And I'm sticking to it!!

[MikeWright]

These next couple of months these are the only baits I will wish. The lure won't be replaced and I won't make a new box until every lure has caught a fish. Last year I bought so much stuff and never got wet. This year I'm going to dissect my tackle. 

 

2 Baby Pad Crashers I think? I don't know...seems like some green one and bullfrog

Jitterbug

Rebel Popr (I've caught 1 on this, dink)

Whopper Plopper

Vision 110..some shad with purple back

Jointed original Rapala Floater..silver/black back

Berkley Cutter 90+SP..some blue gill print/orange belly

Rat-l-trap..white/silver back and orange craw

Xcite baits Squarebill..some blue gill print

SK 1.5 Squarebill ..some bright orange red craw and SS

[Raul]

Who said you purchase tackle to catch fish ? 

 

you only need a handful of lures to fish, the rest of your purchases are because it's fun to hoard tons of s*t that ain't never gonna touch the water.

[scaleface]

Good luck with that . 

[Kidflex]

Stay strong! Sometimes being hard headed and fishing with lures that arent producing while other lures are producing doesnt pay out. But on the other hand I feel your pain and have hundreds of lures that haven't been wet. I do like the challenge of using a new lure and learning how to use it properly and effectively and then applying that skill and knowledge to the appropriate time and situation. Your situations shouldn't be that bad since all those lures are proven fish catchers

[d-camarena]

Add some keitechs, senkos, flukes and jigs and you should be alright

[roadwarrior]

Well, several years ago I set a goal of fishing everything I own, but what about all

the new stuff I "had to have"? Did not achieve that objective and I don't have that

target in mind anymore. As Raul said "  the rest of your purchases are because it's

fun to hoard tons of s*t that ain't never gonna touch the water."

 

[MikeWright]

I think my most troubling lures are going to be the jerkbait and square bills

I really want to use the jointed rapala and that bluegill Squarebill but have no idea how to fish either of them

[scaleface]

Too bad the  Helicopter lure  is not listed .

[Oklahoma Mike]

Don't you get it, man? WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CAN'T BE DONE! 

 

Now delete this thread before the other members' wives see it, and never speak of this again. 

[Raul]

2 hours ago, Oklahoma Mike said:

Don't you get it, man? WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CAN'T BE DONE! 

 

Now delete this thread before the other members' wives see it, and never speak of this again. 

 

CHICKEN ?!?

 

Fortunately for me when my wife to be and I met I already had an obscene amount of tackle so it's easy to "hide" the new stuff.

[Deeare]

4 hours ago, MikeWright said:

I think my most troubling lures are going to be the jerkbait and square bills

I really want to use the jointed rapala and that bluegill Squarebill but have no idea how to fish either of them

Mike.  I'll buy the whole box....how much!!!!!???    Lol.   I'll probably only use half of it at best but it looks great in my cellar 

[IndianaFinesse]

A day or two of fishing (although you might have to wait till summer for those topwaters) and you should be back to buying more tackle you don't really need.  Those booyah frogs won't even last half an hour, if that.

[kcdinkerz]

Catch some tree bass, you'll be buy new lures soon lol. Those are some good colors you shouldn't have any problems.

[MikeWright]

@Kidflex I chose colors and lures that are already proven to make this a little easier on me.

@IndianaFinesse I live in central Texas so top waters are always an option to throw

@Deeare What's the offer?!! On a serious note though, half is better than what ive done...I haven't thrown 90% of these!!

Does anybody have advise on how to retrieve the Rapala Original Floater and how can I keep the 110 from diving down so low when I jerk it...I've always come back with a bunch of grass, has to be something I can change on the retrieve right? And the Squarebill are always a steady retrieve, just a change in how fast I bring it through the water right?

[IndianaFinesse]

15 hours ago, MikeWright said:

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@IndianaFinesse

@Deearehow can I keep the 110 from diving down so low when I jerk it...I've always come back with a bunch of grass, has to be something I can change on the retrieve right? And the Squarebill are always a steady retrieve, just a change in how fast I bring it through the water right?

Try using upward twitches instead of downward, and if you're still hooking weeds, upsize the line to around 12-14 pound mono.