rboat Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 I few I would like to see again. Bulldog spinner baits Sebile flatt shad 77 (suspending) Sebile had one that was like a flatt shad with a colorado blade on the back (name unknown) Manns Waker Bomber long A with the little prop on the back. Smithwick toothpick Most of the old wood baits that were replaced by plastic. (some of these may be found on fleabay for unreal prices) 1 Quote
rickyg Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, whitwolf said: It's great to see folks talk about the Rebel deep wee r's and the wee r's. It's a bonus to have someone talk about the Rebel Ringworms. I collect these and fish all three! I can say there is talk about bringing back the deep wee r. My dad buys some of the regular (Bone color) Wee R's on ebay. I like em too along with the Super R's. I've got a few of em in my box. Would love to see them bring back the R series. I'd also like to see the Nip-i-didee come back. I've caught a lot of river smallmouth on that bait. Ton of fun on that topwater. 2 Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: Pit Boss in Sapphire Blue Truly a killer. 1 Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted February 25, 2020 Super User Posted February 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, whitwolf said: It's great to see folks talk about the Rebel deep wee r's and the wee r's. It's a bonus to have someone talk about the Rebel Ringworms. I collect these and fish all three! I can say there is talk about bringing back the deep wee r. I hope they bring them back. I would like to see them in the naturalized crappie color. I used to catch fish on that color when they wouldn't look at anything else. 1 Quote
Preytorien Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 The original T-1 Terminator spinnerbaits. They’re discontinued, and it’s getting harder and harder to find them Quote
Ski213 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 The Berkeley power lizard of the late 90s. That was my go to night bait back then. There was also a soft plastic color, I believe they called electric blue, that I haven’t seen anything in for years. It was almost like a baby blue and white swirl. The worms I had might have been renegade. Closest color I’ve seen was in a Berkeley flipping worm and I think those have been gone for some time as well. Might be more of a nostalgic thing, but I caught a lot of fish when I was a teenager on those. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 25, 2020 Super User Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Log Catcher said: naturalized crappie color. That is my favorite Deep Wee R too . 2 Quote
humbleangler Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Great thread...bringing back lots of fond memories learning to fish with my Dad, Uncle, and Grandpa On 2/23/2020 at 8:53 AM, A-Jay said: The other oldie producer for me was The Hellbender ~ I thought that little spinner on the back was 'Magic". Big 'floater' that one so it required a commitment to get & keep deep. I had one of those magical hotstreaks over a couple Saturday's last summer and most were on Lindy River Rockers...I got bit on other things, but the River Rocker was producing quality Smallmouth almost every cast. I finally texted my Uncle a pic of a sizable fresh catch with the lure still hanging out of the mouth and his response was "Is that a hellbender?! Those were great lures!"...much more interested in the lure than the catch, even if it's more Lazy Ike than Hellbender. I was looking to stock up on more River Rockers this winter but it looks like THEY have been discontinued too...although I was able to find a small stockpile from various sites. I was originally going to mention the IKE-CON worm...pre-rigged weedless worm that had a spiral action from the stiff rubber and the way they were packaged. My Grandpa had one tied on often and I still have a few from the early 90's. They caught fish. In any event, I was happy to see they are still in business, although I haven't seen them in a tackle shop for some time...maybe just my area. It's killing me that I can't remember the name of this one topwater lure from the mid 90s. It consisted of a plastic or balsa cone, about 3inches long and 2 inches wide at the base and would float, and had "propellers" dug out on either side of the base so it would spin and kick lots of water when pulled over the surface...behind it was a dangling trailer hook with a long twin tailed grub or creature bait thing...I'm picturing a brush hog. Anyway, I don't remember catching many fish on it, but I remember being 10-12 years old and wanting that lure so bad...in Firetiger...it was pricey for the time and took me awhile to part with the $7-10 on a single lure. Anyone remember that thing? I also admit to owning the Banjo Minnow...which did catch me a few fish. Quote
Super User FishTank Posted February 25, 2020 Super User Posted February 25, 2020 XCalibur XRK 50 and 100 One Knocker Megabass Leviathan And many many others..... Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 25, 2020 Global Moderator Posted February 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Harold Scoggins said: Truly a killer. One of my favorite bladed jig trailers. I'm down to only about 18 bags from over 30 2 seasons ago, starting to get nervous. 1 Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Many years ago (1960’s - 1970’s) I had a couple of old wooden Flatfish. Haven’t seen them around. Had good luck with them from time to time. One was orange; the other kind of a green, froggy-looking thing. Treble hooks were mounted on wires projecting from the sides. I should probably look around to see if they are still being produced. To be honest, I had forgotten about them until I perused this thread. 1 Quote
rboat Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Another old soft plastic that was produced by Riverside. It was a plastic worm with a large flat serrated sickle tail. I believe it was called the big wag. It moved alot of water and drew fish in. It is really cool to remember all these old baits from yesteryear. Wish the still existed. I see an opportunity for someone with a ton of disposable cash. Buy up all the old molds and forms and hardware from lures that get discontinued and bring them back under your own company. I can see it now (Vintage Lures Inc.)? 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted February 25, 2020 Super User Posted February 25, 2020 I have several of those Hellbenders too . Anybody have a Dalton Special we can trade . Quote
Outdoors Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 21 hours ago, whitwolf said: It's great to see folks talk about the Rebel deep wee r's and the wee r's. It's a bonus to have someone talk about the Rebel Ringworms. I collect these and fish all three! I can say there is talk about bringing back the deep wee r. I have a little of both. I also like their grasshopper crankbaits and poppers. 1 Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted February 25, 2020 Super User Posted February 25, 2020 -Sebile FlattShad 1/2oz -Strike King Grass King SB -Tom Seward's Natural Ike flat-side CB Quote
JediAmoeba Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 The old terminator Indiana blades. You used to be able to buy them separate but they are long since gone.... They are my favorite. Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted February 27, 2020 Super User Posted February 27, 2020 hair jigs hand tied by Phil Schafer Quote
wisconsin heat Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 7:48 AM, A-Jay said: Berkley Powerbait "Beast" A-Jay I had one pack of these at one point, I had the smaller size, and they did catch a lot of fish, I wouldn't mind seeing this one come back. On 2/23/2020 at 3:54 PM, JoePhish said: Mister Twister used to make a tube that had a lizard (or goby?) head. I don't remember the name of them but I still have a few being held together by Mend-It. Mister Twister Sala-Tube. They looked funny but caught fish for me, i might even have a couple floating around in old, misc tackle boxes. On 2/24/2020 at 1:17 AM, Bluebasser86 said: Havoc Devil's Spear Pit Boss in Sapphire Blue and Lime-Purple Passion Lime purple passion is a great bluegill imitator for a lot of lakes in my area. Pretty much all the lakes that have some Sandy bottoms will have a lot of 3-4 inch bluegills that are a lighter Sandy shade with a purple sheen very similar to this color of pit boss, I remember getting a handful of bags of this particular color at one point, although my stock has since dwindled. 1 Quote
Super User Boomstick Posted March 2, 2020 Super User Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 9:21 AM, Scott F said: How about bringing back Rapala crankbaits that cost less than $5 Adjusted for inflation, they no longer come painted or with hooks. Quote
The Guy Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 11:11 PM, humbleangler said: It's killing me that I can't remember the name of this one topwater lure from the mid 90s. It consisted of a plastic or balsa cone, about 3inches long and 2 inches wide at the base and would float, and had "propellers" dug out on either side of the base so it would spin and kick lots of water when pulled over the surface...behind it was a dangling trailer hook with a long twin tailed grub or creature bait thing...I'm picturing a brush hog. Anyway, I don't remember catching many fish on it, but I remember being 10-12 years old and wanting that lure so bad...in Firetiger...it was pricey for the time and took me awhile to part with the $7-10 on a single lure. Anyone remember that thing? Mister Twister top prop. You can still get them. 1 Quote
detroit1 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 9:05 AM, rboat said: Another old soft plastic that was produced by Riverside. It was a plastic worm with a large flat serrated sickle tail. I believe it was called the big wag. It moved alot of water and drew fish in. It is really cool to remember all these old baits from yesteryear. Wish the still existed. I see an opportunity for someone with a ton of disposable cash. Buy up all the old molds and forms and hardware from lures that get discontinued and bring them back under your own company. I can see it now (Vintage Lures Inc.)? I found 2 big wags in my old plastic bin. Cut / glue tail vertical for a great bladed jig trailer. Quote
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