Well have any of you guys ever bought a piece of tackle that you found COMPLETELY useless? I am not talking about stuff like a inexpensive hardbait or plastic you wanted to try and not caught a thing on. We have all had that happen.

I mean have any of you bought anything that was expensive or was supposed to be great and turned out to be a complete piece of junk? This includes things like expensive lures, rods, reels...stuff like that....anything over $10 you know...

Vanish Transition, Pinnacle Solene baitcaster (2 of them from walmart)

Shimano Baitcasters  

hydro lure....

Ha Ha I bought the Hydro lures. I didnt expect them to work but I wanted to see how they swam. I found some on ebay for about $3

They werent even worth the 3 bucks. Realy bad.

This "thing" from castaic.

the flying lure

Back in my Quantum days, the 1310 baitcaster.  They kept breaking and I kept buying them.  Finally took three before it sunk in.  Daiwa for me now.

Every d**n thing I've bought over the last 26 years.

A Ranger bass boat.

Reel Magic, Helicopter Lure, Gulp, Yo-Zuri FC line, Mann's Hardbaits, Mann's softbaits, and Matzuo crankbaits.  I'm sure there are a ton more, but can't remember them right now.

Shimano Baitcasters

This guy's going to have to go to "Time Out".

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I can't say it was junk but it sure didn't fish like I thought it would.  A Shimano Sedona spinning reel.  I just do NOT like the way it operates.  The Pfluegers I have now fish like I thought that Sedona would have.  Not sure what the issue is with that Sedona but everytime I used it I had to fight with it and it was miserable doing it.  

Ugly stik and any brand of mono line that I ever  bought.

Motorguide trolling motor.

This "thing" from castaic.

X2. Paid 18.00 for it back in the mid 90s. Never have been bit on it.

Quantum Code Baitcasting reel. Bought it on a thursday night, used it on friday morning, returned it on friday morning. That thing squeeks withing 1-2 hours of fishing.

RAGE TAIL BAITS- They vibrated so much that later that day I came home  from fishing and the Ol lady called 911 thinking I was having a seizure-I was still vibrating LOL

Here's an eye popper for you all! A LC Sammy! I can't walk them to save my life! Spittin Image, Spooks, BPS Slim Dog and even Excaliber's (can't remember the name) I have no problems walking. I thought I might have picked up a defective one so I had one of my friends try it and it's now part of his arsenal.

Here's an eye popper for you all! A LC Sammy! I can't walk them to save my life! Spittin Image, Spooks, BPS Slim Dog and even Excaliber's (can't remember the name) I have no problems walking. I thought I might have picked up a defective one so I had one of my friends try it and it's now part of his arsenal.

C'mon...That's silly.

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Here's an eye popper for you all! A LC Sammy! I can't walk them to save my life! Spittin Image, Spooks, BPS Slim Dog and even Excaliber's (can't remember the name) I have no problems walking. I thought I might have picked up a defective one so I had one of my friends try it and it's now part of his arsenal.

C'mon...That's silly.

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I swear to baked beans there RW! Funny thing is, it wasn't even one of the smaller models! It was a 100 series. I tried different rods, different retrieves, nothing I did worked! No clue why???? I'm just wierd like that I guess!  

ooh... add Fireline Crystal to that list

About a dozen berkley bladedancers in different sizes(I like the weedless ones sometimes though)

Several packs of berkley realistix sinking minnows.

Shimano sedona,shimano spirex,shimano slade.(ya I love shimanos but the lower end crap is real junk)

spiderwire original braid

Shakespeare catera spinning combo ;D

4 rapala skitterprops cuz I thought they looked cool.Junk! and the props dont spin worth a sh--

Plano 737 box.Not even enough room,very heavy,had 3 latches and top handle break in about 6 months >

I have had nothing but trouble with Okuma Spinning reels.  Have bought three over the last 2 years, and have burned out every one of them... I maintain my reels well too.  

My Pflueger reels have lasted years.  Nothing but Pflueger from now on.

Iron Silk, Spiderwire and a Helicopter Lure (try not to laugh!) and a shakespeare spincast reel. (Zebcos are the ONLY way to go!)

Nothing too bad...........

-Ike