billbrum Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Seagur Fluorocarbon Suffix Braid Abu Garcia products St. Croix Triumph (twice) Swimbaits Berkley Blade Dancers Quote
gravyfor3 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 this isnt over ten bucks but it was a very bad investment... a yum dancing eel Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 this isnt over ten bucks but it was a very bad investment... a yum dancing eel Didn't expect to see this one here. :-? Quote
Boogey Man Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Abu Garcia D5. Man, I was excited. Lightter than the C3 and C4, recessed reel foot. I never could get it to cast right and when I was reeling in a bass it felt like the gears were binding up. Finally took it apart and noticed that the main gear was actually rubbing against the reel frame and had started to wear a groove into the frame. Ended up trading it in at Bass Pro Shops at their reel trade-in. Quote
hawghunter1744 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 A Booyah Dancin Buzz.. It's 15" long and GOOFY Quote
sambrochill Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 i bought 3 of the Sebile magic swimmer lures, spend about 45 dollars and didnt catch a thing on them. ended up losing them all to stumps and different hangups in the water =/ Quote
fretfishman Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 for me it was a panfish soft plastic kit I tried when I wanted to get a "compact stowaway" setup to take and really learn panfishing more. (not that it's all that hard) granted, there isn't a whole lot of engineering that goes into small tubes and grubs, but these things just failed. it's a very good kit for a kid to go panfishing, but I should've known better than to try something like this. that's what I get for being lazy - I didn't want to put together my own kit with better soft plastics and jig heads that actually have a decent hook. Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 i bought 3 of the Sebile magic swimmer lures, spend about 45 dollars and didnt catch a thing on them. ended up losing them all to stumps and different hangups in the water =/ Ouch! I would have swam after those lures. I have heard good things on here about them. Quote
gravyfor3 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 this isnt over ten bucks but it was a very bad investment... a yum dancing eel Didn't expect to see this one here. :-? i havent caught one fish on it yet and i could have bought some plastic worms and caught more fish lol... Quote
Olebiker Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 A Ranger bass boat. Nice troll, but nobody bit. ;D My worst investment was a Shakespeare 1969 baitcaster that I put on a Fenwick Lunker Stik. Neither one was worth a dern. This was back in 1970, I believe. Quote
SuskyDude Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Shimano spinning reels. I have a Stradic, and a Sahara that both bind when they get wet. After asking around this is a pretty common problem with shimano. Great reels when dry..... Never again. Quote
Aaron Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Shimano spinning reels. I have a Stradic, and a Sahara that both bind when they get wet. After asking around this is a pretty common problem with shimano. Great reels when dry..... Never again. You could put those reels out pasture if you don't like them. By that I mean send them to me Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 24, 2008 Super User Posted July 24, 2008 After asking around this is a pretty common problem with shimano. I have never experienced binding and although I have heard this said, I have never met anyone in person that has experienced this "problem". So, I am not disparaging you, I simply do not think this is a "common problem". : Quote
Joe Boss Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 I can't say it was junk but it sure didn't fish like I thought it would. A Shimano Sedona spinning reel. I just do NOT like the way it operates. The Pfluegers I have now fish like I thought that Sedona would have. Not sure what the issue is with that Sedona but everytime I used it I had to fight with it and it was miserable doing it. I have to agree on the Sedona. It was a real bummer for me because I have other Shimano rods and reels I love that cost less. My worst tackle investment had to be the Helicoptor lure that I ordered from Roland Martin's infomercial. The only thing I caught with that junk was an empty wallet. Still love Roland, just won't buy anything he endorses. Quote
Uncle Leo Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Remember the Abu Garcia Eon, I have one for sale used once. Why they made that reel I will never know, why I bought it I will never know. I will sell it cheap, you guys just had to remind me. Quote
Boogey Man Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Remember the Abu Garcia Eon, I have one for sale used once. Why they made that reel I will never know, why I bought it I will never know. I will sell it cheap, you guys just had to remind me. I had one of those too. Emphasis on the "had" Quote
muscovey Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 The Popeil's Pocket Fisherman I bought my wife as a wedding anniversary present... that ended up costing me a set of diamond earrings. It sits next to the Bass-o-matic and the hot air popcorn popper down in the basement. Quote
detroit1 Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Back in the early 70's, as a young teenager i had the bass bug bad. Johnson reels came out with a new high-speed spincast reel called the Sprint. That thing brought in line twice as fast as any Zebco ever could, and with my newfound love, the spinnerbait, I would whip my dad almost every time out. I don't think i got 10 trips with it before it was rendered useless. Quote
Vyron Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 fireline and all the cheap rods I bought when started bass fishing Quote
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