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Location: Ashland WI | horsehunter - 1/8/2015 3:45 PM
14ledo81 - 1/8/2015 1:53 PM
I only have about 30-40. I am working on that though.... STOP
To late. I'm way to far gone already... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have full tackle boxes I have not opened in 15 years. |
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| My wife and I made room last year. We told ourselves if we don't fish it, or don't see ourselves fishing they have to go. They all got boxed up and donated to Operation Musky. We already wrote off the money when we bought them the first time, and it helps a really great cause. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | This thread is awesome and hilarious! |
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| No way possible to have to many lures. When the aliens take over they'll be the new currency!! RICH!! |
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| I have way too many, keep thinking of selling but always get more |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | if you find yourself wondering if you have trip money, gas money, electronics money, boat upgrade money or enough time ... just spend a little time looking at baits and get priorities back on track. it's easy to stop buying baits. get your tools in order and have what you need.
not a good idea to waste want-money on baits |
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| jonnysled - 1/9/2015 9:52 AM
if you find yourself wondering if you have trip money, gas money, electronics money, boat upgrade money or enough time ... just spend a little time looking at baits and get priorities back on track. it's easy to stop buying baits. get your tools in order and have what you need.
not a good idea to waste want-money on baits
Great advice. I finally came to the realization that if I quit buying so many new baits and sold some of the ones I knew I didn't need or wouldn't use, that I could take way more trips. So I've already sold off a bunch, and won't buy very many new ones this year and instead I'll take a handful more LSC trips. Also I want to get a new Terrova with Ipilot. I feel like buying baits is similar to buying sports cards when I was a kid. |
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| backdraft - 1/8/2015 6:53 PM mm3 - 1/8/2015 5:37 PM We should create a musky lure version of the TV show "Hoarders" and have each one of us take a weekly show and open up our closets, basements, and garages. LOL! Great idea.... 'Draft I could never participate in this....my wife thinks all of my lures belong to my fishing partner and that I only fish with about 10 that are my own. I have many of my new purchases mailed to his house instead of mine. This says a lot about the level of my addiction! LOL. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Simple Man - 1/9/2015 12:26 PM
backdraft - 1/8/2015 6:53 PM mm3 - 1/8/2015 5:37 PM We should create a musky lure version of the TV show "Hoarders" and have each one of us take a weekly show and open up our closets, basements, and garages. LOL! Great idea.... 'Draft I could never participate in this....my wife thinks all of my lures belong to my fishing partner and that I only fish with about 10 that are my own. I have many of my new purchases mailed to his house instead of mine. This says a lot about the level of my addiction! LOL.
Now you've done it your wife is registered to this site.
For a price we could give you her user name |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I'd venture to guess that 70-80% of the lures guys own have never caught a musky! but they are still fun to look at in the water...  |
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| Picture #1 is all the stuff I bought at the show my third year musky fishing.
Picture #2 is one of my more productive lures.
I've caught more fish on the lure in picture #2 than all the lures in picture #1 combined.
Guess what I am most likely to throw next time I am on the water...
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Location: Contrarian Island | so like 4 then? jk, ok how many lures in pic one have actually caught a musky?
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| BNelson - 1/9/2015 1:05 PM
so like 4 then? jk, ok how many lures in pic one have actually caught a musky?
The brown/copper flasher has a few fish to it's credit. 2 on the black/green "martian" flasher before a 41" pike destroyed it. One on the Rainbow Trout Depth Raider. One on the Gold/Orange Bulldawg. One on the Weagle.
The sorry looking double 10 I think has 10 fish to it's credit.
Not that there's anything wrong with the lures in pic #1, but if I had to replace them all, what I would buy today would be completely different.
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Don't forget to take the Knipex with you that was a good purchase |
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Location: Contrarian Island | for sure... I had a bucktail with something like 22 fish on it before the blade wore thru the clevis...thanks Scottie! and tons of baits w zero fish... if guys are starting out now i'd simply tell them to get double bladed bucktails from 8s to 12s, big plastics and some topwater and be done!
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Location: oswego, il | I have 700+ musky baits. All have seen the water at some point. I buy baits to use them. Some get used rarely and are.for situations/places I dont venture much but when I do it is nice to have the best tool for the job.
now I will go to the show this weekend. Have an idea of a few baits I would like to have, then I will see baits I can use that have just come out, then the swap, yep can use some of those too. Before you know it, I have 50 new baits, few if any duplicates or different colors. Part of the addiction.
a response to the first question. Plenty of people buy on impulse, lack of experience and buy to flip and make some money. Makes for new bait sales. We can decide if we want them. No harm to us. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | ToddM - 1/9/2015 3:03 PM Some get used rarely and are.for situations/places I dont venture much but when I do it is nice to have the best tool for the job. That's my problem right there, if I only fished a couple waters I could easily get away with 50 lures. |
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| horsehunter - 1/9/2015 11:31 AM Simple Man - 1/9/2015 12:26 PM backdraft - 1/8/2015 6:53 PM mm3 - 1/8/2015 5:37 PM We should create a musky lure version of the TV show "Hoarders" and have each one of us take a weekly show and open up our closets, basements, and garages. LOL! Great idea.... 'Draft I could never participate in this....my wife thinks all of my lures belong to my fishing partner and that I only fish with about 10 that are my own. I have many of my new purchases mailed to his house instead of mine. This says a lot about the level of my addiction! LOL. Now you've done it your wife is registered to this site. For a price we could give you her user name Hilarious! You are giving me anxiety just at the thought of her discovering my addiction! |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | sworrall - 1/8/2015 9:06 PM
I have full tackle boxes I have not opened in 15 years.
I want to go to the hideout. |
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Location: Minnesota | I have a box of luresthat I have intended to post on here for sale for about a year now - just haven't got around to it. About half are new/unused/unopened. Most of those lures are ones that I won off raffle tickets at banquets I have attended and I know I won't use them so I am going to get rid of them at some point. Others are used lures that I just don't want anymore.
But I still buy lures that are bad purchases and will probably sell/trade/donate them in the future too. Part of the game I guess |
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| A few years ago I went from 300 lures down to 30 lures ,,, still catch as many fish as I did when I had a boat load of lures !! ,,,,, now I put lotsa lure money into my grand children's college education fund on a regular basis ,,, and ,,, I still catch muskies !! ------ I feel good about it --------- jimjimjim |
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Location: Wisconsin River | Most of my fishing is done in 10' or less. So my lure selection can be limited. I use about 10 lures and at times could get by with 3-4. What's the realistic number between a good assortment and a collection for most people. Saw some posts stating 500+. that's an insane collection! have a friend with 800 or so. I tease him about it on a regular basis. He admits its gotten way out of hand but his garage looks pretty cool. I will admit to having 18 of one bait that is no longer made and an addiction to tubes. At one time ordered 3 of every color. Most of those got chewed up and are no longer useable. Anyone recycle them? I could stand to sell 50-60 and still catch just as many fish but none are new in the box. Anyone interested please pm me? |
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Location: Northern IL | Will Schultz - 1/8/2015 5:34 PM
jerryb - 1/8/2015 4:32 PM "Use em till ya loose em" Has been a saying in my boat for years, "providing" it runs straight, runs at the desired depth and at a desired speed. All depths from 2' to 40+' and most speeds can be achieved both on the troll and cast with 9-10 lures. Color is for fishermen. 9-10??? I have more than 100 bulldawgs, I'm obviously doing something wrong.
Not in any position to say only that you do own a lot of bulldawgs and also that you have a great tool to get them back.
Have a good 2015! |
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| A lot of what you "need" depends on where you fish, how you fish, and when. I'm not a huge advocate of having lots of colors of each lure, but there are places were certain lures and certain color combinations of those lures just plain work.
I have lures for fishing down South in the spring. I have lures for Madison. I have lures for Northern Wisconsin. I have lures for Eagle lake, and even different parts of Eagle Lake. I have lures for shallow dark water lakes and lures for deep clear lakes...
There's some overlap to be sure, but if you fish from April to November everywhere from Kentucky to Ontario in all sorts of lakes and rivers, that's going to warrant having more lures than someone who just fishes their "home" lake.
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | jerryb - 1/9/2015 6:23 PM Will Schultz - 1/8/2015 5:34 PM jerryb - 1/8/2015 4:32 PM "Use em till ya loose em" Has been a saying in my boat for years, "providing" it runs straight, runs at the desired depth and at a desired speed. All depths from 2' to 40+' and most speeds can be achieved both on the troll and cast with 9-10 lures. Color is for fishermen. 9-10??? I have more than 100 bulldawgs, I'm obviously doing something wrong. Not in any position to say only that you do own a lot of bulldawgs and also that you have a great tool to get them back. Have a good 2015! Unfortunately I've never been the high bidder on one of your retrievers at our banquet... |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | esoxaddict - 1/9/2015 5:48 PM
A lot of what you "need" depends on where you fish, how you fish, and when. I'm not a huge advocate of having lots of colors of each lure, but there are places were certain lures and certain color combinations of those lures just plain work.
I have lures for fishing down South in the spring. I have lures for Madison. I have lures for Northern Wisconsin. I have lures for Eagle lake, and even different parts of Eagle Lake. I have lures for shallow dark water lakes and lures for deep clear lakes...
There's some overlap to be sure, but if you fish from April to November everywhere from Kentucky to Ontario in all sorts of lakes and rivers, that's going to warrant having more lures than someone who just fishes their "home" lake.
we are talking about slimy fish that will eat a chicken carcass, right? |
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| I know of one. Tell 'ya what. If you're willing to throw nothing but chicken on your next trip to Eagle, I'l send you a check for $200. Deal? |
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| Simple Man - 1/9/2015 11:26 AM
'Draft I could never participate in this....my wife thinks all of my lures belong to my fishing partner and that I only fish with about 10 that are my own. I have many of my new purchases mailed to his house instead of mine. This says a lot about the level of my addiction! LOL.
And I thought I was one of the only people to mail my musky tackle to my best buds house so I don't have to get the standard lecture from my wife. I went and picked up a package the other day and I caught my buddy playing with two of my lures and he doesn't even fish. It was quite funny, even non fisherman find them amazing. |
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Location: Bemidji | I knew I had a problem when I could no longer fit any more baits or boxes in the boat. I felt as though I needed to have them all available just incase I may need to use them! I was faced with the possibility that I would have to start culling my collection... but I couldn't make myself do it, or stop buying more...
I now limit myself to about 400 baits in the boat between the Just Encase deck box and the compartments full of Plano's... I swap out baits as needed for the season or area of the country I'm fishing.
My name is Ethan, and I am a muskie lure addict.
Whew - glad I got that off my chest. Bring on the show season!!! |
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