Bait Monkey -- You're Fired (Confessional)!!

[caddyjoe77]

Monkey is about to make me replace my hooks on my cranks.  Was thinking the mustad KVD triple grip ones.  Are any better or equal for cheaper?

[Oldfart9999]

I think they are the best, real sticky!!!
Rodney

[Lipripper]

Monkey is about to make me replace my hooks on my cranks.  Was thinking the mustad KVD triple grip ones.  Are any better or equal for cheaper?

Sure blame it on that poor little monkey.  He had a bad rap. 

[caddyjoe77]

Sure blame it on that poor little monkey.  He had a bad rap. 

its always the monkey!!

[Lipripper]

its always the monkey!!

Now does he look like a trouble maker. 

[Oldfart9999]

Now does he look like a trouble maker. 

In training!!!
Rodney

[Dangerfield]

Monkey is about to make me replace my hooks on my cranks.  Was thinking the mustad KVD triple grip ones.  Are any better or equal for cheaper?

I bought the same ones to replace all the bent/broken/rusty hooks off all my Rapala Shadow Rap shads. I really like them and dropped a DT10 Red Crawdad in my cart at Cabela's last week.

Picked up some new plastics last night for the long weekend last night:

Bass Assassin Boss Shiner 4.7" - Houdini (Swing Impact Fat replica but half the price)
Bass Assassin Lil Boss 3.5" - Green Pumpkin (same as above)
Bass Assassin Pure Craw - Watermelon Red Flake (10pk for like $3 )
Yamamoto Flapping Hog 3.75" - Green Pumpkin Blk Flake

Most will be jig trailers except the Lil Boss which I bought some Eagle Claw 3/0 screw lock hooks. And I picked up some 14lb Trilene XL Smooth Casting to test out as leader material, I'm not really impressed with the 12lb Maxima Fluoro leader I originally got for my cranking rod. I've had way too many break offs below might line to line knot.

[Oldfart9999]

The monkey has by the tender parts, good luck getting rid of him!!!
Rodney

[caddyjoe77]

I bought the same ones to replace all the bent/broken/rusty hooks off all my Rapala Shadow Rap shads. I really like them and dropped a DT10 Red Crawdad in my cart at Cabela's last week.

Picked up some new plastics last night for the long weekend last night:

Bass Assassin Boss Shiner 4.7" - Houdini (Swing Impact Fat replica but half the price)
Bass Assassin Lil Boss 3.5" - Green Pumpkin (same as above)
Bass Assassin Pure Craw - Watermelon Red Flake (10pk for like $3 )
Yamamoto Flapping Hog 3.75" - Green Pumpkin Blk Flake

Most will be jig trailers except the Lil Boss which I bought some Eagle Claw 3/0 screw lock hooks. And I picked up some 14lb Trilene XL Smooth Casting to test out as leader material, I'm not really impressed with the 12lb Maxima Fluoro leader I originally got for my cranking rod. I've had way too many break offs below might line to line knot.

Number 4 on those size cranks?

[cbburke]

Look what just arrived ---

[caddyjoe77]

Look what just arrived ---

Nice pickups!!

[LgMouthGambler]

Ebay coupon code for 20% off till yhe 3rd. Monkey is gonna get me, I already have been stirring ideas. FML.

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[SteveTX]

Couldnt resist $10.13 150yrd spools of Sufix 832 Advanced Superline Braid. 

[Lipripper]

Couldnt resist $10.13 150yrd spools of Sufix 832 Advanced Superline Braid. 

That Monkey has been busy for sure. What's he going to make you buy next time. 

[LgMouthGambler]

That Monkey has been busy for sure. What's he going to make you buy next time. 

They call me "Matt the Monkey". 

[Lipripper]

They call me "Matt the Monkey". 

I know you work for the monkey and he also spends a lot of time in your also. 

[LgMouthGambler]

I know you work for the monkey and he also spends a lot of time in your also. 

No kidding, he just took some more money for me. Got my ALX back. Lol

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[LgMouthGambler]

Monkey dropped off the package today. Spooled it with some blue 10lb mono. Sits nice next to its JDM brother nicely.

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[Lipripper]

Monkey dropped off the package today. Spooled it with some blue 10lb mono. Sits nice next to its JDM brother nicely.

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Looks like they are ready for some action. 

[SteveTX]

Looks like they are ready for some action. 

Are you sure? They still have the stock handles and I didn't hear him say he changed the bearings or added any bearings. 

[LgMouthGambler]

Are you sure? They still have the stock handles and I didn't hear him say he changed the bearings or added any bearings. 

Both reels have carbon fiber handles added, along with HawgTech ceramic spool bearings. Lol.

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[FlatsNBay]

Anybody else take advantage of the 4th of July sales? Unfortunately, Monster didn't have what I was looking for so I went with the 20% off sale at Landbigfish.com. I ordered some square bills, another Spro frog, a bunch of Zoom baits, some flipping hooks and a few different jigs.

[redux]

Not sure if you guys enjoy this sort of thing, but I've always been a big fan of Weird Al and enjoy rewriting lyrics to songs. Here is my ode to the monkey via Midland's song "Drinkin' Problem".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7f6HiQ2LuU

One more bait, one more rod
One more, one more bag
First one on, last one off
Giving this dock lots to lie about
They don't know what I think I know

People say I've got a fishin' problem
That ain't no reason to dock
People sayin' that my mind is rotten
Just 'cause I'm buyin' those baits
It's a bait monkey problem
So pull another bait off the wall
People say I got a fishin' problem
But I got no problem fishin' at all

I keep on buyin'
Withdrawing money
They call it a problem, I call it a bait monkey

I'm on Ultimate Bass later and later
I come on here so I don't have to buy more
Same old posters, same old topics
Same old, same old bass nonsense
The same old bass, just because

People say I've got a fishin' problem
That ain't no reason to dock
People sayin' that my mind is rotten
Just 'cause I'm buyin' those baits
It's a bait monkey problem
So pull another bait off the wall
People say I got a fishin' problem
But I got no problem fishin' at all

I keep on buyin'
Withdrawing money
They call it a problem, I call it a bait monkey
Just idling around with all my Garmin electronics
They call it a problem, I call it a bait monkey

Just a bait monkey

It's a simple bait buyin' problem
So pull that bait off the wall
People say I got a fishin' problem
But I got no problems fishin' at all

I keep on buyin'
Withdrawing money
They call it a problem, I call it a bait monkey
Just idling around with all my Garmin electronics
They call it a problem, I call it a bait monkey

[LgMouthGambler]

New rod came in just in time for the weekend!

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[Lipripper]

So what reel you going to put on this one?