got a free swimbait , the reel was too good of a deal too now I need some sort of jig and worm rod

Upgraded most of my reels this year after working with budget equipment for a long time.  If I can't catch fish this year, it definitely isn't the reels fault...

15 minutes ago, gilkeybr said:

Upgraded most of my reels this year after working with budget equipment for a long time.  If I can't catch fish this year, it definitely isn't the reels fault...

33 minutes ago, gilkeybr said:

Upgraded most of my reels this year after working with budget equipment for a long time.  If I can't catch fish this year, it definitely isn't the reels fault...

The Antares and Conquest are no good. Send them to me and I'll dispose of them for you.

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

36 minutes ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

Sure you can?

Daaaaang... ya'll bringing the thunder. 

4 hours ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

You still have space on the table. That seems like a good enough reason to me. 

4 hours ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

Curious what technique(s) you use the right handed reel for?

Hi everyone, first post here. I have a serious monkey problem
Went to a fishing show a while back "just to look" and somehow came back with this loot.
 

3 hours ago, Flavio said:

Hi everyone, first post here. I have a serious monkey problem
Went to a fishing show a while back "just to look" and somehow came back with this loot.
 

Welcome! Looks like the monkey beat you up too!

Can someone help me to identify this lure? It is made from wood, about 4.5” long. Nice paint job. 

https://imgur.com/a/EpTlycw

4 minutes ago, microotter said:

Can someone help me to identify this lure? It is made from wood, about 4.5” long. Nice paint job. 

 

https://imgur.com/a/EpTlycw

Lucky craft sammy I think.

To me the wooden sammy’s look like they have a steeper angle near the line tie than this lure. I have never handled a wooden one, but on their website they have a length of 4”. 

10 hours ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

 

 

How bout to say you don’t like it as much as your other reel for the same technique?

11 hours ago, Zibass said:

Can't find a reason to get another reel.

Can I ask what are all those daiwas ??

2 minutes ago, Ksam1234 said:

Can I ask what are all those daiwas ??

5 Steez sv tw. Plus a Morethan.  Right hand reel is for spare.

I always hated the guys that post this huge bunch of tackle they just bought, thinking, what are these guys collectors? Are they trying to open a tackle shop? Who needs to buy all that crap in one trip to the store. 

 

Then for the first time ever, I decided to take a picture of my last few weeks worth of tackle purchases. d**n. I didn’t know I was one of those guys.  But no, I did not buy these all in one trip. I ordered a few here and there. Made a stop here or there......

 

Basically adds up to the same thing.

 

 

19 minutes ago, CrankFate said:

I always hated the guys that post this huge bunch of tackle they just bought, thinking, what are these guys collectors? Are they trying to open a tackle shop? Who needs to buy all that crap in one trip to the store. 

 

Then for the first time ever, I decided to take a picture of my last few weeks worth of tackle purchases. d**n. I didn’t know I was one of those guys.  But no, I did not buy these all in one trip. I ordered a few here and there. Made a stop here or there......

 

Basically adds up to the same thing.

 

 

Add three rigs and that's about what my total haul over the winter was. Not to mention the canoe mods and the new trailer.

Cabelas near me had this in the bargain cave for $99! No idea why the tag says used, its brand new. Figured my old man could use a new reel, so fathers day is coming early for him this year.

The bait monkey is out for blood. I bought my first baitcasting outfit the other day (a MH/F Lew’s Mach I Speed Spool combo), spooled it with 14lb mono, and took it out and got comfortable with it. Being able to cast it without backlashing got me real excited and eager to try some more new stuff out. I went back to Dick’s after I got done fishing last night and bought an Abu Garcia Vengeance paired with an Abu Ultra Max, which I spooled with 40lb PowerPro.

 

Now I need some new stuff to throw on these, don’t I? I picked some stuff up in Dick’s and hit Walmart on the way home. 

 

Keitech 3.8” Swing Impact FAT in bluegill flash

2 packs each of VMC Swimbait Heads in 1/4 and 1/8oz

2 bargain bin Yo-Zuri 95F Minnow jerkbaits

4 cheapo Jawbone spinnerbaits

a mess of clearance Cotton Cordell Spots and Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps in various colors and sizes 

a handful of 3” Creme Spoiler Shad prerigged swimbaits in various colors

 

Then there’s the Tackle Warehouse order I placed - a Berkley Big Game lip gripper/scale for handling toothy critters, a mess of Rapala X-Raps and floaters, some Rebel Pop-Rs, some Beast Coast swimbaits, a Berkley Choppo, and some Plano boxes.

 

I’ve been doing a lot of crappie fishing lately too, and I feel silly using the 4’6” Shakespeare rod I keep in the car, so I also bought a 6’ Quantum Xtralite combo and a mess of small jigheads, grubs, tubes and tiny Creme swimbaits.

 

Can you tell I’m REAL excited this season?

Bait monkey brought me some gifts. 3x each of 6th Sense Divine Hybrid Jig in 3/8 and 1/2 oz sizes, few chatterbaits, and some paca chunks, eventually want to pick up a few more in the 3/4oz size

Time to get out the skirt material and put the vise to work, Thanks Mike @Siebert Outdoors.

 went for some walleye stuff and ended up with another squarebill and vibrating jig to the collection