What Triggers Your Tackle Itch 2024
Brnnoser6983 reply :
So I have a normal routine during the day, but a part of it I normally stroll through the Flee market section, and swing over to TW to see what they have for the daily offer.
But i have noticed that a major factor to my buying is YouTube. I love going through unboxing, and reviews and so to say "window shop" this way. I value others opinions highly and I think this plays into my buying habit.
What makes you tick? Anything that makes is better or worse?
Felix77 reply :
Sales
Brnnoser6983 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:05 AM, Felix77 said:Sales
Do you actively look for them though or stumble upon them?
tbone1993 reply :
In store sales. I cannot resist 50% off of an already marked down clearance item. Also when they will price match and have a storewide discount. Gander was awesome for this. Got some spro baits for 6 and some 10xds for around 8.
Matthew2000 reply :
Sales and catching a lot of fish on one lure then running out.
Darren. reply :
For me, tackle itch is started by either
running low or on empty on a good bait,
or sales.
ABW reply :
A depleted supply of a certain bait even though I have plenty other things to fish with. Also, TW's sales are irresistible.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I find being awake is usually what makes me want to buy fishing gear but I do sometimes get the urge while I'm sleeping as well.
A-Jay reply :
For me there are a couple of different factors that have to come together.
1). Something New.
By that, I mean a new approach or a brand new design, not just a new color or a slight variation on an existing theme. And it doesn't need to be a this years deal, a New To Me that's 20 years old is especially attractive.
AND
2). What ever it is, I must believe that it is applicable in the waters I fish. Since a Bass is a Bass, anywhere, in some cases the only way to know is to try it. But in many circumstances, some deals simply do not translate to this area. So they may get a brief look and then they are passed over.
Still others make me tilt my head like an interested puppy and say "Really ?"
A-Jay
JeziHogg reply :
New releases....
sprint61 reply :
Sales. Bought a lews tournament mg for $90 today really shouldn't have lol.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
TW is my homepage
MichiganBass80 reply :
Lots of things trigger my tackle itch. It can be seeing a technique done on a fishing show that I don't normally use, it could be something that is getting a lot of attention in here or on another forum, it could be that I am just getting low in the stuff I use a lot. Or it could just be winter and I'm losing my mind so I buy stuff lol 
My latest one is swimbaits and tackle. Went to a Fishing Expo back in January and saw a seminar with Mark Zona, and he was talking swimbaits. Since then I have been looking, buying a few packs here and there, hooks, etc...
Before that, Jigs. I wasn't touch a of a jig thrower, but it was something that at the end of last year I decided I was going to improve on this coming season. With all the reading I do on here and all the mentions of Sieberts jigs, I started placing orders with Mike and it has become and addiction lol. I haven't been able to use most of the ones I have bought from him yet, but I am already getting ready to place another order for some different colors.
Then there is the "I'm getting low so I HAVE to buy more" excuse.
And of course, with new techniques, you HAVE to buy new rod and reel setups.. 
buzzed bait reply :
this site and sale prices are what get me going.....
ww2farmer reply :
When something I use is on sale, or when I am running low on something.
MDBowHunter reply :
The end of deer season usually does it for me..
BasshunterJGH reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:09 AM, Matthew2000 said:Sales and catching a lot of fish on one lure then running out.
These.On 2/24/2015 at 7:29 AM, JeziHogg said:New releases....
Master Bait'r reply :
If I see a crazy deal on something I've been looking at I break out in the meat sweats and my pulse races.
Also sexy JDM lures with specific finishes. I don't even care that they're expensive if they're exactly what I am looking for.
rippin-lips reply :
I trigger my tackle itch. I tell myself I need to buy stuff. The bait monkey is not real just like the Easter bunny. You are the monkey.
robster80 reply :
all these wonderful sales
jbsoonerfan reply :
Beer usually seems to get me itching for new tackle.
Montanaro reply :
I only have about 5 3700s of tackle...
So when I feel like I don't have a technique covered I'll buy a lure that fits it. I'll be good when I get about 10 3700 to cover any situation....
ChrisD46 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:20 AM, Bluebasser86 said:I find being awake is usually what makes me want to buy fishing gear but I do sometimes get the urge while I'm sleeping as well.
Oh man was that funny !!
kickerfish1 reply :
Sales, a truly innovative product that I "need", clearance products, and winter.
Heron reply :
Receiving gift cards...thats about it.
lecisnith reply :
My wife bought me a new tackle bag for Christmas. As if I needed an excuse to fill up four more tackle trays...
BassmanDan reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 8:26 AM, rippin-lips said:I trigger my tackle itch. I tell myself I need to buy stuff. The bait monkey is not real just like the Easter bunny. You are the monkey.
It can't be...next you are going to say Santa Clause isn't real either.
Angry John reply :
Cool stuff. I just bought a cf handle I don't need but if I do get that new alphas sv it will be standing by.
papajoe222 reply :
For me, it's boredom brought on by not being able to go fishing, so the monkey gets held at bay from March to October. All of my reels, rods and electronics over the last ten years have been purchased in Nov. Dec. or Jan. I think I'll just rip those out of my calendar next year and see if that doesn't eliminate the spending.
RustyShackleford reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 11:11 AM, BassmanDan said:It can't be...next you are going to say Santa Clause isn't real either.
Hey now...Santa has brought me some good lures in the past. And Bluebasser86 is right. For me though, it's this little thing called money. Payday is a sad day for my wallet.
RoLo reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:07 AM, Brnnoser6983 said:Do you actively look for them though or stumble upon them?
I'm not a 'window shopper' by any means; I'm a 100% 'Target Shopper' who comes with a Command List
If it's not on my Buy List , I can walk past millions of dollars of angling merchandise without blinking an eye.
What's more, if the items on my list are not in stock, I may never revisit that store again.
I shop 'online' 99.5% of the time.
In this manner you're in the comfort of your home, you are going to find 'everything' you want,
and you're not going to burn any gasoline and rubber. As though that weren't enough,
online distributors like Amazon & eBay invariably undercut the prices set by the brick & mortar retailers
Roger
SirSnookalot reply :
I don't have an itch to scratch. Not only do I fish 7 days a week, I catch them everyday too. I fish with no more than 5 or 6 different items, seldom buy anything else. When I'm not catching fish is when I'll look at different lures.
I lost a 3/4 oz Acme kastmaster (hung it up on a rope by a dock), went into DSG, walked right to the rack picked 3 and didn't look at any thing else in the store. I may have spent 3 minutes there, which was more time than I cared.
Bankbeater reply :
I don't know. I can usually go into BPS, or Cabela's, and just look around without buying anything. If I go into a mom and pop tackle store and find something I have never seen before, then I have a problem.
catch anything reply :
Usually its awful weather for me because then I just spend more time looking at tackle and it just goes down hill from there
Felix77 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:07 AM, Brnnoser6983 said:Do you actively look for them though or stumble upon them?
I am always actively searching for sales. I travel for work so I get to check out DSG, BassPro and/or Cabelas pretty often.
fish365 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:37 AM, sprint61 said:Sales. Bought a lews tournament mg for $90 today really shouldn't have lol.
This sounds like remorse. Remember, there is no remorse in fishing.
scaleface reply :
Flea markets. The crankbaits I want are not found in a store.
fish365 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 8:27 PM, catch anything said:Usually its awful weather for me because then I just spend more time looking at tackle and it just goes down hill from there
Not downhill, it's uphill! All the stuff UPS brings makes me feel GOOD!! Lol
Master Bait'r reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 12:52 PM, RoLo said:I'm not a 'window shopper' by any means; I'm a 100% 'Target Shopper' who comes with a Command List
If it's not on my Buy List , I can walk past $million of angling merchandise without blinking an eye (If I need it, it's on my list)
What's more, if the items on my list are not in stock, it's not likely that I'll ever return to that store.
I shop online 99.5% of the time. In the comfort of my home, you can get 'everything' you want, you're not burning
your gasoline and rubber, and the brick & mortar retailers cannot beat the prices of online distributors like Amazon & Ebay.
Roger
This is exactly how I feel. If I had a GOOD local-family-owned-type shop though, I'd really REALLY like that and gladly pay a little extra to fondle and talk... Er, fondle gear and talk to people. Not the other way around. 
*Hootie reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 8:26 AM, rippin-lips said:The bait monkey is not real just like the Easter bunny. You are the monkey.
And there it is. I knew it, I knew it.
Hootie
Bassfink86 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 7:20 AM, Bluebasser86 said:I find being awake is usually what makes me want to buy fishing gear but I do sometimes get the urge while I'm sleeping as well.
X2!!!
.ghoti. reply :
Winter, it has to be winter
Weld's Largemouth reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 8:26 AM, rippin-lips said:I trigger my tackle itch. I tell myself I need to buy stuff. The bait monkey is not real just like the Easter bunny. You are the monkey.
Try telling the bait monkey that
rippin-lips reply :
I totally will. It's pretty simple to me. We buy stuff because we tell ourselves that we need it. It just shows that we have no willpower. We have an addiction that's really no different from a drug addiction. We 'feel' bad if we don't get our fix.
The ones who can resist and only buy what they need. They have the willpower the rest of us don't. I wish I could be like y'all.
Brnnoser6983 reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 2:21 AM, .ghoti. said:Winter, it has to be winter
I would agree winter kicks it in high gear. I know when I fish in the summer I don't want to buy as much. I will go into a store here and there to stock up, but never binge like I do now.. I just got some stuff in. And I put another order.. I know I ordered over $60 in plastics alone, and plan on putting in another @70 this Friday on some spinners.
Dylcook91 reply :
This thread, and all of it responses hahaha
Brnnoser6983 reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 4:37 AM, Dylcook91 said:This thread, and all of it responses hahaha
Ahh yes, having money to rigorously spend on fishing is funny....
Dylcook91 reply :
It's one of the main reasons I work so much hahaha.
Its a running joke at work with my managers to get all the overtime out of me they can now, they know once spring rolls around I won't take a minute over 40hrs
HookdUP reply :
I get the itch bad when I feel like not having something is possibly hindering me from catching a fish
nascar2428 reply :
Lately, it's been anything named clearance.
countryboy65 reply :
being layed off of work for two months and the lake froze over
fisherrw reply :
x2On 2/24/2015 at 7:05 AM, Felix77 said:Sales
basseditor reply :
When I'm catching fish consistently, I use what I got and just replenish.
When I'm in a bad rut, I keep buying, hoping to find that magic bait.
That...and a good sale...
Catch and Grease reply :
Having money in my pocket...
roadwarrior reply :
Let's see...
Lately it has been tournament success, BR member recommendations and infomercials.
So here are some "new to me" which I have not fished or barely fished: 6th Sense Crush
Flat 75X, Rapala DT6 (Demon), Scatter Rap and Shadow Rap. Yet to acquire: Mann's
Reel 'N Shad, ZMan Pop Shadz, Siebert Outdoors Fogy, Savage Hollow Frog Action Legs
and Duo Realis Spinbait (spybait).
Jaderose reply :
For me lately, it's been seeing some really nice looking baits from small bait producers on FB. Hand poured baits in custom colors and custom jigs. I've got a ton of stuff lately from these kind of guys and have some really, really nice stuff. Plus, you're doing business with guys or gals with families that are doing something they put a lot of pride into. Win, win.
Jay Ell Gee reply :
I have just about got all of the baits that I need until I burn through some...
Until I got a BVK 8wt for Christmas. Now I need to fill boxes of redfish, bass and carp flies and will probably take up tying here shortly...
Do NOT take up fly fishing if you have no impulse control!
Will Wetline reply :
I like to click on "Shop By Brands" on TW. Then I have a look at what AA's worms has to offer. This year for sure I'm going to see how I like Z-Man's Elaztech products.
I keep a pad of narrow ruled paper handy and write everything down. Doesn't mean I'm going to order but it's all there if I do decide to whip out the credit card.
Catch 22 reply :
- My trigger===Oxygen
*Hootie reply :
Just curious mods.
Did you ever get a new sponsor, whose product you didn't like and have to say, sorry guys, this just doesn't cut it. Or do they all, always get great reviews?
Hootie
Sherlock 60 reply :
An empty spot in a Plano 3700.
EmersonFish reply :
I'm like a lot of people. Boredom; particularly related to bad weather.
Videos on Facebook that certain sites put out catch my attention.
Every time I get a new rod I have to get some new baits that I will use on that rod to give that rod a fighting chance at success.
roadwarrior reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 4:11 AM, *Hootie said:Just curious mods.
Did you ever get a new sponsor, whose product you didn't like and have to say, sorry guys, this just doesn't cut it. Or do they all, always get great reviews?
Hootie
Many potential sponsors have been rejected. Glenn is very selective regarding both the quality
of the product and the reputation of the company.
-Kent
*Hootie reply :
On 2/28/2015 at 2:48 AM, roadwarrior said:Many potential sponsors have been rejected. Glenn is very selective regarding both the quality
of the product and the reputation of the company.
-Kent
That's good to know Kent. I like knowing you guys are picky. I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, but after I re-read my own post, it did look like sarcasm.
Hootie
Jaderose reply :
On 2/28/2015 at 2:54 AM, *Hootie said:That's good to know Kent. I like knowing you guys are picky. I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, but after I re-read my own post, it did look like sarcasm.
Hootie
I actually thought it was a great question, Hootie. Didn't read sarcasm at all.
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 5:39 AM, Sherlock 60 said:An empty spot in a Plano 3700.
Nature (and the bait monkey) abhors a vacuum.
Brnnoser6983 reply :
On 3/1/2015 at 12:45 AM, Ratherbfishing said:Nature (and the bait monkey) abhors a vacuum.
I just bought 2 3600 boxes for my bag... and it is killing me that they are semi empty.
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