stop the tackle maddddnessss

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:30 am

I just can't stop , It's my drug of choice . & I want more . I go into the Acadamy/ BPS ,and I pass down the isle and the packages of lures are talking to me (BUY ME --NO PICK ME -I'll catch more fish)

I know most of yall have much more tackle than I , This is about 1/2 to 3/4 of my salt tackle & I live in the hill country

. it's a sickness .

the fresh water tackle is almost the same

thank goodness my wife has no Idea !

& lets not get into rods & reels

Randall ,I told ya we were set for GISP

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:33 am

more.

hotpocket · Post by **hotpocket** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:41 am

That is awesome.......

RandallW20 · Post by **RandallW20** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:51 am

Holy Crap man...........I'm just about speechless. You told me alot but I didn't think that much. Thats a ton of soft plastics.
You plan on moving to the coast or something? If not, you better find some bass around home that will eat those

CM · Post by CM » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:52 am

Its OK Water Hog, here is the Captains Bag list. Its worth more then the entry fee for the JAX's Classic.
Captain's Bag
Hobie Duffel Bag
Measuring Ruler
Cooler
Tournament T-Shirt
Costa Del Mar Sunglass Retainer
Rod Float
DOA Shrimp
Berkley Gulp
Tsunami Cork Lure
Mirrolure
Calcutta FlashFoil Shad or Jigs
Sure Catch Jigs
Hobie Coozie
Hobie Sports Safe
XTOOLS cap or shirt
Dri-Grip Fishing Sunscreen
Florida Fishing Weekly
Sportsman's Flats Fishing Journal
Bullfrog
Promotional Items

There were 170 of them and they are already gone

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:55 am

CM, we need help !

more than the entry fee is probably an under statement !

Fla-Fish · Post by **Fla-Fish** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:57 am

That aint nothing son. I am going through and cleaning and changing treble hooks out.
I had to buy 3 new tackle boxes. Pic's later.

And THE FISHING SHOW at GRB starts TODAY

LC yakr · Post by **LC yakr** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:58 am

Man...how do you keep those so clean

Tyak · Post by **Tyak** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:02 am

All a man needs is a few RR jigheads, gulp shrimp, TTF troutkillers in Plumpkin /Chart., 2 spook jrs., and a Dr. Pepper!

Ty

Backlasher · Post by **Backlasher** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:07 am

Could someone post a picture of Kingwood Kayaker's tackle box. If I remember correctly, he had one topwater, one D.O.A. shrimp, a cork, a spoon and D.O.A. rootbeer w/chart. tail paddletails. I fished a tournament with him and he had his slam before the sun was up good. As Mike McBride says " it's the Indian not the arrow". It's the fisherman not the lure.

Minnow · Post by **Minnow** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:17 am

David-

Got your voicemail last night about how to rig the TTF "Killer Shrimp"..... I'll try and take a few pics for you later but for now let me just write it down per your request. As with anything, there are personal preferences and variations to rig a bait. Some are better than others for whatever reason; however, this is how I have been rigging mine with great success:

* Take your "Mumpy Glow" Killer Shrimp (that is my favorite color) and run your jighead through the flat head front.
* Have the hook come out of the top spine
* You can run this weedless with the same application as above

I fish it just like any other plastic but it can be used under corks or with spinning blades.

double dip · Post by **double dip** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:19 am

tyak wrote:All a man needs is a few RR jigheads, gulp shrimp, TTF troutkillers in Plumpkin /Chart., 2 spook jrs., and a Dr. Pepper!

Ty

UUHHMMMM!!! ............ Where's the Whataburger!?!?!?

Animal Chris · Post by **Animal Chris** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:35 am

WH, That is not considered "maddness". Maddness would be if you were amassing a cache of lures that you (or anybody else) will never use. Most of what I see there has a use, maybe not now, but just in case. That is called making a "calculated" purchase.

Chris

Lumberhound · Post by **Lumberhound** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:39 am

Wh were is the rest of it???? That only looks like a 1/4 of it...

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:16 am

Thanks Ryan , I thought I was correct on the setup , but just needed to make sure ,

LH , I pulled out all the old lures and left mostly the new ones for the pictures

and Animal Chris --- I feel a little better now --Thanks

Paddlefoot · Post by **Paddlefoot** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:19 am

"We need a bigger boat"

Pablo · Post by **Pablo** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:20 am

it all starts innocently enough, you know one or two lures at a time. . .

then as the years roll by, you forget how much hardware you have acquired. Don't do what WH did and photograph it all.... don't do it or eternal guilt will begin to take hold.....

Then, during the next phase of this addictional malady: confusion sets in as to what to load the go box with. . .

but ya know what? it is kind of fun

but then again, I don't have a wife to answer to

Daniel32 · Post by **Daniel32** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:45 am

I have the same problem. It started a few years ago when I "THOUGHT" my tackle box looked empty. I would take $10-20 out of every paycheck and go buy a few packages of soft plastics, topwaters, hooks,etc...

Three tackle boxes later and i'm still buying stuff. Although I have enough lures to last me a few years, and i've been to Academy, Roys, and Bass Pro Shop enough times to know where every fishing item is located. I still love going to the fishing section to see if there's anythig new

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:54 am

Daniel32 wrote:I have the same problem. It started a few years ago when I "THOUGHT" my tackle box looked empty. I would take $10-20 out of every paycheck and go buy a few packages of soft plastics, topwaters, hooks,etc...

Three tackle boxes later and i'm still buying stuff. Although I have enough lures to last me a few years, and i've been to Academy, Roys, and Bass Pro Shop enough times to know where every fishing item is located. I still love going to the fishing section to see if there's anythig new

I still had 2 large tackle boxes left .one for the surf /off shore & one just hooks weights corks & such . and 2 more for fresh water .. I am a tackle junky !

Blindcasting · Post by **Blindcasting** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:56 am

I used to not be able to stop at academy without buying at least one topwater and one bag of soft plastics. Last couple years every fish I have caught has been on the same topwater and 3-4 different soft plastics so I'm not really tempted anymore.

My goal this year is to use up every single soft plastic I own. Even the ones I got from the academy $0.88 closeout bin.

REDline · Post by **REDline** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:03 am

nice WH...good thing you dont WORK at academy...Its completely ridiculous. Other people buy a soda every evening...I buy 3-4 bags of lures and a hardbait

WATER HOG · Post by **WATER HOG** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:15 am

REDline wrote:nice WH...good thing you dont WORK at academy...Its completely ridiculous. Other people buy a soda every evening...I buy 3-4 bags of lures and a hardbait

I hear ya ,it's kind of a rainy day hobby I have . i really only use a couple of lures when fishing -- But like Animal chris said !it's just in case

Fla Fish , fishing show . thats just not fair !

JPChavez · Post by **JPChavez** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:41 am

That's not that bad. I don't even want to take out all the lure I own. That looks like the start of a good collection.

Redline I know what you mean. I work at Cabela's I buy something new everytime I'm there. The cashiers are always telling how do I make any money. I tell them they should pay me in tackle.

SPONGE-BOB · Post by **SPONGE-BOB** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:46 am

MOST tacke is made to catch fishermen

juanpescado · Post by **juanpescado** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:55 am

Man o man , I used to do that , now when I fish i'll carry 4 lures and 1 package of GULP , if the fish are there they will hit something I carry , but lures are cool (you should see how many hotwheels I have , now thats sick) ...