EVER GO A LITTLE OVERBOARD BUYING LURES??? 2024
Del from philly reply :
ok, all winter i stocked up and stocked up, and now i gotta say, my bag weighs like 60 lbs, and im a shore fisherman
what the heck my gonna do...lug that duffle around every time.....
i went OVERBOARD!
anybody else go WAY overboard and not know what to do?
JCrzy4Bass reply :
I have gone too crazy as well and have stopped replacing lures after losing certain ones. When I get low on something I only buy a couple as Id on't have space in one bag to accomodate everything.
The other thing I do is have a side area in my closet to keep my totes of extras. This way day of or night before I go out I can change up what I don't need in my tackle box for something in the tote that I may need. Just get some extra cases for your lures put them aside and organize your bag each time you go out. Think of where you are fishing, what the conditions are, what you may want to throw today and always bring some kind of backup lures. Whatever plan b or plan c might be. Or consider some backups for windy condtions, different water clarity, etc.
Helped me out quite a bit making a system like this. For some it's too tedious but for a weekend warrior like me who occassionally finds time after work it's helpful. I keep a lighter bag during the week so it doesn't hamper me down walking quickly and running and gunning along the shoreline.
Avalonjohn44 reply :
Quotemy bag weighs like 60 lbs, and im a shore fisherman
LOL, I too have a heavy as lead tackle bag, and I'm a shore fisherman. I also bring 4-5 rods every time I go out. One guy asked if I was waiting for a boat to pick me up, or if my boat sank...
ba7ss3in reply :
I use to be that way but have changed a little. I try to stick to a few of the top colors and that has stopped me from buying everything.
Davis reply :
I bought around three shoe box ful worth of plastics this winter. Along with 4 new rod and reel setups. Two storage boxes worth of jigs and one 3700 full of new cranks. It's fun though. Passes the time until spring comes. Especially just getting back into the sport last summer. Now I won't "need" as much stuff come next winter. But I'll bet I buy just as much. :
As far as your bag goes. My stuff won't fit in my tackle bag now. It use to before the winter but not now. Just take what you think your going to use. That way you won't be overwelmed with choices. Store what your not going to take in shoe boxes or Plano boxes for your hard lures.
Raul reply :
EVER GO A LITTLE OVERBOARD BUYING LURES???
Uh .......... no ? :-?
grimlin reply :
Agree with davis,just take what you need or think you will be using most of the day.
I ended up getting a small gander mountain tackle bag to downsize.for that reason.My big bag stays home.
WBFishing reply :
I was in wal-mart with the wife to get baby formula and diapers and soda. I always cruise sporting goods, just to see what the wally world might have. This night I happened upon a clearance rack with plastics and spinnerbaits on them. The strike king spinners baits were a dollar, the had 5 inch grubs and a wave worm tiki drop goinf for .30 a pack. I grab a hand full of spinnerbaits cause I am a blader. Then I looked at the plastics and grab every package of grubs and all but 5 out of the 25 packages of the tiki drop. I hardley use grubs and have never fished that tiki drop, but I just had to have them because of the price. I've got about 30 bags of plastic grubs now and 25 bags of tiki drops now. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT HIT A JUICY PATTERN.
Grey Wolf reply :
You're asking a bunch of bass fishermen if they've ever bought too much fishing equipment ?
I'm sorry , I couldn't help myself.
Raul reply :
QuoteYOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT HIT A JUICY PATTERN.
Man that 's the best description I 've heard !
Juicy pattern .....
rondef reply :
All the time!!! I usually end up buying a lot more than what I planned on. My son says I am an addict and that there should be a support group for people like me.
GobbleDog reply :
I was thinking about buying some Japanese lures recently, but with the American dollar falling so much the prices have gotten outragious.
I won't be going overboard on those lures anytime soon.
Popeye reply :
Modularize your tackle box/bag OR seek psychiatric help (as I've been told by my wife on a daily basis that I NEED:o)
Raul reply :
QuoteI was thinking about buying some Japanese lures recently
A small order like this one ?
BassinBoy reply :
Im from pa to and i do some shore and boat fishing. Everytime i go and buy lures i go overboard. I just dont feel like i have enough. I guess as long as i have the money the more the marrier right? So dont worry about it we all do it just some more than others. ME ;D
WBFishing reply :
This is how my wife puts it, "You worked for it, paid all the bills, there is food in the house, and the kids are happy. As long as you aren't spending it on drugs and other women, I don't mind".
low_pro reply :
QuoteLOL, I too have a heavy as lead tackle bag, and I'm a shore fisherman. I also bring 4-5 rods every time I go out. One guy asked if I was waiting for a boat to pick me up, or if my boat sank...
hehe...
Tokyo Tony reply :
I go overboard 60% of the time, every time.
Johnnydel - I shorefish almost every day after work. You don't need a whole tacklebox for your outings. What I've done for the last year is take a backpack along with me and two boxes, either Falcon or a standart 3700 box. The night before, just go through your tackle box and pick out a bunch of the lures you'll probably need and put them into the two boxes, into the backpack. You can keep some assorted plastics in there too, along with pliers, camera, scale, etc.
I have two empty Falcon boxes that I use specifically for shorefishing, or if I'm going in someone's boat. Taking a 50lb tacklebag around with you just isn't worth the effort 8-)
Alpster reply :
Quoteor a small winter 'restock' like this one? ;D (63,000 baits coming in at 1961 lbs)
Hey Brent,
NICE TACKLE BOX! What kind of mileage does it get??
Ronnie
Handy reply :
Rondef, there is a support group for people like you(and me). It's called BASS RESOURCE!! And yes I always buy too much. My family thinks I'm nuts, "another rod and reel! how many are you up to now". LOL.
Paul
RockvilleMDAngler reply :
I have more gear than I will ever use in a lifetime but I just can't help myself from buying more. I will catch a bunch of fish on one lure and then go buy 50 of them and then not catch anything with it the next time; then they sit in my basement gathering dust until I see them a year later and say "Oh yeah I forgot about these...." Then the cycle repeats itself.
FishTank reply :
QuoteQuoteI was thinking about buying some Japanese lures recentlyA small order like this one ?
There's nothing like ~$200 of Megabass Lures. That's quite a haul.
What do you think of the Anthrax?
Tetra reply :
i do a lot of shore fishing, and i'm finding myself in the same position as the thread starter and a few other people in replies. i'm totally at capacity of my browning 360 tackle box. but that doesnt stop me from buying more. i just keep reorganizing and making room. it's getting very heavy though. i blame *** for at least 4lbs. and the 20 terminator t-2 baits i just came home with from bps 10 min ago didnt help.
Del from philly reply :
the funniest thing about it, i dont have multiple colors on the same lures...its all just different kinds...
the only bag of plastics i have in multiple colors in the senko
Gone_Phishin reply :
I've posted this once before, but this looks like the proper place to reiterate it. After a tackle binge one night at BPS, I was checking my receipt. The d**n thing was longer than my inseam, literally. It spilled onto the floor quite a bit as well. That's a lot of lures.
Grey Wolf reply :
QuoteI've posted this once before, but this looks like the proper place to reiterate it. After a tackle binge one night at BPS, I was checking my receipt. The d**n thing was longer than my inseam, literally. It spilled onto the floor quite a bit as well. That's a lot of lures.
Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yakfish reply :
QuoteEVER GO A LITTLE OVERBOARD BUYING LURES???
No. ;D
Bass XL reply :
QuoteQuoteI was thinking about buying some Japanese lures recentlyA small order like this one ?
Hey Raul, how do you like that Anthrax?
mjhutch1116 reply :
Does this count? I went to bps right after christmas and dropped around 300. Then just a month ago or so I went back to bps and dropped another 400 already making a list for the next time I go to bps. My wife tells me I need mental help, and maybe I do. But I am having fun putting all of the stuff away and really looking forward to the upcomming bass season.
Matt
BassFishingMachine reply :
Well Del, im pretty much in the same situation as you, I have a ton of soft plastics (too much to carry around), and im also a shore fisherman, what I do to solve the problem you described is this.
First I use a vest, in the vest I will bring certain categories of softplastics for that day. I will bring a section of baits I have great confidence in, such as senkos, gycb kut-tails, fat ikas, powerworms, basiclly baits I can rely on if needed.
2nd I'll bring baits relating to the conditions of the lake/cover, for example if there is alot of weeds on the lake, I'll bring a pack or 2 of frogs, if there is some stickpiles, I'll bring some creatures like Gycb kreature, or baby brush hogs.
3rd I'll bring baits I just feel like fishing because I simply want to. If im in the mood to fish a straight tail worm, I'll bring a few packs of them, if I'm in the mood to fish a lizard I'll bring a pack or 2 of them. And I'll basiclly pack the vest with other things until theres no more room.
I also keep a plano in the back of my vest, basiclly of random hardlures/hollow frogs that I feel I'll need or want to use. I have my hardbaits/hollow frogs organized in their own plano while not used, but I will take all the lures I think I'll need/feel like fishing, from each plano and put it into a single plano, this way I dont have to lug around 5 planos in a tacklebag.
When im serious bass fishing (which usually starts in about May), I will keep all my tackle in the back of my car, so If I need something I can just walk back to my car. But I usually have everything I need with me when I use the system just stated. By the way, I highly recommend a vest over a tacklebag, a tacklebag imo gets to be a pain in the *** to carry around, but I guess you can say the same about wearing the vest, I don't know I prefer it .
BASS fisherman reply :
In my case, that's a really stupid question.
A better question would be- Do I ever NOT go overboard with lures?
Last month there was a boat show in the area that I had to check out. When I walked in I figured I would get maybe 10-15 lures tops!!
I spent close to $400.00 bucks on lures. Mostly Rapalas and Lucky craft.
I should be stocked up atleast for a month or two.
When I am beating the bank, I also have about a 60lb tackle bag, BUT I only take it to tournaments. I have another few small tackle bags that I use depending on where I am going to fish.
Walmart has a small Okechobee bag with 2 boxes that is a good size to fill and not be aching after 10 minutes. That's mostly what I use.
Leave your big bag at home and pick a small variety of lures you need work on. Take em out and learn em.
You can also take your big bag and leave it in your vehicle and when you get to the lake, figure out based on the conditions, what you'll need to stock in your small bag.
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