First Artificial lure

[Ima Bass Ninja]

Roger - you mentioned some of these (although that's a SuperSonic in the photo, not the original Sonic).

These are all baits that I had in my tackle box in the 60s. Come the spring, I'm going to get them all out, sharpen the hooks, and catch at least one fish on each one - then they're going to be retired to a curio cabinet in the house. They have more sentimental value now than fishing value...

so i take it those lures will not be thrown anywhere near something that might gobble it up never to be seen again huh? ;D ;D

[Goose52]

Roger - you mentioned some of these (although that's a SuperSonic in the photo, not the original Sonic).

These are all baits that I had in my tackle box in the 60s. Come the spring, I'm going to get them all out, sharpen the hooks, and catch at least one fish on each one - then they're going to be retired to a curio cabinet in the house. They have more sentimental value now than fishing value...

so i take it those lures will not be thrown anywhere near something that might gobble it up never to be seen again huh? ;D ;D

For sure! I'm gonna be real careful where these get thrown, and on fresh line, with a good knot...to catch that one bass and then get retired.... :

I've got a bunch of other baits from the 60s, like that SuperDuper I posted earlier in this thread, and some MirrOLures that I'm not quite as attached to that I'll still fish...but if they get lost-in-action...then they died with their boots on... ;D

[Dwight Hottle]

Arbogast hula popper back in the early 60's. Dick Kotis ran arbogast lures after Freds death. Kool thing was Dicks wife was my 5th grade teacher.

[bocabasser]

The first lure I used was the Rapala original Floater.

mine as well. i loved that bait. i still use it quite often when fishing little canals araound the neighborhood.

i also had a bagley small fry in silver. after a bunch of fish, the clear coat would get tattered and the foil would start ripping.