High Financial Risk Fishing

[HURRICANEBOB]

Besides if you think $50 is outrageous check out the 3:16 lures site. The Born Again costs $175. Thats too high for me.

3:16 Born Again - Dark Trout = $185.00 USD

What did they do, pack the lures butt with diamonds? Did you buy one of them? You need somebody to shovel the snow at your house? I'll do it for $15,000 a sidewalk................................

[fishinchef]

Shimano® Calais 4x8 DC Baitcast Reel
And you thought the baits are getting costly. Check out the price on this reel at BPS

[bassiusmaximus]

Thats a wallet buster. The Shimano® Stella® FD STL4000FD is even $50 more. Ouch..If I don't take care of the stuff I have my wife's gonna have to take up a second job to help pay for replacements.

[demodan]

Went to Bass Pros in Clarksville In this Saturday. First time there for a while. Just about passed out when I saw what some fishing lures were selling for. Got into a whole section of Luscky Craft lures, most ran $14.99, clean up to $24.99 a piece, and a show stopper 5.5 inch Trout looking lure for $30.99. Was just about to recover from that when I happened into the Tru-Tungsten lures. Cheap one there was $19.99, a lot ran $29.99, and then my evye caught this 7 inch long 4 section Trout imitating lure that was......ready......$49.99!!!!!!. My knees got weak again, and I stumbled over to the the good ole Bandits and Cotton Cordells and Bandits in the $5-7 range.

I got to thinking. Wondered how I'd feel fishing the Cumberland River throwing a $49.99 swim bait that looked like a Trout if one of those 40 pound monster Stripers hit it. I think I be more afraid of losing the lure than the fish. Could you fish with a lure that cost that much and not be scared half silly if something darn big hit it? Is this crazy? Do the lure folks really buy this stuff? If ya buy a lure for that much, are you really gonna fish with it, or put it in the safe with your savings bonds?

Did you hear about the bait that caught the Largemouth world record in Japan? It's a "triple-broken back" shad (balsa wood swim bait;... I think it was balsa??)...that was about 12 inches long...bluegill color. The fella that caught the fish said that it's one of a kind, hand made of course...that particualr one ran him around $250.00 American dollars!!! Said that if he loses one....he will get it back with some type of bait retriever!!
One of my "coping skill" to the prices for bait these days......Is I get a "little at a time".
I have a rule...everytime I get paid...payday (every other week)...I go to BPS or A20 to look around; and I allways get one pack of tungsten weights (for t-rigs or 1 ounce c-rig weights)..one pack of hooks (could be t-rigs hooks or CB replacement hooks)...and one lure of choice (depending on my upcoming tounament sight for this choice..could be a lucky craft dd suspending jerkbait...or even a bandit 200...)..
Coping skill number 2 = I try to work about 2 hours OT at work for the week; 4 total...that will help off-set the coast. Just staying extra here and there at work...letting my supervisor know that I want to get all my work done before I leave.

[Fntsyfbgod]

If you want to see high risk check out Megabass lures. Everything they make is $25 and up. Your throwing a $25 lure on 10lb line. At least with swimbaits you can use 25lb or more.

[rickhise]

thanks for the inspiration, I had been putting off rebuilding those live-bait cages.

[dac244]

Did you check out the 15$ luckycraft spinnerbaits?

[Col Forbin]

If you want to see high risk check out Megabass lures. Everything they make is $25 and up. Your throwing a $25 lure on 10lb line. At least with swimbaits you can use 25lb or more.

Megabass jerkbaits are the best I have ever used. Yes, I get a little nervous when I start bumping rocks, but I still haven't lost one - had a couple close calls.

When I was working some at fisherman's headquarters in Draffenville I sold a couple of $100 megabass topwater baits - they were hand carved and hand painted, I would say they are sitting on someone's mantle, I seriously doubt they have touched the water. They didn't even look like they functional lures - but I would guess they would catch fish somewhere.

[flyfish]

Take up fly fishing and tie your own.