jhow2319 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 I just wanted to get some input from some of you older guys on what old crankbaits you like. Anything from Poes to WEC. I just want to see some opinions. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted August 11, 2009 Super User Posted August 11, 2009 Poes, pre-mexico Older Bagley Alpha baits Pre-Rapala Wiggle Warts Rebel Super R Original Spence Scout Original Rapala Fat Raps Quote
Blue Streak Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Rebel deep Humbacks Heddon Tad Poly The original old Bagley baits and the orginal Wiggle Warts. Quote
Stringjam Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Bagley DB3's (my favorite being the original version with the straight, unreinforced lip). A lot of the other Bagleys as well. Pete Reynold's "Little Petey" Zoom WEC's Z-Flat coffin lip and Lexan lipped Wobbler, as well as the Deep Stumpy I would say old Poe's, but I keep in mind the quality on these baits was NEVER really that great. I have original "Made in California" Poe's with crooked lips and some of the worst hardware locating you've ever seen. The body carving is very inconsistent as well. The design has always been a good one - the execution has most certainly not. Ron-E-Bee or Richard Manley cranks......if you're ever lucky enough to find any. Lucky Craft Flat CB SR's Rapala Shallow Fat Raps Arbogast Mud Bugs and Original Bombers As far as I can tell, the new "old" Wiggle Warts work as well as the old ones. Quote
Willzx225 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Any of the WEC baits (though I don't really think of them as that old) One of my all time favorite older baits is the Bomber Speed Shad but like many crankbaits out there. The older ones are much better. Quote
Super User Muddy Posted August 11, 2009 Super User Posted August 11, 2009 I don't know about the best my favorites The Original Balsa BIG O, not those Cabelas copies Wooden Spence Scouts SHAD RAPS Quote
Danielson Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 The original Big O made in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The original Bomber Mudbugs and Hellbenders. The original Storm Thin Fins. Quote
BassnMan Mike Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Rebel Wee-R in the original baby bass color, they dont offer the color anymore. Not so vintage but no longer available, Rapala DDRFR, Down Deep Rattlin Fat Rap, in shad. Anytime I come accross either of these lures I buy them up, heck I'll even trade a Lucky Craft for them. Quote
Blue Streak Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 I agree with the Mud Bug, Hellbender, and original Bombers, I have caught many bass on those, they are classics. I just can't seem to find a new "old" Wiggle Wart that is as good as the originals. I had a tackle box full of those and caught bass after bass on them. I still have some left and side by side they just seem to be better for me than the new ones. I can feel the action more with the old ones and they just take off to the side better. I am not saying you guys are all wrong, Raul has a good theory about these. Another great bait was the original Rebel Wee R, the new ones are just not the same, they feel lighter and the finish is different. Quote
slider head Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Agreed on the old wiggle warts and poes old thundersticks the older Mann's 15+ I do not know nor can I figure out what the difference is but I catch 3 to 1 on the older as opposed to the newer ones. > Quote
Super User MALTESE FALCON Posted August 11, 2009 Super User Posted August 11, 2009 Rapala Shad Raps, I've been using these for more years than I care to admit, and they still put alot of fish in my livewell. Another is the original Rebel Wee R in Crawdad. Falcon Quote
Super User Raul Posted August 11, 2009 Super User Posted August 11, 2009 There are a big bunch of old baits I still fish with, wouldn 't fish a vintage unless I had a replacement: Big Os Heddon Sonic and Super Sonics Rapala Fat Rap, Shallow Fat Rap and Rattlin Fat Rap Heddon Bayou Boogie Whopper Stopper Hellbender ( we call them "perritos" ) Arbogast Jitterbug Arbogast Sputterbuzz Arbogast Arbogaster Heddon Lucky 13 Heddon Chugger Heddon Tadpoly Rapala Original Floating Minnow Rapala Shad Rap Storm Wiggle Wart Bomber Rattling RRR Heddon Zara Spook, Zara Spook II and Zara Puppy Heddon Torpedo, Baby Torpedo and Tiny Torpedo Bagley 's small fry baby bass ( not the one you can see nowdays ) Storm Thin Fins Heddon River Runt, Tiny River Runt Rebel 's Wee Frog The list is long. Quote
Super User CWB Posted August 11, 2009 Super User Posted August 11, 2009 Older Guys? I resemble that remark! Bagley's DB3 or Deep Killer B's. Mudbug. Wiggle Warts. Rebel Deep Wee R. Spoonplugs for trolling. Could go on but at my age my mind tends to wander. Quote
river-rat Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Bagley BB2, BB3, DB1, & DB2 - Manufactured prior to 1980. I was smart enough to purchase enough that I still have a good supply of each still in the original packaging. Arbogast Mud Bug (1/4 & 5/8 oz.) - Still the best crankbait for cranking wood I've ever used. Strike King Spence Scout (wooden) and the Cordell Water Scout (plastic) Strike King Big S Rebel Mini R and Deep Mini R Rebel Wee R (shallow and deep diver) Tennessee Shad - A balsa wood crankbait that has been out of production for at least 20 years. I keep repainting the one's I have as it is one of my favorite crankbaits in the Atchafalaya Basin in the summer and fall. Quote
Clark Stewart Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Is it sad that I've got a tackle box at my parent's house that was my grandfather's before he died. I had already taken a handfull of cranks out of it based solely on the this one looks newer than that one, or these hooks aren't rusted! I know he's got a dozen hellbenders in there but I've never thought much of them. Guess I'll have to give it another once over! Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted August 13, 2009 Super User Posted August 13, 2009 Cordell Big-O Heddon Sonic Jitterbug Humpback Rebel Quote
Josh Bassman Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I love the Thin Fin. I buy them and repaint them to meet my needs. Sexy shad, craw, whatever... Thin Fins are the best cranks ever. Quote
Beerman Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 I must admit that i am the same way, i dont use my old baits unless i have backups. I would hate to catch a boat load on them and not have another for my partner or incase you do the dreaded ( Loose one ). Pre- rapala wiggle warts, Bill Dance Fat Frees, Risto Raps, Fat Raps. These are the main ones, its sad but i catch more fish on the old wiggle warts than the new ones. They are pricey but the way i look at it, its just like buying a Lucky Craft. Quote
Hellbenderman Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Hellbenders are the best crank bait ever made. I have fished them religiously for 40 years and have never run across anything that could match them for trolling or casting, period. I would love to know what you found in that tackle box as I collect the rascals, too. Can't go wrong with a hellbender. Quote
bnwcrankin Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Bagley 'mama cat' is the best crank for crankin' deep wood!! Love it... Quote
oldschoolbasser Posted August 20, 2009 Posted August 20, 2009 Old Painted Shad Fat Raps,and the Original Poe Plugs! Quote
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