What fishing purchase are you most ashamed of???

I hate to admit, but about 2 years ago when I first started, I saw one of those 30 minute Bill Dance commercials, and the next time I went to BassPro, I purchased my very own Dancin Eel....Used it once, then felt like a dum dum.

strike king king shad

banjo minnows

Bill Dance floating air fry

                   -gk

a She Man O Reel

Nothing.

I love it all.

It is all part of my treasures.  

Storm soft swimbaits, I loved the way they always pulled to the left or right and would never track straight. I got lots of casting practice out of them since I never caught anything on them.

The flying lure,  a small tube that would go backwards after a pull. And the walking worm!

The flying lure was the bomb on nesting fish.

The flying lure was the bomb on nesting fish.

I had all the colors and every size,and I gave them away! :

QUOTE: a small tube that would go backwards after a pull.

 Err On second thought I don't need a PM form one of the Mods

Tempting, but I will show discretion

what about the Helicopter Lure?

The Pocket Fisherman :-/

I can't remember what they are called but it is a hard body bait with a tail that flap on the surface of the water everytime you pop it. I also got drug into buying the frog that has kicking legs when you pop it as well.  ;D

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Fourbizzs' Old Boat!!!!

Guilty on the Dancin' Eel and the flying lures. But I must say, I caught a few fish of the Flying Lures.

I actually did pretty good on the dancin eel more than once

what about the Helicopter Lure?

That would probably be mine

what about the Helicopter Lure?

That would probably be mine

I forgot all about that waste :

SK King Shad... such a poorly constructed lure

Fourbizzs' Old Boat!!!!

Lol whats the story there?

The Dancin eel has to be the all time under achiever. the bait was extremly advanced for its time. It had a ton of action and was just an all around ingenious bait. However it didnt produce. I have theory. Way back when I used to stock ponds I would stock bull frogs. The bass would eat the small bullfrogs but they would not eat the tad poles. Even when I had bass in aquaruims they would eat them and then spit them out. I think they must excrete some type of bad taise as a defence mechanism. I think the dancin eel mimicked a tadpole to the tee. The problem was bass dont like to eat tadpoles, hence the Dancin eel never lived up to its potential

I was at a hunting/fishing expo, and a guy at a stand was selling items that he made at his tackle shop. I had only been fishing for about a year and didn't know too much. He made his own crankbaits and they were pretty cheap at $2 apiece. I snapped up every color that I thought I would need. Needless to say they were not good. I still keep a couple in my box for when a buddy asks me for a lure, either to ensure I catch more, and I won't care if they lose em'. Now if it isn't a Bandit, rapala, LC, and SPRO I don't touch it. I'm not knocking anyones craft or hobby, and if you know a guy that makes Quality cranks I might give them a try, but I'll be wary.

Storm soft swimbaits, I loved the way they always pulled to the left or right and would never track straight. I got lots of casting practice out of them since I never caught anything on them.

I have a bunch of those too, in many different colors.  They have been on my peg board for a couple of years because I do not use the ones that in my boat.  I think I will leave them out of the boat this year.

xrap sub walk

Wow, this bait has put some quality bass in my boat!