That pesky money has been on my back like a nagging boss at work the last couple of weeks. He started with tricking me into ordering a bunch of bearings for my reels that *needed* to be upgraded. Then he snuck a 1000 size Symetre into my eBay cart and pushed the snipe-it button http://www.ebay.com/itm/400876968922?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Then I stumbled onto this pair of gems: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141603739193?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITThis particular monkey attack was completely unprovoked but nevertheless very much appreciated. Though both of these cost me money, I consider them good investments. I actually think I'll have the monkey check out my stock portfolio to see if it needs some diversifying...

Picked up 7 jars of Uncle Josh pork trailers, various colors and shapes. Also some unpainted Jig heads. Oh, and 2# of Hodgdon Clays!!! (Smokeless powder for handloading pistol ammo).

I just grabbed a couple of yozuri lipless cranks and a live target threadfin shad crank bait, as well as a pflueger supreme xt, some power pro super 8 slick and yum beaver tails. Paid around $115 for all of it.

Got a bunch of stick baits an swim baits at the local flea market. Got what ya see for $15. Soft plastic are 5 for $1. All kinda styles and colors.

I was doing ok till I walked through the local Walmart the other day. They had all of the Yum F2 stuff tossed in the $1.89 bargain box. Ended up walking out the door with all the Dingers and Crawpapi's I could carry. I still made it out under $30, so it wasn't a total disaster.

Just got in an order from "my personal TW," also known as a retired FLW co-angler in my church with a garage FULL of baits he never could use in his lifetime and gives to me at a big discount.

Never tried any of the soft plastics before, can't wait to start throwing flukes and lizards. They crush weightless soft plastics at my ponds.

All of the bags were consolidated with other bags and have about twice as much as normal stuffed into them:

 

-Two bags of Zoom Salty Super Flukes

-One bag of BPS Flukes

-One bag of Sug Gos he threw in as extra

-Two bags of Zoom Lizards

-One bag of FLW series Mann's Lizards

-Two Cotton Cordell Spots

 

He only charged me 12 bucks for the whole lot....when you consider that the bags had a ton in them there was probably about 40-50 dollars worth. very nice of him.

Once I get my trick worms that he forgot this order next week and my jerkbait comes in, my fishing "needs" will have been wrapped up. Now it's time to get some bass smell on those baits......

nice!!

I stocked up on the following items for the season this weekend:

• Tatula 7.3:1
• Daiwa Alphas SV
• Cocoon Style Line MX (green mirror lens)
• 1/16oz tungsten weights
• Megabass Ito Vision 110 jerkbait
• 1/4oz jigs in PB&J
• Sunline Sniper 14#
• Seaguar Smackdown 65#
• Yamamoto Flappin Hogs in Green pumpkin
• a local hand poured drop shot worm (looks like a mini senko)
• a few Rapala crankbaits in crawfish colors (from Ollies)
• 3 Red Eye Shads, Orange Craw, Chili Craw, and Morjarra
• and a Lucky Craft Pointer 78 in crystal pro-blue

Just ordered a 2014 Ride 115x advanced angler package.

bought 2 reels the past cpl months but seriously conSidering one of those daiwa alphas sv. picked up some h20 xpress lures from academy. impressed with the quality and action of the jointed shad and lipless crankbait

I guess you could say that you are a lucky guy

I guess you could say that you are a lucky guy

Yea I guess I got lucky and and got jackalled off, LOL!!!

Just ordered a 2014 Ride 115x advanced angler package.

Sick ride! What color?

Sick ride! What color?

I went with sand. Only other choices were mango and blue. I put it off for a week so all the camo colors were sold out.

Got my TW order in today.. Not too much, but gearing up to start hitting it full force.

-cavitron buzzbait

-handful of shallow running crankbaits

-4 packs of Rage chunks

-spool of Seafuar Red Label

-jar of chartreuse JJ's

-assorted hooks

- and lastly, a new Shimano spinning reel "for the lady" to offset everything and make the order OK!!

Just ordered a 2014 Ride 115x advanced angler package.

Didn't you just buy a yak?

Didn't you just buy a yak?

Yes, I did a few months back. I bought it because of the price and the extras that were on it. It really wasn't what I wanted so I sold it and got what I should have in the first place.

Just picked up a falcon bucoo spinning rod to go with my pflueger xt. Also two spools of seagur red label and two of power pro braid. There is a store that buys liquidated stores in my area so they have some real good prices. I paid $59 for the rod, $7 for the red label and $8 for the power pro.

12 packages of Berkley Power Baits, shakey head and finess.

10 pack of shakey head jigs

6 hair jigs, various colors

 

Got some soft swim baits, a couple of umbrella rigs, some scents, sinkers, assorted hooks and a few boat items on the way. I'm ready now.

I'm new around here but have been battling this bait monkey affliction seriously for the passed 5 years and am about to scroll through all 70+ pages of this thread. I have so many stories and moments of weakness. I am glad I finally have a place to share them with others who understand. Here is today's grab. Canadian prices are 20% more than America's right now...FML. Jackall everythang. d**n you Japanese bait monkey! Bonus 15$ Vibrato spoons from Sebile.

Snagged a 7'6" Heavy Berkley Lightning rod shock on clearance for $19 and a bunch of Yum Dingers on clearance for $2

Snagged a 7'6" Heavy Berkley Lightning rod shock on clearance for $19 and a bunch of Yum Dingers on clearance for $2

That rod is legit as hell. I have it in a 7ft med heavy and it was well worth the 50 I paid for it. Yum dingers were my senko bait of choice too last year. Worked swell.

Mailbox was filled with goodies today. New Alphas SV and a fish Finder for my new yak.

Because of post 1 in this thread I've been desperately trying to find X-dads in any of the 3 craw colors and they are out of stock everywhere pretty much. Did they stop making them? You can find one or 2 max here and there. These would kill for smallmouth on the rocks. I'm freaking out. About to buy 3 from Japan and 2 from Dicks cause that's all I've found. Will cost upwards of 150$ CAN... Even TW doesnt have these colors.