1 hour ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I just cropped out the rest of the order so I could fit in  

Looks like the monkey got a bunch of us on the DD crank.

1 minute ago, Tizi said:

Looks like the monkey got a bunch of us on the DD crank.

Yep, I usually order 2 of each color I get when I buy hard baits, I just couldn't do it this time. Hopefully I don't regret it.

I gave away a couple spinning reels and the bait monkey demanded I cull up with even better reels.

 

I also had to take part in the DD cranks like everyone here. I never throw cranks in winter and I'm curious to see how they do. Also needed some more DS hooks.

Bizz Baits is doing a custom color run right now called South African

Special (black with red, gold and purple flakes). I just ordered 5 packs of baits: 2 Baby Bizz Bugs and 3 Dizzy Diamonds.

Should be money! 

Finally got my designated jerkbait rod ! Feels amazing , lightweight , sensitive and perfect length.. have it paired up with a lews tournament pro LFS 6:8:1 .. can’t wait for spring ! 

6 hours ago, Ksam1234 said:

paired up with a lews tournament pro LFS 6:8:1

I have that exact reel on a 7'1" OB2 MF and have been slinging 1/4oz jerkbaits for the past few weeks and loving it.

2 hours ago, PhishLI said:

I have that exact reel on a 7'1" OB2 MF and have been slinging 1/4oz jerkbaits for the past few weeks and loving it.

Awesome! I own 3 pro G and and one of thre new lews tournament and love them ! So smooth. 

Got a TW order in full of mainly swimbaiting goodies. Still waiting on my Savage Gear Pulse Tail bluegill. Also ordered a Tatula LT 3000CXH, but they sent me a 3000DCXH ? So back it went to be exchanged for the right reel.

Some of the new Savage Gear Pulse Tail Shiners, a line thru Pulse Tail Shad, some FishLab Bio Minnows and a FishLab suspending 5" crappie glide. An Evergreen Flat Force 4 crank, and some 20lb Flame Green Smackdown that I'm going to put on my Ned rig reel as soon as I'm sure the icy mornings are done. Now I just have to work 14 days in a row before I get another day off to play with my new toys ?

Used some gift cards at the local BPS. Finally decided to try a pop max and the swing head technique. 

Lamiglas X11 7' ultralight casting rod came Friday.

 

 

Here it is with my 8.1:1 Fuego CT, just waiting on the Ray's Studio spool to show up.  That should be here sometime between 11am tomorrow and Easter.

 

 

My new stream trout and panfish setup.

Custom painted Buccas. 

 

26 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Custom painted Buccas. 

 

Works of art, just plain works of art!

On 1/31/2020 at 1:41 PM, Dangerfield said:

Threw The BBB Shorty Head is a mag weedless ned head built on a 3/0 gammy hook. Looks great with a hula stickz and big TRD. The Bubble Gut pattern looks incredible, mimics a live worm very well. I'll post up some pics later tonight

 

58 minutes ago, J._Bricker said:

Works of art, just plain works of art!

The painter is legit. Thrilled!

6 hours ago, PhishLI said:

The painter is legit. Thrilled!

That perch one is amazing! I need to get my hands on something like that. Most of the lakes that I fish are loaded with perch.

1 hour ago, walleyecrazy said:

That perch one is amazing! I need to get my hands on something like that. Most of the lakes that I fish are loaded with perch.

The big walters like glides and wakes around here. That one was done mostly for them.

Once again.....

 

I am still waiting on 2 Huddlestons and 1 Spro from Tackle Warehouse.  My best find from the Bait Monkey was another Calcutta 251 I got at an antique store to go with the 13 Fishing Muse Black Swimbait Rod. 

 

 

Trip to the hardware store for some things to do more mods to the canoe with...stopped at a local shop to peruse. Had 5 BC reels but only 4 usable rods...though one of the reels is a cheapie Quantum. The shop had Diawa Laguna rods on display - perfect, inexpensive rod for a cheap reel. So now I'm up to 9 rigs...which means building another rod rack for the canoe instead of just inserting another holder into the current rack.

Picked up some Big TRD’s to replenish my supply, and a couple other baits just to try them out. 

Got in my shipment of JDM crawlers yesterday. Finally got hooks on all the Lobina Rico blems from the Christmas sale, so they are in here too.

Some Goodies (more on the way):

 

https://imgur.com/a/mxAXJ8C

Includes:

 

six open concept 3700 double deep - for soft plastics in junction with a 17 gal HDX tote

 

two Abu Garcia Revo MGX 20 - new drop shot reels paired with 13 fishing muse black 6'10" ml and the white braid

 

one Garmin ECHOMAP Plus 93SV - for the new boat, another on the way

 

one Cabela's Arachnid TWS 6.3:1 - for chatter baits, one of my favorite reels besides the old Zillion TWS and Stradic FA

 

one 300 yd spool Sufix 832 ghost - for new drop shot/finesse rods, black and white looks slick

 

*if anyone wants to buy a GT51-TM 12-Pin transom mount transducer I have two of them that I don't need  

 

On 2/2/2020 at 8:59 AM, redmeansdistortion said:

Lamiglas X11 7' ultralight casting rod came Friday.

Looks nice and hope it works out for you, but since when is 1/8-1/2 oz considered "ultralight"?

12 minutes ago, Vilas15 said:

Looks nice and hope it works out for you, but since when is 1/8-1/2 oz considered "ultralight"?

Lamiglas is strange with their rod ratings.  I also have the spinning variant of this rod, rated for 1/16-1/4 and the action between both is the same as far as I can tell.

33 minutes ago, Vilas15 said:

Looks nice and hope it works out for you, but since when is 1/8-1/2 oz considered "ultralight"?

 

17 minutes ago, redmeansdistortion said:

Lamiglas is strange with their rod ratings.  I also have the spinning variant of this rod, rated for 1/16-1/4 and the action between both is the same as far as I can tell.

Those are very strange ratings - my Diawa UL is rated 1/32-1/4. My Dobyns ML is rated 1/8-1/2, my Avocet ML 1/8-5/8. That 1/16-1/4 looks more like a Light than an Ultra-Light.

6 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Those are very strange ratings - my Diawa UL is rated 1/32-1/4. My Dobyns ML is rated 1/8-1/2, my Avocet ML 1/8-5/8. That 1/16-1/4 looks more like a Light than an Ultra-Light.

It's strange, even on the Lamiglas website, it says it's 1/16-1/4.  https://www.lamiglas.com/collections/x-11-freshwater-trout-panfish