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MyFishFinder Tips and Techniques => Fishing Equipment => Topic started by: bassjunky on Dec 30, 2011, 02:24 PM
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Thought why not get a start on my gear list for the 2012 season. I already made some purchases (bored waiting for ice) so here is the start..
2012 Tournament Jersey
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and some new shades.. these are Numa Spartas.. tough glasses
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This will be part of my Summer and winter arsenal.. GoPro Hero 2 camera, cant wait to get this out on the water
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Got a sweet deal on some Daiwa T3 Ballistic reels over the holidays, could not pass it up.
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I always like to try new braids, and since I heard some great stuff about this Dawia braid I though It would go nicely on my new Daiwa reels
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Well, i have been placing a few orders here and there, decided this year to spread out the purchases over the off season to lessen the wallet burden come tournament time. )can you tell this slow ice season is killing me)
VMC drop shot hooks, I have heard conflicting feedback, but worth a shot. I picked up size 1 and 2
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All Zoom products were on sale, so I grabbed a few worms I have yet to try, I like Zoom and it is getting harder and harder to find in my area
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Im not a big Berkley guy, but I really like the Havoc line so far. I added another Hacoc product, and more to follow
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I was saving these frog pics for my collection of reviews, but I will share them here and post the review once they get a test run this summer..
Jackall Iobee frog.. jackall is another company I have been impressed with the product line
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this is a new Z-man frog, this is a split between a hollow body and a soft plastic frog.. very interesting, looking forward to seeing how it fishes
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This is the warrior baits buzzfrog, seems similar to a few others i own
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Just got home from a 3 day ice fishing trip, and was happy to see a package from LBF awaiting me..
there was some lengthy discussion on another forum about your fav spinnerbaits, War eagle came up often and I had never tried them, so I ordered a few to give a shot this summer
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plastics, plastics and more plastics, these are by missle baits an up an comer getting good reviews. Could be a nice punching worm
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more punching or craw baits..
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I have been getting into square bills over the past couple seasons and this is one of the best ones I have found so far, awesome details
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Good lookin stuff Junky! Keep us posted on the results. We've been on soft water several times this year already....even SuperBowl Sunday!
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thanx man, I forgot to add this new Manns Frankentoad, looking kinda fragile but could be interesting
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I spent some time going through my gear and decided it was time to place a refill order for tungsten. I had heard some great things about Elite Tungsten, but they are not available locally so I placed an on-line order.
For those of you who are looking for a new tungsten, i would recommend giving them a shot, very high quality products at a decent price, and the service was great. Even shipping into Canada was no hassle and they made sure I got it fast.
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Now I need to place an order for my drop shot weights
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I needed some new casting reels this year, and not happy with the changes that Shimano made to the Curado, I decided to give Diawa a chance, above you saw my T3 Ballistics, and now my birthday gift arrived in the mail.. a Diawa Zillion
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Man you are killin me! I'm not a bass guy anymore but looks like some good stuff. Myself and a few of my buddies seem to have the same addiction you might have.....collecting fishing gear. Fishing tackle manufacturers are doing a good job of luring us to buy more STUFF!! We are doing our part to stimulate the economy! ;D
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I put in some work yesterday at the Toronto Spring Fishing & Boat show, not only did I have a great time working the booth but I also got to make a couple puchases that I cant find to easily in my area.. here they are
Took the plung and bought a Alabama rig.. Bass Magnet makes one with 4 arms to dfall in line with Regs in Ontario
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they also made a new swimbait that will work nicely on it
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Bass Magnet also launched a few ne tube colours as well as a twitch bait for drop shotting
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Next was an interesting bait by OSP, thicker then a senko and a twitch style tail, very impressed with it
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A New jackall craw that is set up reversed, the flat spot between the claws withh be perfct to rig this bait upside down
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Last is a few new frogs by Vok fishing, they are super soft but the one style has an odd hook angle
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I guess you cant really call this a frog, but a new mouse with blades for feet
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I cant remember the last time I bought a line that was not braid (for open water fishing anyways). But I have been hearing some good thing about this line and with a rod dedicated to squarebill cranks I thought it would be worth a look
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I started using the pit boss by berkley last year and absolutly love it. I had alot of success with the black/blue and watermelon red colors. Oh and love to see a fellow bass junky loading up on gear!!!! Have a great season
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I'm wanting to try those new drop shot hooks as well. Be sure to give us a review once you're able to use them. I've been hooked on the plastics that Big Bite Baits have been putting out, maybe give them a shot. This thread has me drooling to start stocking up myself.