Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

9 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

I grabbed a bunch of those D Walkers on sale at TW and just waiting on my order to come in. They're killer swimbaits, very ridged and durable. They'll standup to a pike driveby

10 hours ago, NorcalBassin said:

Decided it was time to pick up some more swim jigs and start putting some time in with them this year. 

bought a couple of those divine Swimjigs as well.....Josh Jones marketing works ?

On 12/21/2022 at 3:17 PM, Dash Riprock said:

 

Dang it, this picture reminded me that I'd ordered a pack of Airtail Shad in that Bone Crusher color and I couldn't remember seeing them in the box when I opened it. Sure enough, I double checked and they sent me two "Super Shad 4K" but labeled one "Bone Crusher". I don't know if it's worth hassling them over. Grrrr....

 

 

 

So with all the (justified) Grandebass bashing we've had since their big sale last month, I thought I'd share something positive.

 

I e-mailed them last week about the incorrect color I received as pictured above. I tried two different e-mails and both got kicked back as "undeliverable" for what appeared to be some technical computer glitch thing.

 

I tried again this morning and literally within minutes, got a response with an apology for the busy season and a promise to send the correct Bone Crusher color. So maybe they've caught their breath and will get their act together going forward. 

 

1 hour ago, Dash Riprock said:

 

So with all the (justified) Grandebass bashing we've had since their big sale last month, I thought I'd share something positive.

 

I e-mailed them last week about the incorrect color I received as pictured above. I tried two different e-mails and both got kicked back as "undeliverable" for what appeared to be some technical computer glitch thing.

 

I tried again this morning and literally within minutes, got a response with an apology for the busy season and a promise to send the correct Bone Crusher color. So maybe they've caught their breath and will get their act together going forward. 

 

That's good to hear. Hopefully the green pumpkin shads they send you will work for you. 

57 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

That's good to hear. Hopefully the green pumpkin shads they send you will work for you. 

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

48 minutes ago, Dash Riprock said:

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

Honestly I'm not sure. I haven't opened up all of my bags.

1 hour ago, Dash Riprock said:

Oy vey. Let's hope not.

 

Did you notice in your shipment that some of the bags didn't appear to be scented? I took a bag of lizards out last week and they didn't have that layer of oil on them that the worms do, and I couldn't really detect a scent other than of the plastic. But my nose is not the most sensitive so who knows? I checked the rest of the bags in that shipment when I got home and it seemed kind of hit or miss as to whether they got "scented".  

My order finally came on 12/27 (most of it anyway).  I damaged my sniffer in an accident, so I don't smell very well, but I didn't notice the heavy garlic smell that grandebass is known for when opening my baits.  It doesn't upset me...I picked up some gulp! craw juice during the pure fishing sale ?

Received 2 spinning rods from scheels today, both budget friendly and not too fancy. The fenwick eagle is a 6'6" Medium fast, and I'm replacing my old spinning rod which broke while camping. I'll be using it for shakey heads, wacky rigs, ned rigs, and dropshot. The Trophy rod is the cheapest rod in the Scheels line, and it is a 6'6" ML fast action. It'll be used for walleyes mainly, and for taking on rugged camping trips so that I don't sweat it breaking as much. It's a two piece model, so great for small storage. So both fit my needs perfectly, and they both honestly feel sweet

Also got a small re-stocking order from Omnia. Two senkos, an elite chatterbait, some caffeine shad jrs, and a pack of Rage Menaces.

Well fishing skirts got me again. Will have some skirts on the tackle making page tonight. 

Got about $78 worth of lures for $20 at the Wal-Mart clearance section. Just in time for the upcoming squarebill season!

Had to make a trip to walmart today, and for the first time in years, I was able to grab some clearance baits.  $.75 yum finesse worms/creature hogs, $1.50 Googan rattling ned worms, and $1.50 DT10's in 'old school' color.  

 

That TW deal of trapper Tackle hooks was hard to pass up. $0.50 for a pack of trebles, $0.25 for a 4-5 pack of worm hooks, and $1.25 for a 25 pack of worm hooks.  Hopefully they're not complete garbage...I got 82 packs lol.  Took advantage of the buy 2 get 2 deals at Baitwrx too.  

46 minutes ago, RichF said:

That TW deal of trapper Tackle hooks was hard to pass up. $0.50 for a pack of trebles, $0.25 for a 4-5 pack of worm hooks, and $1.25 for a 25 pack of worm hooks.  Hopefully they're not complete garbage...I got 82 packs lol.  Took advantage of the buy 2 get 2 deals at Baitwrx too.  

I picked up 30 or so packs of the short shank ewg trapper trebles.  They appear to be high quality, very sharp hooks.  I even left a review on TW telling folks they should take advantage.

1 hour ago, KP Duty said:

Had to make a trip to walmart today, and for the first time in years, I was able to grab some clearance baits.  $.75 yum finesse worms/creature hogs, $1.50 Googan rattling ned worms, and $1.50 DT10's in 'old school' color.  

 

I always said I'd never buy any Googan Baits. That was until I saw the Rattlin' Neds. Nice option to have in stained water. 

14 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I picked up 30 or so packs of the short shank ewg trapper trebles.  They appear to be high quality, very sharp hooks.  I even left a review on TW telling folks they should take advantage.

I picked up a bunch for replacing jerkbait trebles and an assortment of ewg and dropshot hooks. I think the unusual bend in the hooks will serve me well with Z-Man baits.

 

Y'all got lucky, my orders held up as they ship more supply of the Trapper hooks from the east coast to the west coast.

Finally sent my busted 7' MHF Shimano Zodias spinning rod to Peterborough for warranty purposes. got the call from CS, outta warranty since it's a 2018 rod, so no freebie replacement.

It stung that was a solid wacky rod but wasn't willing to pony up $180 with the 50% off, so I opted for a 7' MF Curado for $112 CAD out the door. I thought hard about the 7' 6" model but decide an all around would be better suited to my growing arsenal. Thinking of pairing it up with a Tatula LT or Okuma ITX for the blacked out look, but I'm thinking of giving the Miravel a shot.

I can't wait to get these wet!

36 minutes ago, whitwolf said:

I can't wait to get these wet!

@whitwolf Your handiworks? Either way those are great looking ??

17 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

@whitwolf Your handiworks? Either way those are great looking ??

Eric, a buddy of mine makes these. 

Bass Pro Run today…

Been a while since I posted here but I’m still out there collecting stuff.  
 

Just picked up a new rod I’m WICKED stoked on- the new P5 Kirasame Kameyama Special with the stinger tip.  Planning to use it for bottom contact soft plastics and small jigs and I can’t wait to put an exsence on it and go to town.  The taper on this rod is absolutely unreal- the stinger tip gives so much more versatility than it could have otherwise- combining small bait sensitivity and flex in the tip with big boy backbone just beyond it.  It feels like it should handle everything from Neds to 5” senkos with EWG heads and I’m stoked to find out.  
 

Trying to dial in on some trout fishing early this year since my kids loved it so much last year.  Sprinkled in some bass purchases as well.  My BIL also got me a new Fenwick Eagle spinning rod.  Can't wait to put that to use.

 

2 Okuma Celilo ultralight trout rods, some trout magnets, and a new Tatula CT 100

 

 

An Okuma Ceymar reel to pair with the rod (already have 1 on hand), some power eggs and trout dough, a few packs of my trusty roboworms, and finally getting to try out the PB gilly's

 

 

A few more packs of the roboworms are back ordered as well as a new scale and a Cabela's order is in transit.  Ready to get some lines wet!

On 1/9/2023 at 10:24 PM, RichF said:

That TW deal of trapper Tackle hooks was hard to pass up. $0.50 for a pack of trebles, $0.25 for a 4-5 pack of worm hooks, and $1.25 for a 25 pack of worm hooks.  Hopefully they're not complete garbage...I got 82 packs lol.  Took advantage of the buy 2 get 2 deals at Baitwrx too.  

Rich, I did the same thing on the Trappers.    I won’t be able to use them for 3 months so I hope they work out.  For the price, I thought I can throw them if they don’t work.   Let me know what you think when you get the chance to try them.  

I made a trip to the newly expanded Thorne Brothers Custom Tackle Shop in Blaine today. First time since their expansion last year.

 

Picked up a world minnow jerk bait and a phantom soft tail (for muskie fishing).

 

You could drop a couple thousand bucks in there so quick. Some of the larger specialty muskie lures are in the $70-$200 range.

 

They also had a replica of the new state record pure strain caught in Nov 2021 from Mille Lacs Lake.