Well, I found the rod to wear the first of the Origin C's.

  Found a heck of a steal.   TATULA 7'1 Heavy.  I'm pretty excited.  I've already got a pretty full line up, but it will find it's way in as a jig rod and frogs and heavy topwaters and such.   

 

I almost pulled the trigger on a 6'3 Tatula just for skipping and pin point casts with lighter lures.  I have an old pixy that would look good on it.

 

If its still on sale in a couple weeks I'm probably going to give it a new home.  

   

Fishing wasn't terrific today, but the mail call when I got home was pretty great.

3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Fishing wasn't terrific today, but the mail call when I got home was pretty great.

Where do you get your swimbaits from? Is there a decent online store or do you do auction sites. 

3 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Fishing wasn't terrific today, but the mail call when I got home was pretty great.

I've caught a decent amount of bass already this year on that exact same 110+1. 

30 minutes ago, cgolf said:

Where do you get your swimbaits from? Is there a decent online store or do you do auction sites. 

Mostly from individuals who are selling their baits on FB pages. I got both those baits for under retail from the same guy. Been wanting s white 7" Slammer forever and he offered to toss the 4x4 in for a good price, so there it is.

 

8 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

I've caught a decent amount of bass already this year on that exact same 110+1. 

Not a huge MB fan, but nobody else has a deeper running jerkbait that I can fish very effectively. Done pretty well on sexy French pearl 110+1, but I needed a white one. 

A new normal, spraying down boxes arriving at the front door. (3 days after spaying) 

1 hour ago, Harold Scoggins said:

A new normal, spraying down boxes arriving at the front door. (3 days after spaying)

Same here Roldy, really looking forward to when this all ends.

Picked this up from a local guy. Just about 2-1/2 ounces. Made out of wood. His craftsmanship is fantastic. 

That's sweet derek.  Hope it catches fish 

5 minutes ago, Teal said:

That's sweet derek.  Hope it catches fish 

Me to, this is one from his first batch of this kind. For being a kind of expensive bait. It’s not nearly enough for the time put  in to make them. 

I never could get too much in to BIG swim baits.  It gets expensive quick... but they are home run hitters.  

That looks like a quality bait - it's like an extra jointed version of the Shellcracker. Is that tail made of soft plastic? or rubber?

38 minutes ago, Dangerfield said:

That looks like a quality bait - it's like an extra jointed version of the Shellcracker. Is that tail made of soft plastic? or rubber?

Yeah, the tail is soft plastic. He makes replacements. 

The only takeout food we'll order in the age of corona is Italian dinners that are cooked in a tin at 500 degrees F. No cooties! One baked ravioli, one baked eggplant parm, and an order of baked clams runs us $43 at our favorite spot, so that's what I bid on this reel last week. Hey, if I can get a decent reel for the cost of takeout for 2 why not?  Plus I'm on a Quantum buzz since I grabbed a Tour S3 that I'm very happy with. I won this Icon PT for $39.99 + 8.95 usps blue shipping from Simmons which is an authorized Quantum dealer, so a safe bet. If the rain stops I'll get to fish with it today. Solid tank of a reel at 8 oz. It looks to be the exact frame and sideplates as the Vapor PT. Comfy in the palm. It spins nicely. It clicks nicely. ACS Centrifugal braking. We'll see how it goes.

 

 

 

Spraying boxes - haven't heard of such things... and we still order Chinese once a week.  ?‍♂️

 

Anyway, I wanted to check out this red bite and realized I didnt have anything.  Headed on down to wacky worm and fixed that problem.  

 

Also got some blue keitechs to pair with the bladed jigs I got from C&C custom baits!

The bait monkey got me good the past week. Legend X, Quantum Smoke KVD and an FX Custom rod.

On 4/23/2020 at 2:40 PM, J Francho said:

I'm okay with that!

Better than breaking off before you catch anything! 

One fish per bait purchased is a dream.

Practically mint condition Curado 50E6 

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And a few yards of line

Those 50 e feels are classic that will last a long time.  ?

14 hours ago, Teal said:

Those 50 e feels are classic that will last a long time.  ?

I know, I'm shocked I got one in such good condition for so cheap. Going to be opening her up soon and replacing whatever parts I can still get new.

On 4/16/2020 at 12:42 PM, Master Bait'r said:

You aren’t kidding!  Customs is probably a nightmare too.  Best of luck with that, post some close-ups when you get that beaut in hand!  

She finally made it to Customs. Wait and wait, and now we wait some more.

The KO jerkbait order...plus a few extras.

Mail call! Tatula 7'1 heavy came in today.  Now to slide some 50 lb braid on this new Origin C.  Its feels really good on the rod... it's looks sweet too!  Now just 2 more rods to buy.... be a shame to leave these reels without rods.  

 

Pardon my camera guys, got a shattered lens on a 4 year old phone.  Too busy buying gear to worry about a phone.  

An unexpected tackle store stop resulted in an Evergreen ShowerBlow 125 in American Shad and a pack of Zoom Centipedes. Bait monkey nodded in approval at checkout