Those who know me, know that I'm leaving for Kentucky Lake this Wednesday. I thought today I would head on over and see Kyle Lafountain at Lafountain's Gun Shop in Marshall (buyfishingstuff.com) and purchase a few things that I might need for the trip. My main goal was to look for a few shallow crankbaits in a chartreuse color for the muddy water down there. One hundred and sixty five dollars later, I did manage to get 8 new little john crankbaits by Spro Bait Company, 6 packs of tungsten sinkers, three packs of hooks, a pack of baby brush hogs, a series 5 Strike King crankbait, 4 new Poorboys football jigs, 2 Poorboys flipping jigs, and some rubber core sinkers. Wheew. I think I saw dollar signs in Kyle's eyes when I was checking out. Now I'm just hoping that I can sell some of this stuff to the other two guys that are going with me.
I think bass fishing has come a long way in the last 5 years. The boats now look like Nascars with all of the ads on the sides of them and the better tv exposure, but most importantly in the innovations in tackle. Part of me wants to believe the hype, which is obvious if you have seen my basement and went with me today to Lafountain's, but part of me also believes that if I went to Kentucky with an old KandE pre-rigged worm and a few spinnerbaits, I might be better off.
Evidently the latest and greatest tackle won today!
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