j bab Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 Come here to pay your respects for innocent lures who deserved a good life but went too soon... I lost a brand new 8" Hudd today 4 Quote
frosty Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 To all the Ned rigs lost at the bottom of Big Walnut Creek ? 1 Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 3 hours ago, j bab said: Come here to pay your respects for innocent lures who deserved a good life but went too soon... I lost a brand new 8" Hudd today don't feel too bad , i've lost 15 -20 Hudds over the years ... 1 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 To my old original Cordell big-o which I hung up and lost around 40+ years ago. 1 Quote
edfitzvb Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 In many years of fishing from the bank, enough to rival Arlington cemetery, and in particular one buzz bait that I have only seen that once but that was a great design. 1 Quote
Cody21w Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 If you're not fishing from the bank, PLEASE get yourself a lure retriever. It will easily pay for itself and prevent losing your favorite beat up lure. 2 Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 I lost my megabass vision 110 on it's second trip out... 1 Quote
thebillsman Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 To my Jackall Squad Minnow who spent more time in a box shipping from Japan than on the water. 4 Quote
Jaderose Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 Had a spinner bait I put up in a tree up in Minnesota. Nothing really special about other than it had "the mojo" Caught a ton of fish with it. I pay my respects every couple of years when I go up there. Still hanging there. 5 Quote
frosty Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 28 minutes ago, Jaderose said: Had a spinner bait I put up in a tree up in Minnesota. Nothing really special about other than it had "the mojo" Caught a ton of fish with it. I pay my respects every couple of years when I go up there. Still hanging there. Just saying... 4 Quote
Preytorien Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 I popped my leader knot on a custom painted crappie colored Duo Realis Spinbait 80 that would flat out kill them on a local lake of mine. I was heartbroken to see it plop in the drink. I haven't been able to find one like it since. Quote
"hamma" Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 AHHHHH<.. finally an ode to the lures famous or not that have gone down the other path,.... Insert TAPS as background music here:,..... To the greatly loved and lost, we dearly salute you. Your value may have been unmeasurable, but nonetheless,...regarded, endeared, and, yes even loved. Your undying dedication and devotion to work as we decided, was not only appreciated, but etched in our memories and thoughts. We greatly miss, and fear your likes will never be matched, as we had such a bond that cant just be broken by absence, as memory, and time spent together. will truly quell any replacement,....... the experiences and successes we endured solidify our time together, and can only now bring sorrow, and dismay, as your departure is so evident. As you pass on to another chapter of your existence,.. hung in that tree, stolen by that cow of a bass, or snagged in that brushpile. We can only reflect, and rely on our memories, to recall such joyous of times. And we ask the good lord to provide us a easy transition, a sombre path, and peaceful easement towards the next chapter of life. We salute you, oh lost and endeared tackle,... may your new path be unhindered, by casts to emergent rip rap, undaunted with strikes from toothy pike, and let lay instead of being crushed by smallmouths. Yea,... tho we may walk, nay run! to our nearest bass pro for replacement. You are in our thoughts, our minds, and our prayers,.... that they still stock your kind!,.....lol 4 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 13 minutes ago, "hamma" said: AHHHHH<.. finally an ode to the lures famous or not that have gone down the other path,.... Insert TAPS as background music here:,..... To the greatly loved and lost, we dearly salute you. Your value may have been unmeasurable, but nonetheless,...regarded, endeared, and, yes even loved. Your undying dedication and devotion to work as we decided, was not only appreciated, but etched in our memories and thoughts. We greatly miss, and fear your likes will never be matched, as we had such a bond that cant just be broken by absence, as memory, and time spent together. will truly quell any replacement,....... the experiences and successes we endured solidify our time together, and can only now bring sorrow, and dismay, as your departure is so evident. As you pass on to another chapter of your existence,.. hung in that tree, stolen by that cow of a bass, or snagged in that brushpile. We can only reflect, and rely on our memories, to recall such joyous of times. And we ask the good lord to provide us a easy transition, a sombre path, and peaceful easement towards the next chapter of life. We salute you, oh lost and endeared tackle,... may your new path be unhindered, by casts to emergent rip rap, undaunted with strikes from toothy pike, and let lay instead of being crushed by smallmouths. Yea,... tho we may walk, nay run! to our nearest bass pro for replacement. You are in our thoughts, our minds, and our prayers,.... that they still stock your kind!,.....lol Nicely Done hamma ~ Really Enjoyed that one. However my particular reaction to losing a favorite bait is rourinely far less eloquent. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 I'm sure all of us have lost favorite baits - especially some that are no longer made and thus not readily replaceable (short of paying collector prices on eBay). I also sorta "bond" with some baits, especially those that go over the century mark in number of bass caught - BUT, when those baits eventually go KIA, I know that they fought the good fight, and brought in enough bass to more than pay for themselves, and pass on to the Valhalla of bass baits with their head held high... Then, there are the baits that have one shot at glory, and are lost too soon. The 3/4 oz Red Eye Shad in the photo below was removed from the wrapper, tied on the rod, caught a 5-pound bass on the first cast, and then was hung on a stump on the second cast and lost (fishing from the bank). RIP RES - I hardly knew ya... 5 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, Goose52 said: I'm sure all of us have lost favorite baits - especially some that are no longer made and thus not readily replaceable (short of paying collector prices on eBay). I also sorta "bond" with some baits, especially those that go over the century mark in number of bass caught - BUT, when those baits eventually go KIA, I know that they fought the good fight, and brought in enough bass to more than pay for themselves, and pass on to the Valhalla of bass baits with their head held high... Then, there are the baits that have one shot at glory, and are lost too soon. The 3/4 oz Red Eye Shad in the photo below was removed from the wrapper, tied on the rod, caught a 5-pound bass on the first cast, and then was hung on a stump on the second cast and lost (fishing from the bank). RIP RES - I hardly knew ya... "Only The Good Die Young" Channeling my inner Billy Joel right there - 1977 was a good year. And loosing discontinued baits isn't even remotely funny. A-Jay 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 21, 2016 Global Moderator Posted November 21, 2016 3 Quote
j bab Posted November 21, 2016 Author Posted November 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: That look of pure disappointment... 6 hours ago, Cody21w said: If you're not fishing from the bank, PLEASE get yourself a lure retriever. It will easily pay for itself and prevent losing your favorite beat up lure. In this case we did use a lure retriever, but something weird happened and my line broke while trying to bump the lure free. Must have been around a sharp stick or something, I'm still not sure what happened. I've gotten my Deps 250 unstuck from about 6 or 8 logs with a good lure retriever, my Hudds have never not come off a hangup except for this time... Lure retrievers are amazing! 9 hours ago, Big Bait Fishing said: don't feel too bad , i've lost 15 -20 Hudds over the years ... That hurt my soul to read... RIP! Quote
blckshirt98 Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 First time I ever fished a chatterbait it was an original D&M Piranha, and it was to that date the most expensive lure I had ever bought. LIterally the second cast from shore, got hung up on some deep rocks, snap, gone. It took me a while to recover from that one. Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted November 21, 2016 Super User Posted November 21, 2016 throwing sinking swimbaits is always a risk , sometimes you have to pay to play , why do you think most guys want a floating swimbait ! 1 Quote
bassguytom Posted November 21, 2016 Posted November 21, 2016 8 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said: I lost my megabass vision 110 on it's second trip out... Me too! Back to my LC pointers I go! 1 Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted November 22, 2016 Super User Posted November 22, 2016 OK - here's another one. This Deep Little N was well over 100 bass caught - probably nothing bigger than 3 pounds caught on it - just a soldier that "went over the top" whenever called. I was cranking it across some known man-made fish structures and it probably got wedged between some of the pvc pipes that made up the structure. Not recoverable by a plug knocker. RIP DLN... 2 Quote
DubyaDee Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 8 hours ago, Preytorien said: I popped my leader knot on a custom painted crappie colored Duo Realis Spinbait 80 that would flat out kill them on a local lake of mine. I was heartbroken to see it plop in the drink. I haven't been able to find one like it since. Those spybaits attract lots of pike too ?. Do crappie ever have that minnow shape that the spinbait 80 has? Love those spybaits! Quote
Super User JustJames Posted November 22, 2016 Super User Posted November 22, 2016 really too soon ? I lost 2 of LC jerkbait last week on seperate trip one of them just open the package got a shot bite and then ... RIP. Quote
bchase44 Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 A brand new Red Eye Shad, lost under a bridge, probably 5th cast or so. Another lipless crankbait Cotton Cordell, that previous trip caught 2 decent bass, Lost on a stump. About 2 packs of Roboworms and various pricey hooks.. Lost to the depths. And the only 4 tungsten drop-shot weights I've bought are with them. My favorite joined shad-rap.. another stump. Ned rig holocaust, I've lost count. I cannot go further.. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted November 22, 2016 Super User Posted November 22, 2016 To the heaps of empty keitech clamshell packages that represent nothing but a distant memory 3 Quote
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