Hardbaits

AUFred · 02-07-10, 04:20 PM

Which hard bait do you own more of than any other? Most of us have tons of plastics & spinnerbaits but which hard bait do you have way too many of? I have a large collection of PopR type baits and Bagley Balsa baits and Rapala types but Rattle Trap type baits are my biggest space owner in my boxes.

BassinNC · 02-07-10, 04:32 PM

Way to many lipless. To many pop-r baits and deep divers.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-07-10, 05:19 PM

I have a nice assortment of Zara Spooks and Zara Puppies.

BigBassin144 · 02-07-10, 06:44 PM

Bandit Crankbaits. I know it's not a lot compared to some of the other guys' collection on here, but I've got about 25 assorted sizes and colors.

BB

bcklash · 02-07-10, 07:04 PM

Too many? That's like too much money, no such thing.

bamabassman · 02-07-10, 09:15 PM

I agree with ol lash on this one man......NEVER TOO MANY BAITS. Lmao.

muddy · 02-08-10, 12:04 AM

Rapalas,Original Floaters,Jointed,shad raps ( in all their forms ) DT's
Jitterbugs

nofearengineer · 02-08-10, 01:03 AM

I have a real mess of Fat Free Shad, Fingerlings, and Fry. Only because I got them on sale one day for 2 bucks each. I'm sure I'll lose a few eventually, and have a more reasonable amount.

basstech · 02-08-10, 01:22 AM

Hmmm I'm with bcklash, never have enough. I couldn't answer that question because years ago I put together a crankbait game plan and I've pretty well followed through with it, Just completed my Normans "n" collection. I will say I have no lucky craft cranks though. I have boxes of pretty much everything else. Then I have a duffle bag full of spares of the ones that produce well reliably.
Now that I think about it, I do have too many rogues crammed into one box, does that count?

Rebbasser · 02-08-10, 01:23 AM

Too many? No such thing. Unless you ask my wife

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Bandit 100s, lipless, DD-22s, you name it. Add to that soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, chatterbaits, tailspinners, spoons,....you get the idea. Add to that the close to $300 I just spent on jig and spinnerbait components-you get the idea.

At this point I mainly replace stuff rather than buy new stuff. Yeah, right

Just remember rule #1 of bass fishing: You can never have too much equipment!

BassinNC · 02-08-10, 10:00 AM

I have 261 hardbaits, that's not counting 100 spinner baits 200+ jigs and a mountian on soft plastics.
Trust me.... I have to much stuff.

AUFred · 02-08-10, 11:12 AM

When I realized I had 75 lipless crankbaits
Almost that many rapala type baits.
A large collection of Bagley Balsa baits (varying depths) and about 40 PopR types.
I began to wonder about others. Granted some of these baits are over 30 years old but some still hit the water regularly.

nofearengineer · 02-08-10, 06:48 PM

Well, in my typical over-analytical style, I will look at the question, "How many hardbaits are reasonably needed?" I'll look at it from the standpoint that you only keep lures that produce well for you. If you like to experiment, the number may be more.

First, let's assume you need three of each type (some keep far more than three, but it's a decent average. (X 3)

Let's assume you will break each group down into four basic color groups (this is very minimal too...it will probably be more): very dark / natural colors / unnatural colors / white ( x 4)

Also, size is a general variable as well: small / medium / large (x 3)

Okay, let's break it down into basic hard bait types: crankbait - lipped, crankbait - lipless, jerkbait, topwater, swimbait.

Now, breaking these groups into subgroups,

Crankbait - lipped: with rattles / without rattles (X 2), shallow / medium / deep (X 3), jointed/unjointed (X 2), floating / sinking / suspending (X 3)

Crankbait - lipless: with rattles / without rattles (x 2), floating / sinking / suspending (x 3)

Jerkbait - shallow / medium / deep (x 3), sinking / suspending (x 2)

Topwater - popper / walking (x 2)

Swimbait - sinking / suspending (x 2)

When I do the math here, I come up with 1,872 hardbaits. This may sound a bit extreme (and it is!!!), but if you subscribe to the method of having 3 of each possible color/size/type hardbait, this is where it leads you. Obviously, very few anglers have two thousand lures of any kind at their disposal, but it does make 200-300 seem a bit less ridiculous.

This farce has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood nerd.

Thank you.

bamabassman · 02-08-10, 07:04 PM

Aaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bryce!!! Shut up and fish!! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

MississippiBoy · 02-08-10, 07:28 PM

Damn....I'm way behind, then. I've got somewhere in the neighborhood of oh, say 100-120 lures. That's only 6% of what NoFear says I need...

Oh, and figure up money wise how much 1,872 lures cost. What's the average cost of a crankbait or jerkbait? $5? $6?
That gets north of $9,000 real quick...

nofearengineer · 02-08-10, 07:30 PM

Yeah...kinda makes you want to go back to bobbers and nightcrawlers, don't it?

WTL · 02-08-10, 07:31 PM

I dont think I have too many of any 1 brand of bait, but it is kinda odd that I have so many crankbaits compared to topwater lures or jerkbaits. I often throw cranks, but not that often.

bamabassman · 02-08-10, 09:49 PM

Don't feel bad wtl, i got like.........2,000 worms that have NEVER been wet. Figure that out. Lol.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-08-10, 09:56 PM

And I thought I had a decent spook collection at 10-12. I don't have crap on you guys. I give or throw away what don't work hahahaha.

Rebbasser · 02-08-10, 10:06 PM

Nofear, you are WAY overthinking it. Like Bama said, SHUT UP AND FISH

!

Bama, I've probably got more worms than 2,000 that have never been wet. But just as sure as Zooker is ugly, if I don't haul every color of the rainbow the one I leave out is the only one they will hit

bamabassman · 02-08-10, 10:17 PM

Rebb...that is EXACTLY why i keep buying em. Hahahahahaha. Like i said earlier, never too many baits.

basstech · 02-08-10, 11:15 PM

Who told you about my crankbait plan anyway nofear? I figured it with five different colors. BTW, did you include wood type and type of plastics used in manufacturing in your formula?

Hi, my name is Basstech, and I am powerless over my obssesion with cranks. Isn't that like the first step?

screwballl · 02-09-10, 02:53 PM

I have a few shad and bass coloring on BPS XPS series shallow and deep cranks... otherwise I mostly use the softbaits

BassinNC · 02-09-10, 03:53 PM

Okay I got the count. I have 228 bags of soft plastics. 136 spinner baits.
42 buzz baits.
28 chatter baits.
364 jigs.
23 pop-r.
15 spooks.
19 frogs.
About 30 other top water.
20 swim baits.
131 lipless.
399 cranks.

Not near as many as some of you guys.
I don't feel as bad now. Hahahaha

Its not my fault its that dang monkeys.

bassboogieman · 02-09-10, 03:59 PM

I had too many a few years ago - went through them and found the ones I REALLY NEEDED TO KEEP. The rest (a little over 300) I sold. Resolved to not collect so many and invest in some nice premium baits to keep me in check. It didn'd work out, what can I say - it's an addiction. I haven't quite gotten back to the 300 but it's getting there. Lipless is what I have the most of, I love throwing them Spring and Fall. Behind them would be the medium diving cranks.

02-07-10, 04:32 PM	#2
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Way to many lipless. To many pop-r baits and deep divers. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-07-10, 05:19 PM	#3
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I have a nice assortment of Zara Spooks and Zara Puppies. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-07-10, 06:44 PM	#4
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Bandit Crankbaits. I know it's not a lot compared to some of the other guys' collection on here, but I've got about 25 assorted sizes and colors. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-07-10, 07:04 PM	#5
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Too many? That's like too much money, no such thing. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

02-07-10, 09:15 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	I agree with ol lash on this one man......NEVER TOO MANY BAITS. Lmao. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-07-10, 04:20 PM	#1
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	Hardbaits Which hard bait do you own more of than any other? Most of us have tons of plastics & spinnerbaits but which hard bait do you have way too many of? I have a large collection of PopR type baits and Bagley Balsa baits and Rapala types but Rattle Trap type baits are my biggest space owner in my boxes.

02-08-10, 12:04 AM	#7
muddy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 350	Rapalas,Original Floaters,Jointed,shad raps ( in all their forms ) DT's Jitterbugs

02-08-10, 01:03 AM	#8
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I have a real mess of Fat Free Shad, Fingerlings, and Fry. Only because I got them on sale one day for 2 bucks each. I'm sure I'll lose a few eventually, and have a more reasonable amount. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-08-10, 01:22 AM	#9
basstech BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockford, Ill Posts: 489	Hmmm I'm with bcklash, never have enough. I couldn't answer that question because years ago I put together a crankbait game plan and I've pretty well followed through with it, Just completed my Normans "n" collection. I will say I have no lucky craft cranks though. I have boxes of pretty much everything else. Then I have a duffle bag full of spares of the ones that produce well reliably. Now that I think about it, I do have too many rogues crammed into one box, does that count? __________________ The words just won't come to me!:confused:

02-08-10, 01:23 AM	#10
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Too many? No such thing. Unless you ask my wife. Bandit 100s, lipless, DD-22s, you name it. Add to that soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, chatterbaits, tailspinners, spoons,....you get the idea. Add to that the close to $300 I just spent on jig and spinnerbait components-you get the idea. At this point I mainly replace stuff rather than buy new stuff. Yeah, right Just remember rule #1 of bass fishing: You can never have too much equipment! __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-08-10, 10:00 AM	#11
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I have 261 hardbaits, that's not counting 100 spinner baits 200+ jigs and a mountian on soft plastics. Trust me.... I have to much stuff. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-08-10, 11:12 AM	#12
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	When I realized I had 75 lipless crankbaits Almost that many rapala type baits. A large collection of Bagley Balsa baits (varying depths) and about 40 PopR types. I began to wonder about others. Granted some of these baits are over 30 years old but some still hit the water regularly.

02-08-10, 06:48 PM	#13
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Well, in my typical over-analytical style, I will look at the question, "How many hardbaits are reasonably needed?" I'll look at it from the standpoint that you only keep lures that produce well for you. If you like to experiment, the number may be more. First, let's assume you need three of each type (some keep far more than three, but it's a decent average. (X 3) Let's assume you will break each group down into four basic color groups (this is very minimal too...it will probably be more): very dark / natural colors / unnatural colors / white ( x 4) Also, size is a general variable as well: small / medium / large (x 3) Okay, let's break it down into basic hard bait types: crankbait - lipped, crankbait - lipless, jerkbait, topwater, swimbait. Now, breaking these groups into subgroups, Crankbait - lipped: with rattles / without rattles (X 2), shallow / medium / deep (X 3), jointed/unjointed (X 2), floating / sinking / suspending (X 3) Crankbait - lipless: with rattles / without rattles (x 2), floating / sinking / suspending (x 3) Jerkbait - shallow / medium / deep (x 3), sinking / suspending (x 2) Topwater - popper / walking (x 2) Swimbait - sinking / suspending (x 2) When I do the math here, I come up with 1,872 hardbaits. This may sound a bit extreme (and it is!!!), but if you subscribe to the method of having 3 of each possible color/size/type hardbait, this is where it leads you. Obviously, very few anglers have two thousand lures of any kind at their disposal, but it does make 200-300 seem a bit less ridiculous. This farce has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood nerd. Thank you. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-08-10, 07:04 PM	#14
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Aaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bryce!!! Shut up and fish!! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-08-10, 07:28 PM	#15
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Damn....I'm way behind, then. I've got somewhere in the neighborhood of oh, say 100-120 lures. That's only 6% of what NoFear says I need... Oh, and figure up money wise how much 1,872 lures cost. What's the average cost of a crankbait or jerkbait? $5? $6? That gets north of $9,000 real quick... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

02-08-10, 07:30 PM	#16
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Yeah...kinda makes you want to go back to bobbers and nightcrawlers, don't it? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-08-10, 07:31 PM	#17
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I dont think I have too many of any 1 brand of bait, but it is kinda odd that I have so many crankbaits compared to topwater lures or jerkbaits. I often throw cranks, but not that often.

02-08-10, 09:49 PM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Don't feel bad wtl, i got like.........2,000 worms that have NEVER been wet. Figure that out. Lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-08-10, 09:56 PM	#19
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	And I thought I had a decent spook collection at 10-12. I don't have crap on you guys. I give or throw away what don't work hahahaha. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-08-10, 10:06 PM	#20
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Nofear, you are WAY overthinking it. Like Bama said, SHUT UP AND FISH! Bama, I've probably got more worms than 2,000 that have never been wet. But just as sure as Zooker is ugly, if I don't haul every color of the rainbow the one I leave out is the only one they will hit __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-08-10, 10:17 PM	#21
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Rebb...that is EXACTLY why i keep buying em. Hahahahahaha. Like i said earlier, never too many baits. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-08-10, 11:15 PM	#22
basstech BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockford, Ill Posts: 489	Who told you about my crankbait plan anyway nofear? I figured it with five different colors. BTW, did you include wood type and type of plastics used in manufacturing in your formula? Hi, my name is Basstech, and I am powerless over my obssesion with cranks. Isn't that like the first step? __________________ The words just won't come to me!:confused:

02-09-10, 02:53 PM	#23
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	I have a few shad and bass coloring on BPS XPS series shallow and deep cranks... otherwise I mostly use the softbaits

02-09-10, 03:53 PM	#24
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Okay I got the count. I have 228 bags of soft plastics. 136 spinner baits. 42 buzz baits. 28 chatter baits. 364 jigs. 23 pop-r. 15 spooks. 19 frogs. About 30 other top water. 20 swim baits. 131 lipless. 399 cranks. Not near as many as some of you guys. I don't feel as bad now. Hahahaha Its not my fault its that dang monkeys. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-09-10, 03:59 PM	#25
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	I had too many a few years ago - went through them and found the ones I REALLY NEEDED TO KEEP. The rest (a little over 300) I sold. Resolved to not collect so many and invest in some nice premium baits to keep me in check. It didn'd work out, what can I say - it's an addiction. I haven't quite gotten back to the 300 but it's getting there. Lipless is what I have the most of, I love throwing them Spring and Fall. Behind them would be the medium diving cranks.

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