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How many lures do you never use?
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10/20/17 04:02 AM
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K.D.
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I was organizing my boat for the umpteenth time and realized how often I grab a box (top water for example) and always grab the same 1-3 lures. I'm either gonna grab a yellow magic, a spook or my favorite prop bait. The rest I will never use. In my mind if I can't catch them on one of those they aren't hitting top water.
I bet I have 25 pounds of soft plastics that I know I'll never grab. I'm slowly eliminating this stuff.
So how much tackle do you carry that you will probably never use?
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 05:18 AM
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Tiltedtitan
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I would say I fall in the category of... just in case. As I am not a guide, I don't know what might be working that day. Several times, having that extra has paid off. But on average, whatever I have tied on is generally what I am sticking with. I will change out my soft plastics. I will change out my sq bill between char/black, shad and craw. I will almost never throw deep cranks. I have no confidence in jerbaits. But... I still bring the boxes, LOL.
Pastor Tim Be Relentless.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 05:38 AM
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bjankowski
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I have some baits that are well over 30 years old, I don't use them very often but, my theory if they caught fish back then they will catch fish now, and probably haven't been educated on them. Just my thoughts.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 10:35 AM
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John175☮
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I have one box loaded with "GO-TO" baits.
I use them 99% of the time.
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.” -JFK
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 11:29 AM
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Chris B
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I don't need this kind of negativity in my life. Of course I need them all.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: Chris B]
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10/20/17 12:09 PM
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senko9S
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the ones that stay on the deck get used the most...
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 01:09 PM
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mapquest
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If I'm going to a highly pressured fishery or driving more than 2 hours to a lake, I'm taking my confidence lures.
Those can fit in one box. But, I'll need to take two boxes so that I have at least three of everything; and if I don't know the current water clarity, maybe three boxes so that I have five of everything in a couple of different colors.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 03:13 PM
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I was organizing my boat for the umpteenth time and realized how often I grab a box (top water for example) and always grab the same 1-3 lures. I'm either gonna grab a yellow magic, a spook or my favorite prop bait. The rest I will never use. In my mind if I can't catch them on one of those they aren't hitting top water.
I bet I have 25 pounds of soft plastics that I know I'll never grab. I'm slowly eliminating this stuff.
So how much tackle do you carry that you will probably never use? I did this when I had a Z522 Ranger on fork. The wind was up so high one day so I decided to stay and take out everything I wasn't using then and have baits in one box at the house that I will use sometime during the year and those I will never use again. I ended up taking out about70% of everything in the boat. I put about 20 precent of the 70% and put in the box I will use sometime during the year. The other 50% went in the never use again, most of them where big crank baits. I just don't like standing out there cranking all day. I ended up catching more fish after that because I didn't stand out there all day wonder should I be using ??? I started just fishing and catching fish. I keep about 4 colors in most baits. I should when I get back down to the lake get all of that stuff and give to a high school team that would use then.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 03:19 PM
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buda13
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I need a gallon bag in each color of Repo Craws and a gallon bag in each color of tornados on the boat at all times....
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
[Re: K.D.]
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10/20/17 03:46 PM
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Barn
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I was organizing my boat for the umpteenth time and realized how often I grab a box (top water for example) and always grab the same 1-3 lures. I'm either gonna grab a yellow magic, a spook or my favorite prop bait. The rest I will never use. In my mind if I can't catch them on one of those they aren't hitting top water.
I bet I have 25 pounds of soft plastics that I know I'll never grab. I'm slowly eliminating this stuff.
So how much tackle do you carry that you will probably never use? Probably 60-70% for me. I keep threatening to do the same on thinning out my tackle.
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
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10/20/17 03:54 PM
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I only use about 5% of what I bring
Horrible I know but there might be that one day I need one of the other lures.........
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
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10/20/17 04:32 PM
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BCBassCat
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My philosophy is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. I think...
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
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10/20/17 05:02 PM
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Frank the Tank
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Re: How many lures do you never use?
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10/20/17 05:16 PM
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greenen
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