how many fish "old school"?

[RealtreeByGod]

5 hours ago, RealtreeByGod said:

My topwater arsenal consists of a Rebel Pop-R, a Rebel Crickhopper, a Hula Popper, a Tiny Torpedo, a Heddon Spook Jr., and a Jitterbug. 

 

I never catch dick with them either. 

Oh, and my PB (which was only like a 4ish pounder) was on a 1/4 ounce Beetle Spin. 

[LCG]

The only hard lure that I have total confidence in is a mepps in line spinner, gold, #3 or #4. Works well every time.

[WRB]

I started fishing jigs using a hair jig called a Doll fly that dates back to 1939, in 1955.

In the mid 60's a local jig called a barrel head or football head with a wire weed gaurd was being made by Bill Haddock and sold in SoCal tackle shops with or without vinyl skirts. I really like the football jigs but started fishingvSan Diego lakes with Florida strain LMB and 3/0 size Mustad hook on 1/2 oz jig wasn't strong enough, plus the football jig was horrible fished in brushy flats common in San Diego lakes. Worms were more effective in the brush.

I set out to design a viper head jig that worked good in both rocks and brush that used a 5/0 Eagle Claw 530 hook and made a mold in 1971. I used this same mold since then, updated hooks to Gamakatsu 114, 5/0 over the years and estimate I have over 4,000 jigs from this mold to date. Everyone of my giant bass caught on jigs were caught op using this same jig that weighs without skirts or trailers 7/16 oz., well over 300 DD bass. Old School rules.

Tom

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I fish a lot of old lures, I also fish a lot of new lures. I don't break down my tackle by age.

[Spankey]

18 hours ago, scaleface said:

That old I fish Wiggle warts  , Bomber Model A's and Long A's , Norman Deep Little N's , Rogers Big Jim , Rebel Deep Wee R , Original Lunker Lure , Manns Jelly Worms , Fatz Gizzitz , Larew Salt Craw , Pico Pop , Dalton Special and many more . A lot of these lures are still being manufactured .

Much the same for me also. Color patterns on the lures have changed some. Bomber use to have a greater selection at one time. I still use the older and newer Rappy Wiggle Warts. Mr. Twister and Manns were more readily available than today, with better options. I do fish my older stuff still. 

[Tennessee Boy]

On 6/26/2018 at 12:26 PM, WRB said:

Define old school, 25 years ago is 1993. With the exception of the Ned rig nearly every presentation falls before that time period.

Tom

 

I don't claim to know much about the Ned Rig but is it really that different from Charlie Brewer's Slider Worm and the techniques he promoted that dates back to the early 70s?

[WRB]

43 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

I don't claim to know much about the Ned Rig but is it really that different from Charlie Brewer's Slider Worm and the techniques he promoted that dates back to the early 70s?

Charlie Brewer's original slider jig is a horizontal worm presentation and like Ned, Charlie was from the mid west or Indiana finesse fishing anglers. The Ned rig is more of a Senko verticle falling presentation with little rod action where as the slider is more like a split shot presentation or dragging a jig. I could add a darter jig is very similar to a Ned rig along with slider jigs. Very hard to isolate a new lure or presentation today from something in the past decades.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

On 6/26/2018 at 1:00 PM, fishballer06 said:

Jitterbugs

Devils Horse

Torpedo's

Pre-Rap Wiggle Warts

Creme Scoundrels in natural nightcrawler

Original Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps (pretty sure I own over 200 of them)

Lemme hold some rattle traps! Freaking things are $6 now 

[fishballer06]

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Lemme hold some rattle traps! Freaking things are $6 now 

Right? I remember paying $3 for them in the 90's. 

 

I remember in the early 00's buying a bulk lot on eBay of 100 of them without hooks for like $60 shipped. I wish I had bought more of them now.

[fishwizzard]

I have recently discovered the joys of  old school floating worms for any and all bottom contact worming  At this point all I really use are Jelly Worms and Producto Tournament worms.  

[river-rat]

Arbogast Mudbugs 

Cordell Water Scout

Fliptail Worms

Norman Big N

 

Just to name a few.

 

[N Florida Mike]

Got some Mann's Jelly worms from the 70s, and culprit worms from the 80s. That's about it.

On 6/27/2018 at 7:17 PM, fishwizzard said:

I have recently discovered the joys of  old school floating worms for any and all bottom contact worming  At this point all I really use are Jelly Worms and Producto Tournament worms.  

Man, those tournament worms are money !! Got a few left from the 80s too.

[fishwizzard]

22 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

 

Man, those tournament worms are money !! Got a few left from the 80s too.

They are so good.  I just got two 20 packs of the 8" ones in Grape Starfire and GreenPumpkin w/Red Flake.  I hope to have run through them by the end of the summer!

[jbmaine]

Jitterbugs---used them 50 years ago---use them now---still work

[N Florida Mike]

16 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

They are so good.  I just got two 20 packs of the 8" ones in Grape Starfire and GreenPumpkin w/Red Flake.  I hope to have run through them by the end of the summer!

Did you order them online or pick them up at a store?

[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, N Florida Mike said:

Did you order them online or pick them up at a store?

Online from Producto.  They were running a 20% off sale, might stull be going on. 

 

[the reel ess]

On 6/26/2018 at 11:35 AM, thinkingredneck said:

I looked in my bags and sort of realized that I have a lot of "old school baits":  jitterbugs, Lucky 13, Rebel popper, Hula poppers, Rapala wooden cranks, Rattle traps ànd Cotton Cordell Lipless, Arkie Jigs, Daredevil and silver spoons, Creme worms ....  Does any one else have old school stuff they fish a lot?

CC Spots? That's my favorite lipless. But to be really old school, you'd have to pull out the Bayou Boogie. It's still being made.

https://www.heddonlures.com/product/bayou-boogie-3/

[Bankbeater]

Jitterbugs, Cordell Spots, and Storm Sub-Warts are some of my go to baits!

[clh121787]

On 6/26/2018 at 11:26 AM, WRB said:

Define old school, 25 years ago is 1993. With the exception of the Ned rig nearly every presentation falls before that time period.

Tom

 

Chatterbaits, glides, hollow body frog variations. castable a rigs. ultra deep cranks... imo the sport has evolved. 

[smalljaw67]

I didn't even think of it until I was out on Wednesday, the Bagley Bang-O-Lure! I use them quite frequently in the summer, I use them as a subtle topwater, they are balsa and while they create a disturbance they don't make much noise.

[Catt]

One of the best days I ever had was 16 bass that weighed 98.87#, they were all caught on a Hildebrandt Snagless Sally, white with a gold blade, & an white Uncle Josh kicker frog.

 

36 yrs late I still throw one ?

[WRB]

11 hours ago, clh121787 said:

Chatterbaits, glides, hollow body frog variations. castable a rigs. ultra deep cranks... imo the sport has evolved. 

Don't recall a Chatter bait design prior to 2000. Snag Proof hollow body frogs were popular in the 70's, swimbaits were big in the 80's, A-rigs? called spreaders or umbrella rigs of various sizes gave been around for over 50 years. Glide baits....Perry record bass was caught on either a Creek Chub Wiggle Fish or Fin Shiner, both would be considered single joint glide baits today and Huddleston 1st wooden single joint swimbait is a glide bait today. Manns 25' deep diver and Bagley DB3 dredge in the 80''s, Rebel Spoon bill, Whopper Stopper  Hellbender, Bomber waterdog and 500 series all dive as deep as any lure today.

The sport and lures we use have evolved, no debate there!

Tom

 

[Catt]

7 minutes ago, WRB said:

Manns 25' deep diver and Bagley DB3 dredge in the 80''s, Rebel Spoon bill, Whopper Stopper  Hellbender, Bomber waterdog and 500 series all dive as deep as any lure today.

 

 

[WRB]

Yep, the Mud Bug crossed my mind. Some of those old plugs pulled harder then the bass did!

Tom

[Catt]

8 minutes ago, WRB said:

Yep, the Mud Bug crossed my mind. Some of those old plugs pulled harder then the bass did!

Tom

 

Before I got my Little Green Box we trolled Hellbenders & Mudbugs to locate bass. After I got my Little Green Box I found out those Hellbenders & Mudbugs were catching bass of structure.