Early Christmas Tackle

[BassFishingMachine]

Hey, thought it'd be cool to post some early gifts. This is a order I requested from my uncle, can't wait to fish em!!  

[BassFishingMachine]

If any of you guys got any early fishing gear gifts, lets see em! I need to keep myself busy, to keep this darn cabin fever at bay! >

[U.W BronzeBack Hunter]

looks like you hit the jackpot!

"early" christmas gifts i received/bought:

4 new baitcast reels

20 jigs

about 10 crankbaits/jerkbaits

3 poppers

1 spinning rod

5 bags of soft plastics

soft plastic hook kit

2 rattlebaits

and now maybe another spinning reel combo

[BassFishingMachine]

Yeah, I probably spent around the same Bronzeback. I bought alot of striper plugs too since I've really been getting into surf fishing lately.

I'd post pics, but didn't think anyone would be interested in em.

[U.W BronzeBack Hunter]

Are some of your new crankbaits Lucky Crafts?  

[KevO]

I've got a shimano chronarch 50MG, Shimano Crucial 7' MHF, 15 lucky craft pointers, and some random baits I've bought for myself.  Too bad I can't use any of that stuff for another week.

[.dsaavedra.]

Are some of your new crankbaits Lucky Crafts?

4/6 of them

[BassFishingMachine]

I've got a shimano chronarch 50MG, Shimano Crucial 7' MHF, 15 lucky craft pointers, and some random baits I've bought for myself. Too bad I can't use any of that stuff for another week.

You should post some pics, lucky crafts are always pretty to look at .

[CWB]

Can you tell your uncle to send me the same?

[Strike King]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring  

[U.W BronzeBack Hunter]

Are some of your new crankbaits Lucky Crafts?

4/6 of them

i need to get me some of those lucky crafts... but they're just too d@#n expensive.  My philosophy is, with the money i spend for one lucky craft crankbait, i can get 6 bomber crankbaits of a spectrum of colors and sizes.

do they actually catch more fish?  or is it just a baitmonkey placebo effect?

[KevO]

I've got a shimano chronarch 50MG, Shimano Crucial 7' MHF, 15 lucky craft pointers, and some random baits I've bought for myself. Too bad I can't use any of that stuff for another week.

You should post some pics, lucky crafts are always pretty to look at .

I will after X-mas

[Simp]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

[Strike King]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

hmmm so the knob will fall off huh? i wonder if i should take it back? is that the only flaw? how did it handel the fish? its funny, i was trying to find reviews online about this rod and i couldnt until after i bought it.  

[Danny1991]

Well I cant see my stuff yet so no pics but I'm getting a Powell 704 CB rod, a Shimano Citica 200E, some Jerk Baits, some Fat Free Shad cranks, some Strike King Jigs, some Berkley Hollow Belly swim baits, The Bass Pros Season One DVD, and some other misc. tackle.

[Simp]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

hmmm so the knob will fall off huh? i wonder if i should take it back? is that the only flaw? how did it handel the fish? its funny, i was trying to find reviews online about this rod and i couldnt until after i bought it.

Oh it handled a ton of hawgs for me this summer! I fish allot of ponds with tons of grass and so I really let loose on heaving my frogs. I'd also use my stomach as a butt on some viscous hook sets that led to one breaking on a hook set. This was the only problem I had with this rod and Dicks was good to me with exchanges. One thing you could do would be to take your receipt in and add the warranty coverage for like $5. That way if you have a problem they just mail you a gift card for the original purchase price. IMHO it's a fairly good low price rod but I do consider the knob to be a defect in the overall design and not a isolated problem. Like I said though as long as your aware of it you will probably be ok. I never mistreated the rods that broke but I certainly put them in a situation where allot of stress and force was used often in hauling many 5+ pound fish out of HEAVY vegetation. Including the 6 punder in my Bio pic.

[Strike King]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

hmmm so the knob will fall off huh? i wonder if i should take it back? is that the only flaw? how did it handel the fish? its funny, i was trying to find reviews online about this rod and i couldnt until after i bought it.

Oh it handled a ton of hawgs for me this summer! I fish allot of ponds with tons of grass and so I really let loose on heaving my frogs. I'd also use my stomach as a butt on some viscous hook sets that led to one breaking on a hook set. This was the only problem I had with this rod and Dicks was good to me with exchanges. One thing you could do would be to take your receipt in and add the warranty coverage for like $5. That way if you have a problem they just mail you a gift card for the original purchase price. IMHO it's a fairly good low price rod but I do consider the knob to be a defect in the overall design and not a isolated problem. Like I said though as long as your aware of it you will probably be ok. I never mistreated the rods that broke but I certainly put them in a situation where allot of stress and force was used often in hauling many 5+ pound fish out of HEAVY vegetation. Including the 6 punder in my Bio pic.

OK SIMP 2 THINGS !!!!

1 - thanks for the heads up :-)

2 - take me fishing with you!! 8-)

well i havent taken any tags off the rod yet so maybe i'll take it back?? the rod looks good and is a good price. if it handles the big bass you catch its gotta be alright for the most part. Dicks has another model IM7 that was $10 more, i wonder if it has the same prob?

[Simp]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

hmmm so the knob will fall off huh? i wonder if i should take it back? is that the only flaw? how did it handel the fish? its funny, i was trying to find reviews online about this rod and i couldnt until after i bought it.

Oh it handled a ton of hawgs for me this summer! I fish allot of ponds with tons of grass and so I really let loose on heaving my frogs. I'd also use my stomach as a butt on some viscous hook sets that led to one breaking on a hook set. This was the only problem I had with this rod and Dicks was good to me with exchanges. One thing you could do would be to take your receipt in and add the warranty coverage for like $5. That way if you have a problem they just mail you a gift card for the original purchase price. IMHO it's a fairly good low price rod but I do consider the knob to be a defect in the overall design and not a isolated problem. Like I said though as long as your aware of it you will probably be ok. I never mistreated the rods that broke but I certainly put them in a situation where allot of stress and force was used often in hauling many 5+ pound fish out of HEAVY vegetation. Including the 6 punder in my Bio pic.

OK SIMP 2 THINGS !!!!

1 - thanks for the heads up :-)

2 - take me fishing with you!! 8-)

well i havent taken any tags off the rod yet so maybe i'll take it back?? the rod looks good and is a good price. if it handles the big bass you catch its gotta be alright for the most part. Dicks has another model IM7 that was $10 more, i wonder if it has the same prob?

Well I'd say if that knob is plastic instead of cork go for the exchange. While if it's cork don't bother and just keep on eye on your hand placement. Now if you want to get some hawgs this summer I'd recommend you buy the Dean Rojas spro frog learn to walk it then find some grass!

[Strike King]

Great Topic !!

Well Xmas came a little early for me as well.

I got a Quantum Energy pt

a Field & Stream 7ft IM7

and a 7ft All-Star spinning rod.

i hope the next thing to get is a early spring

A word of caution on that Field and Stream rod for you. I have that same rod, length, IM7 and everything. It has a flaw you should keep in mind. I have broken the cork knob off at the end on two of them this year. Granted I was frog fishing and putting it under some serious stress but I recommend you keep your hand high enough on the cork handle that your lower hand isn't hitting the "knob" or where the cork changes at the end of the rod.

hmmm so the knob will fall off huh? i wonder if i should take it back? is that the only flaw? how did it handel the fish? its funny, i was trying to find reviews online about this rod and i couldnt until after i bought it.

Oh it handled a ton of hawgs for me this summer! I fish allot of ponds with tons of grass and so I really let loose on heaving my frogs. I'd also use my stomach as a butt on some viscous hook sets that led to one breaking on a hook set. This was the only problem I had with this rod and Dicks was good to me with exchanges. One thing you could do would be to take your receipt in and add the warranty coverage for like $5. That way if you have a problem they just mail you a gift card for the original purchase price. IMHO it's a fairly good low price rod but I do consider the knob to be a defect in the overall design and not a isolated problem. Like I said though as long as your aware of it you will probably be ok. I never mistreated the rods that broke but I certainly put them in a situation where allot of stress and force was used often in hauling many 5+ pound fish out of HEAVY vegetation. Including the 6 punder in my Bio pic.

OK SIMP 2 THINGS !!!!

1 - thanks for the heads up :-)

2 - take me fishing with you!! 8-)

well i havent taken any tags off the rod yet so maybe i'll take it back?? the rod looks good and is a good price. if it handles the big bass you catch its gotta be alright for the most part. Dicks has another model IM7 that was $10 more, i wonder if it has the same prob?

Well I'd say if that knob is plastic instead of cork go for the exchange. While if it's cork don't bother and just keep on eye on your hand placement. Now if you want to get some hawgs this summer I'd recommend you buy the Dean Rojas spro frog learn to walk it then find some grass!

yeah the rod i have is the blue one with a cork butt.. the other one they have is brown also with a cork butt. i didnt see a difference in them other than the color and price.

i might be ok with mine bcuz the way i fish the butt would only be touching my forearm.

and yeah i'll deff get a frog cause i like walking the topwater!!

[hart101080]

i got myself seven kistler rods .I guess i was good this year . It was a great deal 50 percent off i couldnt help myself.

[U.W BronzeBack Hunter]

i got myself seven kistler rods .I guess i was good this year . It was a great deal 50 percent off i couldnt help myself.

Your profile picture fits you well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   ;D

are you a tourney fisher?  or are you just plain rich?  or rather, have you been struck with the BaitMonkey syndrome like all of us?

[Simp]

i got myself seven kistler rods .I guess i was good this year . It was a great deal 50 percent off i couldnt help myself.

Your profile picture fits you well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

are you a tourney fisher? or are you just plain rich? or rather, have you been struck with the BaitMonkey syndrome like all of us?

Well you have to have one for Bluegill, Crappie, Bass, Walleye, Strippers, Muskie and lets not forget a salt water model!! ;D ;D

BTW Can I have one? :'( please.... :'(

[hart101080]

yeah im a tourney fisher man . yeah the baitmonkey hit me i guess . it was from money i got from a win an a second place at the end of the year so it really didnt hurt the wallet.but i mean when you can get them 50 percent off how can you go wrong.

[toolpush]

Got a carrot stix from a salesman, and a chronarch from me. Also a $75 debit card from a welder, I'm sure I can find something.

[Strike King]

a lil Christmas bonus lol