a ziploc bag and go through them when I get home to see if anything is salvageable, there always is. In terms of hard goods like rods and reels I enjoy having nice things so I patiently watch and wait until I can find a really good deal on something. I'm honestly not willing to skimp on any link in the rod-reel-line Holy Trinity so I have to make up ground elsewhere, be it a reel that needs repair or one that has a bit of age, etc. I am pretty much maxed out for rod slots right now too, so I have to sell something to get something and rolling the sale money into the purchase of the next item helps take some out-of-pocket sting out. Also I've recently developed a way to help my passion pay for itself. I originally got a cheap aluminum boat for the simple fact that I couldn't afford a bigger better one. I've been a custom metal fabrication guy pretty much my whole life, so it obviously ended up turning into a project that spiraled into an actual long-term plan after I experienced nonstop positive feedback everywhere I brought it. Long story short, in the past year I've started plucking cheap but solid aluminum boats off CL and stockpiling them over the winter. Come spring I will have a couple fully rebuilt like the one I made for myself (shown below) so I can sell them, reinvesting the cash threefold: a ~5hp or less gas motor for my boat shown below (I want to Quabbin seal it this year), a new kayak and at least one more project boat to rehab and flip to keep the work/gear/cash/fish/rinse/repeat flow alive. See, I may not *have* the money for much of what I want, but with hard work and some determination I know I can work my way into where I want to be over time and that's important to remember. Having a side gig does help compartmentalize the cost of fishing though too. My PayPal is almost like my ghetto fishing/business account lol. I mean, who wouldn't want one of these little guys? Full custom configuration too, imagination and money are the only limiting factors for a buyer. So yeah, it's all about examining your strengths and developing a plan to get where you want to be. There's always a way, even if it requires a lot of effort, time, research and planning. Anything worth having is worth earning though IMO. I don't mind spending dough because I like nice things, but I do need to feel like I got a good value before I will spend my hard earned cash, that much I will say for sure. Do you have any pictures of these other projects? Quote
Super User scaleface Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 I dont buy jig trailers. As long as its a decent color I use whatever piece of torn up plastic thats lying on the bottom of the boat . Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 On 1/7/2016 at 9:28 PM, FloridaFishinFool said: In an earlier comment I mentioned that I now use a particular yamamoto lure because I hate messing around with skirts. So I found a one-piece molded rubber bait that works just as well in most circumstances and saves me a lot of time and trouble while out fishing. With this lure I do not have to buy jigs, skirts, and trailers. I just buy this one lure, rig it weedless with or without weight and go to town with it. I use it a lot for flipping, pitching, and punching through vegetation and I do not have to mess with it no where near as much as I have with jigs with skirts and trailers. So I got a couple of PM's asking which bait it is and here it is- the Yamamoto Hula grub double tail. I absolutely love this thing! I guess Gary Yamamoto hates messing with skirts as much as I do! Thanks Gary! Wish there were more like this one on the market! Big Bite Baits makes a similar bait for 1/2 the price of the Yamamoto. 1 Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 12 minutes ago, HoosierHawgs said: Big Bite Baits makes a similar bait for 1/2 the price of the Yamamoto. I know! But they also have discontinued it! Try finding it on their website. Presently I have found a couple of bait companies making a similar bait as this one and I am buying them. It is a great multipurpose bait I plan on expanding its use this next year. I am working on rigging it on a spinner set up, I use it for flipping and pitching too. 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said: I know! But they also have discontinued it! Try finding it on their website. Presently I have found a couple of bait companies making a similar bait as this one and I am buying them. It is a great multipurpose bait I plan on expanding its use this next year. I am working on rigging it on a spinner set up, I use it for flipping and pitching too. That sucks, must be the last batch at the Gander Mt. then. I really like the Big Bite Baits they save me a lot of money buy being very inexpensive. They are supple as any other good plastic on the market, so they aren't amazingly durable, but I'm not as worried about durability when I am paying for 1/3 of the price for a bait that has an action that is just as good! 2 Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted January 18, 2016 Super User Posted January 18, 2016 1 hour ago, HoosierHawgs said: That sucks, must be the last batch at the Gander Mt. then. I really like the Big Bite Baits they save me a lot of money buy being very inexpensive. They are supple as any other good plastic on the market, so they aren't amazingly durable, but I'm not as worried about durability when I am paying for 1/3 of the price for a bait that has an action that is just as good! Didn't they start out as a pouring house for others and then start selling their own line too? I have a couple of their baits, but have really taken a liking to YUMs new price point. 1 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted January 18, 2016 Super User Posted January 18, 2016 7 hours ago, HoosierHawgs said: Do you have any pictures of these other projects? Boats? They're hull up in my yard until the ski season beats me up enough to start staying home on the weekends haha 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted January 18, 2016 Super User Posted January 18, 2016 2 hours ago, cgolf said: Didn't they start out as a pouring house for others and then start selling their own line too? I have a couple of their baits, but have really taken a liking to YUMs new price point. The new Yum price point is great. I wasn't a big Yum fan until they went to the $2.99 for everything after they discontinued the F2 scent 1 Quote
imagine29028 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 2 hours ago, HoosierHawgs said: The new Yum price point is great. I wasn't a big Yum fan until they went to the $2.99 for everything after they discontinued the F2 scent yup...picked up some Christie Craws at Walmart...the legs remind me of a Rage Tail 1 Quote
Ringonu Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 On January 6, 2016 at 9:37 AM, the reel ess said: The most rip-roaring deal in spinning reels I have ever come across is the Pfleuger Trion. $40 all day, every day, everywhere it's sold. It's a tad heavier than the next model up the line, but I believe all the running gear is the same. Smooth, doesn't twist, works well with braid, and great drag. I'll buy another when the old BPS Viper reel wears out (if it ever does). I have a local auction that sells Amazon returns. I look for their combos with broken rods. Picked up two Trion reels for $25 total. Love those reels. 1 Quote
EricTheAngler Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 0:39 AM, imagine29028 said: yup...picked up some Christie Craws at Walmart...the legs remind me of a Rage Tail I like to use them on jigs! Quote
primetime Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 You can actually get everything for free and make money if you bring your phone with you and get a deal on clearance lures at any store...Often you can approach a manager if they are stuck with a certain item that is popular on Ebay, and if you walk into a fishing store on the right day, you may just find that they have a rack full of Mepps spinners and panther martins in say a sports authority like here in Florida, so nobody buys them, so I will just buy all of them for crazy discounts.. Just keep it simple..Buy a few colors, few sizes and this way you can list all items at one time, and I know it seems like work but I recently found a bunch of savage lures for $3 and grabbed a cart full, they ended up being slightly less, only grabbed 3 types, 3 colors, had em listed before I left the store but now I made a few bucks and also have half dozen savage lures I would neve buy since they retail for $10 plus in most cases...Line is another good one...Sports authority will do 75% off of Suffix braid at times etc...Stuff like that, if spro frogs are buy 2 get one free and on sale, I don't mind selling 6 to get 2 free....Just a thought, less stress than starting a legit business....and also just buy house brand lures from Academy....They work as good as any for me.... 1 Quote
kbeeb374 Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 On 1/6/2016 at 9:08 AM, the reel ess said: I have wondered if RC was ashamed his name was on that reel. I was actually in his boat as a marshal during a tournament last year and was pleasantly surprised to find that every single baitcaster he used was one of those. Now he probably had some upgraded components but I'm not so sure. He also used almost exclusively, his own Luck-e-strike lures that had his name on it as well. So I would say he probably isn't ashamed of them (regardless of whether or not he should be :p). Oh and probably 80% of his rods were those turquoise ones everyone seems to hate haha. 2 Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted February 5, 2016 Super User Posted February 5, 2016 21 minutes ago, kbeeb374 said: I was actually in his boat as a marshal during a tournament last year and was pleasantly surprised to find that every single baitcaster he used was one of those. Now he probably had some upgraded components but I'm not so sure. He also used almost exclusively, his own Luck-e-strike lures that had his name on it as well. So I would say he probably isn't ashamed of them (regardless of whether or not he should be :p). Oh and probably 80% of his rods were those turquoise ones everyone seems to hate haha. I actually really like the turquoise sticks. I carried one in my truck last summer and it saw over 100 trips of use and abuse. A tad heavy but very comfortable to fish, and I scored 2 of them for 50 a couple of years ago at DSG Quote
Scarborough817 Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 the best money saving idea i have had is to kill that d**n bait monkey 1 Quote
kbeeb374 Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 40 minutes ago, cgolf said: I actually really like the turquoise sticks. I carried one in my truck last summer and it saw over 100 trips of use and abuse. A tad heavy but very comfortable to fish, and I scored 2 of them for 50 a couple of years ago at DSG Yeah I actually think they look awesome as well but for some reason I haven't heard of many people liking them very much. Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted February 5, 2016 Super User Posted February 5, 2016 3 hours ago, kbeeb374 said: Yeah I actually think they look awesome as well but for some reason I haven't heard of many people liking them very much. The squarebill rod works really nice for that purpose on the river. Tossed SK100s along with their new shallow SB and bandit 100s with it. Quote
Last_Cast Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 Who doesnt like saving some money!? I tend to just look for those awesome sales/deals. Sometimes I dont. Depends on my mood. Quote
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