Most useless/stupid fishing gear you have bought?

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

I bought one of these years ago and the plastic coil stretched after several months It also took up more room on my vest than a good zinger.
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Hate them

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Gators- never used them bought my first and only pair 35 years ago

 

[Dr. Magill]

Marc Petitjean Magic tools. While they do work as intended I just never seem to use mine. I guess my dubbing loops aren't complex enough...

Kinda just need a couple of binder clips

 

[Dustin Chromers]

Collapsible mesh stripping basket

I have the best one money can buy. Had it for years. Still brand new. Sometimes I put it in my boat or car. Mostly the closet. Holding up great.

 

[Matt B]

Would the be good enough to use as a regular bobber for cane poling for pan fish ?

Maybe. Might be a tad small. I think I got the largest size at 3/4".

 

[Stonedfish]

I have the best one money can buy. Had it for years. Still brand new. Sometimes I put it in my boat or car. Mostly the closet. Holding up great.

Break it out for collecting mushrooms or berries…..
SF

 

[Capt Insano Emeritis]

Built the rod but the feeder gold fish were not interested in a sz 32 caddis dry on 8x tippet. Flat unwaxed floss for fly line

 

[DimeBrite]

Dr. Slick saltwater pliers purchased back in 2016-2017. One week of wading the flats and they were toast with corrosion and mineral deposits. I cleaned, oiled, and replaced the cutters. The next trip they rusted out just as fast. Into the trash can. Bought a pair of cheap Gamakatsu saltwater pliers and they are awesome after many expeditions.

 

[ABITNF]

Hemostats. I tried a pair years ago and found they were hard to grab small flies with plus they tore them to shreds. Best fly removal tool is a thumb and forefinger.

 

[Divad]

Built the rod but the feeder gold fish were not interested in a sz 32 caddis dry on 8x tippet. Flat unwaxed floss for fly lineView attachment 20533

That’s what you get for tying size 32s cool little rod you made

 

[Rob Allen]

What's the most useless piece of fishing gear you've ended up buying. Something you thought would be awesome and ended up just sitting in a drawer. I know that gear fishing has so much more of this than fly fishing, so if you want to post about your Popeil Pocket Fisherman, go right ahead.

Hardy Marquis salmon number two....

All my other hardest are great but this reel is junk, never use it.

 

[Creatch’r]

Well it definitely wasn’t my beloved Banjo Minnow deluxe set complete with VHS.

 

[PhilR]

Stupidest - that first fly rod, 'cause look where I ended up.

Love my korkers, though!

 

[iveofione]

Too embarrassed to confess.....!

 

[clarkman]

Collapsible mesh stripping basket

True, although I will say, I was really glad I had mine on your boat to keep line away from things it shouldn't have been near.

That said, I modified mine so that there are multiple pieces of zip ties sticking up to keep line from tangling....works great 93.7% of the time.

 

[Millsfly]

A fishing vest. hard stop.

 

[clarkman]

For me though, it's probably the first (and only) fly vest I bought....well vests in general. They just suck so bad at carrying any appreciable amount of water.

 

[albula]

For me though, it's probably the first (and only) fly vest I bought....well vests in general. They just suck so bad at carrying any appreciable amount of water.

You're not wading deep enough.

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

Mine doesn't do that. I'm shocked to find one of my favourite items on the list. This one gadget and Ziploc bags has been the biggest leap for me in line storage and organization.

Mine doesn't either, and yes definitely one of my favorites. I've got two. One lives in the boat bag, and one stays at home with the Rio Head Cases.

 

[clarkman]

You're not wading deep enough.

I'm not wading with this one. Ever. Used on boats only.....whoops, was thinking you were responding to the mesh basket thing....it's too late and early where I'm at....