What choices did you make regarding your bigger ticket items for this season?

Personally, I went into kayak mode instead of investing in a VS or two that I have been eyeing for more than a couple years. I hope this choice will allow me to access more areas that are out of my reach from shore.

Lets see Garmin 492, Lowrance 107c, Icom 402, 2 custom fluke rods, 2 6500 Abu's.......

I bought a Ford F-350 "93" for my truck camper
1-XSRA 1084, 1-XSRA 1203-2
and a VS200G, EVOII Drytop, LL Bean high waste wader pants
LL Bean Wader boots, about 25 wood plugs, from differnt companies
all sponsers

I bought a small aquaskinz plug bag.....hopefully thats it....oh ya...I need waders....things are tight and will be until I figure out what I want to be when I grow up......then, the van stall:devil:

I spent all of my money on beer, women, guns, and plugs. I forgot to save some to spend foolishly:cheers:

14' tin boat :vamp:

Lets see Garmin 492, Lowrance 107c, Icom 402, 2 custom fluke rods, 2 6500 Abu's.......

nice, nice. one fluking setup is for drifting and jigging and another one is for deadsticking and chunking? i can't wait.

dumped the old one...


time to upgrade everything

change tactics and all that.

suffice to say i'll be quadrupling my spending.

so i havent yet really begun the whole scientific process...

hey,nightfighter did ya like the quietman's setup

on www.martial-arts.org? or what? or
are ya gonna start out virginal first...
and paddle around like an eskimo?

So Bill has sold off everytthing that's not tied down to trick out the new boat, Bob and I got 8 cylinder guzzlers just in time for the gas price climb, Krispy's gonna bounce of some rocks getting in tight......

Raven, his set up was interesting, but I am not putting a trolling motor on the kayaks. I can't wait to explore this new avenue of fishing though. Waders and Evo2 will be the normal gear until water warms. FF/GPS will be fun to utilize. T&W will be a staple, but can't wait to cast some of the new plugs and esp rubber. I have some GS stuff that is finally going to score of the kayak.

To round out my list. new kayak, kayak with gear from Beachwalker, PFD, paddle, roofracks, and Tahoe... Still need a good 8 foot trolling rod for the yak for T&W.

dont even know any more,,,,and dont want to know,,,new gps,out riggers,4 new school tuna rods *reels,,tuna rigs +squids ,,,gear and gaffs and so on .....damm tuna bug.... i cant waite.......

I picked up a Nissan Frontier 4x4 to get me out on the sand and now I'm trying to scope out a rod rack for it...

must buy new Korkers...

must buy new Korkers...
I knew I forgot something....new korkers too

I forgot I got a 2003 Eddie Bauer Expedition about 2 months ago...:gorez:

loomis sur1266

I got my new seats for my Grady White
Todd Model 1000's:btu:

I knew I forgot something....new korkers too
Ordered my new 1100s last week at www.korkers.com. They will be here Friday. Also ordered a package of 60 carbide studs. I go thru then like $#@% thru a Goose.

2 1266's and an arra in 3 weeks flat. :D

Next big purchase is a Canon Rebel XT.

I resisted most urges. I still need to get a handheld GPS.

Got one Stradic 4000 and a Tica, loaded up on various rubber, picked up odds and ends to fill holes. Most coin was dropped on drywear for me and the kids so that I can get them out kayaking with me earlier and later in the season.

Still thinking about adding an BG6500CL but that might cause me to buy more rods. Then I'd have to sell a couple other reels.

So far, I've spent much less that over the past couple winters.

Ordered my new 1100s last week at www.korkers.com. They will be here Friday. Also ordered a package of 60 carbide studs. I go thru then like $#@% thru a Goose.


use ss bolts... you won't be dissapointed.

6 Custom rods and 4- 50vsw and 2- 80vsw reels for offshore. Countless items to build tuna rigs and spreader bars. Plus about 30 new plugs for the striper season. Oh yeah and new outriggers for the boat.

use ss bolts... you won't be dissapointed.
I did the SS bolts on one pair (I have 4 pair of Korkers) I didn't like them in bare rocks. I seems to slide more. They are great on bubble weed though.

I did the SS bolts on one pair (I have 4 pair of Korkers) I didn't like them in bare rocks. I seems to slide more. They are great on bubble weed though.


to me bolts seem better all around. Just my opinion though.

Zero big ticket items this year. We fish a certain way and loaded up on everything last year when bargain prices were available. good thing cause with all the new publicity lately , rubber will be hard to find in the shapes and colors you want and the prices will go up to react to the demand.

Anyway , I bou ght about $6 worth of the new PT Jude eel bob jigs and that's it. I may buy a new headlamp since my Petsel (?sp) is missing in action. I know I put it somewhere SAFE so i wouldn't lose it but can't remember where. I hate when that happens!!!

I picked up a Tarpon 140 sit-on-top Kayak and some other goodies so i can fish There , I still "need" 2 rods for trolling from the yak, and a new surf stick as well....