Dumb Purchases

[jimmieO]

What fishing purchase are you most ashamed of???

I hate to admit, but about 2 years ago when I first started, I saw one of those 30 minute Bill Dance commercials, and the next time I went to BassPro, I purchased my very own Dancin Eel....Used it once, then felt like a dum dum.

[skunked_again]

strike king king shad

[guitarkid]

banjo minnows

Bill Dance floating air fry

                   -gk

[Muddy]

a She Man O Reel

[Sam]

Nothing.

I love it all.

It is all part of my treasures.  

[OK Bass Hunter]

Storm soft swimbaits, I loved the way they always pulled to the left or right and would never track straight. I got lots of casting practice out of them since I never caught anything on them.

[eyedabassman]

The flying lure,  a small tube that would go backwards after a pull. And the walking worm!

[bladeslinger]

The flying lure was the bomb on nesting fish.

[eyedabassman]

The flying lure was the bomb on nesting fish.

I had all the colors and every size,and I gave them away! :

[Muddy]

QUOTE: a small tube that would go backwards after a pull.

 Err On second thought I don't need a PM form one of the Mods

Tempting, but I will show discretion

[SoCalRob]

what about the Helicopter Lure?

[hercdoc]

The Pocket Fisherman :-/

[JShrock07]

I can't remember what they are called but it is a hard body bait with a tail that flap on the surface of the water everytime you pop it. I also got drug into buying the frog that has kicking legs when you pop it as well.  ;D

[jig]

xrap sub walk

[Branuss04]

Fourbizzs' Old Boat!!!!

[Bubba_Bruiser]

Guilty on the Dancin' Eel and the flying lures. But I must say, I caught a few fish of the Flying Lures.

[jig]

I actually did pretty good on the dancin eel more than once

[Stingray23]

what about the Helicopter Lure?

That would probably be mine

[JShrock07]

what about the Helicopter Lure?

That would probably be mine

I forgot all about that waste :

[LCpointerKILLA]

SK King Shad... such a poorly constructed lure

[LCpointerKILLA]

Fourbizzs' Old Boat!!!!

Lol whats the story there?

[Mattlures]

The Dancin eel has to be the all time under achiever. the bait was extremly advanced for its time. It had a ton of action and was just an all around ingenious bait. However it didnt produce. I have theory. Way back when I used to stock ponds I would stock bull frogs. The bass would eat the small bullfrogs but they would not eat the tad poles. Even when I had bass in aquaruims they would eat them and then spit them out. I think they must excrete some type of bad taise as a defence mechanism. I think the dancin eel mimicked a tadpole to the tee. The problem was bass dont like to eat tadpoles, hence the Dancin eel never lived up to its potential

[OIFBasser]

I was at a hunting/fishing expo, and a guy at a stand was selling items that he made at his tackle shop. I had only been fishing for about a year and didn't know too much. He made his own crankbaits and they were pretty cheap at $2 apiece. I snapped up every color that I thought I would need. Needless to say they were not good. I still keep a couple in my box for when a buddy asks me for a lure, either to ensure I catch more, and I won't care if they lose em'. Now if it isn't a Bandit, rapala, LC, and SPRO I don't touch it. I'm not knocking anyones craft or hobby, and if you know a guy that makes Quality cranks I might give them a try, but I'll be wary.

[IDbasser]

Storm soft swimbaits, I loved the way they always pulled to the left or right and would never track straight. I got lots of casting practice out of them since I never caught anything on them.

I have a bunch of those too, in many different colors.  They have been on my peg board for a couple of years because I do not use the ones that in my boat.  I think I will leave them out of the boat this year.

[Muddy]

xrap sub walk

Wow, this bait has put some quality bass in my boat!