Fishing Lure Marketing

[LoweSTX175]

Gents - I was a sucker and purchased a couple of the baitball cranks. I haven't used them yet, but I'm going to try and give them a try with trolling this spring. They are proud of those things. I dread hanging one up on a brush pile.

[Smallieguy87]

Gents - I was a sucker and purchased a couple of the baitball cranks. I haven't used them yet, but I'm going to try and give them a try with trolling this spring. They are proud of those things. I dread hanging one up on a brush pile.

Don't get me wrong i do think they will catch fish.....my thought is just is it necessary both in idea and cost.

[LoweSTX175]

I used up some Bass Pro rewards to get a couple. In my mind I didn't pay anything for them. I was more or less interested to see if they were any better than a simple $3-$4 crank. I'll try anything once.

[Smallieguy87]

I used up some Bass Pro rewards to get a couple. In my mind I didn't pay anything for them. I was more or less interested to see if they were any better than a simple $3-$4 crank. I'll try anything once.

well you cant really beat that then! Look forward to hearing some fishing reports. If we don't hear any ill just assume you did extremely well with them and are trying to keep it a closely guarded secret.

[Old plug]

I am 76 and been ant this fishing since I was about 5 yrs old. I really do not care to carry a bunch of lures with me at this stage of my life. I have learned to use to use just a few very well. If the fish do not want to hit my baits for some rare reason it does not bother me. I am content just to be fishing. I just think that if you can understand and use a few types very well you will save yourself a lot of fishing time and destruction of your confidence.

[Smallieguy87]

I am 76 and been ant this fishing since I was about 5 yrs old. I really do not care to carry a bunch of lures with me at this stage of my life. I have learned to use to use just a few very well. If the fish do not want to hit my baits for some rare reason it does not bother me. I am content just to be fishing. I just think that if you can understand and use a few types very well you will save yourself a lot of fishing time and destruction of your confidence.

well said old plug. Prior to buying my kayak i was always a wade fishermen so i tended to carry a handful of lures i knew worked best for me. I have a kayak now so i get a bit more storage but i still seem to carry the same things. I also try to keep things as simple and affordable as possible that way its easier for me to just enjoy my time on the water. It seems to work to...i've never once thought i was over worked and under paid while fishing lol

[Walcrabass]

Old Plug,

Your years have definitely brought you wisdom. I had a very good friend that I fished with until he was in his upper 80s. He

Had some of the old lures he and others made when they were younger. They were not fancy or even well painted. But they caught

fish. They fished for food AND enjoyment. He used to tell me, "Kid, you can catch any fish that swims on a Jig". He was correct.

I have caught every imaginable fish with these great things we call Jigs. He instilled in me the desire to learn to fish them

with Zeal and an understanding of how to use them. I must say that at my age today ( I'm not young either )I have caught more

fish on them than probably on all other lures together. If someone would have told him that fishermen would pay $30 for a

crankbait he would have not believed it.

So Old Plug... you are exactly right. Fish a few types of baits but fish them with perfection. You will catch fish on them.

Even when others swear they are biting on something entirely different.

Old Man Walcrabass

P.S. I bought another new Jerk Bait tonight. It is a Rapala. NOT $30 but only $8. It will do just fine.

[Old plug]

I will tell you all something about confidence in a lure. I have a friend has a lot of confidence in this little plastic worm about 6 1/2 inches long that has not been made in several years. But his confidence was such that he bought 7000 of this things all in motor oil color from the manufacture about 22-23 yrs ago and even today he is catching a lot of bass on them. He and his wife caught over 11 bass last year over 5 lbs on that little worm. Its not the worm its his confidence in it and his ability to get the most out of it. As strange as it seems I could never warm up to that worm. All mine are at least 9 1/2 inches and up and I do not care what the color is though using one in dark brown dark green or some mixture of those two does spark my confidence more.

[mjk86]

I need to buy a bunch of those worms now!!! Haha jk I totally agree old plug....play to your stregnths. Use what you have confidence in. I bring waaaayyyyyy too much tackle with me every time I go but only end up using two or three lures if that.

[Walcrabass]

mjk86,

I agree with you on buying the worms. Those things have to have some magic in them !!!! But along with your comment on bringing all the tackle to the lake and only fishing a few.........well now we are back to the marketing thing.

Let me clarify one thing to all who read this. I have so much tackle that my friends call my garage "Bass Pro Annex". I have this tackle for a variety of reasons. A lot of it I have tried and used to some degree of success. A lot of it I have bought and stored ( like the 7000 worms ) as I know they catch fish and I don't want to run out before I die. Which might be kinda soon if I don't stop buying tackle as my wife will have me executed.

Another reason is that I buy it on sale or closeout and my main intention is to give it away to other anglers. Especially kids. I cannot help but think that by sparking interest in fishing to many youngsters I have helped them to be interested in something that will keep them out of trouble. There is not a better sport to take up as you can do it until you are an "oldster".

If any of you know a young person that you could take fishing and give them something to look forward to other than drugs, gangs, drinking, or worse, please give it some thought. If you can take their Dad or Uncle that is even better.

I would hate to think what I would do with all my time if I didn't fish. Probably something productive like work for my wife.

Walcrabass