When will I have enough gear?

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When will I have enough gear?

Post by Rockstar » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:36 pm

I got two new Rogue rods this summer. They filled my need for a light and an ultra light rod. So I was happy with my stick collection. Then I got bit real good in September using a swimbait on a medium powered spinning outfit. That one day made me into a swimbait junky, so I needed a new rod for that- an 8' Loomis backbouncer. That was too heavy for my smaller baits, then I got a Sirrus 8' mh. In the meantime I've been getting by with two Curados. So I'm short on a decent swimbait reel. Before that, I thought I was set with my Fishing Barefoot saltwater rod, and Kistler crankbait special, before that a series 1 spinning rod, and before that an 8'6" Sabre, before that a 7'mh Fenwick. Before all of this I was in the same situation with my shooting irons. Just makes me wonder what I'll get hooked on next :?: Do you think I'll ever have just the right amount of goodies? I wish catching the fish was as easy as buying new gear. :oops:

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by Boonethelunkerlander » Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:24 am

i cant nor will i ever have enough gear, it is a addiction, a bad one at that :lol: , anything new that comes out i have to have it, no matter what
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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by bigpapajim » Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:30 am

never!

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Post by Nitroman77 » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:06 am

Enough gear is not in my vocabulary. :lol: I never have enough gear infact ive got bags of worms that i didnt even knew existed. its a good addiction though Boone. :twisted:
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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by Boonethelunkerlander » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:09 am

ya i counted the bags of plastics i have in my room, as "backup" plastics and i have 145 bags, oh well...... at least it not drugs :lol:
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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by mrgadget » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:19 am

Enough tackle? :thinking: I doubt that's posssible! =D>

Kinda like gettin' too much lovin' or havin' too much fun! :hugs:

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by raul » Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:56 am

When will I have enough gear?

The day the hell freezes over.

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by tibor01 » Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:42 pm

Yeah, you can never have enough gear that's for sure. I always have at least my next 5 purchases planned out. There is nothing like that excitement and anticipation of a new piece of gear coming out.

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by raul » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:16 pm

Oh Tibor, you too are confused !

Don´t know what´s more fun, purchasing new stuff or fishing with it. =))))

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by Lawaia » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:18 pm

Dont worry, we all have the same addiction. For me, they come in phases, I get my reel phases where I buy nothing but reels, then I shift into my rod phase followed by lures, lines, etc.. its a cycle that will never end :) We can never have enough gear!

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by tonym » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:06 pm

bigpapajim wrote:never!
nuff said. :twisted:

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by pdspeh69 » Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:17 pm

Lawaia wrote: its a cycle that will never end :) We can never have enough gear!
Amen.

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by cwen » Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:54 pm

I own close to 300 crankbaits and I use maybe 10-15. Bags of plastics, about 200 and I use almost exclusivly green, brown, and black tubes, beavers, and lizards. Still can't have enough!

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by Texas_bullet » Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:26 pm

Probably never, if you're like me. Despite my lavish spending I still don't have a real finesse or dropshotting rod :oops: , or a crappie fishing rig (except for a bunch of Blakemore Roadrunners). Large swimbaits? Nada. So I have a lot of checks to write yet. :shock:

In the meantime, I will learn to fish better with what I've got and enjoy watching my son outfish me on most days. :wink:

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Re: When will I have enough gear?

Post by conniek » Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:07 am

to give you some idea of how much we anglers spend on tackle, go to American Sportfishing Association web site and take a look at all the stats. They have great info about total monies spent on tackle, how many fresh water and salt anglers, etc., With two anglers in the house, we have lots and lots of tackle and when we go fishing, we each want to take our pride and joys., :lol:

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