CAUGHT in the Store, not in the FW

[lunkertaker]

If you have ever gone down any isle at any fishing store...bam! Caught your eye and purchased. Fished your purchase, over and over without a bite?

We have, probably, all been "lured" into the "caught your eye" but not a fish thing!.

Anyone want to speak out on what has worked and where you have been stumped?

What works and what do ya need to avoid!

[GetANet]

Yea the three hundred dollars worth of crankbaits i bought, LOL caught maybe one or two fish on them at most!!! Ended up practically giving them away at a few yard sales i had!!!

[lunkertaker]

Originally Posted by GetANet

Yea the three hundred dollars worth of crankbaits i bought, LOL caught maybe one or two fish on them at most!!! Ended up practically giving them away at a few yard sales i had!!!

Yeah started this post with as much in mind. Must have 20-30 lures in my tackle box and only have a hand full of "go to" lures that always produce...Admit it...Caught at the store

[FASTEDDIE29]

Sebile triple jointed minnow baits. They look amazing, they catch me absolutely nothing, nadda, zilch and zero. I've never seen a lure so well made that catches nothing. Pretty costly as well. Oh well, at least the other 10,867 lures catch fish. LOL!!!

[kmaty]

The thousand bucks in crank baits that ive accumulatedfrom each trip to cabelas and numerous rubber frogs usualy try ten 15casts until i get I aggravated and throw on the old reliabl weedless plastic worm rip that across the same water and wack a fish however o have seen other people with sucsess idk maybe its just me lol

[flatcreek]

I' got a couple boxes of flies I bought years ago and maybe caught a few fish on them. Maybe I could sell them over on GTS. I fish mostly bait now, so I probably shouldn't go anywhere near those guys, they harass spinner fisherman they would probably want to tar and feather me.

[ChaosStarter]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Sebile triple jointed minnow baits. They look amazing, they catch me absolutely nothing, nadda, zilch and zero. I've never seen a lure so well made that catches nothing. Pretty costly as well. Oh well, at least the other 10,867 lures catch fish. LOL!!!

Glad I'm not the only guy who got bit by this one.

[fishunt]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Sebile triple jointed minnow baits. They look amazing, they catch me absolutely nothing, nadda, zilch and zero. I've never seen a lure so well made that catches nothing. Pretty costly as well. Oh well, at least the other 10,867 lures catch fish. LOL!!!

same thing here. great action on the lure but never caught anything yet on it!

[jimmythegreek]

A great way of using those bait (the decent ones anyway) is to read up a little on what season/water/species they work best with and throw it all day even if no bites, after switching your speeds and presentation u will find the trick to make it produce and have confidence in it. Crankbaits work great trolled for the right species, and good casting on low pressure lakes......very hard to find in NJ. I couldnt live without my rapalas and flickr shads, they kill em

[JIMMY L]

Originally Posted by fishunt

same thing here. great action on the lure but never caught anything yet on it!

Another sucker here ! What a great looking bait. Trolled it in Raritan Bay,casted it in the Hacky(stripers) Pounded the Passaic and Lake Gananaque in Canada (pike)Have yet to even get a hit! Might make a nice earing for a rock star.