We need your help in answering the following question: What favorite old lure do you wish they had never stopped manufacturing? In other words, what lure did you used to buy and use with success, that now you can't find anywhere?

Please list the exact name and model of the lure, as well as your preferred color. Describe it a little for me. We're looking for your input for an upcoming magazine feature.

Thanks,

Tony

Series 1 crankbait by Strike king.Tenn. shad color.Can not find any in good shape online.It work so well on four of my fav lakes.

I wonder what those actually look like...and I wonder if any of these are those...

http://www.zeiners.com/bassmagnet.html

Can't find any pics there though

Is it possible that the word "Classic" you are using should be "Original" instead?

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...rchResults

http://www.culprit.com/

You're welcome! I WANT to say that when Culprit 1st brought the originals back out on the market a few years ago that they tried calling them "Classic".

The ONE thing that I DO remember is paging through a BPS catalog...and seeing that the originals were back out. My recollection of that was jarred after I saw your post and did a search for "Culprit Classic"....which didn't turn up much to speak of. Then I checked for Culprit on BPS....then checked the Culprit website...and kind of put 2 and 2  together  

I think Creme even has their original worm back out.

Runke....take a look in their catalog on pages 24 & 25. There's a Pro Model Series 1....and on page 25 they show it made in Tennessee Shad.

http://www.strikeking.com/catalog/2.../index.php

Was it anything like this?

http://www.mirrolure.com/lumo/16mr.html

My favorite discontinued lure is the Salmo Hornet SDR Floating. About the time I started catchin walleye on this lure Salmo pulled the plug on this lure.

The back story is that the Salmo rep that told me this neglected to mention that he had pretty well cornered the market on this lure! Salmo suggested contacting him and he denied having any of these lures, and flat out told me they didn't work very well! So much for integrity.

Tom 

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http://www.taimentackle.com/mt/product_info.php?products_id=3509

The Lazy Ike in 6" and larger size are  the one's I miss.

There are a few of the old baits that I wish I could still get.

The Rebel Suspend-R.

The Slither worm by Mr Twister 4 and 6 inch, there was a later version called a Mr Means. These were 3 and 5 inch I beleave. These baits were hot for Smallmouth and Walleye.

A BLACK FLASH buzzbait made by BLUE FOX in any color!! It was a Klacker buzzbait with a loud metal blade in gold. It was the loudest I ever used.

If that is going to happen....you'd think they'd be polite enough to warn folks on their website

www.acmetackle.com

THey're discontinued....but you can still find them. Just make sure to search for "Diver"....like this...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...y+Diver%22

Yano....check your PM's

Rapala doesn't seem to make there things like they used to.

I have a couple of Rapalas that are about 4 years old and they are different than the ones made today. The bills aren't very durable on today's models. And as stated, many good colors are altered.

Tom. As of now I only buy Rapalas when they are 50% off or more ( which only occurs once a year).

Alot of companies these days have made changes for the worst.

Is this the one you're talking about Rooger?

http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.p...mp;pos=200

I'm about 99% the lure is discontinued....you can see what year that catalog page is from on the site there.

I thought I knew quite a bit about various "banana" type baits...but this added to my knowledge

I have a couple of Smoo's in my collection...and have seen them on Ebay too

I KNOW what you mean about trying to figure out what an older lures was / is.

I'll do a post in a couple of days that should help you folks out on here

www.nealsfishingtackle.com/tacklesupplies/freshcrank2.html

Rapala- Jointed-

color: J11-G Gold; J11-CLN Clown; 4-3/8"

$4.25 ea.

Try here Krissy1.

4th row down 3rd in from left.

http://www.wholesalecentral.com/mau...tore%2Ecfm

Min. order of $100.00

To find Rapala's in a store at 50% off these days is tough. You'd have to catch one of the "big box" stores (WalMart etc...) clearing out inventory....or a tackleshop going out of business....or watch Ebay like a HAWK.

I was lucky to catch 3 K-Marts closing out in California back in the late '90's.

I have a few Rapala's for sale...but at the moment.....not a single jointed one....as Frank, Pete and others wiped me out

This website here has several Frenzy's and Rapala's for sale....both new and used. I purchased some things from him a few months ago.

http://flatware-replacements.com/fishinglures.html

The Rapala Countdown in crawfish color is a tough one to find...Ebay is probably the only way to find one. I see Beno's on Ebay in lure lots and tackle boxes of lures for sale....and is how I added these 3 to my collection of "banana-type" lures.

It wouldn't surprise me if Rapala just got tired of trying to get the steel for the Inox lures at a reasonable price....and Asian steel is still rife with quality problems.

At the moment there are 112 auctions of nothing but Risto Raps on Ebay....many starting at $0.99 with no bids on them....here's one of 2 RR9's in SB & SG for about $12 including shipping...

Ebay Auction for 2 Risto Raps

There's another guy on Ebay with a store that has Ukko's...but $20 - $25

Ebay Ukko's

I also see these ocassionally in larger lots of muskie lures.....but almost none in single auctions.

I see ton's of Lazy Ikes on Ebay....with very little interest in them...so it's easy to get a bunch of them at a reasonable price.

This is not a particularly old lure but one I can no longer find. Back in the late 80s I used to fish on trout streams with a spinner that I really thought was productive on big browns. It was a blue fox wisper. This was similar to the vibrax at least the barrel part on the shaft. the one difference was that it had a willowleaf blade instead of the oval one on the vibrax. my favorite was in gold or nickel in a #5. It put out a ton of flash but the vibration was less that a vibrax of same size. cast upstream into a nice looking hole and worked back just fast enough to keep the blade turning good was a killer. I have looked on ebay and at the blue fox website and emailed them but have not received a response. Some of their offerings in their european catalog's look similar. If anybody knows what I am talking about or have used these in the past I would like to know.

Brian

I have to apologize to you guyz for not CHECKING this topic in a while

@dabo...glad you got things you could use

@ Lyco...Mann's DID make a smaller version of the "Chug-N-Spit"....you can see it in this catalog page from 1997 on the NFLCC website...

http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=379

@mathewsj....I don't have ANY of those 2 colors in my stuff for sale....and Ebay auctions for those and a few other older colors are fairly brisk

This pic will give you folks an idea of what the Blue Fox Whisper's look like

Thanks David.  Thats the one! I forgot about the texture on the blade. since they are no longer being produced I need to search and test similar lures to see If there is something I like. Of course I may just run into a new favorite.

Thanks

Brian

You're welcome Brian & Sam

@ Brian....the blade on there is what EYE call a "rounded willow"....you will find the similar SHAPE of blade on Worden's Rooster Tails...Luhr Jensen Shyster...and the Renosky Swiss Swings. I've never seen "diamond-type" blades that Blue Fox used on those Whisper's ANYWHERE else...not even as knock-offs at Jann's or Stamina 

@Sam....I don't know how big the hole was that you had drilled through the lures...nor the placement of the hole....but I would have been inclined to drip a little clear fingernail polish OR some Super-Glue down into there

Berkley 4" power Pulse worm in purple, Was a very good bass lure, never tried it until they quit making them, only had a  half dozen packages.       

Both the Rattlin' Fat Raps and the Rapala Minnow Spoons can still be found...both on Ebay and the 'Net.

Here's a tackle shop I found that has both....a little pricey though...

http://store.tackleandrods.com/merc...ode=RAPALA

http://store.tackleandrods.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FLT&Category_Code=SPOON

Did the blade on it look anything like this?

http://www.lakelandinc.com/Spinners...helton.htm

Posted By drz450 on 27 May 2010 11:31 AM
My favorite forTrout on rivers in Oregon, has always been the Doc Shelton! I grew up using this on the Trask, Nestucca, and Siletz and is "the one to use!" I can't find them ANYWHWERE!!! You can lose count of all the fish you catch on these! Last year I even hooked into 2 fresh from the ocean Steelhead! Quite the thrill! I like the biggest one they make, half silver, half gold, not sure of the blade size, but it's got a distinct shape that makes them what they are. Basically a trolling lure with a small leader and a piece of bait(worm or egg) trailing behind! IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO GET THESE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME KNOW!!!!!

Posted By jshob56 on 25 Jun 2010 01:42 PM
My favorite no longer made lures were Injun Joe's Frog and Polish Polliwog By Injun Joe Bait Co. of West Hazleton, PA. OK, Joe never made it national with these baits but they really caught Largemouth in PA. The first time I threw a Polish Polliwog was at Lily Lake. I tossed it into the weeds at an incoming tributary and triggered the big ker-sploosh of a musky. I set the hook hard and fell flat on my back side. That musky cut the line so fast I never even felt the pop of the line. On my way home, I stopped at the bait shop and bought 5 more. Unfortunately Joe passed in the 1980's and those lures are gone for good.

Jack

I have just logged on for the first time having discovered this forum while unsuccessfully trying to locate ANY 3/8 oz Harrison Vibra Bat lure.  I would prefer a yellow one, but I could always repaint one of another color.  My late grandfather gave me one years ago and I lost it to a fast water snag as a kid.  I caught my largest northern pike ever (10 1/2 pounds) in the Yellow river behind our house in Wisconsin and would like to get another.  I loved that lure as much as my grandfather and now have grand children of my own who are reaching fishing age and I am sure we could have a ball with it.  Just to make sure losing it again would not be a problem I plan to replicate it in exacting detail and fish the newly fabricated copies.  It worked great!  Any help would be greatly appreciated.