Tackle Fever..

[Seafever]

Tackle Fever...with apologies to John Masefield...


I must go down to the tackleshop
Near the lonely sea and sky
And all I ask is a credit card.....there's stuff I want to buy.
And the lure's ring and the hoochy's song...the money that they're making
A happy smile on the store clerk's face.....another great day breaking...


I must go down to the tackle shop, for the call of the red-dot sale..
It's a wild call and a clear call...answered without fail
And all I ask is lot's of stock with the "on sale" tags all flying
The wife out sitting in the truck, she just can't keep from crying...

I must go down to the tackleshop, to the compulsive tackle-nut life
To the 'consumer' way and the 'ring-it-up" way where I am free of strife
And all I ask is to see the bill from a laughing fellow hoarder
And a quiet nap and a sweet dream when they've totalled up my order........

 

[GDW]

My goal for 2014. Buy absolutely 0 tackle besides necessities like line, hooks and swivels as required.

Got sick of all the new flashers and stupid gear i'd been drawn to then I just use my proven stuff anyways. So far so good but I did bend and buy a couple needles from Andrew P. try it out seafeaver its liberating when you can walk through that tackle store and say 'No Thanks'

 

[Seafever]

I can't go in a tackle shop and say "No Thanks"..

I go in a tackle shop and immediately head to the lure section, drooling, salivating and muttering incomprehensible gibberish.......

When the sales clerk says "May I help you?" I say " Yes!!....grab 4 or 5 of those and 6 of those and 5 of those !!"......

They ask "Where are you fishing?"....and I say "What the heck's THAT got to do with anything?"

They'll say "This here is working really good right now...." and I'll say "No No my friend ...you don't understand....most of these will never see the light of day.......just help me load the shopping cart".....

They'll say "Do you need bait?".....I say " OF COURSE I need bait.....I'll take 15 packs of Anchovies......I need EVERYTHING!........a need that can never be quenched, my good man.........now show me to the flashers....."

 

[Aces]

I don't buy any of that new stuff. Derby is complaining that his kids can't go to college now

 

[Seafever]

They can't go to college....so they end up as part-time help in the tackle shop........

This is "fishing karma"......