Isn't It Amazing....old Stuff Still Works

[SoFlaBassAddict]

You know, I like a straight shank hook. I like it for flipping. I like it for t-rigs. I like it for almost all of my plastic fishing. The one old problem with them though is the plastic sliding down on the hook. I've got plenty of hooks here with the barbs and bait keepers that you're seeing becoming more and more common now. I was out on the boat yesterday, broke off, and didn't have any barbs or whatnot with me. In a pinch I pulled out one of the toothpicks I keep handy and ran it through the eye of the hook just like you used to do several years ago. I haven't done it for a long time and I forgot just how effective it was.

Moral:

Remember to try out the old school stuff that we all used to use. Sometimes it just works better than all the "new" stuff out there today.

[Avalonjohn44]

Agree. It's still hard to beat Grubs, Mepps Spinners, Johnson Spoons, Rapala Floating Minnows, and Creme Worms(the original Trick Worm...). Old school still works...

[Catt]

A piece of heavy mono will do the same thing

Another cure is after you penetrate the head of the worm & start to reinsert the hook into the worm make sure you pull up on the worm first. If that makes sense I’ll be lucky…kind of something that is easier shown than explained.

[piscicidal]

You know, I like a straight shank hook. I like it for flipping. I like it for t-rigs. I like it for almost all of my plastic fishing. The one old problem with them though is the plastic sliding down on the hook. The one old problem with them though is the plastic sliding down on the hook. I've got plenty of hooks here with the barbs and bait keepers that you're seeing becoming more and more common now. I was out on the boat yesterday, broke off, and didn't have any barbs or whatnot with me. In a pinch I pulled out one of the toothpicks I keep handy and ran it through the eye of the hook just like you used to do several years ago. I haven't done it for a long time and I forgot just how effective it was.

Moral:

Remember to try out the old school stuff that we all used to use. Sometimes it just works better than all the "new" stuff out there today.

Eric,

I'm sure you've heard of this...but a small piece of shrinkwrap works awesome for retaining plastics on straight shanked hooks. I do this on all my flipping hooks...leave the upper portion of the shrinkwrap (towards the eyelet) "unshrunk" or partially shrunk so it acts like a big barb.

[Raul]

I don´t carry toothpicks to do that, mother nature has provided me with an endless supply of huizache thorns readily available everywhere I go and they are better than toothpicks.

[Bankbeater]

I usually get a real funny look when someone asks me what I am throwing and I tell them that its a Jitterbug.

[mrbassky68]

If you don't think old stuff works see what you have to pay for a P-70 PopR or vintage wigle wart.

[Raul]

I usually get a real funny look when someone asks me what I am throwing and I tell them that its a Jitterbug.

Last Sunday a friend of mine and I were fishing this ( 3-4 acres ) pond, all day long I hammered them with this lure:

Rebel´s Wee Frog, man it must have been at least 2 years since I tied one, have them since the early 90´s. Then as the sun fell I tied the ole faithful ( Jitterbug ) for some topwater action, he didn´t see me tie it and after several fish caught with it he asked me what I was fishing with --->

Raul: a Jitterbug,

Poncho: a what ?!?,

Raul: a Jitterbug,

Poncho: I´ve never fished with one of those !

Raul: well, I gave you one about two years ago

Poncho: yeah but I never tried it !

Raul: got it with you ?

Poncho: it must be here somwhere ....

Raul: ok, give it to me, it needs doctoring ....( I bent, twisted, reshaped the lip until it sounded "right". There you have, try it.

Poncho: ok, now what do I do.

Well, just cast it, wait a little until the ripples move away and reel in steadily at slow pace.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle ----> Wham !

Raul: okie dokie, lesson finished.

After several fish caught by him, he exclaimed: man this is so fun !

Raul: Oh yeah, it shure is fun, don´t work all the time but when it does it´s a killa.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Eric,

I'm sure you've heard of this...but a small piece of shrinkwrap works awesome for retaining plastics on straight shanked hooks. I do this on all my flipping hooks...leave the upper portion of the shrinkwrap (towards the eyelet) "unshrunk" or partially shrunk so it acts like a big barb.

I've got plenty of my flipping hooks done with barbs on them like that. One thing I have found is that over time the heat shrink tends to get moist and start to slip. It also seems like the toothpick just holds a bit better. I've torn up far less plastics lately doing it this way. I was honestly surprised.

[Bluebasser86]

The old Creme rigged Scoundrel is one of my favorite baits to give to newbies. Little kids to seniors, bluegill to catfish, they'll catch any of them for all of them.

[Chris]

It is also amazing how old stuff works better than some new stuff or the difference between the original and a copy could be like night and day in how productive they are.