As every yr Bass Pro Shops has their annual Spring Classic where you get to meet pros and get some decent deals on things. The major events Ran from end of Feb to I believe March 16th. But as I was at BPS I bought a new tackle box my brother wouldnt allow my big heavy tackle bag onto his puddle jumper as we call it. I got the new tackle box home and did nothing with it (I also picked up a Berkeley Ultra Light Lightning Rod I had to swoth reels over). Anyway The tackle box is a Bill Dance series cost 16.00 normall 24.00. So the next day i went out and got Plano 3600 series boxes to fit in it. As I was changing tackle over to the new box from the bag I was thinking is there such a thing as too many Lures? Can we own too many?

I ask this due to I have a lot of tackle in the Tackle Bag, my New tackle box is full and I have a Plano Small tackle bag Minus the boxes (used them in the new tackle box). And basically every bag and box is full. Does this mean I have to many lures or not enough tackle Boxes and bags?

"I need to catch 3 toothy critters before I die a Musky, Pike, and Walleye chances of that are 0 to infinity"

I was thinking is there such a thing as too many Lures? Can we own too many?

 

I hope not, or I'm screwed.

My whole second floor is full of all my gear.

One crazy chick, that Loves to fish. You can take what you want from life......As long as you give a little Back. LIFE MEMBER since 11/2005

 It depends on who you ask. Ask me if you can have to many and the answer is NO.

 On the other hand, ask my Wife the same question and the answer will not be the same. My Wife does not understand why I need so many lures but then again, she never argues about it, she just shrugs here shoulders and shakes her head everytime the UPS man shows up with another load of lures and equipment. She rarely does any fishing, when she goes out in the boat it is to read a book and just get away from the house. A couple of time a year she will sit out in the boat all night and catfish but that is only when we have friends go out with us. While I and the other men on the boat fish, she and the other women will mix drinks and talk. Every now and then one of the women will let out a scream when they realize that there are bats flying around their head. Us guys just chuckle and keep on fishing.

 My Wife thinks I have to much stuff but as I explain to her, if she would fish more, she would understancd that sometimes you just have to keep changing things until you find what works. If I just had one or two lures, she would probably be eating a lot less fish and spending more at the grocery store for meat. She figuired it up last year comparing how much I spent on fishing stuff and how many lbs of fish of fish I brought home, it balanced out to about $2/lb, less than a pachage of hamburger. She doesn't mind me spending money on fishing stuff, she just doesn't understand why I have so much.

let me think about that.... nope, never can have to many.

 

 

I'm livin if I'm fishin,life member since 12/05/2001

yes there is.... i think alot of the lures dont need to be here, like topwater for example, most of mine(pop'rs jitter bugs) have a nice desine on the top with a plain black bottom or plain white, it dosent seem to make  a diffrent in what the fish see's when they hit the lure, it is the rattle and the pop or the waddle not so much the jitter buggs wings that look so nice to us or the bright red on top of the lure....  some lures are show , they will catch fish, but are not meant to fish realy, kinda like a novalty lure.... when i walk into a store i think like something is fishing for me, so i buy what i know catches most, and once in awhile i'm hook'd on and grabed by a diffrent product that normaly fails compared to the norm...

 of course if/when i buy a flop of a lure, i  will try my dam'd est to make the lure catch , i will fish it every time i got out atleast a hour, and make my self do this till i do catch, when i finaly do catch on the lure even a dink or a suisidal fish, i finaly throw the lure down and it just waste space in my tackle box for ever more...or until fishing gits to easy and i want to make it a chalanging again ...

i would say i have a few more lures i want to try, but the list is small...the list for replacing what i know works for me is bigger than the new lures i would  like  to try...  we can all use a few more lures thO`, if you fish cuz we will always break a few or losse some....

How ya doing, Rattle Effect?

 

I'm going to answer your question with a question:  how much weight are you capable of lugging... and/or how much weight do you want to lug... between the vehicle & the place you're going to fish?

 

I've always been a supporter of angling versatility.  Versatility is the key to productivity in fishing.  Having the right lure or bait in the right size & color at your fingertips will just about guarantee you'll meet your goal(s).  That's why it's advisable to have a number of lures in a number of different sizes & colors & enough hardware and leader material to make any fishing rig you need to assemble.  Versatility is also why it's advisable to have at least one rod and reel each that's ultralight, light, medium-light, medium, medium-heavy and heavy actions.  From this standpoint, then, I'd have to say, "No, there is no such thing as too many lures."

 

But there are three considerations you must also take into account:

1. Can I afford all of this stuff?  In your particular case, this doesn't apply because, as you've pointed out, you already have the tackle & the gear.  But this is a very valid consideration for those of us who have to pinch pennies until Lincoln's nose bleeds.  From this standpoint, I'd have to say, "Yes, there is such a thing as having too many lures."

2. Can I carry it all?  Some of us who are physically challenged need to ask ourselves, "What do I absolutely need, & what can I leave back at the house?"  They are not capable of hauling their entire collection back & forth, so they should, of necessity, become efficiency experts when it comes to packing for a fishing trip.  From this standpoint, I'd have to say, "Yes, there is such a thing as having too many lures."  If you are able-bodied, please read on.

3. Am I willing to carry it all?  You may not want to carry all of your stuff with you for every single fishing excursion you embark on, even though you're quite physically capable of doing so (& you have enough money to pony up the cost of a two-wheeled hand truck to make the move easier).  Indeed, a lot of pros & serious fishermen decide ahead of time what species they want to target, then bring only those lures that their targeted species would smack out of the water.  Is this a smart idea?  Well, how versatile do you want to be... adequately adaptable, or inadequately equipped?  What if you target largemouth bass, & leave the crappie tackle at home, but the bucketmouths seem to have lockjaw that day, & the crappies are practically jumping on bare #8 hooks?  Or what if you target muskies & leave the walleye tackle at home, only to find out the belligerant muskies in your chosen body of water swim away from your offerings, but the walleye & sauger are striking any small lure with reckless abandon?  So, in my opinion, if you're able-bodied enough to do so, take all of your stuff with you on your fishing trips... at least, have it in the vehicle.  That way, you'll pick up those crappies or those walleyes when the largemouths or the "gators of the north" let you down.  From this standpoint, then, I'd have to say, "No, there is no such thing as too many lures."

 

So, there you have it.  You have to work out for yourself whether or not you have too many lures, based on your condition, your wallet's condition, & your desire.  Hope this helps.  Keep the line fresh, the hooks sharp, & have fun fishing.  God bless you.  -Sonny, Life Member since 2002

i think a good tip for anyone buying lure from the start should go with some of your advice there jigF...

locate 4 diffrent colors you like,but  with extrme diffrences (black, white, red, blue or firetiger or brown silver ....) then buy those colors in at least 3 sizes(3" 41/2" 6") and then buy them in 3 to 4 depths running(topwater,2'depth,4'-6', countdowns or 6-20+' deep) that could be 48 lures already but...BUT you know you got a great tool box to start and should be confident in your tackel!!!

at the same time thO` you should fill in with spiners baits/jigs/ soft plactics/and a few other lures/baits   also, a good way is from gifts, like tell your wife you like that spinner bait kit, or bag of senkos and hooks, i love to git stuff i would not buy my self on the norm,  and if someone goes to pick out lures for you who has know clue about what you like, you might be surpirse what they pick out....if it was my daughters picking them it would be simple, one would buy purple lures and the other pink, it would not matter the lure shape size or price, it would just be color color color? maybe the fish like that too? cuz they love pinks , but theres not many purples out there... i think i got the last purple senkos and other worms already....so there is less now....lol

There's no such thing as having too many lures, tackle boxes, rods or reels. It's just that when you get to a certain point, you need a bigger boat.
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YER  RIGHT !

I guess it depends on who you ask that question to.

 My wife asks when will I have enough .

 After all are we not in serach of the one bait that they have not seen too much of or at all ?

 

   tom

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A 1 word answer never.

NO....nore rods & reels since I have 51 of them.
Always drink upstream from the herd----- Life member since March 1990

You can never haveenough gear.  I have a bag that I carry on the banks, a different bag for boats, another bag for my canoe, and another bag for trips. I also have a big rubbermaid box on wheels stuffed with extras, and other gear. I am always buying new gear constanlty, either replacing broken or lost gear, or just wanting the newest gear out. I get as much gear as I can buy, I spend all o my money on gear and gas to go fishing. There is no such thing as too much gear.
Slam EM' Jigs

being a bank fisherman that means caring what you will use but  how can a fisherman have to many lures ?? no such thing !!  i found the best way to handle it is with 3600 boxes labled and stored in your car, than when you go to a lake you know about what you will use( or need )i put those boxes in a small bag and off i go.  needless to say i do not take in car, river set ups or salt water or great lake boxes untill needed..  to many no way !! just do it smart.
best of luck to all
and
god bless
barry
life member 2005

Dude, what put that thought into your head? no person can have TOO many lures. what where you thinkin?

lol

 

Sincerly a fisherman, Yonathon Have grace to those who give none............

My wife says yes.
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Well let me throw in my 2c's on this one, the answer is NO. Now I also asked my wife about this, she gave me a quizzled look and then told me NO also!. We then went to Gander Mtn. to get some more stuff.><))))))))))"> Lou

 

Retired-psg /Infantry,Purple Heart and a Few others, VietNam Vet, Ex Deputy Sheriff SCCSD, and all around good Guy! Living in Wisconsin

I'd say if you have to rent a storage place to hold them in then yes , too many . Otherwise no . I made a shadow box with some of my dads old favorite lures when he passed away with a picture of him and his prize fish in the center , hanging in my office now . You can do neat things with the ones you don't use anymore is my point .
Life Member NAFC since 2005

Before my wife Karen retired, she was a fork lift operator.  Sooo, as long as I have someone that can handle one a them puppies then there will never be enough!
LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

NEVER!!! There is no such word in the fishmen's vocabulary as "too many..." of ANYTHING!!