$5 soft bait (and that's rare!) and $10 hard baits with some rare exceptions. I'd rather spend my money on launch fees and gas to get somewhere new. I don't have a problem with what anybody else spends on their stuff.

I fish the clearance bins as hard as I do the water.

I don’t think I have spent more than $15 on a lure and I catch plenty of fish on them. I get mad when I lose a $5-$8 crank bait, but I guess its part of the sport.

I fish bass only and in my area, a 5# 'er is a wallhanger.  So, I don't throw large swimbaits at all, and that's where much of the money seems to go.  Pointers are excellent lures and cost a bit but when fishing where I need to throw it, I throw it.  I like buying in bulk whenever possible and get some savings there.  I'll spend the money on certain baits. 

 

 

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Yup. I sure am. Hate losing the occasional one though.

Do certain really expensive baits catch more than cheaper lures? Eh, who knows. But they sure do look purdy on the end of a line!

"Don't use it if you aren't prepared to lose it"

"Don't use it if you aren't prepared to lose it"

 

Invest in a lure retriever if you fish from a boat. I rarely lose hard baits.

On the otherhand, I never fish expensive lures or anything I am not

willing to lose from the bank.

Invest in a lure retriever if you fish from a boat. I rarely lose hard baits.

On the otherhand, I never fish expensive lures or anything I am not

willing to lose from the bank.

I no longer freshwater fish from a boat, I don't lose many lures from the bank but it does happen.  My lures are lost mainly from cutoffs by toothy critters, I don't like using wire.  With no exaggeration I probably lost due to cutoffs last October at least 20 or more spoons, lures and a couple of $18 waxwings, expensive yes but I choose not to be defensive, I caught a ton of fish too.  It's using wire and saving money but catching less fish, or having more fun but paying the price.

I just bought a $30 Waddle Buggy wake bait.  I've only spent up to $15 or cranks thus far.  It needs to hurry up and be summer already.

yep I do. Why? Simply because they look cool and I enjoy using them.  

Last summer I was using one of my favorite poppers when a Northern hit it and broke me off. A couple minutes later, that same Northern jumped and I could hear the popper rattling. It's hard for me to spend a bunch of money on a lure with all the Northerns around. But each to his own. Heck spend away. I make lures and if I sold them, I'd have to charge enough to recoup my time and materials. They wouldn't be cheap.

I just purchased 14 of the new koppers live target bait ball cranks. Just 7 will go in the kids Easter baskets.

I showed these $14 lures to my youngest son. He told me we only need one. And make sure my oldest son is fishing with us. When we snag a lure my oldest son will go swimming to get it back. This is for $3 lures. I can't wait to see how fast he dives in for a $14 bait ball.

On one fishing trip my two sons went on my oldest came home all wet. My youngest son said my oldest son snagged his lure in a low branch that over hung close to the water. My son shimmed out on the branch and fell off into the water. I guess we don't need one of those lure retrievers we have a human one. It's the great times fishing we all remember that we talk about when we have dinner together. Fishing is more than fishing it's a lifetime of memories and laughs.

I was looking at another topic on this forum a while ago and I saw some guys talking about $100 dollar swimbaits that they use.  I guess my question is, are you willing to spend 30 dollars+ on a lure that you could lose in 10 seconds? Thought this would be a cool topic haha

No not me!

I just purchased 14 of the new koppers live target bait ball cranks. Just 7 will go in the kids Easter baskets.

I showed these $14 lures to my youngest son. He told me we only need one. And make sure my oldest son is fishing with us. When we snag a lure my oldest son will go swimming to get it back. This is for $3 lures. I can't wait to see how fast

he dives in for a $14 bait ball.

On one fishing trip my two sons went on my oldest came home all wet. My youngest son said my oldest son snagged his lure in a low branch

that over hung close to the water. My son shimmed out on the branch and fell off into the water. I guess we don't need one of those lure retrievers we have a human one. It's the great times fishing we all remember that we talk about when we have dinner together. Fishing is more than fishing it's a lifetime of memories and laughs.

I'm gonna be buyin a few of the poppers they look sweet

I figure having the family members using the bait ball lures will give me feedback on how successful they are. Or if they work or not.

Under $10 is my max, as in $9.99, not $10.00, tax not included.