What was your worst fishing purchase decision ever?

[Quarry Man]

Roman Made Mother Triple - $500 out the door, lost it in to a pike second time i used it.

[roadwarrior]

Pretty expensive lure for anyone, but especially surprising for someone still in high school.

 

[Quarry Man]

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

Pretty expensive lure for anyone, but especially surprising for someone still in high school.

 

 

I'm kidding, but I'm sure it happened

 

[jakebrake]

5 minutes ago, Quarry Man said:

 

I'm kidding, but I'm sure it happened

 

would stren ez cast be involved?

 

(another disaster I had forgotten)

[Quarry Man]

Just now, jakebrake said:

would stren ez cast be involved?

 

(another disaster I had forgotten)

 

no it was berkley vanish

[bankguy315]

Piscifun baitcaster...

[TX-Deluxe]

On 5/3/2017 at 1:40 PM, IndianaFinesse said:

 

I'll help you out and take those off your hands, since you hate em anyways...

Why do so many people care about the aesthetics of their equipment?

 

I can get a pink reel/rod taking away your man card. 

[Fishes in trees]

Over the years I've made my share of stupid fishing purchases.   Back in the day, when I was a meat fishing bush hippie, I bought a European style "keep sack" thinking it would be better than the nylon cord stringers I was using, because I saw it in In-fisherman magazine.  wrong . . . It was just a nylon thin mesh nylon sack, that when it inevitable snapping turtle came around would just chew through the thin nylon to get to the fish.  I think it lasted a couple of trips.

 

Once upon a time Guido and Dion Hidden were at a bait shop shilling for US Reels.  They were new to the market at a fairly attractive price and they worked great in the parking lot throwing practice plugs so I bought one.   In every day fishing practices, the Hidden performance series  Supercaster 800SX doesn't perform that well at all.  It has been in bait caster prison since I bought it and tried to use it twice.

 

In my fishing shed I have a large assortment of plastic baits that I can honestly asked myself,  "Just what was it that prompted me to buy that bait?"   . . . cause I can't remember.

[Fishin' Fool]

On 5/3/2017 at 1:09 AM, idabass said:

This ugly reel. Never have used it, just collecting dust. Could never find a rod I was sure it would look good on.

 

One of those yellow Skeet Reese rods?

[Columbia Craw]

All the flippin raffle tickets I've bought at local open tournaments I fished over the years.  I bet Iv'e purchased several hundred dollars worth and won ONE item, some screen cleaner, screen cleaner, did I say screen cleaner that's just water and vinegar in a 4 ounce spray bottle.. It's a conspiracy, I'm sure of it. The last event two weeks ago, some little urchin with no teeth won about eight items on 20 bucks worth of tickets.  I swear, the free hot dogs could have passed for five inch Senkos in color 176.  My God son and I were one place out of the money.  Love to fish those those opens. I'm gonna go wash my truck after I take my pill.

[bh91]

Abu Garcia revo sx3 .. It's not as nice as my daiwas

[hstaple1979]

On 5/2/2017 at 6:59 PM, frosty said:

I still have a box of the original Flying Lure  dad bought them when I was a teenager, we just slayed them the first time we used them, however, they steadily became less effective? I think my worst purchase was a shimano rod from Walmart. Broke in half after a couple weeks. 

I bought Flying Lures when they first came out as well. I caught fish on them the first trip I used them (hey, I was like 12) and never caught another on any of them I had again.

[chubaka]

On 5/5/2017 at 6:21 PM, Munkin said:

 

Beat me to it! The reason they call it Vanish is that is what happens to any lure you tie on, they Vanish!

 

Allen

Hahah! this response is hilarious!

[frosty]

2 hours ago, hstaple1979 said:

I bought Flying Lures when they first came out as well. I caught fish on them the first trip I used them (hey, I was like 12) and never caught another on any of them I had again.

I was about the same age, maybe a year or two older. I found one laying in my tackle box the other day so I tied it on just for the heck of it and wouldn't you know it, I didn't catch a d**n thing 

[Airman4754]

Helicopter Lure and two buzz baits.

[hstaple1979]

7 hours ago, Mosster47 said:

Helicopter Lure and two buzz baits.

I would agree on buzz baits. I have never caught a fish or had a bite on one. I never used helicopter lures, but I did use banjo minnows. Since I was a failure at figuring them out, I used the minnow bodies on jig heads and as replacement beetle spin bodies, for that purpose they actually work.

[Sam]

A number of years ago I purchased the BIO PULSE SYSTEM as it was developed and designed by an LSU professor to attract spawning bass.

 

The lure is six-inches long and designed on the same platform as the Shad Rap.

 

However, it has a hollow body where you add the fluid that has the Bio Pulse System Sci-X Feeding Stimulant Foam.

 

So does it work? Nope. Not even a missed strike.

 

I sent an email to the professor and he told me that the lure was released too early in their research and that he and his staff were working on an updated version that should perform as promised.

 

I have not found out the name of the new bait, nor do I know if it has ever been released.

 

I don't think I will invest in the new version.

 

If anyone out there knows anything about this bait please let us know. Thanks.

[Wurming67]

Abu Garcia black max what was I thinking total grabage

[bma3]

Half the fishing tackle I own that I don't even use 

[Allen Der]

add me to the list of the inflatable boat mistakes.  bought one in college and put it in the trunk of my small car.  that thing would take forever to blow up with the foot pump and any wind the boat would blow all over the place.  almost couldn't row back one time

[RippinLips57]

A POS 50$ 7" escalade rod , I didn't hit anything and I was only throwin a 3/8 jig and I casted it out and a good bit of the tip came off, should've bought a better rod for the ol pro max lol  ya get what ya pay for

[basscatcher8]

This   

 

Think it was back in the late 90's. I still have the multi tool it came with. Only part of the kit that worked.

 

 

[Ratherbfishing]

On 5/4/2017 at 11:50 AM, Adleyfishes said:

That was me at first too... 

I'm sorry I think that the fireline crystal has pretty good knot strength... have you tried a Palomar knot?

If memory serves me, yes.  I think the problem was that it was "waxed" dental floss.

[Adleyfishes]

1 minute ago, Ratherbfishing said:

If memory serves me, yes.  I think the problem was that it was "waxed" dental floss.

that's your opinion

[Ratherbfishing]

Just now, Adleyfishes said:

that's your opinion

By golly, you're right.  It IS my opinion.