Older Lures Still In Use

[papajoe222]

I just finished going through my tackle getting ready for the season and was somewhat surprised at the number of older lures I still throw.

Mann's......Two-Fer, Piglet Rooter and Chug and Spit

Cordell..... Big O

Heddon.....Crazy Crawler, Lucky 13

Creek Chub

Water Dog ( I think it was bade by Arbogast)

Poe's.... Cedar

Bomber....MudBug

 

List any of these, or others, that you still use.

[Mobasser]

I have some older ones also. I don't use all of them for fear of losing them. Some that I do use are Heddon Chugger, Older floating Rapala, and sometimes a frog or red/white Lazy Ike.

[MN Fisher]

I've got several older lures I still use - all these are 30+ years old.

 

Rapala Original Floating 07 - Silver/Black

Rapala Original Floating 11 - Blue/Silver

Rapala Countdown 09 - Flourescent Red/Gold

Mepps Aglia #2 - bare treble

Mepps Aglia #2 - feathered treble

Mepps Comet #2 - Shad

Mepps Comet #3 - Shad

[Bluebasser86]

I've got a box of old wiggle warts, no idea exactly how old but over 20 years anyways. I've got a wire hanging on my shop wall of old, retired baits. I'll have to take a picture of it sometime.

[Bankbeater]

I have some old Rapala floating baits that I still use.  I have a box of retired baits, from the 70's that are no longer in production. Those will probably never see the water again.

[ATA]

Yeah we all have some old ones and we don't use them, But one of old once still in market in jitter bug.

[lo n slo]

i still have some Poe’s Cedar and one Countdown left

[BrianMDTX]

8 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

Water Dog ( I think it was bade by Arbogast)

That was made by Bomber. I had one of those many years ago. 

[roadwarrior]

I have original balsa Rapalas from the early 60s that I fish occasionally.

[Captain Phil]

The Rapala minnow has been a mainstay in bass fishing since it came out in the sixties.  It became popular after a national magazine article was published.  This made them hard to come by for a while.  Believe it or not, some people were renting Rapalas.  This bait and it's balsa counterparts are bass killers.  The Berkley Bang-O-Lure is huge in Lake Okeechobee.    It should be thrown on light tackle.  If you can't catch bass on a Rapala, you should take up golf.  ?

[BassNJake]

I've got about half a dozen Poe's cedars left that I still throw

About a dozen still in packages waiting for their turn

Still my favorite crankbait

 

[Ben77]

My tackle is all updated with new stuff but I did make it my business to stock up on some original floating rapalas just because they always worked for me. I do plan on adding some devil's horses and manns jelly worms as well.

[Fishes in trees]

Looks like I use more than a few old lures.   It has been at least ten years since I've bought any shad raps or shallow shad raps, but I keep a kit of a dozen or so of each in the boat.  I have 10 pre- Rapala Wiggle Warts in a different box.  In my top water box I have a  4 Sammies and a couple of clear spooks.   The Sammies date to 2008 or so and the clear spooks date to a decade or so before that.

 

I still have some titanium frame Terminators and they've been discontinued for a while now.

How long has Berkley Powerbait been on the market?   I still use the Berkley Powerbait 6" & 10" worms.   

 

It has been at least 5 years since I've bought any jerk baits, but I have around a hundred in reserve so I'm good on those for a while, it appears.  So the only new thing I'm going to need right now is some line.   

No new rods are on the horizon - if I have a "poor me" moment, maybe another Curado 150 DC is in my future

 

Looks like I will be using baits from the archives for the next couple of years - right now I have different fishing needs and new baits aren't a priority.   This spring new trolling motor, new trolling motor batteries, maybe a new on board charger, maybe a new bow depth finder, total re-wiring on the boat trailer are current priorities. 

[waymont]

Still use and catch lots of fish on these some that are 40 years old.

 

Rebel 3.5” broke back and straight minnows (many many hook changes over the years)

 

Mepp’s of different sizes

 

original Floating Rapala

 

Hula Popper

 

Big O

 

[Peddiesake]

The Bill Lewis rattle trap. Been around 35 years

original rapala first used 54 years ago

[soflabasser]

Rebel Pop-R has been made for a long time and they still catch lots of bass.

[WRB]

Common vintage lures still popular;

Jitter Bug, Arbogast

Spook, Heddon Zara Spook 

Jerk bait, Smithwick Rouge

Popper, Rebel Pop R

Chugger, Storm Chug Bug

Prop bait, Heddon Torpedo, Smithwick Devil Horse.

Lipless, Rattle Bill Lewis.

jigs, Ball head (Doll Fly-1939), Arkie head (Arkie-1960), Football head (1950). 

Plastic worm, Creame (1939) still in production, Mann’s, etc, 

Spoons, Johnson Silver Minnow

Lots if older lures used everyday without realizing they date back over 50 years.

Tom

PS, Mud Bug is Arbogast (bomb look lure was Bomber, Water Dog is Bomber, Hellbender is Whopper Stopper.

Tom

 

[king fisher]

Along with many of the others mentioned.  I occasionally use.

 

Heddon Sonic. -- lipless Crankbait

Heddon Sonar-- Blade bait

Rebel Deep WeeR -- medium diving crankbait

Heddon Crazy Crawler 

Bomber Model A all diving depths, and sizes.

Bagely Balsa B and Diving B

Heddon River Runt-- Good wake bait, or shallow diver.

 

 

[ShelbysDad]

Mepps

Lazy Ike

Heddon Sonic

Heddon River Runt

[Deleted account]

Cordell..... Big O

Heddon.....Crazy Crawler

Creek Chub

Poe's.... Cedar

Bomber....MudBug

 

Yes on these above, plus Finnish Rapalas, some Poe's, spoon bill rebels. and a few others. I'm gonna see how well the Crazy Crawler does at imitating a cicada when they pop out.

[Michigander]

Pike took the last of my Poe's. That's ok, plenty of Spooks left.

[scaleface]

"Arbogast"  Mudbug

Rapapla Fat Rap

Rebel Deep Wee R 

Dalton Special 

Rebel Chugger

Pico Pop 

Rogers Big Jim