Good morning everyone. 

I finally got all my tackle pretty organize and realized I have a lot of stuff I’ve gather over the first two years that is just not my confindece baits, for example strike king crankbaits, booyah colordo spinnerbaits (now I know these work) I use double willow spinnerbaits now,  I much rather use other higher end baits or more “proven” brands... so all that being said what should I do with these baits?

Send them to one of the kids on here trying to get started but are too broke to do so? Sell them? Or keep them and use them for when you take out a buddy/wife/coworker that you don’t want to give your expensive baits to. Or you could just fish them too when the situation is right and build confidence in them. 

Honestly keep the lures, you may find a time and place for them in the future. I gave away some baits once, only years later wishing I had kept them for situations that came up where those baits would have worked. The double willow vs Colorado blades are 2 tools for different conditions, and both have a time and place. Heck during post frontal conditions I throw a 3/16 SK spinner bait with the standard Colorado blade, but replace the standard willow with a #7 willow to slow it down and give off more flash. 

 

I also try to have my confidence bait being the one tied on at the time. That keeps me trying new baits and presentations every year to expand the conditions I can catch fish under. Jerkbaits are one I struggle with, but I am slowly getting better hoping that next year it will be a strength.