jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 I'll start Remember when If you owned a browning rod with a Mitchell 408 every thought you were rich Kistler was an almost mystical name for a lot of us When you held the very first Shimano Bantam it was like holding a work of art All star made great rods Shakespeare made one of the best spinning reels (the Sigma) 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when you didn't have a scale? Fish were bigger then. 12 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when ~ Blue Stren was Very Good Line. ~ You Never Ever sharpened a hook and forget about upgrading stock trebles. ~ Picking night crawlers off the lawn at night was almost as much fun as fishing. ~ putting fish on a stringer was the coolest thing ever . . . . A-Jay 6 Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 Picking night crawlers is a good one. I used to buy this stuff called "crawler caller " at least 30 years ago. It was a small white bottle that you mixed in a bucket with water and then dumped on the ground at night in a good spot. Night crawlers literally flew out of the ground, several dozen at a time. The EPA would love it now Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when if you owned a browning rod with a Mitchell 408 every thought you were rich Yes. A Mitchell 408 of course...but paired with a matching Conolon rod instead of a Silaflex. This combo is still being fished every once and a while nearly 50 years after I saved enough money to buy it. The below photo from last year... Remember when Shakespeare made one of the best spinning reels (the Sigma) Yes. These were fished mostly in the mid-1980s but a couple were fished off and on until just a few years ago. Two of the below reels have since been eBay'd (one 35 and one 40 size) but I've still got the other seven. AND, I'm getting ready to put one back in service... Were Sigmas good reels? About 9 pounds good - this back in February 2011. Thanks for the memories ! 3 Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 Mine was actually a 408 on a Berkley Parametric( Curt Gowdy signature) great rod Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when we would get upset when we could not make a wiggle wart run true. Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 I could do this all night but just a couple more The very first Lightning rods came out and in my opinion brought graphite rods into the mainstream You looked at the Cabelas catalog and wondered who the hell would pay $79 for a reel, now I drop a hundred on a spool Quote
jtharris3 Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 I remember those first lightning rods! Remember the Ryobi baitcasters before they became Lew's? I had a couple of those on Lightning rods. I loved those setups! Quote
John G Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when you only owned one combo and you referred to as your rod n reel. 7 Quote
Zimobass Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 I remember repairing worms over a lit candle, as they were so hard to come by. Ditto gator tails were the go to bait, and we anchored near structure so as to be in contact with the bottom at all times. Mitchell 309 was my reel, with upgrade gears from a 409 to make the retrieve rate faster. Cotton Cordell was my first graphite rod. 5'6" long and super sensitive. Quote
Super User Tywithay Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 I remember when my friend's were jealous because I got a brand new Zebco 33 for my birthday. I also remember when a Beetle Spin could catch anything. Didn't need realistic crankbaits and "wacky" rigs, just a jighead and spinner with some kind of small plastic. 2 Quote
edfitzvb Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when..... $5.00 was a LOT to spend on a lure...... Shakespeare 2052 and 2062 spinning reels were advertised in every Outdoor Life and Field and Stream magazine.... A Mepps spinner and Rapala were enough to catch anything that swims.... "Bass boats" were aluminum with a deep hull and had bench seats with aluminum tops..... A twelve inch fish (minimum "keeper" size where I grew up was a celebrated accomplishment for a young boy 1 Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 The 1980 tackle box for me was Mepps Rapala Mr. Twister Jitterbug Crazy crawler A couple of primitive spinner baits A few rubber worms melted to the bottom Bagley crank baits that looked great and ran like crap Daredevils The other spoon (red eye maybe) Johnson silver minnow A couple of rattle traps Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 I remember those first lightning rods! Remember the Ryobi baitcasters before they became Lew's? I had a couple of those on Lightning rods. I loved those setups! I still have one of the Ryobi bait casters, not used 1 Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when: The finest reels came from Sweden... ...and from France: And the store brands were from OEMs in Italy (cheaper labor there) like this Ted Williams 400 (aka Pescador 400)..................and the cheapest of the cheap (Lido 400) came from JAPAN... 1 Quote
jtharris3 Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 I still have one of the Ryobi bait casters, not used That's cool! Quote
tholmes Posted July 22, 2014 Posted July 22, 2014 I remember those first lightning rods! Remember the Ryobi baitcasters before they became Lew's? I had a couple of those on Lightning rods. I loved those setups! I still have a Ryobi AD4000V sttinig on a shelf in my office. Those were GREAT little reels! I remember when I only had 3 rigs. An ABU Ambassadeur 5000 on a 5" 6" Lew's Speed Stick, a Mitchell 301 on a blue Garcia rod and a Mitchell 409 on a 6"6' Eagle Claw Featherlite. Tom Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when most casting rods were 5'6" and had a pistol grip and everyone was in amazement when Diawa came out with a 7:1 gear ratio when most were lucky if they were even 5:1. Think standard was about 4.7:1 Remember when before everyone fished a shakey head, there was shaking a worm...IE Western Worms Green Weenie, a glass bead, and a worm weight with 4-6lb test. I remember the Ryobi, had a small baitcaster that might have held 90yrs of 10lb line. Remember when plastic worms came in to basic colors....black or purple. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Remember when most casting rods were 5'6" and had a pistol grip ............... Yes. Like these (from the 1964 Fishermens's Digest - everyone run and get your copy - it's on page 291)... Quote
jtesch Posted July 22, 2014 Author Posted July 22, 2014 Remember reading Fishing Facts and all the cool lure kits you could buy. I bought the Reaper kit cuz Babe said it was great. Never caught a fish. 1 Quote
ColdSVT Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 How about when baitcasters spun backwords and "busted knuckles"? Quote
OntarioFishingGuy Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Remember when shaky heads were called jigheads. 1 Quote
Hot n Tot Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 Remember when the only Rapalas in the tackle store were the original floaters? I'm talking before the countdowns, Fat Raps and Shad Raps. When you fished during the day it was a pre-rigged creme worm, either purple or black? Evening or night fishing meant tying on a jitterbug ( still my preferred topwater. Tie on a Mepps #4 aglia and you could be into Pike! I was thinking about this today in Gander Mountain looking at two aisles filled with mostly Rapala and Storm products.....most I've never even heard of. I also have my first baitcaster. A Ryobi AD5000V. Bought in the late 70's or possibly very early 80's. I had it mounted on a 5-1/2' pistol grip rod from Bass Pro Shops. I remember the first time I used it I caught a nice chunky bass on a tiny torpedo. My first hard bait was a #7 Rapala, black and gold. I still have it. Over 40 years now...lol Quote
Basseditor Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 ... When you paid $200.00 for a Browning Boron rod in the late 70's and your monthly wage was $400? 1 Quote
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