So my good pal Callaghan raves about this new "swim bait" that the fish can't stay away from. Oh yeah I says? Where do I get one and how much? Well I got it from BassPro and they cost about $16. EACH! For a few days I was able to fugetaboutit but I kept getting these damned pictures of fish with this this sticking out of its mouth.
So I went on a local search but no go. They weren't here. Well I thought maybe I could find something like it. I happen to have a birthday gift certificate to the local tackle shop so I goes shopping.
There it is. A jointed swim bait that sure looks good and well it has to be good cause da bitch is $17! So I plopped down the lure And a cool spoon that looks like a pinfish and some hooks for some other lures. 35 bucks later I'm in the parking lot taking out of the package so I could play with it on the way home. C'mon, you have all done this. I get home, tie it on and head right out to the local spillway to try it out, well after I saw how good it looked in the pool. You have done that too.
I get to the spillway and blammo! Second cast!
Wow! This thing is incredible! Another snook and a bass later I'm doing the math in my head to justify the cost per fish. The more fish I catch the cheaper it gets, right?
Then I see something busting bait above the spillway and after a few casts in that direction and solid strike. A hook set and game on. The fish jumps and much to my surprise it's my favorite target. I loosen the drag and after a few more jumps my pleasant surprise succumbs.
Now I have lived by this creek for over 20 years and never guessed there were tarpon in it. Jubilant doesn't begin to describe my demeanor at this point. So I bend down to remove the worlds best new lure from his maw and this happens.
Ok,ok. I have preached till the sun goes down about crimping barbs. I'm an ass and I forgot. After all this lure is less than an hour old! So crimp your barbs so this mess is but a fleeting memory.
So now comes my beef with lure makers. I spend damn near $20 bucks for a lure and it doesn't come with hooks that can stand up to a 5 or 6 pound tarpon. Oh, they hooked my finger real good but two of the six hooks were damn near straightend out. This just plain pisses me off. 4x hooks assholes! Why is that so hard? Get your heads out of your asses and listen!
Ok. I feel better now. Oh, btw, no big deal to get the hook out. Just clipped off the end which was easy cause it WAS A SHITTY HOOK!
