On 5/3/2021 at 10:11 AM, king fisher said:

When I was young I had very little money, but lots of time to fish.  I was forced to learn to adapt and use what I had to catch fish.  I would cast a 1 OZ oz. bait on a rod made to cast 1/2 oz. lure or put a 1/2 oz. weight on the line ahead of floating Rapala to get it deeper, because I lost my only Deep WeeR and the bass would not come up to hit my Floating Rapala, which was my only other plug.  I fished every day, learning the water, and the habits of the bass like only someone who fishes all the time can.   I always managed to find a way to catch fish with what little I had. 

       Now I have a rod, reel, line, and lure for almost any situation possible.  The bait Monkey does his best to ruin my marriage and I have way more gear than I need.  Problem is I have very little time to fish.  I sit at home thinking of situations where I might need a certain outfit, and then buy it.  I watch videos and see people catch fish on a lure or technique I haven't tried and imagine it must be exactly what I need for a certain lake at a certain time of year.  One more tackle order and I will have exactly what I need.  If I loose a lure that is working, I buy three more just like it rather than count on something similar to work.   No longer do I have to adapt and get by.  I want to be prepared with the perfect set up for every situation.                                                                                     I have come to realize that I am more of a collector than a fisherman.  I am OK with that.  Collecting fishing gear is as good a hobby as any.  Every once in awhile I catch a big fish, on a new lure I was sure I couldn't possibly live with out.  I instantly convince myself that exact make, model, and color of lure was the only lure that could have possibly caught that fish.   Making all the time and money spent acquiring my treasure worth every minute and every penny.

       

 

Same here, when I was young we were poor so I couldn't afford what I wanted and made due. Now I can afford to buy whatever bass gear I want and usually do. Anyone who has ever seen my collection knows I have a few spare lures laying around. 

 

Allen 

44 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

A couple of those Heddon Budweiser cans lures have been on my want list a long time. I’ve watched that guy on YouTube catch with em for years now

Lol....I can still remember when the "Big Bud" lure came out, I actually bought one and was shocked when I caught fish with it.....?

9 minutes ago, Bayou Boogie said:

Lol....I can still remember when the "Big Bud" lure came out, I actually bought one and was shocked when I caught fish with it.....?

Yea that guy on YouTube goes by the name superstrike has a lot of great vids using Heddon lures and vintage rods n reels. He catches lots of bass on them. 

I got fishing tackle that is older than myself in my collection.