I keep getting it bad I just did a 12mo subscription to MTB! so that will be nice iv heard so many great things bout them I did the 12 mo plan. I also just picked up a Stradic Ci4 and the revo premier spinning and veritas last week. Yesterday I bought some mini umbrella rigs and 12 packs of various tungsten bullet sinkers and a new spinner bait box and line spooling station. I have also picked up several packages of rage tail thumpers a few days ago. Tomorrow I plan on placing a big order for Siebert jigs and some Northstar then over to get some moaner hooks and more rage baits.
Upgraded Sol, Purple Alphas 103L, custom RX-7 Rainshadow, 2 Quantum Tour Edition Pt, Quantum Superlite PT, swimbait jigs, Carbontex drags for 3 Abu round reels, one set of Orange Seal bearings for one of the previously mentioned Abus, Wiha screwdriver kit for reels, grips for daughter's reel, Morrum 1600C and a macro lens for my SLR Digital camera so I can take pictures as I tear apart my first reel. I think that is it for the past month....so far. Need some Cal's grease and a couple other items for working on my reels.
EDIT: Getting a bit antsy to hit the water, but don't feel like freezing my you-know-what off.
Oh yeah, need tungsten weights and some paddle tails minimum.
On 2/21/2013 at 1:24 AM, clayton86 said:I keep getting it bad I just did a 12mo subscription to MTB! so that will be nice iv heard so many great things bout them I did the 12 mo plan. I also just picked up a Stradic Ci4 and the revo premier spinning and veritas last week. Yesterday I bought some mini umbrella rigs and 12 packs of various tungsten bullet sinkers and a new spinner bait box and line spooling station. I have also picked up several packages of rage tail thumpers a few days ago. Tomorrow I plan on placing a big order for Siebert jigs and some Northstar then over to get some moaner hooks and more rage baits.
Nice pick up. I did mine earlier (picking up two new reels - BPS Extreme and Prolite), bought some various soft baits and crankbaits. I've also purchased a new tackle bag, KVD L&L, 12# test Yo Zuri. I am itching to buy a new crankbait rod and new reel (want another Curado50e), but my wife is telling no more! lol So I am trying to sell some of my extra equipment to pay for them.
Itss not the baitmonkey. Its his aggravating cousin the "b.o.a.t. monkey" just spent 768. To repair boat. Needless to say, i dont have any bait monkey funds. I did buy some Sniper line. I dont need any. But it was buy one get one at the local store.
I will say i have seen a bunch of great deals on theFlea market in the past few days that i would have jumped on just for the sake of seizing a deal.
And that is killing me...it only happens when funds are depleted.
Im lucking out I hd a big tax return this year so I paid off all my bills and set some aside and still have quite a bit left over so I'm treating my self and my boys they keep getting spoiled as well to the things my ex wife has been saying no to over the last 5 years its kinda nice feeling to be out of debt(all but my truck payment) all 3 of my bank accounts are in the ++++ and my tackle bin is over flowing as so is my hunting gear I'm taking the new bow to the shop tonight to get tuned and set up. It would have been much better if she didn't blow all my money but Iv recouped pretty well. Few more rods to update my old walmart and BPS low budget stuff and some jigs and rage tail baits and I will be all set oh and maybe 1 more bait caster.
On 2/21/2013 at 1:51 AM, Teal said:I will say i have seen a bunch of great deals on theFlea market in the past few days that i would have jumped on just for the sake of seizing a deal.
And that is killing me...it only happens when funds are depleted.
that how it used to be with me or when I had funds she said no but now its all working in my favor I have extra funds set aside and I'm running into deals and there is no women to tell me no! I LOVE IT
Bait monkey making me .
I swear off it, but I'm afraid there's no hope.
Retired 3 rods:
BPS Bionic Blade 6'0'' M/F (old cork handle)
BPS Bionic Blade 7'0" M/F (last year split grip)
BPS J.M. Sig Series 6'3" M/XF
New Rods:
Loomis NRX 852s JWR 7'1" M/XF
Loomis GL2 853s JWR 7'1" MH/XF
Daiwa Steez SVF STZ701MLFSA 7'0'' ML/F
Retired reel:
Pflueger President 6730
Reel needed to be serviced:
Shimano Sustain 2500FE
New reels:
Shimano Stradic Ci4 2500F (Got 2 of these now)
Shimano Saros 3000FA
Restock Line:
Seaguar InvizX
New Line for 2013:
Yozuri Hybrid
Restock bait:
Swim Jigs
KVD 1.5
SK Red Eyes
Pointers
X-Rap (minnow & shad)
Yamamoto Senkos
Pittboss
Rage Craws
Paca Craws
Flukes
& tons of other stuff i forgot (mostly creatures & jig trailers)
New for 2013:
Megabass PopX
Koppers Bluegill crank
Koppers Bluegill square
Lucky Craft Kelly Jordon KJ Flat
Rapala Rippin Rap
Terminator T1 Spinnerbait
War Eagle Spinnerbait
Rage Eeliminator
Havoc Subwoofer
Havoc Sick Fish
Winter Sucks!!!
Big time up grades!!
Mine is starting to stir. My water heater died today and while we had to clean up the room where we have it, we had to remove my fishing equipment and I looked over old reels and rods that I have not used for years and then I remembered the Spring classic is underway and and they have reel trades and rod trades coming up. Hmmmm.... I am thinking a sweet chronarch and a nice rod.... once the monkey starts stirring I can't control him.
I tried to fight, but it is useless....I dont even want to get into it
SMH
You're getting off cheap. Boat Monkey got me
He has put a whoopin on me this winter thanks to the BTD sales. 2 NRX's and a Core 50 and I think I might be done with rods and reels for a little while. Have also been pimping out some reels; that gets expensive really quickly. I haven't even started restocking on tackle yet. Yet.......
The Bait Monkey and I sat down earlier while composing a list for our over the winter purchases. That way we both are satisfied by winters end, so far we are on target and we are both very happy.
We are conversing rite now! I'm arguing with him about what we need to be buying at the Classic expo!
On 2/21/2013 at 4:11 AM, gripnrip said:We are conversing rite now! I'm arguing with him about what we need to be buying at the Classic expo!
I am so glad normal people do not read our posts...........Good luck with your conversation.
On 2/21/2013 at 3:45 AM, slonezp said:You're getting off cheap. Boat Monkey got me
well I am purchasing a kayak later this week and while not a bait monkey the bow monkey and I have an appointment at the bow shop later tonight that will get pricey but so worth it.
On 2/21/2013 at 4:31 AM, clayton86 said:well I am purchasing a kayak later this week and while not a bait monkey the bow monkey and I have an appointment at the bow shop later tonight that will get pricey but so worth it.
After reading the post about your boy, you better not take him with. You'll be buying him a bow and a kayak too, to match yours.
He already has a bow he got for Christmas he asks every day when we are gonna go shoot bucks like seriously every day. Now the kayak that may pose a problem but he will just have to learn lol. He just cleaned his first rifle also he kept saying his .22 was dirty so I got out my stuff and taught him how to clean it!
Since the ice has formed I've picked up an Avid 68mxf, Revo S, and Lews Super Duty for bigger purchase items. Other than that it's been all re-stocking essentials like terminal tackle, plastics, cranks, line, etc... I've dropped about a grand in the past 3 months and hopefully only have another 500 to go until i'm "set".
On 2/21/2013 at 4:18 AM, Maico1 said:I am so glad normal people do not read our posts...........Good luck with your conversation.
My wife looks at me funny when I talk to myself. She thinks I am talking to her and then she sees the pen and paper.
Then she realizes I'm making lists of baits to buy or to research!
Does the bait monkey look anything like a sock monkey? I have stocked up with this years expected needs and spent about a hundred and fifty bucks. I have resolved to fish what I have and I have too much already. If they only made a patch.
On 2/21/2013 at 5:30 AM, flippin and pitchin said:Does the bait monkey look anything like a sock monkey? I have stocked up with this years expected needs and spent about a hundred and fifty bucks. I have resolved to fish what I have and I have too much already. **If they only made a patch.**
If they did have a patch, i would hope that if works better than the nicotein patch. Hundreds of patches and im still at a pack of "cowboy killers" a day.
The ole bait monkey bombarded me with Megabass grenades and Shimano missiles past couple of months, but I think I have the perimeter covered now. I’ve reinforced the concertina and laid out a few more daisy chains and if he gets through that I’ve got some close air on standby.
Now, you were saying something about normal people...
After I swore to high Heaven in early January that I was done -- suspended my subscriptions to MTB and Tackle Grab -- that I was satisfied with what I had.
On January 28 I made my first ever visit to a BPS and (luckily only) spent $150 in about an hour and half. It could have been a lot more expensive.
Before and after that I bought two new Shimano rods, two baitcasters (BPS and Shimano), a few dozen crankbaits, some spinnerbaits and enough plastics to hike oil prices. This Saturday I may give in to the urge to buy a new spinning reel for my worm and jig rod even though the one I have now is fine...but all this talk of Shimano FJs and CI4s has me dreaming of a slick reel to match the Compre rod I use.
I'm not even promising anymore not to give in. I know I'm like a addict surrounded by a mountain of drugs. It's only a matter of time before the inevitable happens.
The bait monkey has made me go completely off the deep end
Sold my champion 682, a cumara, a coalition rod, a ci4 2500, and a daiwa fuego 1000a, Still have a phenix m1 to sell.
Picked up a sustain 1000, a ci4 1000, a curado 51e, a core 51, two cumulus rods, and two cumara's, lol.
Ive also had numerious TW orders with lots of dropshot goodies, picked up a hawgtech handle for the curado, and got 3 shimano spinning reel covers, and two shimano baitcaster covers. Now i need to pick up 5 rod sleeves and one more cheap baitcaster for frogs....
And i have atleast 100 lures going up for sale in the flea market tonight......
To start with I have 6 new St Croix rods that still have tags on them.
Is that bad?
Bait Monkeys best friend ............... cabin fever.
Well I think I'm pretty well set, untill I make my next trip and find there biteing on something I don't have a stock of.....thens it's back to the tackle store.
Went to BPS after christmas and picked up an Extreme 7:1 for my frog rod along with some 65# braid and a few assorted baits.
Set up a cheap fiberglass Diawa baitcaster to fish some crankbaits. Next trip fished square bills for an hour with only one bump, switched to a super spot and hooked up two about 2lbs in 10 minutes. This made it necessary to drive to BPS after work to grab a handfull of super spots at the $1.97 Presidents day sale price.
So now I'm set until after the next trip.
bait monkey owns me. Although i buy baits here and there. My jig and spinnerbait making has gotten out of hand. Seriously out of hand. Havent been able to get on safe ice the past 2 winters, so i sit in my garage and organize all my tackle, make jigs and spinnerbaits, go over my Navionics chips while sitting in the boat and look at lakes i might visit in the future. The spring BPS sale will be brutal though. I need another Rage rod, a Hot Foot, Seaguar Red Label, KVD square bills and tons of other baits that i will pry throw once. Its a sickness that we all suffer from. My names Ryne, and im a tackleaholic, boataholic, bassaholic, tackle making aholic, and i neeed help.
By the look of this thread. Bait Monkey anonymous anyone?
The bait monkey was sitting on my shoulders and pulling my ears while I was ordering components last weekend.
I got up to take a break and when I got back I found a thank you for a large order to GYCB in my inbox. What a rascal!
Darn Pres Day sale got me this yr! Dobyns Savvy/G3 Revo SX, Veritas/G3 Revo S, Lews Tournmnt Pro(no rod yet), and a craaaap load of lures from BTD.com.
On 2/21/2013 at 2:23 AM, DarrenM said:Bait monkey making me .
I swear off it, but I'm afraid there's no hope.
LOL-yea me too!!
I have a BIG list for this weekend at BPS. Add that to the hundred or so i've already spent. But we get along well.
With the baits I bought this winter, upgraded rods, added a few reels, and an expo this weekend weather permitting, somebody needs to call animal control to get that monkey off my back.
I've got a booth at the Indy Boat, Sport & Travel Show this week and all I'm saying is the wife isn't going to be happy. There is so much tackle porn around there. I'm in heaven.
I fought the bait monkey nearly all winter, but I've dropped over $100 in the past 2 days on stuff I really didn't need. I'm gonna drop more during the bps spring sale as I need a dedicated spinnerbait/jig/crank rod.
Hes got my credit card and is going crazy .. i would post all the stuff buttt it would take awhile.
I have not bought a lure in 7 days 23 hours and 32 seconds but who is counting in any case.
im waiting for my tax refund not going bannanas though lol
Shew! Was just browsing Cabelas.com and had to fight the monkey off with a stick. Some great deals on there right now, but gotta stay strong for tomorrow.
I have bought no fishing gear besides the 2 dozen minnows I bought to crappie fish last week for almost 2 months now. Really the only reason that has happened is because I've been saving up money for the Expo at the Classic tomorrow
On 2/21/2013 at 11:13 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I have bought no fishing gear besides the 2 dozen minnows I bought to crappie fish last week for almost 2 months now. Really the only reason that has happened is because I've been saving up money for the Expo at the Classic tomorrow
Haha. Ive seen the photo of your gear. THE VAMPIRE BAIT MONKEY BIT YOU A LONG TIME AGO!! I can see how you have taken a rest!! Have fun at the Expo. Im am so jealous of yyou guys!!
He's killing me. Gander isn't helping, they have a huge selection of Lucky Craft and Spros on clearance that I keep indulging in. Have also begun buying Koppers cranks. The only thing that can stop me from bankrupting myself is spring... Please come quickly warm weather...
The boat monkey just took me for a new set of rims and tires. The bait monkey got a mini fix last week on custom painted crankbaits however I am taking him to BPS next week.
On 2/22/2013 at 3:03 AM, Avalonjohn44 said:He's killing me. Gander isn't helping, they have a huge selection of Lucky Craft and Spros on clearance that I keep indulging in. Have also begun buying Koppers cranks. The only thing that can stop me from bankrupting myself is spring... Please come quickly warm weather...
Which Gander?
I have a hot date with the bait monkey this Saturday. We're going to make visits to Jann Net craft, Bass Pro Shops, and Cabelas.
I may file a temporary restraining order.
TW running a 25% sale off all shimano, gloomis, jackall till the 25th along with other Bassmaster classic sales....
The bait monkey lives. I just picked up a Dobyns Champion 734C on a show special plus one day 10% discount for $156.00.
On 2/22/2013 at 4:41 AM, Aluma-Bass said:TW running a 25% sale off all shimano, gloomis, jackall till the 25th along with other Bassmaster classic sales....
When does the classic sale at TW start?
On 2/22/2013 at 7:26 AM, ncbassfisher1496 said:When does the classic sale at TW start?
Today......
On 2/22/2013 at 7:26 AM, ncbassfisher1496 said:When does the classic sale at TW start?
yup, today! They have a link on their FB page...looks like you have to put some stuff in the cart to see the discount.
The Monkey must have been standing on the heads of the boys over at TW.....Looks like he finally got his way, 25% off on Shimano and Loomis.....d**n he has got some pull......Here is to the Monkey.
On 2/21/2013 at 9:42 AM, Will Wetline said:The bait monkey was sitting on my shoulders and pulling my ears while I was ordering components last weekend.
I got up to take a break and when I got back I found a thank you for a large order to GYCB in my inbox. What a rascal!
I hate when that happens. i hate when he has the BPS page up and the TW page up and purchases from both sites. One day he backed a Ranger down my driveway in front of my wife, and never even told her he was buying it. Hes such a trouble maker.
On 2/22/2013 at 9:59 AM, RyneB said:I hate when that happens. i hate when he has the BPS page up and the TW page up and purchases from both sites. One day he backed a Ranger down my driveway in front of my wife, and never even told her he was buying it. Hes such a trouble maker.
If he would have tried that in front of my wife there would have been monkey stew for supper.
4 dobyns extremes... Me and the monkey have gotten close!
Two crankbaits
One pack of 1/4 oz. shakey head jigs
Two reels serviced
Two 1/4 lb. spools of line
Three finesse jigs
I think I am doing pretty good so far. but spring isn't here yet.
I have to join Teal on boat expenses.
Just dropped $764 to have boat checked over and repaired and to be ready for my Lake Gaston tournament next weekend and the upcoming fishing season.
Better to pay $764 to know the boat, motor and trailer are in good condition than to be stranded on the water or on the road's shoulder.
I also am picking up the boat from Propeller Dynamics today where I had stainless steel lifts put onto the Motor Guide 72 pound thrust trolling motor. Cost? $175. A great upgrade to save my back and knees from straining when using the trolling motor.
As for the Bait Monkey, I am heading to BPS today for the first day of their sale. I have $150 in BPS gift cards; a $30 Rewards Program coupon; and another $60 in my Rewards account.
Here Bait Monkey, here. Let's go.
Wow where do I start???
In the last 2 weeks:
2 G.Loomis rods
Spider Wire invizi braid
Berkley Vanish
9 packs of Berkely smash tubes
5 packs of Berkely subwoofers
10 spinnerbaits
20 plus cranks SQ bills, swimbaits wake baits mediums
5 bait boxes
Mega strike
Izor XXX line
Swivels
8 packs of Zoom flukes
8 packs of SK caffeine shads
20 packs of Mustad ultra lock hooks (on sale at 1.50)
5 chatter baits
My arse got bit hard
Well add a REVO3 STX to my list...... I so didn't expect to win it on eBay but not complaining REVO3 STX NIB for 149.75 shipped. Oh well make that 5 rods I have to buy now.... TW here I come lol
On 2/22/2013 at 8:03 PM, rockchalk06 said:Wow where do I start???
In the last 2 weeks:
2 G.Loomis rods
Spider Wire invizi braid
Berkley Vanish
9 packs of Berkely smash tubes
5 packs of Berkely subwoofers
10 spinnerbaits
20 plus cranks SQ bills, swimbaits wake baits mediums
5 bait boxes
Mega strike
Izor XXX line
Swivels
8 packs of Zoom flukes
8 packs of SK caffeine shads
20 packs of Mustad ultra lock hooks (on sale at 1.50)
5 chatter baits
My arse got bit hard
Hey just curious rockchalk. Why the Berkley smash tubes and not the SK coffee tubes?
Bait monkey just put me in a choke hold. Ordered a Cardiff 300A on TW.
I've got lots of coffee tubes. They are my primary tube but the smashes were on sale at academy for 2 dollars off. Hard to pass up.On 2/23/2013 at 12:30 AM, gripnrip said:Hey just curious rockchalk. Why the Berkley smash tubes and not the SK coffee tubes?
$130 just this morning. New rod and reel plus 8 bags of Baby Brush Hogs (all lures at DSG buy 3 get 1, couldn't pass it up). That's on top of the 140-150 I've already spent the last couple of weeks on 2 spools of Seaguar Senshi, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and anything that piqued my interest in the Wal-mart clearance bins.
Average between $3-500 per month with TW & Cabelas. Never miss a sale, but unfortuately buy when there aren't any sales also. I too am very tite with the Bait Monkey. I know I'm addicted like some of you other guy's, but I don't care anymore. If I think I need it, I get it. Love to Bass fish and shoot, both good things. I've been a good provider and figure I can enjoy life in my old age. Look at it this way, we are all keeping the US economy going! GOD Bless America! (Bait Monkey is also patriotic!)
As of late I've been into fishing for 1 specific species and for that fish I make my own lures, I have been restocking my supplies, not a major expense.
I really don't need a thing as far as rods and reels, with 20+ combos all in great condition, I've got the gamut covered for the moment. When something goes down, I'll be in the market.
I got in on the DSG buy 3 and get 1 free sale too---did not plan on buying so much--went in for some fishing line and walked out with 2 bags of fishing lures the monkey was very happy with me!!
not good....$370 at BPS yesterday. Beavers, tboxes, line and rod for my kid, cranks, ton of hooks, beautiful swimbaits, assorted plastics.....just the stuff that was absolutely necassary.
Yes, $12 swim baits are absolutely necassary.
Well I had the monkey locked and chained up for most of last year. I spent less than 200 dollars last year on bass gear. Well the monkey chewed his way through the chains. I dropped a hundred and sixteen dollars on crank baits yesterday. They were some Daiwa cranks that were marked down to 3.50 a piece, 50% off sales are great. Then the fishing guy at the store saw how many I was buying and had them mark them down to 2 dollars a piece for me. Im so ashamed of myself.
However these cranks look very promising to me. I will find out in a few hours when we go out on out family fishing trip for the weekend.
Bait Monkey got me 23 different lures at Gander Mountain in Peoria, IL. 70 % off all for 40 bucks
Includes Strike King Rage Tail Tubes and Thumpers
Strike king Tube Jig Heads
DevilHorse hardbaits
Stanley Ribbit Frogs and Stanley Frog Hooks
Etc.. Etc..
They're changing the store to all Hunting. The ones in Chicago, IL dont have this sale and havent done anything to store.
On 2/23/2013 at 11:13 PM, kadas said:I got in on the DSG buy 3 and get 1 free sale too---did not plan on buying so much--went in for some fishing line and walked out with 2 bags of fishing lures the monkey was very happy with me!!
I seen that sale when I was in there yesterday an I refrained I didn't buy a thing I'm holding off for a little bit.
On 2/24/2013 at 3:32 AM, jeffjtj said:Bait Monkey got me 23 different lures at Gander Mountain in Peoria, IL. 70 % off all for 40 bucks
Includes Strike King Rage Tail Tubes and Thumpers
Strike king Tube Jig Heads
DevilHorse hardbaits
Stanley Ribbit Frogs and Stanley Frog Hooks
Etc.. Etc..
They're changing the store to all Hunting. The ones in Chicago, IL dont have this sale and havent done anything to store.
I cant say I blame them, thats a big buck area there
Went in for some plastics, lipless cranks and a spinnerbait on Sunday. Stuff I of course need.
Also splurged on a Stradic CI4 that I absolutely didn't need...but it apparently has four electrons for each carbon atom so that means it's nuclear powered and help me to catch more fish...right?
Haven't bought too much, one of my buddies became a Rapala dealer, I bought some xrap magnums MSRP about $14, for 6 bucks a piece.
I've splurged big time over the weekend. Got 2 boxes full of new lures, and just got my stuff from fishhound, and am waiting for some lures from cabelas, and going back to bps to get some More 6xds. Bait monkey? I got planet of the apes here.
I've been a pretty good boy. Last year I broke my beloved brown LES70MLF, so I plan on using St Croix's service plan to upgrade to the same model in the Legend Xtreme line. Besides this coming purchase, I haven't bought a rod or reel since last fall.
To be honest, i have spent more on candles than tackle this winter.
On 2/27/2013 at 3:21 PM, Gone_Phishin said:
To be honest, i have spent more on candles than tackle this winter.
Hey man, whatever you're into! lol
I'm trying to resist all I can right now I need new rods but I'm holding out to see what my bow is gonna cost me to get out of the shop. I realized I don't need much in the line of lures the other day when my oldest asked to build his tackle box and I went up stairs to get my tackle to give him some and I have 2 big totes ya know the ones that are like 3'x4'x3' That are busting at the seams and then have bags from gander and DSG piled on top. I think I may be good on my lures lol
Ok some one hack my eBay account and keep me and the bait monkey out! Granted iv scored 2 awesome deals I gotta stop. Newest purchase...my second 3rd gen Revo STX got this one for 157 shipped.
this past month 6 megabass ito vision 110, 6 lucky craft pointer 78sp, 4 square billed koppers blue gill and pumpkinseed cranks, bunch of bandit, bombers cranks, abu garcia 6'6 mh veritas and a new plano tackle box 9606
Sigh, another 7 crankbaits showed up in the mail yesterday. I had forgotten I had ordered them a few weeks ago.
After those, no more. I will buy no more lures forever.
On 2/21/2013 at 5:14 AM, mnbassman23 said:Since the ice has formed I've picked up an Avid 68mxf, Revo S, and Lews Super Duty for bigger purchase items. Other than that it's been all re-stocking essentials like terminal tackle, plastics, cranks, line, etc... I've dropped about a grand in the past 3 months and hopefully only have another 500 to go until i'm "set".
2 more orders since then ^^
Just received another BTD order in the mail today which I held back and only spent 70$ on more line, topwaters and soft plastics. I have a TW order that should be here next monday, Powell Max 710mh for 112$. The 710 will be offset with a rod i'm selling, that should get me more than 112$, so i'm not counting it as spending money lol! Now I just have to stock up on jigs and trailers and i'll be golden!
He made me do it.............just placed an order with Siebert outdoors for some jigs $62 worth
Zenith Series Jig- Wire Tie
Add a used citica 201e to last months craziness. That makes 3 baitcasting rods, 4 baitcasting reels, and plenty of lures/baits...