how to stop the bait moneky?

texasnitro · 01-30-06, 10:07 PM

hey guys how do yall stop the urge from buying fishing stuff. me and my friend in the last 3 days have spent about 200 dollars on fishing stuff. THATS IN 3 DAYS. he just got his license and we head over to gandermtn every day after golf practice. just give me some hints how to stop the horendus baitmonkey. its like i sometimes just buy pointless stuff like we bought a 50 pound bag of fish feed so we can go feed the fish at the golf course. i just bought some new line and i had some new line its like omg!!!!11!!!

Rodman_Rob · 01-30-06, 10:13 PM

start using credit cards, once you've maxed it out or can't afford the minimum payment it usually causes you to not purchase any more gear, lol, obviously just kidding, don't try this.

Kevin · 01-30-06, 10:18 PM

You can do what Rodman says or simply get one of these:

texasnitro · 01-30-06, 10:20 PM

lol kevin i got me one of those

bassinbob · 01-30-06, 10:22 PM

After my last 3 rods and one reel I locked him up in the cellar. I banished him for 3 months. lol Still need a ton of new lures and plastics. He'll be creepin back before you know it.

Bob

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-30-06, 10:25 PM

I actually kept him at bay today at Wal-mart. First time ever! Clearance and everything! I'm so proud to still have the $14 I started the day with.

striker23 · 01-30-06, 11:38 PM

everytime i go to the store i always come out thinking "i cant beleive i just spend all that money." i cant seem to find a cure haha.

Rebbasser · 01-30-06, 11:45 PM

Stop the bait monkey? Ain't gonna happen. It is in the death and taxes category.

zooker · 01-31-06, 05:49 AM

damm.. kevin now THAT is funny right there..

i am with reb on this one. the big three -death, taxes, and bait monkey....

zooker

1FASTLASER · 01-31-06, 09:23 AM

The only way that I know how to stop the bait monkey and I cant beleive I am even saying this is to stop fishing. What a horrible ,offensive ,degrading ,sick, perverted, aggonizing, death that would be. By the way did I mention that the bait monkey will NEVAHHHHH be caged up at mouse. (till the ole lady gets that da@mn rollin pin out)

bassintom · 01-31-06, 10:41 AM

the bait monkey can never be stopped..in fact,this is just the tip of the iceberg..you will find yourself,lying,cheating,stealing ,,dealing with unsavory characters to feed that little monster...
give up...and work more overtime....
and laser,you are one sick puppy for even suggesting that...

scrap · 01-31-06, 10:58 AM

the bait monkey rocks.........my girlfriend calls the fishing area at walmart the
"the fun zone". i have lures, sinkers and hooks and gadgets at the house here, that i forgot i bought and purchased more to replace them. it is a good day for me when i can leave the walmart fun zone and not buy anything.

senkosam · 01-31-06, 02:57 PM

Who can avoid a clearance for a buck a bag. Gander still has a pile of Strike King plastics (Wild Thing, Tube Lizards, Flipp'n Tubes) for 97 cents ea. and these are good lures, not the junk some companies try to get rid of. It's too easy to blow 50 bucks to stock up on items you may never see again.

(Of course the last time they worked, was the last time they will ever work again!) LOL

At least I passed on buying the Daiwa Advantage Reel on sale at BPS for 1/2 off. Good thing the sale went off over two weeks ago!

Is it true that tournament anglers have it worse than rec anglers when it comes to bait monkey insanity?

bassthumb32 · 01-31-06, 03:41 PM

The Bait Monkey Cant Be Stopped. Face It. Ive Got So Much Stuff I Havent Even Used Yet Let Alone Taken Out Of The Box. But I Continue To Buy More. I Averaged $130 A Week For Three Months Of The Summer Last Year. But Its All Worth It For One Fish If You Ask Me.

PowerBass · 01-31-06, 03:45 PM

It cannot be stopped, I just recently got 2 rods, and am in the process of gettin another :0

JB · 01-31-06, 04:09 PM

4 out of 5 anglers agree the baitmonkey can't be stopped!~

Raul · 01-31-06, 05:19 PM

hey guys how do yall stop the urge from buying fishing stuff.

You can start by being dead.

me and my friend in the last 3 days have spent about 200 dollars on fishing stuff.

Don´t be cheap, I spend the same 200 dollars in an eye blink, it took you 3 days......oh well, you´re in training.

crankybait · 01-31-06, 05:21 PM

200 dollars? i spread that over the year. how to stop it? send me all your money, and be on a budget like me!

zooker · 01-31-06, 06:12 PM

gee jb who took YOUR picture??

i have never got out of bps short of $200 yet.. i spent $1800 in bps in less than an hour..

tommy you to huh?

zooker

bassnman30 · 01-31-06, 06:40 PM

Zook,
Thats more than I've spent. I have spent over $1200 in one visit to BPS.
But I never leave until I break the $250 mark.
After all we do have Daves as well as Fishin Fever just right up the road.
I "may" get outta there for about $150. Granted thats like once a week.

crankybait · 01-31-06, 06:55 PM

!!! most i spend is 5 bucks lol

bassin4ever · 01-31-06, 07:17 PM

last time i went to cabelas i spent around 200

Bendersbe16 · 01-31-06, 08:27 PM

mast ive spent was probally around 100-150

about 30 average ever time i got.. i dont go unless i got some money

JB · 01-31-06, 09:59 PM

I had the bait monkey on my back BAD when I really started to have success with fishing...every week I would set aside 15 bucks and go about 35 miles to a bass tackleshop and just loook and look ..rofl

once the kids were in college I had no money, so that cured me of having to buy and buy..now that they are graduated I am slowly getting the monkey on my back again, I see lots of great products on this site, bet thing is to hear the personal recommendations of anglers that use it all the time..
Last year I heard about tiki sticks on here and really reeped the rewards of using it.

Raul · 01-31-06, 10:19 PM

Yeah, it´s amazing to see how tackle sticks to you as you walk through the aisles.........magnetism ?

01-30-06, 10:07 PM	#1
texasnitro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houston texas Posts: 129	how to stop the bait moneky? hey guys how do yall stop the urge from buying fishing stuff. me and my friend in the last 3 days have spent about 200 dollars on fishing stuff. THATS IN 3 DAYS. he just got his license and we head over to gandermtn every day after golf practice. just give me some hints how to stop the horendus baitmonkey. its like i sometimes just buy pointless stuff like we bought a 50 pound bag of fish feed so we can go feed the fish at the golf course. i just bought some new line and i had some new line its like omg!!!!11!!!

01-30-06, 10:13 PM	#2
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	start using credit cards, once you've maxed it out or can't afford the minimum payment it usually causes you to not purchase any more gear, lol, obviously just kidding, don't try this. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

01-30-06, 10:18 PM	#3
Kevin Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 651	You can do what Rodman says or simply get one of these: __________________ Kevin Scarselli

01-30-06, 10:22 PM	#5
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	After my last 3 rods and one reel I locked him up in the cellar. I banished him for 3 months. lol Still need a ton of new lures and plastics. He'll be creepin back before you know it. Bob __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

01-30-06, 10:25 PM	#6
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	I actually kept him at bay today at Wal-mart. First time ever! Clearance and everything! I'm so proud to still have the $14 I started the day with. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-30-06, 10:20 PM	#4
texasnitro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houston texas Posts: 129	lol kevin i got me one of those

01-30-06, 11:38 PM	#7
striker23 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ashburn, Virginia Posts: 199	everytime i go to the store i always come out thinking "i cant beleive i just spend all that money." i cant seem to find a cure haha.

01-30-06, 11:45 PM	#8
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Stop the bait monkey? Ain't gonna happen. It is in the death and taxes category. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-31-06, 05:49 AM	#9
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	damm.. kevin now THAT is funny right there.. i am with reb on this one. the big three -death, taxes, and bait monkey.... zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-31-06, 09:23 AM	#10
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	The only way that I know how to stop the bait monkey and I cant beleive I am even saying this is to stop fishing. What a horrible ,offensive ,degrading ,sick, perverted, aggonizing, death that would be. By the way did I mention that the bait monkey will NEVAHHHHH be caged up at mouse. (till the ole lady gets that da@mn rollin pin out) __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

01-31-06, 10:41 AM	#11
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	the bait monkey can never be stopped..in fact,this is just the tip of the iceberg..you will find yourself,lying,cheating,stealing ,,dealing with unsavory characters to feed that little monster... give up...and work more overtime.... and laser,you are one sick puppy for even suggesting that... __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

01-31-06, 10:58 AM	#12
scrap BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 217	the bait monkey rocks.........my girlfriend calls the fishing area at walmart the "the fun zone". i have lures, sinkers and hooks and gadgets at the house here, that i forgot i bought and purchased more to replace them. it is a good day for me when i can leave the walmart fun zone and not buy anything.

01-31-06, 02:57 PM	#13
senkosam BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hudson Valley, N.Y. Posts: 727	Who can avoid a clearance for a buck a bag. Gander still has a pile of Strike King plastics (Wild Thing, Tube Lizards, Flipp'n Tubes) for 97 cents ea. and these are good lures, not the junk some companies try to get rid of. It's too easy to blow 50 bucks to stock up on items you may never see again. (Of course the last time they worked, was the last time they will ever work again!) LOL At least I passed on buying the Daiwa Advantage Reel on sale at BPS for 1/2 off. Good thing the sale went off over two weeks ago! Is it true that tournament anglers have it worse than rec anglers when it comes to bait monkey insanity?

01-31-06, 03:41 PM	#14
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	The Bait Monkey Cant Be Stopped. Face It. Ive Got So Much Stuff I Havent Even Used Yet Let Alone Taken Out Of The Box. But I Continue To Buy More. I Averaged $130 A Week For Three Months Of The Summer Last Year. But Its All Worth It For One Fish If You Ask Me. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

01-31-06, 03:45 PM	#15
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	It cannot be stopped, I just recently got 2 rods, and am in the process of gettin another :0 __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

01-31-06, 04:09 PM	#16
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	4 out of 5 anglers agree the baitmonkey can't be stopped!~

01-31-06, 05:19 PM	#17
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	hey guys how do yall stop the urge from buying fishing stuff. You can start by being dead. me and my friend in the last 3 days have spent about 200 dollars on fishing stuff. Don´t be cheap, I spend the same 200 dollars in an eye blink, it took you 3 days......oh well, you´re in training.

01-31-06, 05:21 PM	#18
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	200 dollars? i spread that over the year. how to stop it? send me all your money, and be on a budget like me!

01-31-06, 06:12 PM	#19
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	gee jb who took YOUR picture?? i have never got out of bps short of $200 yet.. i spent $1800 in bps in less than an hour.. tommy you to huh? zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

01-31-06, 06:40 PM	#20
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Zook, Thats more than I've spent. I have spent over $1200 in one visit to BPS. But I never leave until I break the $250 mark. After all we do have Daves as well as Fishin Fever just right up the road. I "may" get outta there for about $150. Granted thats like once a week. __________________ Lexington,NC.

01-31-06, 06:55 PM	#21
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	!!! most i spend is 5 bucks lol

01-31-06, 07:17 PM	#22
bassin4ever BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, Minnesota Posts: 12	last time i went to cabelas i spent around 200

01-31-06, 08:27 PM	#23
Bendersbe16 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 179	mast ive spent was probally around 100-150 about 30 average ever time i got.. i dont go unless i got some money __________________ Bloomington, Minnesota What do u call a life dedacated to fishing? I call it a life time well spent

01-31-06, 09:59 PM	#24
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I had the bait monkey on my back BAD when I really started to have success with fishing...every week I would set aside 15 bucks and go about 35 miles to a bass tackleshop and just loook and look ..rofl once the kids were in college I had no money, so that cured me of having to buy and buy..now that they are graduated I am slowly getting the monkey on my back again, I see lots of great products on this site, bet thing is to hear the personal recommendations of anglers that use it all the time.. Last year I heard about tiki sticks on here and really reeped the rewards of using it.

01-31-06, 10:19 PM	#25
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Yeah, it´s amazing to see how tackle sticks to you as you walk through the aisles.........magnetism ?

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