Posted By AZAllen on 20 Oct 2010 11:46 AM
It is a shame that what could have been an interesting thread devolved into a pissing contest.

You sure are right.  Wouldn't it be great if someone could delete some of Northeastbass's foul posts!

Anyway, let's try not to go off-topic for now on.

Thanks for letting me know all about the forums. I don't know what I would have done without your experience and know how to help me along. I am so glad such a cool looking experienced and knowlegable angler such as yourself can help steer me in right direction. Thanks so much now maybe I will be able to catch something huh?

Off-topic once again I see.

I know it's really difficult to un-tangle emotionally charged situations once they've come up, especially if they've been festering for a while. If people come after you online the natural reaction is to be on the defensive.

Everyone I've seen here over the last few months has a good head on their shoulders, some heads just get hot quicker than others. Believe me, I've seen a lot worse and you guys have a great chance to undo this before anyone gets suspended.

Northeastbass wasn't suspended, just asked to ease up a little, which he did. Some people posted honest responses that I don't think were mean spirited, just critical because let's face it, Northeastbass can say some pretty abrasive things and of course it's going to get push back.

The problem is that when people get worn thin, online discussion can turn into an endless loop of knee jerk responses and name calling. This is made even worse because the words we think in a minute can be posted and stay up for months or years for everyone in the club to read. I've learned this the hard way.

If you're going to post something when you're angry, please just give it a few minutes or send someone you'd like to address a personal message and keep it out of the public area.

So back to business: Regarding lures to never buy again...

I'm not an advanced fisherman but go out quite a bit and because I'm not particularly knowledgeable about lures I comb through the bargain bins.

A big box outdoor store here by work was having a half off sale on some higher end lures so I bought a surface and deeper diving crank bait and was out last weekend trying them out. I have to admit that these two had great movement, were balanced very well and IMHO would be worth the full price at $10 apiece.

So for me, I've got a tackle box full of clearance lures that don't get used much and I probably won't buy them again. I'm sure you can find some great deals if you knew exactly what you were looking for or wanted to just try something new.

Ya know, at times I too have what appears to be a tackle box loaded with worthless lures, but ya know, every "dog" has it's day in it's own place! So I throw out very little and just change up a lot. If I was a tournament fisherman I guess that wouldn't work out so good! LOL!

yup Pete I to have a few (ROFL) of those worthless lures  but as ya say every Dog has it's day! and every so often that worthless lure is the only one to catch fish . So I ask ya is it really worthless  ????? so I'll just hang onto em and use em every so often waiting for the day The Dog brings em Home.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By Admin Wes on 25 Oct 2010 08:18 AM
I know it's really difficult to un-tangle emotionally charged situations once they've come up, especially if they've been festering for a while. If people come after you online the natural reaction is to be on the defensive.

Everyone I've seen here over the last few months has a good head on their shoulders, some heads just get hot quicker than others. Believe me, I've seen a lot worse and you guys have a great chance to undo this before anyone gets suspended.

Northeastbass wasn't suspended, just asked to ease up a little, which he did. Some people posted honest responses that I don't think were mean spirited, just critical because let's face it, Northeastbass can say some pretty abrasive things and of course it's going to get push back.

The problem is that when people get worn thin, online discussion can turn into an endless loop of knee jerk responses and name calling. This is made even worse because the words we think in a minute can be posted and stay up for months or years for everyone in the club to read. I've learned this the hard way.

If you're going to post something when you're angry, please just give it a few minutes or send someone you'd like to address a personal message and keep it out of the public area.

So back to business: Regarding lures to never buy again...

I'm not an advanced fisherman but go out quite a bit and because I'm not particularly knowledgeable about lures I comb through the bargain bins.

A big box outdoor store here by work was having a half off sale on some higher end lures so I bought a surface and deeper diving crank bait and was out last weekend trying them out. I have to admit that these two had great movement, were balanced very well and IMHO would be worth the full price at $10 apiece.

So for me, I've got a tackle box full of clearance lures that don't get used much and I probably won't buy them again. I'm sure you can find some great deals if you knew exactly what you were looking for or wanted to just try something new.

Wow, I thought he was suspended!   Hope I haven't said anything to offend anyone.  If I have I owe you my most sincere apologies.

A lure that has really been giving me problems lately are Rapala DT Series crankbaits.  A few months ago I tied one on and casted it.  The lip separated from the lure and it (the lure part) got carried away by the current.  It happened again a few weeks ago.  Needless to say, I haven't lost faith with Rapala, because they have always worked for me in the past.  I'm just kinda disapointed about the design flaw.

I have heard that about the DT series, fisherfanatic, but I've always loved those crankbaits, they've never broken on me. On my last trip to Bass Pro Shops (the nearest one is about 50 miles away, so it's quite an event to go there) I just skimmed the aisles and started dropping anything appealing into my basket instead of the usual 20ish minutes per choice and when I got home, I didn't feel any regrets like I should've bought the other one or stuff like that. I have to say, it felt pretty good, and I got some nice stuff. Hopefully none of it ends up on this list  (I also got some cheap arrows for my new compound bow that I got as a gift, if anyone can PM me with some beginning archery tips, that would be much appreicated)

Storm hollow body swim baits are terrible the plastic is so stiff the tail barely swims even when you cut it at the base, I do like the hooks they use to rig them though they work well with money minnows(which i thin kare the bomb).

Also deep diving rapala taildance doesn't have much success for me. I have a knock off lure that looked similar that hammered lakers so I figured a rapala would work even better. Turns out not really, the knock off is pretty much paintless now while the taildance is unscarred

This is kind of opposite of the topic and I am not a pro fisher by any stretch of the imagination but I have had some good luck with lures that others say are not any good or did not sell. I have caught a bass on the banjo minnow when no one else was catching anything at all (not even a bit) and one of my favorite lures that I have had better luck with then any other lure (besides a jitterbug) is the old rapala minnow spoon. I just found a bait shop that still had some of the weedless ones and bought all they had left - they said they never sold well and people said they did not work well. I can't say I have any lure I would never buy again as I have many that have not hit on yet, but I think presentation, location and time/weather have a huge impact on any lure.

Wow...every time I go back through the forums...looking at past posts...I come across these posts by this northeast bass/bass college character. Long, drawn out "here's how ya do it" posts that hardly anyone would answer. Well, after reading this thread, it's obvious why!