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| Just wondering what everyone bought in the offseason, now that open water is here and the fish seem to be getting fat (holy smokes that is a big Cave fish on the front cover!)? Me and the hubby "invested in"
-New Lakewood (the big size)
-4 new downeaster rod holders
-his and hers fig rig rods
-4 wileys for trolling
-and our first Hughes River!
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Posts: 1996
Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | 2004 Crestliner 1850 Fish Hawk
140 HP Suzuki Four Stroke
Lowrance LMS 330c
Eagle 320
8' St Croix
6'9" St Croix
2-Abu Garcia Reels
2-H2O Nitros
8" Hughes River Shaker
3- DD
Live Action Big Joe
Black Bird Top Raider--My old faithful met its end
Jointed Creeping Tom
2-10" Suicks
2-6" Grandmas
And probably a lot more I conveniently forgot. Hurry up and get here open water--I'm about broke. |
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Location: Hartford, WI | I didnt buy anything. Yes I'm cheap or broke depends on how you look at it. lol
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Ok...
1) 2 Slammer Drop Bellys (silver/black and walleye)
2) 2 Power Probes (one was a given to me)
3) 5 Spinners from Todd M
4) 6" Phantom (walleye)
5) UnderTaker (whitefish w/ red belly)
6) St.Croix Avid 8' heavy
7) Abu Morrum 6600
8) St.Croix Avid 300
9) Salmo Slider
10) 2 Mepps Maribous
11) Viper (walleye)
12) Wabull
Edited by Gander Mt Guide 4/1/2004 9:39 AM
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| I like to fish with suckers, but I don't like being one. I just read time on the water and as a result I'm planing on reducing my tackle expenditures and focusing my resources on geting to big fish water. The muskies don't care if I have a new rig or the latest equipment. I think thats more of an ego thing or a short cut mentality. I think the only way I'm going to get more big girl slime on my hands is if I spend more time on big fish water(canada). That means $, and if have choice between a new bait or throwing 20 bucks in the canada jar I'm buying the new bait. Who am I kidding, I'm just plain sick!  |
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Location: Washington, PA | Off the top of my head:
DDD
DD
Pearson Grinder
1 Power Probe
6 Rattlin shads
2 HR's
1 Slammer Drop Belly
7'6" Lamiglas
6'9" St. Croix
5600 Morrum
C4 Big Game
Lakewood
Black Hang 10 manta
Shark MRG hang 10 manta
5 Grim Reaper spinnerbaits
3 Mepps maribou's
2 small phantoms
2 6" slammers
8" slammer
5 shallow bulldawgs
2 regular bulldawgs
1 mag shallow bulldawg
2 crane baits
a newman bait?
2 pacemakers
slammer thunderhead
another slammer topwater that I forget the name
3 more swim whizz
A few books, the badfish dvd,.....................it's been a long winter.
Edited by tomyv 4/1/2004 10:07 AM
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Location: Holly, MI | 2 new Croix sticks
Another Abu
Pearson Grinder
2 Awesome spinners from Snowcrest Lures
Williams Wobbler
Ukko Jerk
Small Deep diver Grandma
8 inch Tiger Tubes
Predatek Sand Vipers
Hooker Shad
Cranes 208
10" Jake
10" Wiley
8" Swim Whizz in Hot Mackrel
A few 3/4 - 1 oz spinnerbaits
I'm sure I'm missing some |
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Posts: 827
Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | I told myself I wouldn't buy anything this season.
So here goes....
Baits
2)6" HR Hughey
1)HR sucker ignitor
1)8" HR Shaker
1)6" HR Shaker
1)Large Pacemaker
1)Muskie E drop belly
1)Slammer Giant Thunderhead
5)custom Raddogs
2)Molly baits
3)10" Believers
1)Super Believer
1)Phat Boy
1)Wabull
1)Violent Strike Buzz bait
1)6" Phantom
I know I'm leaving a bunch out.
Rods
1)8' Thorne Bros custom bucktail rod
1)6' 3"All-Star Big Game
1)6' 6"Lamiglas
Reels
2)Tica Caiman 200's
Misc.
1)2 yr. subscription to Musky Hunter
1)Vexilar FL-8
1)Pair of H3O shades with the fishing package
1)set of White Cap splash guards for the Lund
1)Draw-Tite hitch for the truck
2)Columbia fishing shirts
1)MF boat decal
1)Badfish DVD
1)LLungen shirt
1)Drifter Tackle shirt
1)Musky Nut Sweatshirt
I think that's about it, not bad for a guy who promised himself he wouldn't buy anything this season. You should see how much I get when I'm not as disciplined ; )
Edited by Phish Killer 4/1/2004 10:09 AM
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| Phish,
I wish I had your budget.
1 Slammer dropbelly
2 snowcrest bucktails
1 wade's wide glide
1 Phantom
3 Tica Caiman 201 reels
1 All-Star 6'10"
Now, Still on the shopping list. 2 new batteries for the boat, and a new battery charger. Then I still have to find the money to fish a couple tournaments.
Lance
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | This is awsome.....You guys keep on posting, you're proof to the little lady that I'm not crazy! |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I was pretty good this season, but going to show after show sort of got hard at the end, and I did get a little nutty!
-Small Pacemaker
-_____101 hat
-6" HR Shaker
-HR Top Prey
and I got a few through trades and begging! I have to do SOME begging to get people to give me stuff to pay for my tireless service to MuskieFIRST! I am NOT too proud to beg!
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Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | Lance just reminded me that I need to get two new Optima's for the boat also.
Plus I better get my tourney fees out soon.
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Posts: 260
Location: Kentucky | Here we go: 2004 Lund Pro V 2025 LE, '04 Honda 225 & 15, Lowrance X18, X19,Global Map 5000, Motorguide 101 lb thrust,Fin Saver Pen, '04 Suburban 2500 w/ 8.1 litre guzzler, 2 calcutta 400s, 2 St Croix rods, 1 Thorne Bro. 7'6' jerk bait,2 phantoms,2 split tails, 4 dinner bells, 2 turbo props, 2 some other top water splash makers from Pastika's, 2 believers,3 fat boys,3 jackpots,12 J-Mac jigs, 10 bags of tails,couple grandmas,6 Raddogs, Clearvision 12 tube, 1 custom bucktail from Pastika's, control post for the lund. Thats probably most of it! |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Slamr.....If I beg enough can I get a hat? |
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Location: Washington, PA | the new hats are sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Gander if you PAY enough you can BUY a hat off of me. TackleFIRST is SOOOOO close to being ready, but let me see if I can beg the old man to have people send money to him and I will ship from my house. I am REALLY bad about shipping things on time, so it's probably better that people just bite a bait and wait til TackleFIRST is open.
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | I filled the new tackle box.
6 Power Probes
2 10" Jakes
2 Jointed Swimwiz's
2 Suicks
1 Hawg Wobbler (Papa Joe at Cass) Need one in the box.
2 Muskie-Killer Spinner baits
1 C-3
Still looking for a 9.9 kicker if anyone has a extra sitting around.
Bring on that 1st Saturday in May...... |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Way more than I need, not as much as I want. He who dies with the most lures, dies!  |
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Location: Wauwatosa, WI | lakewood reel case (really nice to have)
shumway spinner baits
hang 10 manta
just so much you need after doing this for so long.
bob ryan |
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Location: Rockford Il 61108 | Where do I start?
Suick 10 in
Super Believer 8 in
1 Bulldawg
1 Topraider
4 Bucktails
2 Marauboo's Mepps
Dancin Raider
Another 5600 Abu C5 mag (Dont make anymore)
Hawg Wobbler (heard to much about to dismiss)
A few Misc. things like line, Fabill Big Kahuna net, leaders ect.
Last but not least, My new Stratos 275 proxl 17'6 length 93in beam 90 Johnson
Good Luck guys
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Location: Waukesha, WI | Assorted lures
A trip to Wiley Point
A trip to Sabaskong Bay
A trip to Cave Run
Still considering-----
A trip to Wabigoon
A trip to Cass Lake |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | This is going to get long
Baits:
8 Suicks
6 Phantoms
2 Phat Boys
1 Large Lowrider
1 Molly Bait
1 Shallow Raider
3 Small Depth Raiders
1 DDD that I made into a DD
3 Slammer's 1 small 2 10"
5 Tiger Tubes (packages including the spare)
3 Bull Dawgs (and I can't catch fish on them!!!)
1 Twin Tail
1 Mag Slamer topwater
3 Wileys
1 SS Shad
1 Ghost tail
2 Voodoo tails
1 Creeper of which mfg I can't remember, Hifin maybe
and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember
Rods (on order still)
Avid 8' and 6'9" and a 6'6" ultralight
Preimer 7'6", 6'9" and 6'6" XH spinning
2 BPS fiberglass trolling rods (ordered today)
Electronics:
X15 w/ gps
Hotspots chip
And I wasn't going to buy anything this year...
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Location: Sheboygan Falls, WI | PLEASE, DO NOT LET STEVE JONESI POST AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION!!!!!
There is not enough room for him to even start listing the baits that he bought at the Chicago Musky Show, much less any of the other shows he was at.
I heard a rumor that he is now renting a 20'x20' storage unit with all of the walls peg boarded to hang his baits. I also heard that he bought shelving and peg boarded gondolas (spelling) from a K-Mart that was going out of business to make aisles in the storage unit. My understanding is that he wanted to be able to walk the aisles and feel at home in a musky shop.
Is it true that he bought a 619 to use as a tackle box to pull behind his 621 when he goes out fishing?
Steve, just have to give you a hard time. Dave was in the store twice in one week already. First with your dad, great guy, and then with his fiancee, she is really nice also. Give me a shout, not sure how to get in contact with you now.
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a Wiley
a Super TopRader
3 Bucktails
a weighted Sledge
a Bermick
a Reef Hawg
a Shallow Rader
some 80 lb Power pro
som jerkbait hooks
and a partridge in a pear tree |
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Location: Eagan, MN | So far I've been pretty good. All that will change this month at Thorne Bros spring sale.
1 8' MH Thorne Bros Custom Diamondback
1 8' H Thorne Bros Custom Diamondback
4 Esox Grinders
2 Mepps Marabous
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We were pretty conservative this year. Here's Sue's haul from the shows this winter. 
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| Me wonderful thoughtful wife bought me a one way ticket to the "wood shed", complete w/ a quaranteed daily arse thumping, good for one full year. It appears that somewhere along the line I failed as the leader of the family unit, and must now be punished. As far as fishing stuff goes, I loaded up on 4 new sea casting outfits, a new cooler/rod rack combo, a Hitch Haul, and a 'Burb to cruise the coast and local waters w/; not to mention a new family of concrete lawn chickens adorning the front yard...for some odd reason, she got the wild notion that clothing/food for her and leetle Sponge and trailer maintenance were more important... |
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Location: oswego, il | If it glides and it's new I bought it. Alot of crankbaits for trolling too. I just bought a ton of stuff. I did not realize it untill last weekend but to list it all here, I would have to go out to the garage and get the two plano boxes that we completely filled with new baits to list them. I way overdid it, I feel like I just ate two large pizzas. |
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| Todd,
I couldn't have said it better.Caught 4 fish in March on some of the new stuff and had a low 40's follow today on another new bait.Oh yeah, caught a 20" FAT bass also on a new bait today.Old stuff works, new stuff works.HMMMM. Good thing I don't drink(much). Steve |
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Location: Iowa | Steve, are you telling me you were on the water today while I was sitting in boring as! safety meetings? Are the fish where they should be yet? I'm going about 4 tomorrow afternoon into the night a little. |
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| Shawn,
Call me.319-929-FISH(3474) |
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Location: Stellendam, The Netherlands | - 1 Lakewood Medium
- 2 Manta gliders
- 1 Lureland Hammer
- 1 9" Grandma Jerk
- 1 6" Sledge
- 1 6" Bucher Baby Shallow Raider
- 5 Salmo Sliders in three sizes
- 1 Balzer jerkbait
- 1 custom made light jerkbait rod
- 2 Abu-Garcia 5001B reels
- 1 Shimano Curado BSF
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Location: Belgium | - some voodoo tail jr's and regular voodoo tails
- bucher spinners
- lureland hammer
- 2 booner gliders
- 1 torob jerkbait
- a side-ways suick
- book (time on the water)
- hooks
- spinning rod
- new power pro line
- a tallywacker
- storm 7" suspending shads
I may be forgetting some other baits, but this is pretty much it |
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| I didn't buy any lures this year. I did get 2 St Croix Avids, and a Premier Glass. I have 3 Morrums on order. I bought a Trollmaster Pro for the Esox Angler SS, and am thinking of adding an X-19C.
I stole a Musky Nut hat at Chicago Extreme Show from Shady.
Lauren ran around the Milwaukee Expo on Sunday with her picture, and got a bunch of stuff, from Karen D, Laura, PK, Shady, Mepps, and a cool Believer hat from Luke at Drifter. Thanks to all! |
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Location: lansing, il | bunch of new dawgs
bunch of mepps maribus
some triple d's
a few cobbs countdown glide baits
lots of baby and reg straight and jointed depth raiders
some ernies and jakes
some polish pike, perch and shad
go light bow mounted remote spotlight for the bow of my boat
aqua-vu underwater camera
olympus stylus digital camera
lots of rubber stuff storm, berkley, offshore etc.
2 st croix 10ft heavy trolling rods
2 bass pro gold cup line counter trolling reels
and a bunch of other stuff that slips my mind right now
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Location: Iowa | I tried to be good this winter. A few assorted crank baits, few gliders, couple spinnerbaits/bucktails, a bunch of stuff to build my own bucktails, and a new 6600 Morrum that sits on the new 8' Fig Rig. But the off season is over for me now, and I've found a new job, so I think it's time get some more stuff that I probably won't throw very often, but JUST GOTTA HAVE IT! How did I forget the MUSKY MONSTER!!!! WOW!
Edited by Lone Stone 4/2/2004 8:04 PM
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| Look like we are keeping the economy moving. The new boat arrives in two weeks. Can't wait.
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