Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 11, 2020 Global Moderator Posted May 11, 2020 Found another 90 Whopper Plopper last week while bank fishing. Not sure why they didn't just grab it, hung up in a bush right next to the bank in an area only bank fishermen can get to. Yellow head color, second one I have and I found both of them. Quote
Quarry Man Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 2:47 PM, FishinBuck07 said: I don't care how cold or deep the water was, I would be swimming for that combo if it fell off my boat! haha me too right!? It was during a tournament and the guy who lost setup was at the weigh in so I returned it to him. 2 1 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Found another 90 Whopper Plopper last week while bank fishing... If I ever travel to Kansas, I am going to call you. Not to go fishing, but to go lure looking. The numbers of lures you find in a day will cover my hard bait purchases for a year or two. ? 2 Quote
FishinBuck07 Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Quarry Man said: haha me too right!? It was during a tournament and the guy who lost setup was at the weigh in so I returned it to him. That was very nice of you man! Great job! 2 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted May 26, 2020 Super User Posted May 26, 2020 Yesterday , found a Rebel Excalibur Shad R . Quote
Alex from GA Posted May 26, 2020 Posted May 26, 2020 My best one was a blue and chrome Sammy that I found hanging from a tree. I used it for 3 years and caught my PB spotted bass with it, 4-12. Finally lost it on a very windy day when the knot broke. Quote
WolfyBrandon Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Found on the lake bottom in the shallows, can anyone ID this Spinnerbait? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 6, 2020 Global Moderator Posted June 6, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 5:31 PM, WolfyBrandon said: Found on the lake bottom in the shallows, can anyone ID this Spinnerbait? Looks like a Northland Reedrunner with a replacement skirt. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Northland_Tackle_Reed_Runner_Double_Willow_Spinnerbait/descpage-NLTRRSP.html 2 Quote
Michigander Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 When I'm out on the kayak, I'm constantly cleaning up after other people, miles of fishing line recovered so far I'm sure and I have quite the collection of cheap plastic bobbers but I'm always excited to find a lure at the end. Most of the time it's junk or something I don't want but sometimes I find good ones. Mostly I just hang the serviceable lures on a sign near the parking lot to brighten someone else's day when they find them. Best I found this year was a Booyeah Pad Crasher in a color I didn't have. That one went in my tackle box. 2 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 A good time to find lost lures is during a lake drawdown, when it's possible to walk on the lake floor. Truthfully though, lures I stumble into always end up in the trashcan (Have more than I'll ever use in a lifetime). Who can forget Avid's slogan: "So many lures, so little time". A lake drawdown that permits foot traffic on the lake floor, offers anglers a far greater opportunity. With a handheld GPS, you can quickly & accurately obtain waypoints of bottom structure (e.g. Garmin 78s). Roger 1 Quote
WolfyBrandon Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said: Looks like a Northland Reedrunner with a replacement skirt. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Northland_Tackle_Reed_Runner_Double_Willow_Spinnerbait/descpage-NLTRRSP.html Thanks! Yep it's got to be as it has the same trailer hook, eye, head design, closed line tie, and colors. Quote
Michigander Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, WolfyBrandon said: Thanks! Yep it's got to be as it has the same trailer hook, eye, head design, closed line tie, and colors. I saw the picture and was like "well that looks really close to something by Northland". I think odds are good. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 8, 2020 Global Moderator Posted June 8, 2020 Quick bank fishing trip this morning, well partially. I'd spotted the plopper my last trip to this spot and had to come back with my lure retriever to get it. Had to wade into the water waist deep to get it, and once I was there I spotted the Chug Bug on the backside of some limbs also. Barely able to get it since it only had 2 hook points left on the front hook and nothing left on the back. 4 Quote
looking45 Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 I have a tree in the front yard. Everything that I've recovered while fishing, from lures to anchors, marker buoys, rods/reels, is hung from the tree, no matter what condition it's in. I have lures hanging that don't have a mark on them. The only exception is the high end rod and reel I snagged. The rod was broken but held together by the line. The reel is in the tree, but i cleaned up the rod and sent it in for warranty. 1 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 17, 2020 Global Moderator Posted June 17, 2020 Saw this one in the tree early this spring but couldn't quite reach it in my johnboat. I was back in my Stratos today with a longer retriever and it was still there. 1 Quote
fin Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 This was probably a nice spinnerbait back in its day, but I can guarantee the owner never caught a fish on it ? 1 21 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted July 2, 2020 Super User Posted July 2, 2020 Last Sunday I found a bomber 7a in red crawfish color. Needed hooks but otherwise it was in great condition. Quote
galyonj Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Found this over the winter, the hooks were trashed, but the rest of the metal on it looked okay. Cleaned it up, threw a treble on it, and have yet to catch anything on it. 3 Quote
Mbirdsley Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 My swim jig found this last week on the Tittabawassee river attached to some really heavy braid. Must be left over from spring walleye trolling. Hooks were fairly new and it’s missing an eye. I can fix the eye issue. Replace hooks and should be good to go. I’m not really sure who makes it Quote
Super User Angry John Posted July 2, 2020 Super User Posted July 2, 2020 Found this lure two years ago and this Saturday caught my second biggest fish yet. Quality find IMO. 5 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted July 3, 2020 Super User Posted July 3, 2020 Rescued a Chug Bug last night , dangling from a tree . Whoever lost this lure didnt even try to get it back . 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 4, 2020 Global Moderator Posted July 4, 2020 12 hours ago, scaleface said: Rescued a Chug Bug last night , dangling from a tree . Whoever lost this lure didnt even try to get it back . I'm always amazed how many baits I find that are so easily recovered. I've even had Lucky Craft baits that reached up and plucked from trees like picking an apple. Maybe they were in the back seat and their boater didn't want to go back? Maybe they were having a bad day and just broke it off out of frustration? Not sure but I appreciate the ones that are easy recoveries. 1 Quote
fin Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 13 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: I'm always amazed how many baits I find that are so easily recovered. I've even had Lucky Craft baits that reached up and plucked from trees like picking an apple. Maybe they were in the back seat and their boater didn't want to go back? Maybe they were having a bad day and just broke it off out of frustration? Not sure but I appreciate the ones that are easy recoveries. On the other end of the spectrum, I sometimes find myself going through way too much trouble trying to retrieve a lure someone else has lost. Once I get started trying to retrieve one, I have a hard time making myself give up, even when it's a lure that I don't particularly want. There's a walking bait about 20' up in a tree that I've probably spent an hour trying to get, and I already have a bunch of walking baits that I never throw anymore. I just want to win the game! 4 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted August 10, 2020 Super User Posted August 10, 2020 Found a pair of bubba pliers lying next to the road today . Those things are over 40 dollars . 1 Quote
Jaderose Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 8:26 PM, galyonj said: Found this over the winter, the hooks were trashed, but the rest of the metal on it looked okay. Cleaned it up, threw a treble on it, and have yet to catch anything on it. Don't hold your breath...lol 1 Quote
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