Time to fish vegetation!

5 hours ago, Chonch12 said:

Can never have too many Jack Hammers right??? ??‍♂️?‍♂️

 

 

 

No wonder they are always sold out.  What is the name of your eBay store?  ? ? ?

On 4/1/2021 at 4:12 PM, Michigander said:

How does only needing one or two more things to be set for the season keep turning into this?!?!

I like the look of those blue craw tubes. Looked online but site said they were closed for a while.

30 minutes ago, heavyduty said:

I like the look of those blue craw tubes. Looked online but site said they were closed for a while.

The Blue Craw color is a big producer for me. Yeah, just checked their site and it looks like they are on vacation, glad I got my order in. They should be back up in a week or two.

 

On 4/3/2021 at 7:00 PM, RDB said:

No wonder they are always sold out.  What is the name of your eBay store?  ? ? ?

haha sold a few but kept most tbh, colors I use and have trouble finding

A couple of "well, I only need a two or three things but this way I'll get free shipping!" orders

 

UPS brought me a new box full of stuff to get snagged and lose.

 

The megastrike (as seen on TV) is gonna be a new experience, but I know I can't go wrong with a product endorsed by the creator of the helicopter lure.

 

On 4/4/2021 at 3:21 PM, Michigander said:

The Blue Craw color is a big producer for me. Yeah, just checked their site and it looks like they are on vacation, glad I got my order in. They should be back up in a week or two.

 

They're back. Placed my order today. 

25 minutes ago, heavyduty said:

They're back. Placed my order today. 

Awesome! Hopefully they work as well for you as they do me! I need to call Snack Daddy and ask when the ProTube line will be back in production.

Well I sure didn't "need" it, but I couldn't pass up on a used once Tatula 300 for almost $100 off ?‍♂️

This was my second days haul from the Ollie's fishing blowout! First day I only bought about half as much stuff. I cleaned out the Lucky Craft and put a hurting on the Berkley.

2 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Well I sure didn't "need" it, but I couldn't pass up on a used once Tatula 300 for almost $100 off ?‍♂️

You're gonna be one happy camper.

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

You're gonna be one happy camper.

Now I have to decide if I should keep or sell my 300E ?‍♂️

Stopped at Dick Smith’s in Milwaukee for the first time and was impressed. Had a very good selection of bass tackle and the prices were decent enough. Got to hold a St Croix Victory and was really impressed. Unfortunately all the actions out right now I already have solid rods in the lineup. Once they release a medium action moderate rod I am all over it! 
 

The big bite smallie smashers are a bait I have passed up on TW orders for a couple of years and decided to give them a try on a Ned rig. Similar to, but a little wider, than the MB bomb shot that has been a good Ned bait for me.  Likewise this year I had passed on the new plopper, but once I saw it I realized it would be perfect for my smaller river system. Then a couple of Musky baits and my wife picked out the jitterbug. Next time we are in Milwaukee I would definitely stop there again. 

Savage gear pulse tail bluegill/white, pulse tail baitfish/golden shiner, pulse tail trout/carp, pulse tail shiner. Gonna get my swim on next week!  Ooh ooh aah aah ?

Stealth 5 Umbrella rig.

14 hours ago, cgolf said:

Stopped at Dick Smith’s in Milwaukee for the first time and was impressed. Had a very good selection of bass tackle and the prices were decent enough. Got to hold a St Croix Victory and was really impressed. Unfortunately all the actions out right now I already have solid rods in the lineup. Once they release a medium action moderate rod I am all over it! 
 

The big bite smallie smashers are a bait I have passed up on TW orders for a couple of years and decided to give them a try on a Ned rig. Similar to, but a little wider, than the MB bomb shot that has been a good Ned bait for me.  Likewise this year I had passed on the new plopper, but once I saw it I realized it would be perfect for my smaller river system. Then a couple of Musky baits and my wife picked out the jitterbug. Next time we are in Milwaukee I would definitely stop there again. 

I've been to the one in Delafield. They have one in MKE now? The one in Delafield does have a nice collection for being a small place. But even at it's size it puts a lot of the big chain stores to shame with the baits they carry. 

6 hours ago, NorthernBasser said:

I've been to the one in Delafield. They have one in MKE now? The one in Delafield does have a nice collection for being a small place. But even at it's size it puts a lot of the big chain stores to shame with the baits they carry. 

You are right, Delafield. I look at the whole thing as Milwaukee now apparently lol. As a kid I used to drive in all the time from the south side to shop, race RC cars, or go to Kopps but now rarely go in now and come from the north which takes me a bit to know where I am. 

Finally decided on the reel that will end up on my dedicated frogging/punching setup. My first decision was whether I wanted to get an 8 speed or 7 speed. For frogging and punching alone, the 8 speed is fine (imo) but I considered a 7 because if ever I wanted to switch things up and place the “frog” reel on another setup, the 7 would be more versatile. I chose the 8 because that’s what was available. No biggie. 
 

Next, I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to spend. I considered another Curado but figured the price wasn’t worth it especially since I probably won’t have this setup in my hands much. 
 

So, I decider on a Fuego. Heard lots of amazing things about it and curious to see how it compares to the SLX. It feels great in hand and I’m itching to test it out. 
 

 

19 minutes ago, Finessegenics said:

So, I decider on a Fuego. Heard lots of amazing things about it and curious to see how it compares to the SLX. It feels great in hand and I’m itching to test it out.

I think you'll like it - I've got the Fuego 8.1 as my flip/pitch/frog reel and I can toss a 3/8oz hollow body about 20-25 yds on a Aird-X H/F with 50#PP - better/lighter rod could probably get more distance.

On 4/8/2021 at 11:57 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

Well I sure didn't "need" it, but I couldn't pass up on a used once Tatula 300 for almost $100 off ?‍♂️

Great find!  I really like mine so far, the 200 not as much....

 

scott

Just wanted to thank everyone for helping me with my problem. The one where I needed more fishing stuff. Now I have to wait for everything to arrive. I was away for a while not thinking about fishing, busy with other things. Then saw the Curado BFS ad. Then visited this site. It’s like going to an AA meeting inside of a bar.

1 hour ago, CrankFate said:

It’s like going to an AA meeting inside of a bar.

Where else would you have one?

On 4/1/2021 at 4:12 PM, Michigander said:

How does only needing one or two more things to be set for the season keep turning into this?!?!

Somebody's been drinking Ben's coolaid

10 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

Somebody's been drinking Ben's coolaid

Who's Ben? Apparently I like his flavor of Koolaid. ?