On 1/7/2024 at 1:10 AM, KP Duty said:

Sweet.  I was just checking out the 'RV' drift fry on JLS while putting an order together.  It has peaked my interest....

 

Mine have been held up in customs for a few weeks - this is a first when ordering from Japan. 

BFS glide bait. Can’t wait to see how it does 

I braved the snow on foot to feed the monkey lol, cars in the body shop due to a deer 🦌 in December.

 

2 jerk baits

2 packs of crappie under spins

3 packs of line through swim bait heads

2 packs treble hooks 

2 packs juggle minnows 

 

I can’t stand setting around the apartment, snow, cold, and weather doesn’t stop the monkey.

also got some sweet new slippers 

12 minutes ago, Russell13 said:

also got some sweet new slippers 

I wanted to get those, but my dad changed my mind somehow, Great sleepers.

1 hour ago, Jmurphy87 said:

I braved the snow on foot to feed the monkey lol, cars in the body shop due to a deer 🦌 in December.

 

2 jerk baits

2 packs of crappie under spins

3 packs of line through swim bait heads

2 packs treble hooks 

2 packs juggle minnows 

 

I can’t stand setting around the apartment, snow, cold, and weather doesn’t stop the monkey.

Are you the same Jmurphy87 who tried convincing us (as well you yourself and your lady) last year that you were done buying? 😅

20 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Are you the same Jmurphy87 who tried convincing us (as well you yourself and your lady) last year that you were done buying? 😅

Yep, you know it lol. It’s a very slippery slope sort of like the sidewalks that I was walking on today.

23 minutes ago, Jmurphy87 said:

sort of like the sidewalks that I was walking on today.

….outside a tackle store? 🤣

14 minutes ago, RipzLipz said:

….outside a tackle store? 🤣

Yes, and the 5 mile walk to and from.

41 minutes ago, Jmurphy87 said:

Yep, you know it lol. It’s a very slippery slope sort of like the sidewalks that I was walking on today.

Our December was snowless. Mother Nature is making up for it today!

6 hours ago, Russell13 said:

BFS glide bait. Can’t wait to see how it does 

Bfs glide bait, why not. What’s the name of that bad Larry. Is it the gan craft. 

35 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Our December was snowless. Mother Nature is making up for it today!

They said that we were supposed to get a winter storm today here, I never believe the forecast. I don’t really call 3-6 inches of snow anything really. When I use to live at my grandparents old place when I was 18, dead smack in the middle between kalkaska and grayling. 17 miles to town no matter what way you wanted to go. We use to get 14-16 inches overnight and nothing closed and life went on like normal, down here they would close everything down and declare an emergency if that happened lol. The winter has been very odd this year here, but there’s still time.

Just some maintenance items and a few baits. Stupid pickerel keep swiping my Frittside 5s and the only hooks I can use around here for Neds. One day I'll smarten up and listen to @A-Jay and pick up some Surflon tie-able metal leader instead of praying each time I get a bite this time of year: "Please God, don't let it be a pickerel", then it is, then doink, then seeya later bait. MFer#^&*$#@*%^!

"Heavy Poop" and folks can't buy it fast enough 🤣

 

Fish Arrow makes some really cool stuff, they got some small swimbaits that I wanted when I recently bought those Drift Fry, but like the Drift Fry they are high dollar stuff.  

 

@PhishLI I was going to give you a like but that last line made me about spit my beer out of my nose 😆

12 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Fish Arrow makes some really cool stuff, they got some small swimbaits that I wanted when I recently bought those Drift Fry

Yeah, man. These Flash-J Shads with the flashy mylar film insert are nifty. After my prized Nories Spoon Tail Shads were discontinued I found these. Seems to be made at the same vendor. Telltale injection ports. Great night bait. May be the shiz for FFS too.

 

19 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Just some maintenance items and a few baits. Stupid pickerel keep swiping my Frittside 5s and the only hooks I can use around here for Neds. One day I'll smarten up and listen to @A-Jay and pick up some Surflon tie-able metal leader instead of praying each time I get a bite this time of year: "Please God, don't let it be a pickerel", then it is, then doink, then seeya later bait. MFer#^&*$#@*%^!

 

I recently got that Rattle Snaker. That's gonna make it sooo much easier getting worm rattles deep into any plastic, especially the elaztech. 

14 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

"Heavy Poop" and folks can't buy it fast enough

I feel sorry for the guy making all of it. 🤣

Yep those are them, loved the mylar insert, and eyes.    

 

I have no shame in admitting, if I can buy Japanese, I do for the most part.   Stuff is usually always worth the extra money. 

Escaped Black Friday and all of December without a tackle purchase.  Then I saw the Techna PX 6' Medium spinning rods marked down to $79 ( from $199).  So I ordeted one.  Was so impressed with its light and crispy blank, I ordered another.  These are 1/8-3/4oz XF tapered mediums, so definitely Jig/Worm rods.  First Fenwicks as well.

 

 

 

1 minute ago, NorthernBasser said:

I recently got that Rattle Snaker. That's gonna make it sooo much easier getting worm rattles deep into any plastic, especially the elaztech. 

Yup. Gave my 1st one to a bud. So much nicer than punching a hole in elaztech with an awl then fighting the rattle in, then glueing the hole shut. Gonna try it in some plastisol baits for sure.

48 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

Escaped Black Friday and all of December without a tackle purchase.  Then I saw the Techna PX 6' Medium spinning rods marked down to $79 ( from $199).  So I ordeted one.  Was so impressed with its light and crispy blank, I ordered another.  These are 1/8-3/4oz XF tapered mediums, so definitely Jig/Worm rods.  First Fenwicks as well.

 

 

 

These are nice rods. I had the 6'8 M casting model but my friend loved it so much I ended up selling it to him. I kind of regret it. I also really like the classic, almost vintage look of them.

11 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Just some maintenance items and a few baits. Stupid pickerel keep swiping my Frittside 5s and the only hooks I can use around here for Neds. One day I'll smarten up and listen to @A-Jay and pick up some Surflon tie-able metal leader instead of praying each time I get a bite this time of year: "Please God, don't let it be a pickerel", then it is, then doink, then seeya later bait. MFer#^&*$#@*%^!

Got a little news for ya my friend ~ I still lose baits.

Even after all this time I still haven't developed the self-discipline to rarely 'start' the trip with the wire.  Always ends up being reactionary.

So I know this term MFer#^&*$#@*%^! quite well.

Nice haul btw -

A-Jay

15 hours ago, Derek1 said:

Bfs glide bait, why not. What’s the name of that bad Larry. Is it the gan craft. 

Yes it’s the jointed claw 70 s 

7 hours ago, Russell13 said:

Yes it’s the jointed claw 70 s 

Thanks I was thinking about grabbing one of them.