No, I will not send you my stuff! 2025

JT Bagwell reply :

After my column this week (which must have been misunderstood by many readers), I have been bombarded by emails asking for free tackle.

To help reduce the number of emails that I am getting asking for my fishing tackle, I am making a blanket statement.

NO, I will not send you my fishing tackle.

Please do not send me emails with hard luck stories, guilt trips or anything like that because it is not going to help. My tackle is going to stay with me, period.

In my column I did not say that I had to much tackle. What I said was having it all in the boat at the same time can lead to organization and selection problems.

Here is my column from this week.

http://bassresource.com/fishing/Bagwell/bagwells_bass_tactics_13.html

Take Care,

JT Bagwell

Nick_Barr reply :

How many people asked you JT?

JT Bagwell reply :

I didn't count the emails, but it was a lot.

JT Bagwell

Skeeter6598 reply :

I'm glad I didn't send you no email! I thought about it after reading the article just to rib you a little bit but nothing serious! LOL!

JT Bagwell reply :

It has just annoyed me with all of the...

"help the kids, send me your stuff"

"if you have a heart, you will send me free stuff"

"I am poor, send me free stuff"

It's pretty crazy.

JT Bagwell

Skeeter6598 reply :

Yeah that would be nerve racking!

roadwarrior reply :

I don't want any short sticks. GLX new in the tube or slightly used, 7 ft only. Stella FA if they're '04s, otherwise FBs only, make sure they have new line spooled up to about 1/16th inch from the rim. Diiachi ITT X-Points or Gammies but #3, #4 or #5 EWG only (make sure the packs are full, I don't want partials).

Send it Fed-X, early delivery so it gets here fresh.

Thanks, RW

gamblerOH reply :

Hey roadwarrior, You had better spool the reels after you get them. I dont think JT uses yo-zuri line. Or be sure to tell JT that you only use yo-zuri hybird and you will be needing it in 8lb test.....LOL

GamblerOH

roadwarrior reply :

4 lb Hybrid on the Stella and it holds about 240 yds!

LunkerGuy reply :

Put a layer of 20 pound underneath and save yourslef some money. Then again, if its free......

squid reply :

I read the article, to help get an idea on my tackle organization, twice...lol...but since you brought it up...got anything you wanna send my way...LMAO...sorry, couldn't resist...lol :

I never thought from reading your article, that they would think that way....hummmm...I must have missed something they read....lol

Cephkiller reply :

Ok, my Mom is sick, my dog just died, my wife left me and I lost my job, but I won't ask for anything :'(

squid reply :

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Ok, my Mom is sick, my dog just died, my wife left me and I lost my job, but I won't ask for anything :'(

Ok..that is not funny...lol My Mom is sick, when my Dad died, my wife left me, and she killed the dog..so there...lol...I can laugh now, was not funny then...lol

Glenn reply :

Sound like the makings for a country song!

squid reply :

Yes it is too...wrote it about 4 yrs ago...lol...wow, was it that obvious?....lol

clooney reply :

Always somebody, huh JT? Did you say you need help lightening the load in your boat? Let us know..lol. The dog and wife thing is funny. "My mom is sick"?....Not so sure about that one! :..Maybe we'll leave that one out of the song!? Overall though I like Ceph's version the best. Squid, you must have some built up anger....dad died....killed the dog....Can you say "issues"! ;D

mikedurrbeck reply :

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Ok..that is not funny...lol My Mom is sick, when my Dad died, my wife left me, and she killed the dog..so there...lol...I can laugh now, was not funny then...lol

She killed the dog? THAT (Insert female dof reference here) ;D

Mike

JT Bagwell reply :

LOL ;D

You guys are a bunch of nuts.

JT Bagwell

Nick_Barr reply :

I could see ceph and squid highlighting the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville! LOL!

clooney reply :

Now I would pay to see that!...lmao..The Banjo Minnow Brothers!

Nick_Barr reply :

Good one Clooney! LOL ;D

Fisher of Men reply :

Hey guys,

Nobody is drunk or in prison. . . it can't be a country song yet! (or at least that's what Jerry Jeff said)

fom

Fisher of Men reply :

. . . or driving a pick-up truck in the rain!

Danarchy reply :

Getting back to the topic at hand...

Alright JT, I seem to have the same problem with sacks of soft plasticbaits. I think you have a good point about selecting certain baits and leaving the ones that you probably won't use back at HQ. My question for you is how do you store/organize so many bags of plastic? It seems that no matter how big of a tackle box I have, I quickly stuff all of the droors to point that they barely shut. I've seen the zip-up binder style "booklets" for storing plastics, but I think I would need at least twenty of them. Any tips for keeping bags 'o' plastic in order?

Titleman reply :

Danarchy, HHWP here. I use the clear plastic "shoe boxes" I found at W-Mart. They're in the section where they have alot of plastic containers with lids. I put my plastics in size and color order and label the "box" accordingly. When I go, I take only the ones I will probably use. Works great for me. I have too many to take every outing and it limits my time fishing with so much to choose from. Like I said, it works for me. Fish-on.

cgs2004 reply :

I've had good luck by doing 2 things:

1) Put the plastics you know will produce in your tackle box. My tackle box holds 6 plastic boxes. 2 of which are for plastics. 1 labeled "worms" that holds all plastics that are shaped long and narrow such as worms, slugos, senkos, and so on. 2nd on labeled "soft plastics" which holds creatures, tubes, and all the other stuff beween.

2) bring along a tackle binder that holds the plastics I might possibly use but somewhat doubtful.

Very rarely have I ever had to break into the binder but just for reassurance it's always there and by puting those baits in the binder it has really organized my tackle box and made it much easier to locate the baits I need when the time calls for it.

abelfisher reply :

Oh, come on JT. Just send me your stuff that is over a month old. I will even pay for the postage! ;D

scbassin reply :

JT- I read & understood what you were saying . I went & did the same thing. I have probley lower my boats total weight by 75 to 100 lbs. No one has ask me for anything But I did find 3 cans of Beenie Wennie's dated 10/95 if anyone wants them send a self addressed stamped envelope & I'll send them to ya.

John Cullum reply :

I have a 10 Tupperware bins that are 7.5 inches wide and 12.5 inches long. They are wide enough to fit most kinds of soft plastics bags in. You place them in the bins like they hang form the hooks at the store. The bins will fit around 20 bags and they are standing up so the labels are easy to read. When your looking for a soft plastic you can easily find them. I put Senkos in one, lizards,Norries Bugs in another and so on. I can fit 6 bins full of soft plastics under my rod organizer. I don't even put the lids back on they stay in the bins even in rough water. Most of the water I fish I've fished before so I will take the bins out of the boat and re-fill them with the types of soft plastics I will be useing. After the tourney/pre-fishing I will re-fill them again for the next lake. Most of the water I fish is stained so there are some bins that stay in the boat almost all year. I keep all my "extra"bags of soft plastics in a dress with like kind in each drawer. So far it's the fastest most organized way I found.

Cephkiller reply :

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I keep all my "extra"bags of soft plastics in a dress

WOW! I bet no one else has thought of using ladies' wear for tackle storage ;D

JT Bagwell reply :

LOL @ lures stored in a dress

I keep my soft plastics in their original packages. A lot of times I will consolidate and place like colors in the same bag. Then I just put them in one section of my tackle compartment in my boat.

I do have a couple of tackle organizers I might try out.

JT Bagwell

Snag reply :

John, do you have a picture of the tupperware containers you use or where you got them? Sounds like a good thing.

Later,

Snag

flippnfish reply :

Cheap and easy way to store plastics. Gallon ziploc bags. You can put 15-25 bags in each one. They save alot more room than plastic boxes. I also keep a shoe box with everything I will need that day. If you don't know what to do when you get to a tournament, 9 times out of 10 your just throwing away your money.

John Cullum reply :

By keeping them in a "dress"er nobody ever wants to borrow them and they never ask if I'll send them any.

I'll take a picture and try to post it. I got them from WalMart. I think I paid a buck something a piece.

Sam reply :

Yes, we are crazy, but loveable!

Cephkiller reply :

Sorry, John Cullum. I knew you meant dresser, but I just couldn't resist the jab. No hard feelings?

John Cullum reply :

Cephkiller,I thought it was GREAT. When I seen the post earlier I was thinking of all the things to have a type o on. It had me cracking up.

Snag,I didn't get a chance to take a picture. I'll be on the lake tomorrow so I'll take it then and send it to you.

MyKeyBe reply :

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I will send you my fishing tackle.
Please send me emails with hard luck stories, guilt trips or anything like that.

In my column I say that I had to much tackle. I said it can lead to organization and selection problems.

Take Care,

JT Bagwell

Well after carefull sniping...

Yeah, I know. I am the Newbie here(4th post, whoo! who?) and this is probably wrong. But...

Come on JT you said it. Read the quote. You want to send me your lures! Besides my grandma got run over by a... Oh never mind! I'm sure you have already heard it. ;D

Anyway's who could use all those extra lures more than me, the newbie?

Just kidding JT!

Hope you find a place to keep those lures. (Did I mention I have some room in my tackle bag for them?)

Mike

scooter reply :

Man

I thought J T was doing an Angler extreme make-over

I could have come up with a real hard luck story.

JT Bagwell reply :

HAHAHAHHA

Mike now that was some funny stuff.

LOL@ Angler Extreme Make-Over

All I can do is shake my head at you guys. lol

Ok I am out of here. I have to go load my boat up so I can fish tomorrow. It is finally warmer here (for now anyway).

Take Care You Jokers, ;D

JT Bagwell

scbassin reply :

I thought you just unloaded it? What's up with this?

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