Slabmaster
Yes, she is priceless. Having her makes me a very rich and content man.
Crappie Wall Hanger
All hobbies are for the rich man unfortunately. My other hobby, model railroading is beyond crazy with prices. At least there are ways to keep fishing cheaper for us. I can have just as much fun gill fishing with a hook, float, and worm as I do smallmouth fishing on the river.
My favorite plastics, bass or crappie, are Zoom and Big Bite Baits, they work just as good as every other brand and are cheaper.
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Slabmaster II
Garage sales. Estate sales. My wife brings home BAGS of soft plastics for next to nothing. I actually told her enough...I have all I will need for the rest of my life. That, and one of these: High Temp Surgical Cautery Pen Bovee battery powered cautery pen. How many times have you ripped your last soft plastic and that is the only style/color that seems to be producing, you are out-fishing your buddy in the front of the boat with them, and all you got is about ten re-habs torn beyond usability in the bottom of the boat? Been there. Out comes the Bovee, five minutes of battlefield surgery melting them back to almost new, and you're back to handing him his butt. Seals over-priced worm rattle holes so they can't back out too. Stick the tip in the hole, heat and slowly pull out while pressing. Does it a lot better than a cigarette lighter. I take an evening or three in the off season and re-hab salvageable soft plastics, seal the screw-lock hole in the front, hook holes in the middle, smooth fish tooth shred marks with a cigarette lighter. Re-habbing also alters the stock action as an added benefit for fishing heavily pressured fish. Can easily create one-offs with parts from un-repairable baits. I'm preaching to the choir...y'all have known this for years.
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