I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug in a long rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill) 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flap Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

1 minute ago, bulldog1935 said:

I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug at rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill), 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flat Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

Very cool!

1 hour ago, bulldog1935 said:

I've always had this thing for topwater lures that still make action at rest.  When I was 19, caught my first big bass, 6-1/2 lbs, on a yellow Jitterbug at rest.  Suckered her out to the middle of a bowl-shaped cove, 50+' visibility, using more pause than retrieve.  

These are Japan wood plugs, not exactly latest purchases, but assembled over 6 mo or so, when I was buying other things in Japan.  

Clockwise, GaullaCraft Baby Shake Hip (basic squarebill) 7/16 oz; Ninna Mofri, which blows me away for sit-still action; Less is More Lim's Morphie; Life Bait Flap Frog.  The big plugs are all about 21-23 g (up to 3/4 oz).  

I will fish these, maybe not hard, certainly for effect and fun.  

 

It is first time that I saw this lures in NEW condition, So cool.

BTW, if you go way back, topwater dog-walking plugs were the very first lures fished for bass in America.  

The term dog-walking was coined by Paw-Paw Lure Co. in 1918.  

In his 1881 tome, Book of the Black Bass, Doc Henshall called dog-walking "The Bob", and described then that Florida bass fishermen had already been using them for 100 years.  

 

Appropriate photo - this is a Chubb Henshall bass rod and c. 1910 Bluegrass 33

8'3" - Doc also takes credit for designing the first bass rod under 12'

On 3/6/2023 at 3:38 PM, NorthernBasser said:

I know @RichF just got a Coastal from Amazon as well. Rich, how did your reel arrive? Did it come in a box?

Came in original Daiwa box in a bubble mailer.

I dont use Chatterbaits, This should  be good enough for a starters? Lets see.

On 3/6/2023 at 1:16 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Coastal I ordered off Amazon came today. About 10 days sooner than scheduled which I was happy with. But this is how it came. IN a clear bag inside a brown paper bag. That's it! No box. No protection. Unbelievable. I haven't even opened the bag yet to inspect it. 

 

 

 

 

This button right here. Mash it. 

 

2 hours ago, txchaser said:

 

 

This button right here. Mash it. 

 

Already done. 

New fishin' shed!

Latest ebay winnings. Originally I was looking at purchasing a diawa tatula or BG spinning reel.  How ever, I found these 2  quantum accurist s3 AT25SPT’s from my fav eBay vendor for a winning bid of $80 shipped for the both.  These are $90-100 a piece reels.

 

im a big quantum fan.  I’ve got a quantum accurist spinning reel from 12 yrs ago still going strong.  I’ve also got a accurist bait caster with the flipping switch ( bargain for a $100 bait caster).  The accurist line dosent get the attention it deserves. 

With the ice gone, I have shifted all my attention to getting more baits. 

On 3/6/2023 at 9:26 PM, NorthernBasser said:

Oh gotcha. I thought you were saying you hate when people complain about these 'why me' moments. ? It sucks but I'll likely send it back. It looks new (without looking internally) but it's not smooth at all. Then again it could just be bone dry. 

Maybe it’s a fake

It's small keitech season for me and needed to reload a little bit

I love the Fat swimbaits!

Finally stocked back up on YGK ? Had spooled my last spool this winter, and TW was pretty much out all last year. Was wondering if it was getting discontinued…

 

8 hours ago, Ktho said:

It's small keitech season for me and needed to reload a little bit

Nice. I'm diggin the new new baby bass color. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like a versatile color for many conditions. Silver flash minnow is definitely a confidence color for me when it's sunny/windy.

The Bait Monkey was able to provide a little bit of assistance with my latest tackle purchases. I picked up a couple of stock Shimano twin paddle handles for my Vanfords and a few other pieces of Megabass hardware. I hope the SuWITCHes work similarly to the Jackall Mikey Sr.s, which I haven’t been able to find. I was planning ahead for future fishing trips because of the current weather conditions in here in Cali.

1 hour ago, Fat Ika said:

Nice. I'm diggin the new new baby bass color. Haven't tried it yet, but seems like a versatile color for many conditions. Silver flash minnow is definitely a confidence color for me when it's sunny/windy.

 Yeah got the baby bass and bass candy cause why not? They look cool haha. Silver flash minnow and Tennessee Shad are big confidence colors for me but they all work lol

Grand Rapids fishing show purchases.  Lt day I could make it was on today ( Thursday).  A lot of good deals to be had.  
 

mega bass deep six blue back mat chart crank 

3/4 oz sleeper gill 

1/2 oz dark sleeper wakasagi 

diawa / Yamamoto 5.8 Neko straight worm in baby bass 

og slim 6 in Helsinki shad

2 bags of 4 inch extreme bass tackle tubes in blue illusion and goby 

3.5 inch kietech swing impact in sun gill 

 

also bought a telescoping ranger net with rubber net 920T 

17 minutes ago, J._Bricker said:

The Bait Monkey was able to provide a little bit of assistance with my latest tackle purchases. I picked up a couple of stock Shimano twin paddle handles for my Vanfords and a few other pieces of Megabass hardware. I hope the SuWITCHes work similarly to the Jackall Mikey Sr.s, which I haven’t been able to find. I was planning ahead for future fishing trips because of the current weather conditions in here in Cali.

Gosh I'm a sucker for MegaBass...whats a 110 R?

 

They make you feel special buying their stuff.

6 minutes ago, Mbirdsley said:

Grand Rapids fishing show purchases.  Lt day I could make it was on today ( Thursday).  A lot of good deals to be had.  
 

mega bass deep six blue back mat chart crank 

3/4 oz sleeper gill 

1/2 oz dark sleeper wakasagi 

diawa / Yamamoto 5.8 Neko straight worm in baby bass 

og slim 6 in Helsinki shad

2 bags of 4 inch extreme bass tackle tubes in blue illusion and goby 

3.5 inch kietech swing impact in sun gill 

 

also bought a telescoping ranger net with rubber net 920T 

Nice, both of those cranks are on my list....if I ever find a DD crank that produces I'll start playing the lotto ?

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Gosh I'm a sucker for MegaBass...whats a 110 R?

 

They make you feel special buying their stuff.

Nice, both of those cranks are on my list....if I ever find a DD crank that produces I'll start playing the lotto ?

That chart blue back has been on my want list for a while.  I love not paying shipping for items. 
 

fishing show’s in Michigan  have been traditionally all about Great Lakes walleye and salmon.  Starting to see more bass stuff every year.

Fedex dropped off something from Japan!

I can't wait to give these a try.

I gave in and picked up a bunch of cover scats and bull flats.  I have a friend who last year absolutely CLOBBERED ‘em on the scat, it was basically his tourney winner consistently so I’m giving them a whirl.  
 

The bull flat I’m just taking a chance on, as it seems to fit my game perfectly- chunky and erratic and perfect for flipping into cover or working near structure.  I grabbed the 4.8s and am definitely looking forward to seeing if they’re as good for my style as I think they’ll be.  

29 minutes ago, Master Bait'r said:

I gave in and picked up a bunch of cover scats and bull flats.  I have a friend who last year absolutely CLOBBERED ‘em on the scat, it was basically his tourney winner consistently so I’m giving them a whirl.  
 

The bull flat I’m just taking a chance on, as it seems to fit my game perfectly- chunky and erratic and perfect for flipping into cover or working near structure.  I grabbed the 4.8s and am definitely looking forward to seeing if they’re as good for my style as I think they’ll be.  

Make sure you have some Mend-It on hand so you get more miles out of the Scat. 

Made some purchases yesterday at Redcrest…