Old bass lures

[JediAmoeba]

I was sorting some tackle and was looking at a bunch of lures I would probably never throw again.  I have these old bass lures that I originally got because they worked on Muskies and thought they would work on a smaller scale for bass.  

 

I am sure some of you have some much cooler old lures.  I used to have a lot that I inherited from my grandpa and dad but I lost a lot of those on the way.  Lol

[Smells like fish]

I'll take a guess at id'ing them even though you didn't ask lol 

 

from bottom left going clockwise... L&S brand, Homer Leblanc swim whiz ( I see after posting), Nils Master and Beno

 

just guessing can anyone positive id?

[detroit1]

Left top : swim wizz  Left bottom : L & S Mirrolure  Right top : Rapala ?  Right bottom : Beno

[JediAmoeba]

1 minute ago, detroit1 said:

Left top : swim wizz  Left bottom : L & S Mirrolure  Right top : Rapala ?  Right bottom : Beno

Spot on!

[detroit1]

Smells types faster than I.....?

[scaleface]

You can tell the Rapala by the foil and eye . 

 

[WRB]

26 minutes ago, scaleface said:

You can tell the Rapala by the foil and eye . 

 

That and the name is stamped on the metal bill!

The LS lure may be a Bass Master instead of a Miro Lure, they also made a Pike Master.

Tom

[scaleface]

25 minutes ago, WRB said:

That and the name is stamped on the metal bill!

 

You have better eyes than me .

[WRB]

1 hour ago, scaleface said:

You have better eyes than me .

CD Rapalas with metal bills have the name stamped, can see a few letters. That is a very old early 60's balsa Foil CD14 as you correctly noted.

Tom

 

[rboat]

5 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

I was sorting some tackle and was looking at a bunch of lures I would probably never throw again.  I have these old bass lures that I originally got because they worked on Muskies and thought they would work on a smaller scale for bass.  

 

I am sure some of you have some much cooler old lures.  I used to have a lot that I inherited from my grandpa and dad but I lost a lot of those on the way.  Lol

I believe all of those would work on bass under the right conditions.

[JediAmoeba]

[Harold Scoggins]

19 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

I was sorting some tackle and was looking at a bunch of lures I would probably never throw again.  I have these old bass lures that I originally got because they worked on Muskies and thought they would work on a smaller scale for bass.  

 

I am sure some of you have some much cooler old lures.  I used to have a lot that I inherited from my grandpa and dad but I lost a lot of those on the way.  Lol

I have a few of those DD90s still in the box, purchased in the 70s. 

[waymont]

How do those metal lips on those Rapala's stay on after a few good fish battles? Those are cool looking lures.

[Harold Scoggins]

Here's one for you @JediAmoeba, oldest spinnerbait in my collection. Shannon Twin Spinner, 1917-1919.

[JediAmoeba]

29 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said:

Here's one for you @JediAmoeba, oldest spinnerbait in my collection. Shannon Twin Spinner, 1917-1919.

Amazing!  I didnt even know spinnerbaits had been around that long.  

 

Was this a bait typically trolled back in those days?  

14 hours ago, waymont said:

How do those metal lips on those Rapala's stay on after a few good fish battles? Those are cool looking lures.

I don't know but the knots I was tying at 15 years old didn't hold up very well.  Oof.

[Harold Scoggins]

24 minutes ago, JediAmoeba said:

Was this a bait typically trolled back in those days?  

I imagine both trolled and cast/retrieve. 

[scaleface]

I have some oldies . One is an inline spinner by Spalding that has a baseball on the blade .

[Choporoz]

6 hours ago, Harold Scoggins said:

I imagine both trolled and cast/retrieve. 

You don't remember?     

 

[WRB]

9 hours ago, JediAmoeba said:

Amazing!  I didnt even know spinnerbaits had been around that long.  

 

Was this a bait typically trolled back in those days?  

I don't know but the knots I was tying at 15 years old didn't hold up very well.  Oof.

I fished Shannon twin spins a lot in the 50' to early 60's and they were a casting lure buzzed just under the surface or bounced along the bottom with a pork eel trailer. When I learned how to make a twin spin with a football head jig in the late 60's the Shannon was retired.

Tom