40 minutes ago, BigAngus752 said:

Went to Meijer for stuff not even remotely related to fishing and found a fishing clearance aisle cap at the back of the automotive section.  WTH?  Rapala jerks, KVD jerks, and Sizmic Shad all for less than $3 each (I bought all of them).  They had a full peg of smoke/purple Senkos for $3.59 so I bought one to give them a try.  Not too sure about that color around here.  

 

 

I bought a pack of Sizmic Shads to give them a try this spring. Not sure how the action is or if the tail gives a good vibration at moderate speed. 

This guy will be here Friday.  Abu 3500C, great for throwing light baits.  I also have a set of Carbontex drag washers and new spool bearings coming for it.  It's going on a 7'6" light power moderate action for chasing brook trout and river smallies.  

 

 

2 hours ago, BigAngus752 said:

Went to Meijer for stuff not even remotely related to fishing and found a fishing clearance aisle cap at the back of the automotive section.  WTH?  Rapala jerks, KVD jerks, and Sizmic Shad all for less than $3 each (I bought all of them).  They had a full peg of smoke/purple Senkos for $3.59 so I bought one to give them a try.  Not too sure about that color around here.  

 

 

I went to my local Meijer and they had their fishing clearance on an end cap too but it was facing the fishing section. Unfortunately nothing I was interested in. Mostly pan fish and walleye stuff. 

 

I really wish we had an Academy sports, the deals I've seen are ridiculous! 

On 2/19/2019 at 10:28 AM, superkamikazee said:

I ordered my Aird-x from amazon, full filled by Amazon but the rods had Academy tags on them. Came in a regular box, foam around the top guide. One of the boxes was bend, and the lower guide was flattened. Had to do the whole exchange process. Not worth it buying rods on Amazon tbh.

I hit the Amazon lottery last time I bought a rod from them.  I ordered a 9'6" Okuma SST steelhead rod and they sent me a box with five of them.  I got on the phone and they said to keep them, so I gave three to friends and kept two.

Found these at my local WM for $3 a piece. I went a little overboard. 

You know its a exciting day when the package you receive has japanese news print in it for padding.

 

I'm sure i'll throw this eventually, but until then it will look just as good on a shelf!

12 hours ago, gilkeybr said:

You know its a exciting day when the package you receive has japanese news print in it for padding.

 

I'm sure i'll throw this eventually, but until then it will look just as good on a shelf!

I’m not even sure what that does but I like it. 

22 hours ago, gilkeybr said:

You know its a exciting day when the package you receive has japanese news print in it for padding.

 

I'm sure i'll throw this eventually, but until then it will look just as good on a shelf!

I love big crawlers and that's one of the best ones out there, no way it would be sitting on a shelf if it was mine. Congrats on the purchase! 

10 hours ago, Derek1 said:

I’m not even sure what that does but I like it. 

It's a huge crawler like a Heddon Crazy Crawler.

On 2/21/2019 at 9:37 AM, gilkeybr said:

You know its a exciting day when the package you receive has japanese news print in it for padding.

 

I'm sure i'll throw this eventually, but until then it will look just as good on a shelf!

I really want one of these, I've got the Deps NZ Crawler and have definitely been bit by the big crawler bug

What’s that thing called?

3 hours ago, ItsHardwick said:

What’s that thing called?

This is an Imakatsu Berlinetta Crawler 2.  A similar lure, the Aventa Crawler, is available at TW in the US.  I don't know of anywhere selling the Berlinetta in the US *edit* looks like Carolina Fishing Tackle carries it!

 

4 hours ago, evilcatfish said:

I really want one of these, I've got the Deps NZ Crawler and have definitely been bit by the big crawler bug

Its impressively light for such a large lure.  Feels very "hollow", and definitely feels like it wouldn't bounce off a rock well!  And considering its light weight for its size, I'm skeptical of how well it will cast.  I remember seeing the NZ Crawler in the TW youtube videos and I think this is a decent bit smaller.  Halfway between a NZ and a Pompadour.

One more set of unique baits worth sharing.  These are all late Christmas items that took a while to get here.

Imakatsu Jaka Jack - Looks like a cool flatsided SB

Imakatsu Battle Bat(s) - these have a pretty unique profile.  Very wide and flat from above, but very "shad" like from the side.  Also have a smaller "blade" on the rear hook hanger that should give some unique action.

Evergreen CombatCrank Mini SR - Tiny, 3/16oz, but surprisingly has a weight transfer system! 

Imakatsu IS-100 - Nothing too unique here.  Just a shad-rap type bait.

Vision 110 - Sakura Coach color which I hadn't seen before.  Hoping its a smallie killer

Megabass X80+1 - Hadn't seen these before either.  Always nice to have a jerkbait that gets a bit deeper.

Megabass SM-X Spriggan - didn't have a red colored mid-diving crank.  This fills a void

 

Hopefully this satisfies the monkey for a long while!

Two out of three dark sleepers from Tackle Direct. The white one is backordered. The 2 bootlegs from China have been traveling around the world for weeks. It’ll be months before I get a line into water ???

On 2/22/2019 at 6:18 PM, gilkeybr said:

This is an Imakatsu Berlinetta Crawler 2.  A similar lure, the Aventa Crawler, is available at TW in the US.  I don't know of anywhere selling the Berlinetta in the US *edit* looks like Carolina Fishing Tackle carries it!

I'm sure they'll crush the Berlinetta just like the do the Aventa.

 

On 2/22/2019 at 7:29 PM, gilkeybr said:

One more set of unique baits worth sharing.  These are all late Christmas items that took a while to get here.

Imakatsu Jaka Jack - Looks like a cool flatsided SB

Imakatsu Battle Bat(s) - these have a pretty unique profile.  Very wide and flat from above, but very "shad" like from the side.  Also have a smaller "blade" on the rear hook hanger that should give some unique action.

Evergreen CombatCrank Mini SR - Tiny, 3/16oz, but surprisingly has a weight transfer system! 

Imakatsu IS-100 - Nothing too unique here.  Just a shad-rap type bait.

Vision 110 - Sakura Coach color which I hadn't seen before.  Hoping its a smallie killer

Megabass X80+1 - Hadn't seen these before either.  Always nice to have a jerkbait that gets a bit deeper.

Megabass SM-X Spriggan - didn't have a red colored mid-diving crank.  This fills a void

 

Hopefully this satisfies the monkey for a long while!

Nice!  They look great.

 

The only reason I don't get these exotic and usually expensive lures is because of the toothy critters.  

I'm so weak....Just ordered a Tatula 100 for $98.99! Will be quite the upgrade over my Abu UltraMax. Now to get my free Daiwa/Huk shirt form ready!

Happy days are here again. My favorite spring sale is on. Wacky Worm in Gilbert, PA is holding its annual spring sale. Didn't buy much but got a good deal from a Mom & Pop shop. 

If you are in the Tri-state area stop in and pick up some good deals.

 

2 hours ago, Gundog said:

Happy days are here again. My favorite spring sale is on. Wacky Worm in Gilbert, PA is holding its annual spring sale. Didn't buy much but got a good deal from a Mom & Pop shop. 

If you are in the Tri-state area stop in and pick up some good deals.

 

Nice score! And after looking looking at your receipt, I am now a firm believer that time travel is possible! 

2 hours ago, J._Bricker said:

Nice score! And after looking looking at your receipt, I am now a firm believer that time travel is possible! 

never heard of this store and its 20 minutes from my house, which is in the middle of nowhere lol. How's their selection?

2 hours ago, J._Bricker said:

Nice score! And after looking looking at your receipt, I am now a firm believer that time travel is possible! 

That's the great thing about a Mom & Pop shop. No computers and no answering questions like "What's your zip code?" 

42 minutes ago, Quarry Man said:

never heard of this store and its 20 minutes from my house, which is in the middle of nowhere lol. How's their selection?

If you're looking for soft plastics you can't beat them. They have a huge selection. Even have some hard to find plastics. Definitely worth stopping in. Check out their website for times they are open. 

8 hours ago, Gundog said:

That's the great thing about a Mom & Pop shop. No computers and no answering questions like "What's your zip code?" 

If you're looking for soft plastics you can't beat them. They have a huge selection. Even have some hard to find plastics. Definitely worth stopping in. Check out their website for times they are open. 

Saw online line that they have a 70’ wall of plastics, definitely checking that out

20 hours ago, lmbfisherman said:

Nice!  They look great.

 

The only reason I don't get these exotic and usually expensive lures is because of the toothy critters.  

I got these second hand, and paid less for them than an average SK or Rapala bait costs.  That won't reduce the guilt when I lose one though.  Then again, I feel guilt when I lose a Ned head none the less a hard bait!

17 hours ago, Gundog said:

Happy days are here again. My favorite spring sale is on. Wacky Worm in Gilbert, PA is holding its annual spring sale. Didn't buy much but got a good deal from a Mom & Pop shop. 

If you are in the Tri-state area stop in and pick up some good deals.

 

 

They've been popping up a lot for me lately. Considering they're such a small store with NO online ordering thats super impressive. 

I love finding small hand dipped tubes from small companies for my river smallmouth; but most of the time they don't fit on my Cadman's Smallie Slider jigs. When one does though.... customer for life!

 

I have been wanting to try out the Iovino plastics for a while but the price put me off.  Found a seller on ebay with these to bags for $20 shipped so I went for it.  

 

They are the softest soft plastics I have ever felt and the SM Killer color is really great.  I am going to fish them on little Slider heads and may give spilt-shotting them a go.  

1 hour ago, fishwizzard said:

 

I have been wanting to try out the Iovino plastics for a while but the price put me off.  Found a seller on ebay with these to bags for $20 shipped so I went for it.  

 

They are the softest soft plastics I have ever felt and the SM Killer color is really great.  I am going to fish them on little Slider heads and may give spilt-shotting them a go.  

I've never seen these but found some on Ebay, might have to give them a try.