The Same Old Same Old

[roadwarrior]

12 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

I will never buy any Megabass products due to the cost of them. 

Well, although the initial cost is high, I have some of the 110s that are more than

a decade old. I have never broken one or lost one. These jerkbaits have been great

producers and worth the investment.

 

[Boomstick]

27 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

I will never buy any Megabass products due to the cost of them.

At one point I said the same thing. I kept hearing good things, so finally I caved and bought a handful of Pop X and Pop Max and S Cranks. As far as the poppers, they have the best action I have found, pop and walk very well and I don't lose them too often, so in the long term of things, they paid for themselves. And the S-Crank is a little more situational - it has a very wide wobble but when bass hit it, they absolutely smash it. I lost one, it sucked and I don't bring them out all the time, but they've paid off in the long term.

[Log Catcher]

8 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Well, although the initial cost is high, I have some of the 110s that are more than

a decade old. I have never broken one or lost one. These jerkbaits have been great

producers and worth the investment.

 

Since I am a casual fisherman and lucky if I get to go once a week I can't justify spending that much on baits. The most expensive baits I have are Lucky Craft. I don't get to use them very often and have more than I need.

[FishTank]

I try to learn or relearn a technique each year.  It keeps things fun and breaks up the monotony.   This years technique is the Gika Rig.   

 

On a side note, I fish with a guy that uses the same soft plastic worm (size and color) for everything and every condition.  Some days it's hot but there are a lot of days, it's not and he will get skunked before he changes up.  It can make for a frustrating eight hours out on the water.  I have tried to switch him over to other baits by just giving them to him but even if he catches something on a new bait he will go back to the same worm. 

[DitchPanda]

I try to be versatile and well rounded so I'm always up for trying new techniques. But like alot of guys I have my favorites...my old standbys that I lean on heavily when times are tough. Namely a spinner bait and some kind of jig.

[Bankbeater]

I will try new ways to rig baits, but I don’t run out and buy the latest and greatest bait.

I just started using chatterbaits about 6 years ago and I have yet to buy a whopper plopper. 

[Fishes in trees]

To pull a line out of context from Log Catcher's post . . .. "I have more than I need . . ."

What kind of talk is that?   There is a whole industry out there that is counting on fishermen in general and bass fishing fanatics in particular, to support them.  The last time I went more than a week without walking into a fishing store, or walking down the aisle of fishing gear at Walmart, was when I quarantined.   If I walk into a fishing store, more often than not I end up buying something.  Some times it is something tangental to fishing ( last time it was merino wool long underwear ), more often than not it is artificial bait of some sort, often soft plastics.

 

There is a simple question that I ask myself, "Is there a chance that this bait will help me catch more fish?"   If the answer is maybe - probably, I'll generally buy it.  Every season I start out with a more or less empty new bait box and buy the end of the year, that box is stuffed.

[Columbia Craw]

On 1/16/2021 at 8:42 AM, whitwolf said:

For me I have to be intrigued by the look of the bait to consider trying it. I can count on one hand the "new" baits I have tried on the last several years.

 

I have fed the bait monkey many times in life and will again. 

 

These are the questions I ask myself when considering some new.

 

1. Will this work any better than what I'm doing? 

2. Will I give it an honest go?

3. Will it fish the way I want to fish?

4. Is there a real possibility that it will end up in the tackle room like many before. 

5. Will I enjoy fishing this?

 

If I do try something new and it works for me  then I will buy a metric ton.

 

 

That is me.  I’ve always liked to explore new techniques which generally means new lures.  I look at the bait and try and visualize the situation where it would shine or prove itself.  The Dark Sleeper is a perfect example.  It more than met expectations.
 

I enjoy the whole experience of bass fishing and fishing diverse waters.  The more versatile the better and sometimes that results in trying something new.

[Bluebasser86]

I try new baits but stick mostly to the same productive colors.

[Spankey]

This is nothing new to me but does fall right in line with the same old same old. I have to get back into fishing jerk baits a bit more often. I don’t really fish them in the picture perfect way that articles and video would have you fish them. I fish them more like a jerkbait/crankbait style.  A bit more swimming of it than maybe designed to. On the river over the years I’ve pulled off double hitters quite a few times on them. Granted not huge Smallies but it sure made it fun. Will throw them a bit more this upcoming season. 

[gim]

On 1/16/2021 at 6:51 PM, roadwarrior said:

Well, although the initial cost is high, I have some of the 110s that are more than

a decade old. I have never broken one or lost one. These jerkbaits have been great

producers and worth the investment.

 

Until about 2 years ago I had never used a mega bass product either. I’ve got a couple of 110’s now and I will admit they are an effective lure. I can understand why the cost inhibits people from buying them when compared to other brands though. Plus up here in the north there are toothy critters that love to steal them.

[padon]

i have my favorites that i use all the time BUT with as much pressure as the lakes by me get i feel like its a good idea to try new things. i dont buy into all of them but especially the the finesse techniques i look into and try some if i think they will be effective.

[MAN]

I stick with the tried and true, and rarely venture out to far beyond that. 

[mheichelbech]

For most techniques, I am very reluctant to change.  I use the same squarebills, same spinnerbaits, same worms, same floating worms and same craws.  Where I fall down and this is crazy, is jigs.  The jigs I have historically used (Stanley) continue to catch fish as well as any new bait however I buy at least $50 or more in new jigs every season thinking something will be better and I never fail to fall back to my good old Stanley jigs.

 

The only other "new" thing I've gotten into are the swim baits such as the Keitechs.

 

I bought about 10 Terminator Titanium spinnerbaits back when they came out (many years ago) and those continue to serve me very well.  Never had one break and guessing they never will.  I imagine that's why the quite making them!