Welcome Bruce and Jeffrey!

Welcome Tooty! Hoping to develop this Group with input from the Guys here who love the Classic Lures but also are curious about the entire history of Lures to present date. At least cover it from our personal favorites and experiences. 

I have some classic lures. I'll have to post some pictures soon.

Please do Bruce. I like the pics with the Fish and the lure too as well as tips and tales about presentation using the Lures. I go through my archives here and make up seasonal boxes of Lures that have worked for me in the past and it keeps my confidence in the Lure I'm throwing. I always like to get back to something neglected or try a new lure out as well. The Vibrating Bait is one I want to use more in the early Spring.  

Hats off to Lou and Ed Eppinger! This Ol' Classic Gold Flutter Chuck has been catching for Years now.  3,1/4"x 3/4".  

As a kid growing up in southern Louisiana I always used live bait until I got a little older and started seeing some spinners perfect for my zebco 33 set up…..one morning my dad and I arrived at a local bait shop to purchase shiners for a crappie trip…..I always loved to browse the different lures and I came across a few from H & H lures out of Baton Rouge …I asked my dad to get a couple and the rest is history……H & H lure company was founded in 1959 on the principles of  craftsmanship and affordibity…..didn’t try them that day but the following Sunday we were at my grandparents farm and I asked to go out to one of seven stocked ponds on their 200 acre cattle farm…….I first tied on the original spinner and began casting the flooded willows, bam on my second retrieve and a quality largemouth finally surrendered……went on to catch several more panfish and bass and was very happy to give my dad the update…..fast forward 30 years and we’re on Toledo Bend reservoir in  a friendly tournament of six boats, mainly my dad’s coworkers and a few other locals…..the forecast was for light rain all day…..we started at eight and the weigh in was for two…..even before we arrived at our first spot we donned our rain gear. My dad started with a jerk bait and I decided to throw the H & H willow blade spinner and quickly forced my dad to change…..we quickly had 10 with a four pound kicker …my dad was a fishing role model for many of the folks fishing that day and we chuckled as they would work by with a jerk bite tied on just like they saw at the ramp…..we felt confident enough to take a lunch break with a commanding lead……we culled a couple more nice fish and headed in anxious to get out of the rain…..one team had caught three on a rattle trap (blue/chrome) and the other three didn’t have a fish……needless to say H & H made some money that week when everyone went shopping……I still have a complete box of H & H spinners and I love the panfish spinners…..

I gotta take some photos of my lures, but all I have is an old cell phone. I'll see if I can make it work.

I hope so Bruce. I'd like to know your favorites that kept you in Fish through the Years. The classic demand respect!

Jeffrey thanks for the account! The first reel I recall my  father showing me how to cast with was a Johnson Spin caster . I think he put a Heddon Sonic on the line for me. The first lure he gave me for a birthday present was a Creme prop spinner tandem rig in natural color. A copy of the Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper was included in the present .

Trying to determine timeline of Rapalas manufacturing, I have Finland, Ireland marked and non-country specified in my collection. 

Us old timers /old schoolers can relate.  Bass Week: Top 5 Old-School Lures that Still Crush Bass - In-Fisherman

Great tip for the Tiny Torpedo I've not tried on my go to Smallmouth Bass topwater Bait. "Add a split ring to the belly hook. Otherwise, a jumping, gyrating fish can use the hook hanger to twist off."

Here are some Classic Baits I've thrown this Year (2024) so far. 

Here are some Classic Baits I've thrown this Year (2024) so far.  

Here are some Classic Baits I've thrown this Year (2024) so far.  

Here are some Classic Baits I've thrown this Year (2024) so far.  

The Rattle Traps over the windy flats have called Fish up and done well. 2 mid sized and two magnums have provoked aggressive Male Bass and Pickerel/. Trolling and casting the Flutter spoons also have taken Males and female Pickerel. The white Grub ,Trout pattern Rapala, Little Fox orange spoon and the shad Rap (a favorite Walleye Bait classic) all got Fish too.

Welcome Jim Cosgrove! Hope you enjoy the group !

More classic end of April Baits .Water temp got to 62-64 and the Stick worm worked a charm on Good looking 3- 3,1/2 # Largemouth Bass.  

Shad Rap collection. My first three Walleyes were caught on the small sized back in the 80's. Good Lure for Bass, Pickerel, Trout and Yellow Perch also.

Welcome to the group ,Jim Gronaw.

May Baits that are catchers.