Dust collecters 2025
bilgerat reply :
What baits and / or techniques have you gotten away from for whatever reason ?
I barely used stick worms at all this year. Or any kind of worm for that matter. I worked on learning new baits this season with some success. I didn't plan on it, it just kind of happened which in my case is not a bad thing as I depended too heavily on them in the past.
mrlitetackle reply :
the simple johnson spoon....
had one for over 10 years, and maybe tried it twice.
.....its quite the dust collector
frogtog reply :
There is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)
mrlitetackle reply :
QuotePosted by: frogtog Posted on: Today at 8:49pmThere is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)
.....maybe i'll have to give it a chance in the future...
Micro reply :
Spinnerbaits. I don't think I've fished any at all this year.
JLBomber reply :
Spoons lol. They've migrated to that "why do I still carry these" box. Also chatterbait. I'm not sure I've ever used it.
DINK WHISPERER reply :
Everything that isn't a 10" worm and a flippin' stick, LOL!!! Cranks and spinnerbaits are my biggest dust collectors!
RoLo reply :
QuoteThere is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)
My sentiments precisely, to which I might add, especially bass over 6 pounds
My "Dust Collectors" change every year, but among this year's neglected lures:
> Plastic Lizards
> Spinnerbaits
> Senkos
> Tube Lures (except for smallmouth bass)
Roger
skillet reply :
Used to have a spinner bait tied on always and can't even remember the last time I gave one a real try...
skillet
Danny1991 reply :
I've probably gotten away from the jig the most recently.
Koop reply :
Chatterbaits and Senkos.
There was a point when I fished senkos all the time... now I just don't use them nearly as much as I should.
Especially wacky senkos...
A-Jay reply :
Heddon Zara Spook ~ it's been replaced by the Rapala Sub-walk.
A-Jay
JacobK reply :
curly tailed worms, haven't thrown one at all this year.
Jeff H reply :
Buzzbaits. 3-4 casts with one this year, most it's been thrown in the last 15 years. Yup, major dust collector for me.
Bryce C reply :
Senkos this year.....soft plastics in general. I've done a lot of jig fishing and really seem to catch them as well or better with a jig in the same situations that I would use soft plastics.
Dan: reply :
this season: flukes. I used to fish them all the time, but I haven't fished them that much this year.
overall: crankbaits. I have caught maybe 20 fish on crankbaits since I started fishing 4 years ago. I bought a whole bunch of them and I haven't caught fish with or even thrown most of them.
tipptruck1 reply :
To me its always been liped crank baits and soft plastics. Water is not deep enough to throw a crank bait. If it is I lose them in a cast to logs or rocks. Plastic because water is to dark. Spinners, jigs, spooks, lipless crank baits, and jerk baits work great.
Quitlimpin reply :
DD22's. Too much work
Fishbone reply :
QuoteThere is no better bait than a Johnson spoon with a Fat Albert on the back for grass and pads. 8-)
That's one of the best Avatars I've seen in a while. LOL
Bean Counter reply :
Tubes
Chatterbaits
Spro frogs
Daniel My Brother reply :
Swimbaits. I just don't have the patience or desire to work that hard for one big bite.
roadwarrior reply :
I keep two of the most famous "Info-commercial" lures
in a tacklebox just to remind myself to NEVER buy
another lure that "outfishes live bait" or "may be banned
from tournament fishing."
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bilgerat reply :
QuoteI keep two of the most famous "Info-commercial" luresin a tacklebox just to remind myself to NEVER buy
another lure that "outfishes live bait" or "may be banned
from tournament fishing."
:
C'mon RW, which ones are they ? I own an Instant Fisherman deluxe model complete with Flying Lures. Doesn't get much lamer than that ;D
Bankbeater reply :
Has to be rat-l-traps. I've only used them one trip this year.
Big Tom reply :
Tubes for me. I used them so much last year and the year before that. Only thrown them once this year for about 5 minutes at that.
Marc David reply :
Chatterbaits, I think they will be permanent dust collectors
RoLo reply :
The "chatterbait" was named by 5 different members, possibly more than any other lure (it's one lure I never bought).
During the passion of its mighty liftoff, I dared to say that the chatterbait will likely be a passing fancy.
I was summarily assaulted for making that statement, but now it's the chatterbait's turn in the barrel ;D
Roger
Big Phish reply :
Anything Topwater
although i love the bite, they have just always been the least productive thing so i started using them less and less and now not at all.
JohnMac reply :
for me its been my lipless cranks and my small crankbaits...they just sit there
TrippyJai reply :
Spinnerbaits. Maybe because I rarely fish windy days, but they are here when I need them. Also any crankbait that dives more than 6 feet.
Infidel. reply :
Anything that has to do with live bait. It's been years since I have used a bobber or any of my bait holder hooks.
Sfritr reply :
THE BAIT MONKEY IS JUST SITTING BACK AND
LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D
Big Mike in Fl reply :
the sad thing is, someone is going to see one or two of these listed that we're NOT using to catch fish, and think "hmm, I don't have one of thhose, I need ot go get one and try it" and the bait monkey still wins...
as for me, I hardly catch anytihng on spinner baits or jigs, so they don't get used much. I havn't caught, or even had a good strike on a buzz bait this year, and I don't throw cranks much either, so any of those are jsut collecting right now.
MALTESE FALCON reply :
For me, it's plastics. Crankbaits, and spinnerbaits have been putting a TON of fish in my boat, so I haven't used any plastics.
Falcon
Shimmer reply :
Buzzbaits
CWB reply :
Pop-R's. Used to be one of my favorites but since trying the Rage Shad, I don't think I've thrown one in 2 years. I keep a Z-Too rigged as a back up.
D4u2s0t reply :
I don't own anything I don't use. I think it's rediculous to have 9 tackle bags full of stuff, when everything that you actually use can fit in a small box.
Chris W reply :
QuoteI don't own anything I don't use. I think it's rediculous to have 9 tackle bags full of stuff, when everything that you actually use can fit in a small box.
True, but what fun is there in that.
Shad raps for me, I used to use them all the time and I bet I have not thrown one in 2 or 3 years.
bassfisherjk reply :
I have a couple of Chatterbaits that I know have never been wet.I just never get around to trying them.
roadwarrior reply :
QuoteI don't own anything I don't use. I think it's rediculous to have 9 tackle bags full of stuff, when everything that you actually use can fit in a small box.
Com'on...
Lot's of guys are "collectors". We don't really need
all those rods and reels either!
Raul reply :
Got more than 700 cranks, more than 100 spinnerbaits, more than 30 swimbaits and perhaps 100 pounds of soft plastics.
From all those I fish with ( give or take a few ): 30 cranks, 5 spinnerbaits, 5 swimbaits and a few worms ( mostly straight tail worms most times ), few grubs and few creatures.
But better having and not needing than needing and not having !
Uncle Leo reply :
100's of crankbaits, put them down a couple of years ago to dedicate myself to plastics and jigs. Had no reason yet to go back. Still carry them on the boat though. :
Grey Wolf reply :
I've gotten away from spinner baits . I definately have to correct that.
EastTexasBassin reply :
QuoteBut better having and not needing than needing and not having !
Dangerous words my friend. The daily whisper of the bait monkey!
Raul reply :
That 's my story and I 'm sticking to it !
Here 's another:
When faced to the dilemma of "which one ?" ---> get them both !
RoLo reply :
QuoteQuoteBut better having and not needing than needing and not having !
Dangerous words my friend. The daily whisper of the bait monkey!
If I'm not mistaken, it was Raul himself who coined the expression "Bait Monkey" 8-)
Roger
rubba bubba reply :
QuoteIf I'm not mistaken, it was Raul himself who coined the expression "Bait Monkey"
Clearly he's a man who leads by example.
legendaryyaj reply :
QuoteThat 's my story and I 'm sticking to it !Here 's another:
When faced to the dilemma of "which one ?" ---> get them both !
Thats the honest truth right there. ;D
looking4structure reply :
For me its buzzbaits and spooks.Ive replaced them with the Rage Tail Shad.
The Rooster reply :
Carolina rigged plastics....at one time I would fish this every trip. Now it's Texas rigged exclusively. Haven't fish a Carolina in nearly a decade.
Zoom Flukes rigged weightless nosehooked on a 1/0 EWG hook. At one time I wouldn't go without using this, now I never do it although I still carry about 6 bags of them with me on the boat.
Got out of spinnerbaits and buzzbaits for a few years but the past couple of years I've started using them again. Again, took everyone I owned with me when I went time after time, even bought a separate box just for spinnerbaits and ran out of room in it......never fished a one of them.
I'm really bad to get into a lure, even a certain brand of lure, and get 40 kinds of it to use but then only use 3 of them total or eventually quit using them at all. After a while of not using them I'll give them away though, I don't let them build up cause I'm sort of OCD about having them sitting around "incase" I ever need them. If I did that I'd have to take every one I own out everytime I go fishing and it would be overwheming. I get rid of them and then I don't think about it anymore. I've probably given away 100 spinnerbaits at an average of $3 to $4 each. Only have about 30 left now (or should I say "for now").
The bait monkey loves me and my wife hates him. ;D
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