Deep Bargain bin Diving. 2025
Gillroid 9000 reply :
So when i go to Any Place thats sells fishing gear. The first thing i do is to take a Deep dive into the Bargain bins. Lately i disnt get really good finds in Bins but in the past i managed to find the "Needle in the Haystack." Once found Berkley Gulp minnows for 2$, Arashi squarebill for 4.50$, Jackall Clone Fries for 7$, Shadow Raps for 5-6$.
So anyone one here ever found something good from Bargain bin Diving?
Avalonjohn44 reply :
My Gander Mt used to have some great stuff in their BB, but lately nothing but stray hooks and Matzuo cr@p.
KDW96 reply :
I brought home 10 6pack of #8 Kvd short shanks for 2.00 a pack:)
WRB reply :
Most big discount stores do not order thier own stuff, it's shipped from a regional warehouse.
With fishing lures they are regional in popularity, if the store gets lures that don't sell they mark them down to get rid of inventory that doesn't move. There is a reason those lure are in the bin.
Tom
Acerty reply :
Cabelas last year around this time I think actually. Found a brand new Abu Garcia Beast. 180 I think it was. 2 years ago, got a shimano curado 200Ge6 for 70 or 75 bucks new. My first baitcaster actually.
Jaderose reply :
Found the most productive bait I've ever had in a bargain bin. Lou's Special Netbait BK Tubes. Now I'm struggling to find more
wdp reply :
The Bass Pro in Nashville, TN flooded about 6-7 yrs ago. A lot of merchandise had gotten wet, but not damaged. Some of the boxes & packages had a few dried water spots & marks, but other than that, the stuff was fine. A big portion of that stuff was sent to a Wall's second hand store (popular in the South) in Grenada, MS where my inlaws live. They had everything marked at least half off. EVERYTHING! I loaded up on a ton of Zoom soft plastics & SK hard baits, mostly red eye shads, and some Rapala hard baits too.
Wish I'd found out about it sooner. Apparently they had a bunch of Shimano Citicas & Curados, but they were gone by the time I got to the store. There were only a few Lew's spinning reels left, so I picked up one of them.
cgolf reply :
I like to hit the bargain bins at Mills fleet farms, I have found some really good baits at super cheap prices. Not sure why some of the stuff is being cleared out, but I am not going to complain.
Cabelas can be good too with random markdowns. Last time there I got 5 bags of cabin creek smoke purple tubes for .88 cents. The bummer is they only mark down one color and the finds are randomly placed, you really have to look.
everythingthatswims reply :
The best bargain bin deals are at fishing expos.
I got 2 packs of jackall clone gills (retail 12.99) for 4 bucks a pack, it might have been less than that!
BareHook reply :
Tungsten weights, 3 pack 1/4 and 2 pack 3/8 oz for $1.00 each
A-Jay reply :
Hit the local Wal-Mart's bargain bin a few years back in the fall. They were liquidating all the 6 pack Mustad KVD Elite Trebles for like $2 !
Left with every size 2,4,& 6 they had. SCORE !
It was the Only thing I bought that day and the young "Human" (and that term is being used very loosely here) at the check out didn't seem to share my idea of the bargain value of this purchase.
I've checked it again every chance I get but have never purchase one thing from it since.
A-Jay
Darren. reply :
I, too, have scored at Walmart's bargain bin.
Strike King tour grade tungsten bullet weights.
I think they were between $2-3 for a pack of 4
when they normally go for $7.99 @ Bass Pro.
Also bought several packs Daiichi and Gamakatsu
hooks on the cheap.
WIGuide reply :
I've scored a lot of bargains over the years. Walmarts for a few years had some deep discounts at the end of the season. I scored a few packs of the tungsten weights @Darren. was talking about. I also scored on some Mustad trebles. I also got some of the higher end Plano trays for like $3 instead of $12. Gander usually is a turn and burn type store. I've got my fair share of Rapala hard baits for $4-5. Spro Crankbaits for $6. I bought bunches of Xcalibur squarebills for $3.50-$4 there when they were $7-8 retail. They like to hide their clearance stuff on the back end of isles in between the isle and the wall.
A-Jay reply :
On 12/8/2016 at 11:51 PM, WIGuide said:I've scored a lot of bargains over the years. Walmarts for a few years had some deep discounts at the end of the season. I scored a few packs of the tungsten weights @Darren. was talking about. I also scored on some Mustad trebles. I also got some of the higher end Plano trays for like $3 instead of $12. Gander usually is a turn and burn type store. I've got my fair share of Rapala hard baits for $4-5. Spro Crankbaits for $6. I bought bunches of Xcalibur squarebills for $3.50-$4 there when they were $7-8 retail. They like to hide their clearance stuff on the back end of isles in between the isle and the wall.
I could definitely do a few of those Plano boxes at a deep deep discount . . .
A-Jay
scaleface reply :
I'm a bargain bin diver . I'd say my best find were green Gammy octopus hooks . I think they were .50 cents a pack . Those are a critical component in my carp rigs .
WIGuide reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 12:26 AM, A-Jay said:I could definitely do a few of those Plano boxes at a deep deep discount . . .
A-Jay
I suppose you could probably find a few places to put them in the Lund!
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 12/8/2016 at 3:00 AM, Gillroid 9000 said:
So anyone one here ever found something good from Bargain bin Diving?
Bargain bins lost some of their appeal when i reached near "critical mass" and I don't have room to carry everything anymore (my pack elephant died). In the past, i would buy almost anything (brand name) if it was more than 50 percent off. Now I'm much more discriminating. It wasn't in a "bin" but when the local Field & Stream had clearanced some of their Shadow Raps and then further made them, "buy 5, get 5 free", I could NOT resist-even though I may be 95 before I get to use some of them (note: I already had about 10 of them).
A-Jay reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 12:42 AM, WIGuide said:I suppose you could probably find a few places to put them in the Lund!
Yes Sir - and in all honesty, I would be slightly embarrassed to tell a non-bass angler just how many completely stacked full 3700 box are stashed away in the Lund right now. Most True Bass fishing humans however would be serious less impressed.
But I do need a few more . . .& probably always will.
A-Jay
MassYak85 reply :
I found a jackal Giron in a bargain bin once for like 10 dollars off. And at Cabelas I've found some amazing deals on Lucky Craft stuff (like 5 bucks a pop for some lipless cranks and smaller pointers)
Yeajray231 reply :
My Walmart had a bunch of zoom super flukes for 99 cents. I've been using those packs for a few seasons now. And have managed some decent bass on them ! Gotta love that made in the USA sticker too.
blckshirt98 reply :
The local tackle shop has a markdown section where I find a few good deals here and there, like a Megabass I-Slide 135 for $30 or soft plastics at almost half off. Most of my damage though is done at store closings. When Sports Authority got rid of their fishing departments a few years back they had stuff marked down 50-75% and I got bagfuls of Gulp, spinners, Rapalas, fluorocarbon, and reels. When Sports Chalet closed down they also had sliding markdowns where I got stuff from 40-90% off. An awesome mom and pop tackle shop (Ly's Fishing Goods) sadly closed down and had a 50% off sale, and another local outdoor shop (Mel Cotton's) is in the process of closing down and also has everything at 50% off. Sucks to see all of these stores closing down though.
RyneB reply :
brand new in package S waver for $1. a local guy was on a pro staff and had back surgery and sold all of his stuff out of his garage. bins and bins of tackle. 50 pack of tubes for $1 as well.
wdp reply :
On 12/8/2016 at 10:47 PM, Darren. said:I, too, have scored at Walmart's bargain bin.
Strike King tour grade tungsten bullet weights.
I think they were between $2-3 for a pack of 4
when they normally go for $7.99 @ Bass Pro.Also bought several packs Daiichi and Gamakatsu
hooks on the cheap.
Yep. I grabbed a few packs of those tungsten weights when Wally World marked em down.
budgetbassin reply :
I like to pick up the $1.96 Cotton Cordell lipless crankbaits in the bargain bin at WalMart. You can find some interesting colors too.
Yeajray231 reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 2:21 AM, RyneB said:brand new in package S waver for $1. a local guy was on a pro staff and had back surgery and sold all of his stuff out of his garage. bins and bins of tackle. 50 pack of tubes for $1 as well.
I would have gave him more for his stuff ? Especially his situation .. you basically robbed him
RyneB reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 6:04 AM, Yeajray231 said:I would have gave him more for his stuff ? Especially his situation .. you basically robbed him
nope, he's retired. well off, was selling everything for $1 because he had half of a garage full of bins of tackle.
MassYak85 reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 1:54 AM, Yeajray231 said:My Walmart had a bunch of zoom super flukes for 99 cents. I've been using those packs for a few seasons now. And have managed some decent bass on them ! Gotta love that made in the USA sticker too.
Mine did too haha. I grabbed like 10 bags.
Gillroid 9000 reply :
On 12/9/2016 at 11:26 AM, MassYak85 said:Mine did too haha. I grabbed like 10 bags.
I found one bag of Flukes for the same price but sadly there was only one left 
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