Fuego GOMH

I couldn't resist bidding on a couple of Team Daiwa Fuego reels that were spelled Diawa in their listings. The sellers error was my gain as I picked them up for an excellent price. I was the only bidder on both. They arrived yesterday and I had to try them out this morning.

Yes the new reels performed well and I landed some jumpin bullheads

I got 6x 14's"
4x 13's"
2x 12's"
1x 11.5"

3 were

Derek Lam + eBay = Perfection!

Collaborations are all the rage these days and none have been more hotly anticipated than Derek Lam for eBay.  I had the pleasure of attending a little soiree to celebrate this match made in fashion heaven this past week.  Derek and eBay turned Crosby Street into a summer block party that parked delicious food trucks outside while the interior of the boutique was filled with flowers, frocks and AstroTurf. On hand to toast the collection and shop were Bridesmaid Rose Byrne, Rachel Bison, Zoe Kravitz, and China Chow. Get your own dress online before they're gone! Happy Shopping!

Photos 2, 3, and 5 courtesy of eBay and others by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Bait Monkey's Got That Look In The Eye...

Update: My monkey's high bid wasn't high enough, there was one monkey who was willing to pay more. The rod was a discontinued Avid 7'3"MH telescopic. I already have 2 of them; They are my #1 hollow body frog rod and my #1 buzz toad rod. Did I really need another?

In the Mail: Berkley Frenzy Poppers

When these came up for auction on Ebay, I couldn't help myself and put in a bid. Much to my surprise my bid held, but just barely. What I really wanted was the rainbow trout one as that I don't have that one in my collection yet. Now that I have two clown's and two shad, I will put one of each in my tackle box.

Bass Pundit 6 Year Blogirthday!!!/Blogiversery

Back on Saturday November 20th 2004 I wrote the 1st Bass Pundit blog Post: Welcome from the BP to the Bass Pundit Blog. Since then this blog has spit out 1744 posts.For the Blogirthday the infamous Ebayt Monkey has gotten me aShimano Crucial Rod model CRC-C70MH (That's a 7' Medium Heavy Fast Action Rod)And put in bidsOn a St.Croix AvidA St. Croix Pro GlassAnd another Shimano Crucial along with a

Ebayt Monkey Crawtube Shootdown

This week on Ebay 3 lots (6packs, 6packs, 8packs) of Lake Fork Craw Tube's came up for auction. When I became aware of the auction 1 lot had a bid on it and the other two did not. I decided to bid on the two that didn't have any bids and then I was going to wait and see what happened with the other auction and probably bid on that. When I bid on one of the lots with 6 packs I made the mistake

Frenzy Popper News

Blue Shiner is my favorite Berkley Frenzy Popper color (personally I think it is more of a purpleish color). After Berkley dropped the Blue Shiner color I was able to buy a couple dozen through Ebay for $4 per lure or under. Yesterday a Blue Shiner Frenzy Popper went on Ebay for $18.52 plus $3.65 for shipping.I had a pike steal one of mine last week. That particular one had a decent sized chip

DNF

Have elected not to fish today. The weather is a little cool, but pretty nice today. However after a full tournament day I could use the break. The weather looks to be awesome this week, so I should be getting out a lot.Yesterday I got my 21 (modern) Herb's Dilly Buzzbaits in the mail. With shipping I paid $1.44 per lure. I have seen (modern) Herb's Dilly's with competitive Ebay auctions

Too Tired to Blog

It's 12:30AM and I think I need to go to bed. I will be blogging about the Fall Outing and I went out for a few hours on Platte last night.Update: I pre-dated last night's Platte Report, so it is below this post.And Bazinga, I got 21 Herb's Dilly Buzzbaits on Ebay for $30 more than half of which is shipping & handling charges.

Not Sure I Believe This Is Legit

Berkley Frenzy Popper sells on Ebay for 36.88 before shipping.High Teens, believable $20+ maybe. Over $30, seriously what is that buyer thinking?FYI- Anyone that wants to offer me $30 for a Frenzy Popper, I WILL SELL a few.

DNF

Today was windy, cloudy, and cool so I didn't go to the lake. Tommorrow is suppose to be much nicer so I will probably get out.This morning I woke up early to put a Ebay bid on a pair of St. Croix rods that were for sale. I discovered the auction last night and thought I had a real possibility of getting a good deal. I am currently considering buying a 7' MH or H rod and these rods were both 7

In Today's Mail

Lately I've read some good stuff about the Lucky Craft Gunfish, so I decided I had to have one. Won this Gunfish 95 Chartruese Shad on Ebay. Could have got a little better deal had I waited a bit longer, but still got it for more than a buck under retail.Don't think it will see the water with today's wind.

Megabass Mille LacK of Action

Today I got all 3 of the Megabass lures I won on Ebay from Japan. I headed out to Eddy's Jetty on Mille Lacs to try the firetiger Pop Max and the yellowish brown Pop X along with the Payo Buzzjet and a bunch of my other topwater lures. Unfortunately there were just not any smallies to be fooled tonight. The Megabass Pop Max is an interesting lure. You can work it as a popper or with a quick

Ebayt Monkey Strikes Yet Again

Well I got a Deps Buzzjet Jr., well sort of anyway. The one I won is a Payo Megabass Knock Off. I don't know anything about Payo lures and I think I might have overpaid a little bit based on the asking prices of the Payo Vision 110 knock offs listed on Ebay. I didn't have anything to go on with the Buzzjet Jr. knock off and I did get it for quite a bit less than the $22-$26 that a Deps Buzzjet

Ebayt Monkey Again

Well tonight I swallowed hard and bought not 1 but 2 Megabass Pop Max Lures. Both are supposed to be new and one comes in the package and the other doesn't. At Tackle Warhouse a Megabass Pop Max sells new for $28. I got the two for just under $41 and a quarter shipped. What happened was that I put in the minimum remaining bid for the bluegill color in it's package, thinking that I probably

Ebayt Monkey

The Bait Monkey has me on Ebay again. Of late I have picked up a wacky rigging O-ring tool, Academy Sports H20 Express Popper, 3 albino Spro Bronzeye Frogs, and the above pictured Megabass Pop-X. Later today I will most likely be bidding on a bluegill Deps Buzzjet Jr. and bluegill Megabass Pop Max. These two items are both from the same seller as the Megabass Pop-X and I'm thinking the

Bait Monkey Acquisitions

Even though I haven't been fishing much. I have bought some stuff on Ebay:Some Mend-It, watermelon Smithwick Dead Stick Rogues and an early purple ghost Berkely Frenzy Popper.This is a Yellow Magic Popper that I got for about a buck less than they sell for at Tackle Warehouse.

The Inside Source: Top Trends for 2010

I was honored to be asked by eBay's new online magazine, The Inside Source, to weigh in on what I think will be the Top Trends for 2010. And even more honored to be included with my friend and fellow interior designer, Grant K. Gibson, and Joy Deangdeelert Cho who writes the fabulous blog Oh Joy! We also chose items from eBay that represented the trends and these gorgeous French chairs were on my list. I think someone should snap them up! You can also check out what I am selling on eBay under my seller name Mistral418! Happy Shopping!