Rebel history topic

[king fisher]

Has anyone ever fished the Reblel Blackstar?  I remember when it came out.  Huge add campaign in all the fishing magazines.  I was a big fan of Rebel lures, and wanted to buy one, but the Monkey had less influence on me when I was young and broke.  I almost pulled the trigger one day, but decided the graphite line tie had to just be a gimmick, and the colors looked straight out of star wars.  If I ever run across one now, I'm going to buy it and give it a try just to see if I made the right decision way back then.

[waymont]

The gold 3.5"  Rebel broke back minnow has been one of the best minnow baits I have ever used. Tons of fish on it along with the 3.5"  solid Rebel minnow in silver blue back.

Fished as a jerk bait, top water, or just reeling it in, these guys catch a lot of fish.

Pop-R, and Wee r, Deep Wee R, and my favorite the Rebel Humpback are all winners for me. Going back decades, they still produce.

[MAN]

On 2/3/2024 at 9:46 AM, king fisher said:

Has anyone ever fished the Reblel Blackstar?  I remember when it came out.  Huge add campaign in all the fishing magazines.  I was a big fan of Rebel lures, and wanted to buy one, but the Monkey had less influence on me when I was young and broke.  I almost pulled the trigger one day, but decided the graphite line tie had to just be a gimmick, and the colors looked straight out of star wars.  If I ever run across one now, I'm going to buy it and give it a try just to see if I made the right decision way back then.

 

That is my absolute favorite lure in my collection.  Not because it was effective, but because I think it was one of the worst lures ever released by big name lure company. I can't fathom how that design made it through all the checks and balances internally before being released.