11 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

I do love a brightly colored rat. What are you throwing all these rats on?

Mvt 806 from F5 custom rods. 

I so can't wait until pre spawn.

45 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

I so can't wait until pre spawn.

Nice, your really loading up with some cool stuff. 

On 6/6/2019 at 7:34 AM, A-Jay said:

I had pre-ordered these over the winter.  

Received them a month or so ago.

The advertised swimming action is real & 100% Mike Bucca.  

Admittedly with the pre-spawn jerkbait bait being so hot here, I was hard pressed to throw anything else. 

But with the post spawn comes the bluegill eaters, and I fully expect these little beauties to play a Big Role in putting fish in my net.

Did pump up the hardware some though, but I do that to most everything.

A-Jay

 

https://catchco.com/baby-bull-shad-pre-order/

 

 

Wanted to check in with you to see if you did end up using these this year and if so how things went. Looking at possibly picking a few up myself.

My new #1 of 5 switchblade from illude baits. This is a pre release and not up for sale yet. Super stoked on this one. 

My purchases this week were a couple packages of Rage Tail baby menace craw and savage gear 3d craw. Darn bait monkey kept whispering in ear?

On 10/10/2019 at 1:48 PM, rippin-lips said:

My new #1 of 5 switchblade from illude baits. This is a pre release and not up for sale yet. Super stoked on this one. 

Now, that is a nice piece of work there ...

Bucca time! Bull Wake 6". Bull Shad 6" slow sink. Bull Gill 5" slow sink.

 

On 10/5/2019 at 1:22 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I've got to stop following lure companies on Facebook. All it leads to is them dropping new colors and me spending more money.

 

What's the color name of that middle jerkbait? The Erie smallmouth would like me to order a few of them. 

2 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

What's the color name of that middle jerkbait? The Erie smallmouth would like me to order a few of them. 

Looks like elegy bone. Largemouth like em too?

38 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

Looks like elegy bone. 

It's not elegy bone. That's my normal go-to smallmouth color on Erie. 

 

The color he posted has more of a purple back, and it's missing the bone pattern on the sides. 

 

Edit - I think it's the GP Tennessee Skeleton

Attended the Swimbait Universe event this weekend in VA. Got to meet the man Paul Smith face to face and pick up some of his Pizz Customs baits as well. Met a lot of other makers also. Kevin Lee of BGC,Mike Bucca, and a few more. 

I have gotta unsub from this thread, I already have more swimbaits then I can reasonably fish, but the urge to get more is overpowering at times.  

2 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

I have gotta unsub from this thread, I already have more swimbaits then I can reasonably fish, but the urge to get more is overpowering at times.  

Try standing under a tent that has offerings from like 12 different makers. I was $450 lighter in under 2 minutes, and that’s not an exaggeration either. I got 2 Pizz baits. A bgc glide and the new 6” bull rat. 

24 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

Try standing under a tent that has offerings from like 12 different makers. I was $450 lighter in under 2 minutes, and that’s not an exaggeration either. I got 2 Pizz baits. A bgc glide and the new 6” bull rat. 

Hah, exactly.  I need to get out and lose some of the ones I already have to make some room.  I am still holding firm at "no single lure over $50", which makes it even sillier that I don't have the stones to fish them more aggressively.  

 

This is my latest ebay haul, non of which has seen the water yet:

Gantarel jr

s waver 168

savage gear shine glide

G2 shellcracker

hudd 68

3:16 rising son 

trash fish 

All you need to be productive and not break the bank. 
Get into the mindset that you’re going to loose them. It’s part of the game my friend. 

 

Would have loved to make it to that SU event. Someday when my kids are old enough to go with me and not tell mom about everything I buy maybe.

Checked my arsenal and realized I am sorely lacking in the size 200 spinning reel department.

 

Ordered the new Lew's Mach Smash MHS200 spinning reel from Sportsman's Outfitters for $41 Should be here before Friday. It will be paired with my medium light Lew's Carbon Fire rod for some in-line spinner, ned or split shot live worm rigs.

 

On 10/15/2019 at 4:33 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Would have loved to make it to that SU event. Someday when my kids are old enough to go with me and not tell mom about everything I buy maybe.

That’s funny, my grandson loves to go to bps, it’s a cool store for a kid. I’ve learned to make solo trips when I want to really load up. 

Have my Tatula Elite Rod (7' ml) and a Tatula LT 3000-CXH ready to roll with 15# braid and a 10' fluoro leader!  Really excited to use this for some ned rigging and drop shotting.  

 

I have loads of higher end casting combos but this is the first Spinning combo I have spent more than 200 dollars on....

Cant really afford the good stuff, but a couple of spro's and a savage gear.

 

 

Just came home with a Dobyns Fury 705 CB rod, a couple Berkley squarebills and line for the new setup!  Needed the rod to go with my new Lew's tournament MB reel

1 hour ago, FishinBuck07 said:

Just came home with a Dobyns Fury 705 CB rod, a couple Berkley squarebills and line for the new setup!  Needed the rod to go with my new Lew's tournament MB reel

It’s a good rod, throws spinnerbaits well also. 

7 hours ago, Hewhospeaksmuchbull said:

Cant really afford the good stuff, but a couple of spro's and a savage gear.

That Shine Glide is the good stuff IMO. I've had much more expensive baits, but those things flat out get bit and I'm not afraid to put it were it needs to be.

 

On 10/14/2019 at 9:23 AM, fishballer06 said:

What's the color name of that middle jerkbait? The Erie smallmouth would like me to order a few of them. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6th-Sense-Provoke-106X-Jerkbait-Wabi-Sabi/392436442618?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649