Thinking of starting a lure pass

[Clark Stewart]

Hey folks

I'm thinking of starting a lure pass sometime soon. If you don't know how this would work then check out www.cigarpass.com and read the FAQ. I've been a member there a long time and used to be very active in the forums. The coolest thing about that site was when somebody "bombed" you with a package of cigars - nothing big usually 5-10 of whatever the bomber liked. It was a cool concept.

Anyway a lure pass would essentially work like this:

1) So many people agree to sign up - say 20.

2) I put together a package of lures of my liking and ship it to the first person on the list (usually by location for shipping purposes)

3) the person gets the package and takes what he likes from the package

4) he replaces what he takes with stuff of comparable value that he likes

5) then mails it to the next guy

6) finally the package would come back to me from the last guy on the list totally different than when it left

Anybody think this would be cool to them?

In my mind's eye I'd love to see a lure pass website get as popular as cigar pass.

[tnbassfisher]

This has somewhat been tried by just passing one lure. I believe that it worked last year, but apparently the guy who has the lure right now hasn't posted in the past couple of months and still has the lure.

[SammyLee]

I'd sure go for it.  The downside is that someone like me, a beginner to intermediate bass fisher, might pick lures that don't really appeal to those with better taste and skills.  Then the "pack" becomes loaded with "Gee, who wants that silly thing?".  But boy, wouldn't be like Christmas when the pack came in the mail!

And I promise, if I got the pack, I'd take my pick, replace with equal or better value and send it on within three days.

[broncoboxer]

Sign me up.

[luckyfisher]

id be more than up for it.

[.dsaavedra.]

sounds like fun, i'd do it.

[bigtimfish]

Is there going to be a limit on the baits you can take, or if you like everything in the box you just replace it with the same amount of equal value lures? Also will there be a cost limit? Sorry for the questions I have never heard of this before. :-?

[InLikeFinz]

Sounds interesting. I'd be down.

[Bassn Blvd]

Last years "lure fun" went very well.  The lure made it to a couple different countries and several states.

This years event pretty much sucked.

You can look in the Tackle Section.  It has it's own thread.

[BigMoneyGrip]

Sign me up!

Scott.

[alwayslooking]

sounds weird,,,but fun,,,put me on the list

[SoFl-native]

Knowing my luck i would send out a brand new spro shad and get back a bag of renegade worms.  

[Clark Stewart]

Generally, you take as much as you want and replace with equal number or more. This thing relies totally on the honor system. Sometimes the moderator of the pass - the guy who starts it will require each member to post what they took/put - kind of puts their feet to the fire to discourage somebody from taking say a spro frog or lc pointer and replacing it with a bag of zoom finesse worms.

Also sometimes people do the puts/takes and then put a surprise lure in a black bag sealed for the moderator. Totally optional - all this stuff is. The beauty of the pass is that you get to see what the favorite lures are out there and you get to try new stuff. You also get to change up your tackle box a little.

I'm gonna have to wait until the first of the month when the bills aren't so heavy to start this thing, but when I do I'll pick a bunch of stuff that I have around the house and ship it out. I'll post the rules later. Let's start small. First 10 people to pm me with name and address and phone number (if we have problems), also you must be AT LEAST a junior member to play. This probably won't be a big deal here but on cigarpass sometimes guys would sign up ask a bunch of questions and weasel their way into a pass and then take cohibas and put philly blunts, or worse just plain steal the thing and refuse to ship it. Like I said the honor system is the law here.

I look forward to starting it up and am open to suggestions on what if any little side things you want to do with this pass - black bag for the mod, black bag specifically for another pass member, patch from your favorite lure maker, etc. GET CREATIVE and GET AT ME!

I'd also encourage some of the more senior members who are interested in this to start looking at the bombs section on www.cigarpass.com - as a one-time newbie it was a feeling i'll never forget to get a bomb (care package) from some random old head who took an interest. That started a life long friendship with one guy for me. Remember that a bombee is not to be named before he gets hit! Where's the fun in knowing it's coming? Also feel free to bomb anybody - it's not just a newbie thing. I'm getting off subject!

Have fun guys and Ya'll are gonna love this!

[Fat-G]

Sign me up. Do we replace thje lures with stuff we have or go out and buy new ones? I'm def. in.

[Clark Stewart]

Sign me up. Do we replace thje lures with stuff we have or go out and buy new ones? I'm def. in.

Your call. For example you could take a bag of rage tails and put a bag of real senkos (think price comparison) or a bag of senkos for 2 bags of brush hogs or some other creature bait.

Here's a good rule of thumb: Take/put nothing that you wouldn't trade for. If you think taking a bag of senkos for 2 bags of grubs is not a good trade to you - or the average person - then don't do it.

You don't have to go out and buy anything. My first pass will probably be random stuff I have around the house. I may go buy some academy crankbaits or something but that's about it - some nice spinnerbaits will probably be in there - not terminators but probably strike kings.

Also feel free to add whatever else you want to the package. These things tend to get bigger as they float around since somebody either (a) wants to be generous to the other players or ( has a custom/homemade bait he wants somebody to try. The fact that these get bigger is usually used as a motivator for others to start a pass of their own.

Bottom line is you play this thing KNOWING that worst case scenario when you get the final package back to you that you got your money back (the value of stuff you put in). Most times you get way more than you expected! Therein lies the fun. I hope that when this gets going and is finished that those who played will pick up the torch and start their own. It's super fun and creative. I was in a pass one time that took a year to float around before getting back to the guy who started it. As a matter of fact I think some generous old heads joined in and the one box that left came back as 2 and a humidor! Not typical but not unheard of either! Have fun.

Again I'm only taking PMs for players. First 10 first to play.

[Sfritr]

Count me in for sure.  Better add a bottle of Mend it for the soft plastics...   ;D

[looking4structure]

that sounds great.sign me up

[Stasher1]

Knowing my luck i would send out a brand new spro shad and get back a bag of renegade worms.

Don't knock 'em till you've tried 'em. I've had more luck in the past month using those cheapo Renegade (AKA Luck E Strike) twirl tail worms than anything else in my vast assortment of tackle. It's kind of embarrassing, really.

I'd be down for this as well. I've got enough NIB soft plastics, cranks, and spinnerbaits to do this several dozen times at least. Stupid bait monkey. >

Clark Stewart, you've got a PM.

[lupe21]

how do i become a junior member

[Clark Stewart]

how do i become a junior member

Keep doing what you're doing. Posts is what it takes. I don't really know what the levels are. I assume 100 posts gets you junior member status but I don't know. I'm ready for the next level if a mod would like to tell me what that is.

[SammyLee]

lupe21,

I think it is based on the number of post, which should be a reflection of some time spent reading and thinking about the forum. Once you've been around the forum for a few weeks and make a few posts, you can post pictures and move up to "Junior Member".

Perhaps we could also have a Newbie pass as well. Clark, why just ten members? I know nothing about this other than it sounds like fun so there may be a really good reason to limit it to 10 folks.

Also, from how I understand it, the lures we put in to replace the ones we take out should be new. Is that correct? Is it acceptable to try a lure from the pass bag, then put it back?

Anyway, thanks Clark, for taking the lead on this and I have my fingers crossed that I am in the first ten.

SammyLee (PM sent)

[Stagerlee]

This has somewhat been tried by just passing one lure. I believe that it worked last year, but apparently the guy who has the lure right now hasn't posted in the past couple of months and still has the lure.

Sounds like he found his secret weapon.

[Fat-G]

This has somewhat been tried by just passing one lure. I believe that it worked last year, but apparently the guy who has the lure right now hasn't posted in the past couple of months and still has the lure.

Sounds like he found his secret weapon.

hhahahahaahahaah maybe he has been fishing with it the whole time......... ;D

[Clark Stewart]

lupe21,

I think it is based on the number of post, which should be a reflection of some time spent reading and thinking about the forum. Once you've been around the forum for a few weeks and make a few posts, you can post pictures and move up to "Junior Member".

Perhaps we could also have a Newbie pass as well. Clark, why just ten members? I know nothing about this other than it sounds like fun so there may be a really good reason to limit it to 10 folks.

Also, from how I understand it, the lures we put in to replace the ones we take out should be new. Is that correct? Is it acceptable to try a lure from the pass bag, then put it back?

Anyway, thanks Clark, for taking the lead on this and I have my fingers crossed that I am in the first ten.

SammyLee (PM sent)

Couple of reasons. For starters the less people involved the less time I have to spend head hunting if something goes wrong - like the package is lost in the mail or somebody made off with it. Second 10 is a good start because the package won't be gone very long and I don't have much patience waiting on it to come back home to daddy

Newbie passes are popular too - i'd ask a senior member to join too or help mod so that there's a little credibility too it. A bunch of guys who haven't been here a week might not look good to the rest of the guys who haven't been here a week. But that's your call.

Finally, a used item is fine so long as it is not plastics. Nobody wants a used senko , but oldie but goodie crankbaits or what have you in like new condition are fine. Again if somebody gave you a little george for 2 bags of senkos you'd feel screwed - so don't be that guy. I don't mind you trying something and putting it back in, but one of the rules of the pass would be that there is a 3 day turn-around time from receiving the package to shipping it back out. So you might not have much time to fish it. This keeps the pass going so everybody doesn't have to wait forever or wonder where it is or when they'll get it. I'd ask that if somebody does want to do that that they use a hardbait or spinnerbait or jig - not plastics for obvious reasons. And if you lose the bait on a snag or something then replace it with the exact same thing asap. I'm not sure if it will cause problems or not but i'm open minded so go for it.

5 spots left! I need you to PM me your name address and phone number only if you're a junior member or above. Thanks!

[luckyfisher]

Id be willing to start a newbie pass if there are enough newbie interested.. although i wont be a newbie for long. lol