The Found Lures Thread

[Bazoo]

13 hours ago, fin said:

Here’s some that I’ve found over the past few months. I’m not finding as many good ones as I used to for some reason, but there a few decent ones in here.

 

 

 

Very nice! I'd use all of them probably.

53 minutes ago, riverratryan said:

I forgot to add in @Bazoo snagged my bitsy minnow with the h20x crankbait he’d lost and I’d given back to him..

Man, that closeup makes my 14lb mono look more like 30lb!

On 1/26/2024 at 1:02 AM, Bazoo said:

Need some help IDing this little crank. It's about 1 3/8" long. It actually has a pretty good action. I fished it some but with no luck. Not sure if it's cheapo or decent stuff, I suspect cheapo.

 

 

Unfortunately, I lost the gold H20X crank. Snagged it under water and had to break off. I had caught 2 fish on it.

Now if you can just return the favor and snag this one for me @riverratryan

[riverratryan]

7 minutes ago, Bazoo said:

Very nice! I'd use all of them probably.

Man, that closeup makes my 14lb mono look more like 30lb!

Haha maybe the fish didint wanna be towed in on that rope!! 😂

[riverratryan]

10 minutes ago, Bazoo said:

Very nice! I'd use all of them probably.

Man, that closeup makes my 14lb mono look more like 30lb!

Now if you can just return the favor and snag this one for me @riverratryan

I would if I could @Bazoo.. Never know what we r gunna find at that lake…

[Bazoo]

Ryan and I fished a VPA pond yesterday. He caught a nice bass, I snagged a nice buzzbait, with a huge paddle tail attached.

 

[fin]

 

Anybody know what this is? Some kind of A-rig? It's about 16" long, has a one ounce sinker and a closed loop towards the middle, with a snap swivel at one end. I assume the end with the weight is broken off?

[heavyduty]

1 hour ago, fin said:

 

Anybody know what this is? Some kind of A-rig? It's about 16" long, has a one ounce sinker and a closed loop towards the middle, with a snap swivel at one end. I assume the end with the weight is broken off?

Eagle Claw Bottom Bouncer

https://www.fishusa.com/Eagle-Claw-Bottom-Bouncers/

[ATA]

15 minutes ago, heavyduty said:

Eagle Claw Bottom Bouncer

https://www.fishusa.com/Eagle-Claw-Bottom-Bouncers/

what is it use for? what fish? what technique?

 

[heavyduty]

I haven't used them, just helping identify. From the website link:

"Eagle Claw Bottom Bouncers are popular for use when targeting walleye. Bottom Bouncer rigs put your bait presentation close to the bottom and often produce fish when all other trolling techniques fail. Bottom bouncers are often used with a non-stretch mainline braid and a long fluorocarbon leader with a crawler harness or minnow rig."

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

We use bottom bouncers a lot around here for walleye. You tie to the eye in the middle of the arm and clip a spinner rig onto the snap at the end of the arm. You slow troll them so they just tick along the bottom. We call them "Poor Man's Downriggers". 

[Bankbeater]

Found a Rapala Shadow Rap and what I think is a Strike King KVD Jerkbait.   They were right on top of each other over at the lower end of the dam.

[fin]

 

Anyone know what brand this is? I'm thinking it might be an older Livingston Dive Master? The bill is kind of unique, the way it comes out straight and then bends down. It looks like a Norman bill, but the eyes are obviously 👀 not Norman. I see some online like this that look like a Chinese knockoff brand, and that paint job looks like one I saw in another thread that was from Ali Express. I'm curious what the original brand is.

 

[thediscochef]

Not a found lure, but didn't know where else to post this. Bashed a red eye against a rock a while back and mashed up the front hook mount. Just enough that I worry about it. So I repurposed it 

[riverratryan]

Yesterday was out at a local reservoir and snagged this Joe’s Flies inline spinner with my crankbait!!

[riverratryan]

On 2/17/2024 at 3:45 PM, thediscochef said:

Not a found lure, but didn't know where else to post this. Bashed a red eye against a rock a while back and mashed up the front hook mount. Just enough that I worry about it. So I repurposed it 

That’s awesome!! I’ve got a jerkbait keychain my niece gave me that’s been on my keyring for years!! 

[Bazoo]

I need help doing this this jerkbait I found the other day.  I put hooks on it and fished it today. It has a good action. No makings. It appears to be good quality, though my first instinct was it was cheap. 
 

 

[riverratryan]

1 hour ago, Bazoo said:

I need help doing this this jerkbait I found the other day.  I put hooks on it and fished it today. It has a good action. No makings. It appears to be good quality, though my first instinct was it was cheap. 
 

 

Looks like it might be a Bass Pro Shops Tourney Special Minnow in firetiger..

[Bazoo]

16 minutes ago, riverratryan said:

Looks like it might be a Bass Pro Shops Tourney Special Minnow in firetiger..

Thanks. No wonder it has a good action.

[Dan N]

I rarely find lures, but this should be a good one, smithwick rogue.

new hooks and I’ll put it to use

[WaterOtter]

The lures are back!  It's nesting season again

 

[Bazoo]

@riverratryan and I pulled in this gob. It'd been pretty close to shore, and we both had lost lures on it. And we both had snagged lures off it too. So we grappled it with paracord and in she came.

 

 

It wasn't the $100 haul we were hoping for.

 

 

I tied on the super spot and lost it in about 5 minutes.

Ryan tied on a magnet in hopes to snag a few lures from the spot the limbs had been, and caught this monster.

 

[Bazoo]

I cleaned up the little swim bait, put new hooks on it, and fashioned a new tail for it. I had a bite on it the next time out, right at shore, and jerked the bait away too soon. Then I lost it in the spot where the limbs came from.

 

[Bluebasser86]

After spending a week on the water with my buddy and his son, this was our haul (including the bowfishing arrow and Spyderco Knife). 

Some of the highlights were 4 rock crawlers (including 1 custom painted one), a custom painted Wiggle Wart and a pre Rap Wee Wart,  Vixen, MB 110+1, 2 whopper ploppers and a choppo, Lucky Craft Sammy, 1.5, and CB 20.

[Aaron_H]

On 10/19/2023 at 6:04 AM, fin said:

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's not an H2O. It would have an "X" on the bottom if it was (unless it was like one of mine that was painted over or scratched off 😉). They only had one walking bait (the TWS) and it is/was shaped a little different and I don't think they ever offered that inside mirror finish in any of their lures, they just had chrome or printed foil outside.

 

It is a nice looking lure whatever it is. I'd love to have it. Good find.

 

It's the newer H2OX version, the eye insert is a dead giveaway. Color is "clear silver insert":

 

https://www.academy.com/p/h2ox-model-tws-topwater-special-bait?sku=clear-silver-insert

[TheSwearingAngler]

I needed to share this. The monster snap swivel is connected to a wire weedgaurd. Lol. 😂 

[WaterOtter]

That's the stuff I love seeing!