How To Defeat The "bait Monkey" 2024
plumworm reply :
Being 68 years old, I keep finding gear I forgot I had, Looking at 100's and 100's of bags of plastics, 100's of cranks, 100+ spinnerbaits in the boat and another 100+ on the wall of my man cave.I went down to Guntersville a few weeks ago and took the plastics I needed in a small bag, All the cranks I needed in a single box and most of what I needed weighed about 5 lbs. I'm sure I have between $5K and 10K in tackle, not counting rods and reels. ( the old saying of " I hope my wife doesn't sell my gear for what I told her I paid for it") is "ME". After all my years of bass fishing, I have culled what I really need down to: 5" pumpkin, black/blue flake and silver/black flake Senko's. #200 Bandits in spring craw, rayburn red and black back shad. !/4 and 3/8 oz. double willow spinnerbaits ( my choice of colors). Jigs for swimming, shakey heads, and dunking into cover. A couple of topwater lures ie: Chugbug, tiny trorp and jitterbug, Zoom 7" Utail worms in pumpkin, plum, sour grape and black. A couple of Zoom baby brush hogs in the same colors as the worms. Have I limited myself, you bet, but oh how I have freed myself from the bait monkey. I now can just go fishing and not worry about what I don't have. Free yourself my brothers and buy good sippin booze instead of listening to the bait monkey.
Hogsticker reply :
I'd rather spend my money on the bait monkey than booze, but that's just me. Now hookers are a different story. Just kidding. Or am I? I don't mind having a rather large assortment of baits as long as they get used. I can think of a lot worse things to spend my money on.
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Yeah id rather be broke from baits then booze or drugs. Thats how i look at it. But if you really want to stop the monkey you gotta get rid of the interweb, smartphone all your gear and get hypnotherapy to forget fishing and everything about it. Really is your only option .
iabass8 reply :
Nobody likes a quitter.
Smallmouth Hunter reply :
How to defeat the bait monkey? Send it all to me. That should fix it.
A-Jay reply :
You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him
A-Jay
Sam reply :
Plumworm, I understand where you are coming from.
But it is fun to shop and buy baits and equipment if you need it or not.
I think it is a "security" issue meaning that if you need that one bait in that one color at that one time you have it.
frogflogger reply :
Ned rig.
doyle8218 reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 12:40 PM, plumworm said:Being 68 years old, I keep finding gear I forgot I had, Looking at 100's and 100's of bags of plastics, 100's of cranks, 100+ spinnerbaits in the boat and another 100+ on the wall of my man cave.I went down to Guntersville a few weeks ago and took the plastics I needed in a small bag, All the cranks I needed in a single box and most of what I needed weighed about 5 lbs. I'm sure I have between $5K and 10K in tackle, not counting rods and reels. ( the old saying of " I hope my wife doesn't sell my gear for what I told her I paid for it") is "ME". After all my years of bass fishing, I have culled what I really need down to: 5" pumpkin, black/blue flake and silver/black flake Senko's. #200 Bandits in spring craw, rayburn red and black back shad. !/4 and 3/8 oz. double willow spinnerbaits ( my choice of colors). Jigs for swimming, shakey heads, and dunking into cover. A couple of topwater lures ie: Chugbug, tiny trorp and jitterbug, Zoom 7" Utail worms in pumpkin, plum, sour grape and black. A couple of Zoom baby brush hogs in the same colors as the worms. Have I limited myself, you bet, but oh how I have freed myself from the bait monkey. I now can just go fishing and not worry about what I don't have. Free yourself my brothers and buy good sippin booze instead of listening to the bait monkey.
I am with you - welcome aboard.
mjseverson24 reply :
i typically try to avoid talking bad about the monkey... it ticks him off... the next thing i know i am entering my credit card numbers on tackle warehouse... darn monkey... oh no here we go again...
Mitch
reb67 reply :
I haven't been bitten by the bait monkey yet but I thank you guys that have been bitten should start donating those baits you never use or never even opened to us newbies to help stop the infection of the bait monkey virus.
It's to late for you guys there is no cure but your sacrifice can save so many of us.
STOP THE MADNESS!!!!
Grantman83 reply :
Don't stop buying...just keep him sated
Ginosocalbass reply :
I try to refine and keep things simple. Its all about confidence, If you don't throw the bait then why keep it? donate or trade it.
plumworm reply :
I intend to donate it to 7 grandchildren as they grow.
bigbill reply :
I buy new stuff because the bait monkey who is now a full grown gorilla now tells me to buy new stuff.
I give fishing stuff to my son's. Yes I'm 63yo and have tackle enough to last through the end of life as we know it, as they say it's coming. If the bad times ever hit us like in 1929 I can fish to feed everyone. Some fresh fish like crappies or catfish cooked over an open fire with a dash of salt n pepper with a squirt of lemon I'm in heaven. Sorry it's the old boy scout in me to survive.
Life as we know could happen at anytime. It doesn't mean we won't eat good.
Raul reply :
After spending my children´s education money you don´t think I´m gonna quit now ?
pbizzle reply :
Being a teenager, the only other thing for me to spend my money on is girls. Honestly the only girl I'm interested in weighs about 6 pounds and has a giant mouth though.
jignfule reply :
Send a big check to the IRS. That will put a hurtin on the bait monkey for a while.
bait__Monkey reply :
There ain't no stoppin me.............. 
Raul reply :
On 4/20/2014 at 3:13 AM, bait__Monkey said:There ain't no stoppin me..............
See what you caused ? 
now he´s here !!!! holy s* ! The evil one in person 
Just lemme tell you Mr.BaitMonkey, I´m one of you most fanatical accolytes !
aceman387 reply :
Better that its the bait monkey and not the booze monkey or drug monkey. 
Mike2841 reply :
The bait monkeys big brother the surf chimp just hit me pretty bad. There is no end
iceintheveins reply :
You don't defeat him, you just shut him up for a while by giving in!
plumworm reply :
Hold it, I was just joking when I said buy a bottle of booze. Just ease up a little bit, I wasn't condoning drinking, It was a freeking joke. OK?
Hogsticker reply :
We know you were messin man. Its all good and a fun read.
paangler13 reply :
the only way to beat him:
Take up Golf
I do look at some stuff and think, it's amazing the things I would rather have than money.
Jim
Munkin reply :
My boat is 4 mph faster without just the baits I carry. Culling tackle is hard because of the "what if?" scenarios we all have in our mind. Honestly I could fish with just the baits that would fit into a one gallon freezer bag and would still be successful. Yesterday I pulled 9 plano boxes out of the boat because the rod locker lid barely shut do to all the stuff in there.
Sometime in the next couple of months I am going to do an honest cull and get rid of 25-50% of what I have. So I have about 250 bags of plastics and 75 hard baits to get rid of but that should double at least.
Allen
plumworm reply :
For Gothi
Bankbeater reply :
Don't fall for it! The bait monkey wants you to think that you have beaten him!
slimshad reply :
I drive by one of the Largest Bass Pro Shops in the country everyday. The Monkey calls me in with his sweet sweet music... I m u s t g o n o w...................
.ghoti. reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 10:15 PM, reb67 said:I haven't been bitten by the bait monkey yet but I thank you guys that have been bitten should start donating those baits you never use or never even opened to us newbies to help stop the infection of the bait monkey virus.
It's to late for you guys there is no cure but your sacrifice can save so many of us.
STOP THE MADNESS!!!!
If I send some baits your way, you are sure to be infected with monkey-itis; just like the rest of us.
Be careful what you ask for.
HeavyFisher reply :
Bait Monkey strikes again!
bigbill reply :
Last fall I purchased two big boxes of mister twister New and discounted plastics. I purchased lots of Sieberts outdoors jigs.
This year it's more jigs, more New line, more inline spinners.
Plus hooks and bobbers for the grandson. He begging to go fishing. He got his batman combo for Easter.
reb67 reply :
On 4/23/2014 at 1:24 AM, .ghoti. said:If I send some baits your way, you are sure to be infected with monkey-itis; just like the rest of us.
Be careful what you ask for.
I am afraid of the bait monkey, My wife said I tin to over do it when I take a interest in something and I am becoming very interested in bass fishing.
It does blow my mind how much bait and tackle is dedicated to catching one fish.
So far I am still using all the tackle I got from a friend who gave it up do to heath reasons .
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