wisturkeyhunter Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Depending on your mind set it could certainly be worth the money. If ever one is throwing $10 lures at the water you fish and you start throwing $80 baits that are much better you are going to catch more and bigger fish than you did before throwing the cheaper baits if all else is equal. One big fish would be worth it to alot of guys. That said good lures aren't going to turn a bad fisherman into a good one.
lknbassman Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Depending on your mind set it could certainly be worth the money. If ever one is throwing $10 lures at the water you fish and you start throwing $80 baits that are much better you are going to catch more and bigger fish than you did before throwing the cheaper baits if all else is equal. One big fish would be worth it to alot of guys. That said good lures aren't going to turn a bad fisherman into a good one. BINGO! Fancy baits don't catch fish, skilled fisherman do. Don't believe me? Check the golf business. How many of you guys have or know a guy with $2,000 worth of golf gear who couldn't sniff at breaking 100? The answer.....PLENTY! Nice looking baits, can't imagine they distance themselves from other swim baits all that much (I think Huddleston owns the record courtesy of Steve Kennedy's domination at the Delta last year) by an order of 4X the cost but if they do it for you, then more power to you champ... Need some evidence? I just watched a video on swim baits out on Castaic in CA called "Big Bait Posse" and the guys make their own out of wood on a band saw and catch giant fish. Know he's there, put the bait where he lives at the right time under the right conditions and you'll improve your chances of catching fish. $80 is $80 bucks dude ranch and if this were a golf discussion I'd say spend the money on lessons not a new $500 driver unless you absolutely know how to use it.... Check eBay for evidence of failed driver, iron, wedges, and putter purchases.... You can't buy a game and just because you shelled out big $$$ for baits doesn't mean you're going to catch more or larger fish than anyone else. My guess is that 3-16 sells a lot of great baits and the large % of customers who will shell out the cake for them will have moderate success with them just like the majority of baits sold world wide regardless of price which is why there are so many to choose from. Most fishing equipment is designed to catch fisherman not fish and they work to the tune of a several hundred million dollar per year business conservatively speaking. Nothing against the company, I hope they continue to do well and bring American jobs to the State that they are in but with regard to the price, it is what it is fellas and that is out of reach for the majority of anglers tournament or otherwise. If you can fish, that means you can first find fish, pattern them, and know how to present the right baits to those you are targeting. If you can't, you can't.
lknbassman Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Who in the world is actually going to buy one of these? Man talk about limiting your target market.... Too bad, they look nice but doubt it'll be a hot seller. Just think 4 of them and you have a new G Loomis GLX rod... Wonder which one will last you longer? : $80 is actually a reasonable price for some of those ultra detailed large hard baits. To answer you question though, a rod won't ever catch you a single fish if you don't have a lure tied onto it. I'd rather fish with mediocre rods/reels than cheap lures. The rod and reel will have little impact on my ability to catch fish. If I had my choice I'd go for the 4 3:16 baits than the loomis. The 3:16 baits will drastically increase my odds of catching bigger fish. The rod won't. You are not serious? You'd rather fish with an $80 bait on a $40 rod? Does that mean you go for cheap line too to go along with your $80 bait? Let me guess cheap hooks go along with that too? The right rod has as much to do with landing fish as anything. Don't believe it? Check the polls on here and see what the number one lure of all time is... A rubber worm. A $.10 cent rubber worm with a $.50 cent hook on good quality line and on a good quality rod has stood the test of time. There's no arguing it, it is what it is. Next to the boat and boat accessories(Motor, TM, electronics, etc) pro anglers have more money tied up in dollar per item terms of their rod arsenal than anything else they own. Dollar per item, not total dollars in their whole bait arsenal that by the way does include reels. That's not by accident. Get a nice fish on that $80 bait and break your not so stellar rod, lose him due to the wrong rod for that bait, or break him off on that cheap line you sacrificed money for to get that hot bait and you'll be more than bummed out while it swims off in some fish's mouth now won't you? :'( Think about it for a minute. If you can swing $80 for it, pony it up and good fishing. Just don't put it on lousy line or a sub standard rod, you'll regret it later if you do.
Pigsticker Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 most people fish with worms and such a lot of those guys are on this board because thats the general population of bass anglers Now lets see you ask a bunch of trophy bass hunters from nor cal and south cal what their favorite baits are, for sure no "10 cent worms" are on that list yeah there might be worms on that list but they are hand poured worms that are 3-5 dollars for ONE worm oh and a cheap rod with great baits will get you good action you just wont land as many fish, better that than never get a big bite from a 4in senko knockoff that doesnt sink on a steez rod
Super User fourbizz Posted July 30, 2008 Super User Posted July 30, 2008 Depending on your mind set it could certainly be worth the money. If ever one is throwing $10 lures at the water you fish and you start throwing $80 baits that are much better you are going to catch more and bigger fish than you did before throwing the cheaper baits if all else is equal. One big fish would be worth it to alot of guys. That said good lures aren't going to turn a bad fisherman into a good one. BINGO! Fancy baits don't catch fish, skilled fisherman do. Don't believe me? Check the golf business. How many of you guys have or know a guy with $2,000 worth of golf gear who couldn't sniff at breaking 100? The answer.....PLENTY! Nice looking baits, can't imagine they distance themselves from other swim baits all that much (I think Huddleston owns the record courtesy of Steve Kennedy's domination at the Delta last year) by an order of 4X the cost but if they do it for you, then more power to you champ... Need some evidence? I just watched a video on swim baits out on Castaic in CA called "Big Bait Posse" and the guys make their own out of wood on a band saw and catch giant fish. Know he's there, put the bait where he lives at the right time under the right conditions and you'll improve your chances of catching fish. $80 is $80 bucks dude ranch and if this were a golf discussion I'd say spend the money on lessons not a new $500 driver unless you absolutely know how to use it.... Check eBay for evidence of failed driver, iron, wedges, and putter purchases.... You can't buy a game and just because you shelled out big $$$ for baits doesn't mean you're going to catch more or larger fish than anyone else. My guess is that 3-16 sells a lot of great baits and the large % of customers who will shell out the cake for them will have moderate success with them just like the majority of baits sold world wide regardless of price which is why there are so many to choose from. Most fishing equipment is designed to catch fisherman not fish and they work to the tune of a several hundred million dollar per year business conservatively speaking. Nothing against the company, I hope they continue to do well and bring American jobs to the State that they are in but with regard to the price, it is what it is fellas and that is out of reach for the majority of anglers tournament or otherwise. If you can fish, that means you can first find fish, pattern them, and know how to present the right baits to those you are targeting. If you can't, you can't. LMAO...... Your guess pales in comparison to reality. On 3:16's. Sure am glad i didnt waste my money on Glx's and GUESSING!
Branuss04 Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Hmmmmm..... ^ Coming from man with a connection!?!?!?!?! Your such an instigator bizz. Just jokin bud. Anyways, 3:16's are legit!!! For all you that are unsure about the jr and are having a hard time even thinking about laying 80 down on a bait, just think, it's a FLOATER. for me, that was the main reason I got it. You break it off, it's floating (just make you get it before the birds get it) and chances are, if you break it off on a fish (probably from using your $40 rod) it's gonna toss it and you'll get it back. Even know the odds aren't great, it's better than buying a 80 sinker. I've caught 5 fish on the jr and all over 5. I haven't given it much time, but i'll usually give it a few casts every trip. For me, this is in my top 3 lures of fish to weight ratio, only the hudd, and x-rap are better for me. Plus, most people who are thinking about buying a wake jr are not newbie's to swimbaiting and they should understand the importance of proper gear. I will admit however that my first wake jr fish I threw on a citica 200 with 50# braid on a BPS Extreme MH, only because I was too lazy to take off my hudd from my SB setup. The fish was only a 5 but worked me WAY harder than my 9 and that was 100% due to the totally wrong setup. Moral of the story...... it's worth every penny of $80.
slomoe Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 And if you order directly from them, their customer service is top notch. VERY fast shipping too.
lknbassman Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Depending on your mind set it could certainly be worth the money. If ever one is throwing $10 lures at the water you fish and you start throwing $80 baits that are much better you are going to catch more and bigger fish than you did before throwing the cheaper baits if all else is equal. One big fish would be worth it to alot of guys. That said good lures aren't going to turn a bad fisherman into a good one. BINGO! Fancy baits don't catch fish, skilled fisherman do. Don't believe me? Check the golf business. How many of you guys have or know a guy with $2,000 worth of golf gear who couldn't sniff at breaking 100? The answer.....PLENTY! Nice looking baits, can't imagine they distance themselves from other swim baits all that much (I think Huddleston owns the record courtesy of Steve Kennedy's domination at the Delta last year) by an order of 4X the cost but if they do it for you, then more power to you champ... Need some evidence? I just watched a video on swim baits out on Castaic in CA called "Big Bait Posse" and the guys make their own out of wood on a band saw and catch giant fish. Know he's there, put the bait where he lives at the right time under the right conditions and you'll improve your chances of catching fish. $80 is $80 bucks dude ranch and if this were a golf discussion I'd say spend the money on lessons not a new $500 driver unless you absolutely know how to use it.... Check eBay for evidence of failed driver, iron, wedges, and putter purchases.... You can't buy a game and just because you shelled out big $$$ for baits doesn't mean you're going to catch more or larger fish than anyone else. My guess is that 3-16 sells a lot of great baits and the large % of customers who will shell out the cake for them will have moderate success with them just like the majority of baits sold world wide regardless of price which is why there are so many to choose from. Most fishing equipment is designed to catch fisherman not fish and they work to the tune of a several hundred million dollar per year business conservatively speaking. Nothing against the company, I hope they continue to do well and bring American jobs to the State that they are in but with regard to the price, it is what it is fellas and that is out of reach for the majority of anglers tournament or otherwise. If you can fish, that means you can first find fish, pattern them, and know how to present the right baits to those you are targeting. If you can't, you can't. LMAO...... Your guess pales in comparison to reality. On 3:16's. Sure am glad i didnt waste my money on Glx's and GUESSING! Since we're guessing, I'm guessing you are representing them since you feel so good about them. There's no guessing here or anywhere else about GLX's pal. They work and are worth the cash. Check annual sales if you need a little help with the math. The numbers are what they are. Oh yeah, and I did actually buy mine with my own hard earned cash. Glad they worked for you, wonder how many folks that have those high dollar baits that caught nothing but lip from a spouse for blowing $80 bucks on a fishing lure? Good to see you supporting the economy out there, how about you buying about a thousand more and maybe their price will come down some so others would actually take a serious look at them. Looks like you got your $80 bucks worth champ. Or did you get em free? It's real easy to talk some smack when you don't have your cash on the line pal. Fess up, they flow em to you or did you lay down the cash for them? Hey 3-16 guys how about you send me a dozen free ones and I'll throw em too??
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 30, 2008 Super User Posted July 30, 2008 WHOA! Okay guys, no editing or deletions and I'm real sorry if you didn't get the "last word", but we're WAY off topic (New Colors)... Good night, Irene.
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