Johan, pak all your lures in one row and then make a video clip of all of the m as you run by. You migh be able to sell it as a fishing romantic movie. a lot of guys will exit the cinema with tears in their eyes, all emotional. Try not to get tired and please dit the move to under 3 hours. You can leave out the ones you dont like.
Here's a question for the serious guys. How many c
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Billaridoo
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Found this neat (and free) little application which you tackle sluts will probably appreciate:
http://www.brothersoft.com/fishing-lure-collector-pro-download-26129.html
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Vaalboy101
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I just hope you okes have insured all your tackle.......
Little Green Fish
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1. Strike-Pro's fire-tiger coloured 3 inch Minnow
2. Strike-Pro's fire-tiger coloured 3 inch Minnow
3. Strike-Pro's fire-tiger coloured 3 inch Minnow
2. Strike-Pro's fire-tiger coloured 3 inch Minnow
3. Strike-Pro's fire-tiger coloured 3 inch Minnow
I see I'm no different to anybody else when it comes to being a tackle glut. However with great restraint I have got into the habit of limiting myself and for very good reason.
I found after 5 years of competetive fishing that having too much tackle on the boat can be a drawback. I also found that at certain dams at certain times of the year there are certain lures that work. Tried using other stuff but in the end its the same ones that get the bites.
So now I only pack tackle in the boat that I know I'm gonna use. Often one packs stuff in that you think you might throw but actually you know in the back of your mind you arent going to.
Having too much to choose from can also be overwhelming cause you cant decide what to use, or you end up chopping and changing the whole time. Often when fishing is tough or time is running out guys get into a flurry and spend more time tying on different lures than actually fishing.
My advice would be to make it simple. Stick to a few colours for different water clarities. June bug-low light conditions or heavily stained water. Green pumkin-for stained water and Watermelon or any other "natural" looking colour for clear water. Now keeping to those colours buy the lures that you have confidence in ie. you've caught fish on them or you've heard they work at a particular venue. Then get them in different sizes i.o.w you can have senkos in 8" , 6" , and 4" or Super flukes and super fluke jr. Why different sizes? Generally when fishing is tough you wanna downsize to get the fish to bite, but sometimes offering a bigger bait does the trick.
Limiting yourself this way not only makes things simpler but makes you fish better cause you figure out how to catch them with what you've got. You're experimenting with 2 or 3 different colours in 2 or 3 sizes rather than 100's of different shapes, sizes and brands.
To illustrate: I use junebug, green pumkin and watermelon colours. I use senkos, dead ringers, flukes, toads, stretch 40, lizzards, brush hogs and berkley powerworms. I have these lures in all the sizes. I may dip the tails a different colour if I feel its making a difference.
Crankbaits I match to the baitfish in the dam and use different sizes/running depths.
If I dont catch fish with the above tackle then I wasnt going to catch them with anything else either.
There are a few drawers of tackle in my cupboard that never see the light and probably never will.
I found after 5 years of competetive fishing that having too much tackle on the boat can be a drawback. I also found that at certain dams at certain times of the year there are certain lures that work. Tried using other stuff but in the end its the same ones that get the bites.
So now I only pack tackle in the boat that I know I'm gonna use. Often one packs stuff in that you think you might throw but actually you know in the back of your mind you arent going to.
Having too much to choose from can also be overwhelming cause you cant decide what to use, or you end up chopping and changing the whole time. Often when fishing is tough or time is running out guys get into a flurry and spend more time tying on different lures than actually fishing.
My advice would be to make it simple. Stick to a few colours for different water clarities. June bug-low light conditions or heavily stained water. Green pumkin-for stained water and Watermelon or any other "natural" looking colour for clear water. Now keeping to those colours buy the lures that you have confidence in ie. you've caught fish on them or you've heard they work at a particular venue. Then get them in different sizes i.o.w you can have senkos in 8" , 6" , and 4" or Super flukes and super fluke jr. Why different sizes? Generally when fishing is tough you wanna downsize to get the fish to bite, but sometimes offering a bigger bait does the trick.
Limiting yourself this way not only makes things simpler but makes you fish better cause you figure out how to catch them with what you've got. You're experimenting with 2 or 3 different colours in 2 or 3 sizes rather than 100's of different shapes, sizes and brands.
To illustrate: I use junebug, green pumkin and watermelon colours. I use senkos, dead ringers, flukes, toads, stretch 40, lizzards, brush hogs and berkley powerworms. I have these lures in all the sizes. I may dip the tails a different colour if I feel its making a difference.
Crankbaits I match to the baitfish in the dam and use different sizes/running depths.
If I dont catch fish with the above tackle then I wasnt going to catch them with anything else either.
There are a few drawers of tackle in my cupboard that never see the light and probably never will.
Vaalboy101
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Thanks for the insight Mombakkie, I agree that it is best to keep is sweet and simple.
I do however tend to fear not ever having enough of the same lure that works for me during a period of time. With the poor tackle supply chain we experience in this country I end up with packs and packs of the same lure just in case I cannot source them again. Confidence in a brand/colour must also never be underestimated.
I do however tend to fear not ever having enough of the same lure that works for me during a period of time. With the poor tackle supply chain we experience in this country I end up with packs and packs of the same lure just in case I cannot source them again. Confidence in a brand/colour must also never be underestimated.
Vaalboy101
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Thanks for the insight Mombakkie, I agree that it is best to keep is sweet and simple.
I do however tend to fear not ever having enough of the same lure that works for me during a period of time. With the poor tackle supply chain we experience in this country I end up with packs and packs of the same lure just in case I cannot source them again. Confidence in a brand/colour must also never be underestimated.
I do however tend to fear not ever having enough of the same lure that works for me during a period of time. With the poor tackle supply chain we experience in this country I end up with packs and packs of the same lure just in case I cannot source them again. Confidence in a brand/colour must also never be underestimated.
Little Green Fish
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GR8 advice there Bud, just one thing (experienced this on the last trip) fishing at night.......... just have something with a hook shoved through it, we caught on just about every colour and styled softbait (as a test i tried weird things, even lighting some up with some with glo-sticks) and we got fish on just about every lure except for the lit ones, although a smallish glo-in-the-dark bead in the Carolina rig (one that shines really very dimm) seemed to get a slight bit more attention than the ordinary glass-bead setup....