Avalonjohn44

That model is from the late 90s/early 00s. Made in the Dominican. I bought every one of them I could find, I think they are great baits.

Stanley makes a floating version of the Ribbit frog. It would be easier to buy a pack of those than fiddling with a smaller or lighter hooks. You don't want to go light on a frog hook.

Link?

I spit twice into the water after every fish. Because the river god likes it.

Look on the bright side. If the apocalypse hits, all of us Lure Preppers will be set.

I don't think it will matter, especially since that frog in the pic lives nowhere near where LMBass live. Its from Australia. Same thing with similarly colored poison dart frogs. If a bass cannot ever encounter one, there is no chance it will ever learn it is poisonous, and therefore would not avoid it.

Lucky Craft Rick Clunn 1.5 / 2.5 - the best crank I have ever thrown. No comparison between them and the Luck E Strike RC2, IMO. Here's my little blue bream warrior, in sad condition, but still catching fish like a madman:

I have had my eye on these for a couple of years, but have been wary... I generally try to stay away from any lure/tackle displayed along with one of those infomercial TV screens... Guess I'll finally grab a couple packs.

I can't wait to try out the Jerk Bait. Too much hard water around here right now though...

Well, it ended at $412... Insane. Since finding this thing on ebay, I started searching around for 'spring-loaded lures'. Some of the prices, while not as inflated as this one, are pretty high, not to mention wild looking... Something to look out for at auctions or yard sales...

I haven't used an annealed worm in years... Thanks for reminding me, will put it on the list for this year to try out.

Does anyone know the name of that thing?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281244725685?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Great catfish bait, not such a great bass bait IMO. I seem to catch more snapping turtles on these as well, might be because of the taste...

x2, They are usually on the bottom shelf in the clearance/bargain box. I've gotten a ton from this box and they keep re-stocking them. Good variety of colors too.

Looks like an Pre-Rigged Scoundrel Worm by Creme... Or a similar looking knockoff.

I've used a piece of white school chalk to keep moisture down in my tackleboxes. Saw the tip in an old Bassmasters mag.

A lot of golf courses treat their ponds with copper sulfate and/or other chemicals to keep algae and weed growth low. This is what the strange coloration comes from.

I'm a big fan of Zoom and Havok. For both brands, the price is right, the durability is excellent and they are easy to find - Walmart/Dick's/Gander... I also like the SK Perfect Plastics line of baits, still a good price and easy to find, though they do tear up pretty easily.

I have been searching for a couple of weeks for replacement glasses. I put my kayak over and lost them.. I had a BPS Woo Daves Vermillion lens glasses that were pretty much irreplaceable... Right now it's a toss up between Flying Fisherman and Fish Gillz for me - both have copper/vermillion lenses and look pretty good as well... And the prices are around $50...

Unfortunately the LC RC1.5 is no more, except on Ebay and a few other online sites... Best colors are becoming scarce... My favorite replacement for the Lucky Craft RC is the KVD 1.5. The Lucky Strike RC2 does not produce fish for me in the same places the RC and KVD1.5 baits do. The Lucky Craft RTO is also an excellent replacement, although it is 3x the cost of the KVD, and not as easily obtained if you don't live near one of the big outdoor stores...

I agree with aquaholic - had to be a bad spool. I tie the improved clinch and the sandiego jam knot, and have only broken at the knot two or three times ever.

Thanks all for the suggestions, looking those guys up now.

Looking for testimonials on Flying Fisherman sunglasses. They are the only semi-affordable glasses I could find that offer polarized vermillion tinted/mirror finished lenses, for a reasonable price. I can't drop $150-$300 on a pair of Costas or Oakleys... Amber/Brown, Smoke and lately even blue tint sunglasses give me a headache after only an hour or so. Only the rose/vermillion tinted lenses give me a full day's worth of fishing without a headache...

$20-$25 is my limit, I can't see myself buying one of those swimbaits. Maybe if I lived in California I would consider it, but a $100 swimbait in virginia? Naw, I'd rather put that much towards a good reel or another rod or a couple of dozen bags of Havok baits (with some left over)...