Underrated baits?

[GReb]

1 minute ago, tander said:

I still have some Wing Dings from the 80's I think. They were pretty popular around that time on Ross Barnett. I

I know guys that still throw them at barnett. Pretty sure you can even buy them at Tommys

[LrgmouthShad]

Okay hear me out guys….

 

[tander]

1 hour ago, GReb said:

 Pretty sure you can even buy them at Tommys

Probably so, I should start using them again.

[Black Hawk Basser]

Yum Vibra King Tube: No wrong way to fish it, unique look/profile, great colors, durable for a tube

[Jaderose]

On 12/4/2021 at 4:59 PM, Bankbeater said:

<- Cordell Big-O.  I don't see a lot of anglers using these anymore, but they still work good.

I have one old Big O that kills.  It's bright green and chartreuse and covered in glitter and It's beat to hell but I have caught a TON of fish on it banging it off rip-rap on a dam.

[DINK WHISPERER]

Storm wild eye swimmin shad. I've caught some pigs on these. 

[Fat Ika]

18 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

They get mentioned every now and then. Yamamoto Fat Ika, rigged upside down. Caught a ton of bass with these.

Thanks for the recognition @Hammer 4 I feel so neglected sometimes. 

[DitchPanda]

5 hours ago, Black Hawk Basser said:

Yum Vibra King Tube: No wrong way to fish it, unique look/profile, great colors, durable for a tube

Bingo...we have a winner

[Black Hawk Basser]

1 hour ago, DitchPanda said:

Bingo...we have a winner

Countless NW IA bass can't be wrong

[DitchPanda]

32 minutes ago, Black Hawk Basser said:

Countless NW IA bass can't be wrong

I concur 

[Catt]

Texas Rigged Craw Worm ?

 

[EWREX]

tube 100% - you can catch smallies and largies during every phase of the year on them. bed fishing deeper smallmouth with a chartreuse tube is lights out shhhhhhh

[Columbia Craw]

On 12/6/2021 at 1:01 PM, Jaderose said:

I have one old Big O that kills.  It's bright green and chartreuse and covered in glitter and It's beat to hell but I have caught a TON of fish on it banging it off rip-rap on a dam.

Does it look like this?

[Columbia Craw]

Craw tube.  Great option as a pitching bait.  They have a unique fall. Very underrated.

[WRB]

37 minutes ago, Columbia Craw said:

Does it look like this?

Plastic Cordell Big O, the original was Fred Young’s hand carved wooden Big O.

Tom

 

The original bomb shaped Bomber caught bass 60 years ago and still does today. My 1st 40 lb 5 bass limit were caught on the black/orange/black 300 size Bomber at lake Casitas in the 60’s.

I recall Dee Thomas favorite diving lure was a Bomber, big bass lure.

Tom 

[Jaderose]

12 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

Does it look like this?

Mine has no black at all

[ChrisD46]

On 12/4/2021 at 9:45 AM, Captain Phil said:

I have two old baits that don't get much credit these days, the Heddon Tiny Torpedo and the original Rapala minnow.   Both of these baits work best when thrown near cover on light line.  Both work better in clear water.   In all honesty, if you can't catch bass on these baits you should probably take up another hobby. 

 

 

*Nice Torpedo display ! ... I always liked how easy it was to bend the propeller up or down to get a different sound , splash and speed out of the Torpedo . I also thought the iridescent satin shad finish color on the Torpedo was ahead of it's time and would change color depending on the light.

[TnRiver46]

On 12/4/2021 at 1:27 PM, Finessegenics said:

Mr Twister Ringworm is my underrated bait. I've fished it on an open jig head, a split shot rig and on a dropshot. I know some guys on here really like Zoom's version. 

 

 

You beat me to it. Although I didn’t know mister twister made one, now I must have. 
I use the zoom dead ringer 

[ChrisD46]

Mann's Little George Tail Spinner - basically a small shad shaped piece of lead , one treble hook and a small Colorado blade on the back . When shad are schooling it can be deadly .

[Captain Phil]

2 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Nice Torpedo display ! ... I always liked how easy it was to bend the propeller up or down to get a different sound , splash and speed out of the Torpedo . I also thought the iridescent satin shad finish color on the Torpedo was ahead of it's time and would change color depending on the light.

 

Short story about my experience with the Tiny Torpedo. Twenty years ago I fished a State Federation tournament on West Lake Toho.  I wasn't going to fish it, but my buddy needed a non boater so he could fish.  I drew a hot dog young fisherman as a boater.  He had a very expensive Ranger boat.  When he opened his rod box, he had at least ten rod and reel combos costing every bit of $800 each.  I carried a couple of rods that must have looked ancient to him.  He didn't talk much, just tried to look like what he thought a bass pro should look like.   It was in the dead of winter and a nasty cold front had blown through.  He spent the entire morning flipping grass beds without a bite.  He front ended me so bad all I could do was fan cast out of the back of the boat.  I took out my spinning rod with 8 pound mono and tied on a chrome and black tiny torpedo.   When I started to catch fish, he made a couple of comments.  When I had my limit, he went through his tackle looking for the same bait.  He found a similar bait and caught a fish.  This old man won that day.  The Heddon Tiny Torpedo is one of the deadliest bass baits ever created.  You must throw this bait on light tackle for it to work it's best.

[the reel ess]

45 minutes ago, Captain Phil said:

 

Short story about my experience with the Tiny Torpedo. Twenty years ago I fished a State Federation tournament on West Lake Toho.  I wasn't going to fish it, but my buddy needed a non boater so he could fish.  I drew a hot dog young fisherman as a boater.  He had a very expensive Ranger boat.  When he opened his rod box, he had at least ten rod and reel combos costing every bit of $800 each.  I carried a couple of rods that must have looked ancient to him.  He didn't talk much, just tried to look like what he thought a bass pro should look like.   It was in the dead of winter and a nasty cold front had blown through.  He spent the entire morning flipping grass beds without a bite.  He front ended me so bad all I could do was fan cast out of the back of the boat.  I took out my spinning rod with 8 pound mono and tied on a chrome and black tiny torpedo.   When I started to catch fish, he made a couple of comments.  When I had my limit, he went through his tackle looking for the same bait.  He found a similar bait and caught a fish.  This old man won that day.  The Heddon Tiny Torpedo is one of the deadliest bass baits ever created.  You must throw this bait on light tackle for it to work it's best.

I caught over 50 bass on a Tiny Torpedo in flooded timber once. I was getting the occasional bite with the standard retrieve. I started a steady retrieve and they went crazy on it for a couple hours. I would get a bite, lose that fish and get another bite on the same cast.

[Catt]

On 12/4/2021 at 11:14 AM, QED said:

Nebco/Blue Fox Vibrotail Minnow on a jig spinner.  No longer made but sometimes available on the auction site(s).  I'm a big fan of Beetle Spins, but these worked better for me in the SJ County delta system.  

 

Ever try Creme's Lit'l Fishie?

 

 

[WRB]

I believe Creme bought the Wham Lit’l Fishy very popular in So Cal in the 80’s. The bait shown looks more like the Vivif Minnow however a flat tail. 

The Wham Minnow had a ribbon tail. Same name different lure.

Tom

[MickD]

How 'bout those purple and white worms strung on leader with three single hooks.  There is a highly pressured public park pond here which is hammered by everything people talk about today.  And there is one fisherman who just plops the the old purple worm out there and doesn't move it.  You should see the pics he has on his phone.  largemouths

[QED]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

 

Ever try Creme's Lit'l Fishie?

 

 

OK, you've stumped me there!  The Creme brand was pretty much gone when I started fishing.