I think I have a Tackle Addiction

[Marque]

I was fishing one day and started looking for a bait. After about 30 minutes I remembered I left what I was looking for in the back seat of my truck. At that point I had pretty much every piece of tackle I owned out on the deck of the boat. They weren't biting and I was solo so I decided to organize it. The funny thing is I really only use a few differnt baits for the most part. Why do I have all this crap? Am I the only one that buys lures I will probably never use? Before I discovered saltwater wraps this stuff used to be a nightmare to keep track of. I thought only bass fisherman had this problem. Please tell me I am not crazy.

[spotchasin]

Not at all. I always go to the store to get one lure and end up spending about $100 on various other tackle.

[Gottogo49]

That's pretty good, I have a whole room of stuff that I may never use but that about the amount of gear that I usually bring on a fishing trip. Whats a saltwater wrap? I probably need one of those too. Did I mention that I have about twice that much freshwater tackle. No doubt I could sink the boat if I tried to bring it all on one trip. A burned out bridge trip is one that requires both fresh and saltwater gear. Maybe that's why I fish alone most of the time, there is no room for someone else. I can't understand those guys who say " All I ever fish with is a **** and I always catch all the fish that I need." Where is the fun in that. Well Mr Marque, I hope that there is not a cure for our addiction, that's half of the fun.

[Marque]

These things. I have 5 of them for my soft plastics seperated by brand. I have two for my matrix baits which I tend to use more than any other soft plastic one for shad one for vortex. They work well for anything that doesn't have a hook exposed. They are compact and you can see what you're looking for.

[alphaman]

Originally Posted by Marque

These things. I have 5 of them for my soft plastics seperated by brand. I have two for my matrix baits which I tend to use more than any other soft plastic one for shad one for vortex. They work well for anything that doesn't have a hook exposed. They are compact and you can see what you're looking for.

These are awesome and super space savers!!!
I have 2 or them

[Marque]

Originally Posted by alphaman

These are awesome and super space savers!!!
I have 2 or them

That's how it starts Alpha, that's how it starts.

[Duck Butter]

If I stop by a gas station on the way to fishing, I HAVE to buy some sort of fishing tackle and usually just use one or two baits anyways, not sure what that disease is called


what type of boat is that Marque?

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

If I stop by a gas station on the way to fishing, I HAVE to buy some sort of fishing tackle and usually just use one or two baits anyways, not sure what that disease is called


what type of boat is that Marque?

tackleholism... and I too am a tackleholic

[Marque]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

If I stop by a gas station on the way to fishing, I HAVE to buy some sort of fishing tackle and usually just use one or two baits anyways, not sure what that disease is called


what type of boat is that Marque?

That's my old boat. It was an Alumacraft SC MV 2072. Floated in about 5" or 6" inches of water. It was big, wide and flat. Horrible in a chop but great in the marsh. I miss it.

[AubreyLaHaye458]

I feel bad going to a store that sells baits and walking out with nothing. Just ask the ladies at Cajun Tackle


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[fonikoddity]

I end up using 3 or 4 "confidence" baits in the end, but every time I go out, I struggle with fitting as much tackle on my kayak as possible!

It's definitely a disease, and we all have it, but at least it probably won't kill us.

Probably.

[AubreyLaHaye458]

Originally Posted by fonikoddity

I end up using 3 or 4 "confidence" baits in the end, but every time I go out, I struggle with fitting as much tackle on my kayak as possible!

It's definitely a disease, and we all have it, but at least it probably won't kill us.

Probably.

Won't kill us but it'll break us. lol


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[Marque]

Originally Posted by AubreyLaHaye458

Won't kill us but it'll break us. lol


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Yeah really. Just multiply every pack of soft plastics in that pic by 4.00$ Not to mention the plugs and topwater. The gulp is old, I have gotten away from it but keep a few packs just in case. What is hard to see is the double decker plano in there with nothing but swim baits. Every color I have ever seen. I don't even want to know what I have spent on that.

[BassAssasin]

Originally Posted by fonikoddity

I end up using 3 or 4 "confidence" baits in the end, but every time I go out, I struggle with fitting as much tackle on my kayak as possible!

It's definitely a disease, and we all have it, but at least it probably won't kill us.

Probably.

thats what drives me nuts fishing in my yak!! not enough room for all the crap i try to bring. Then I almost fall out trying to dig for something I stashed way in the back

[rardoin]

You are a victim of a common misconception....there is no such condition as a "tackle addiction". There are, however, some fisherman that suffer from a condition that causes them to be so miserly as to not be able to accumulate what is commonly considered an adequate amount of fishing tackle.

[Gottogo49]

Originally Posted by rardoin

You are a victim of a common misconception....there is no such condition as a "tackle addiction". There are, however, some fisherman that suffer from a condition that causes them to be so miserly as to not be able to accumulate what is commonly considered an adequate amount of fishing tackle.

Sounds like Patrick McManus logic.

I do have a couple of wraps stuffed with freshwater worms of all sorts, didn't realize that they are called wraps.

One of the fishing show hosts once said that a man should have a least one rod and reel for every pair of shoes that his wife has.
Even so it is wise not to make a big show about it.
Just let it be our own private mantra.

[eman]

Originally Posted by Gottogo49

Sounds like Patrick McManus logic.

I do have a couple of wraps stuffed with freshwater worms of all sorts, didn't realize that they are called wraps.

One of the fishing show hosts once said that a man should have a least one rod and reel for every pair of shoes that his wife has.
Even so it is wise not to make a big show about it.
Just let it be our own private mantra.

They were called worm bags when they came out 20 years ago.

[CustomRod]

Originally Posted by Marque

I was fishing one day and started looking for a bait. After about 30 minutes I remembered I left what I was looking for in the back seat of my truck. At that point I had pretty much every piece of tackle I owned out on the deck of the boat. They weren't biting and I was solo so I decided to organize it. The funny thing is I really only use a few differnt baits for the most part. Why do I have all this crap? Am I the only one that buys lures I will probably never use? Before I discovered saltwater wraps this stuff used to be a nightmare to keep track of. I thought only bass fisherman had this problem. Please tell me I am not crazy.

I'm honestly impressed . . . I thought I had a lot of tackle, but you have more in your boat than I have both in the boat and at home!

[Marque]

Originally Posted by CustomRod

I'm honestly impressed . . . I thought I had a lot of tackle, but you have more in your boat than I have both in the boat and at home!

The sad part is that's not all of it, its just all of it that I can find. God forbid I get the chance to go fishing with someone else and don't get a chance to run by my boat. Well, I sure as hell am not going to trust that the person I am fishing with is going to have what I need. To most of my friends dead shrimp on the bottom or under a cork is a perfectly acceptable way to catch a fish. There's nothing wrong with that if it floats your boat, it just doesn't excite me all that much. Fishing with market bait makes me feel like I hunting cattle in a feedlot. So I will no doubt drop 40 or 50 bucks on the minimum amount of artificial bait for me to convince myself I am properly equipped. I got issues.

[Clampy]

If you guys would like to start a support group. I would join.