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

For me the answer is easy, the Rebel spoonbill minnow.  You can find them on eBay, or if your lucky an estate auction.  All colors & sizes!  The most productive color for me was (is) black back with silver sides.  I have a ton of them!
LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

SGT Christopher Johnson US Army Presidential Salute Battery NAFC Life Member

Chris, send me a PM with cost amount, and addy for sending payment!
LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

(beno) yellow with black spots or orange with black spots. both are jointed.

I'm pretty fond of the deep diving midget River Runts. Seems like I'm the only one that uses them anymore. I still find that they work really good on walleyes when trolled. Red & white and perch seem to do the best for me. Ebay is about the only place to find a good selection and most sellers there get pretty good prices for them.
Always drink upstream from the herd----- Life member since March 1990

i would have to say the pt. defiance spoon and the rapala minnow spin. both great trout lures.oh and the old fire tiger colered rapalas i dont like the new pattern.

My favorite old lures no longer available are the following:

- 3/8 oz. chartreuse Mister Twister Meppster
- 3/8 oz. white or chartreuse Blue Fox Double Buzz
- 3/8 oz. white or chartreuse Roland Martin Blue Fox Big Bass Spinnerbait

I missed these lures as I caught lots of fish on them!

Nam D. Nguyen
Nguyen's Fishing Adventures
http://fishing.namtkd.com

The lure I miss the most is the Redneck Rebel im not sure if they stopped the production of it but i haven't seen any around. The best color for it was the white tail red head a great color to carolina rig and catch some good bass!

 

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.

Lets all go fishing.

I will tell you one lure that i wish they still made (or if they do i cant find any anywhere)is the bass magnet.It looks like a crawdad thats brown on top and yellow and orange on bottom.You have no idea how many fish i caught on that one lure in my 25+ years fishing!KEEP ON FISHIN!

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

 

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

i cant seem to find any old culprit classic worms anywhere no more, biggest bass i ever caught was on a chartreuse culprit classic it was a 10pounder about 20 years ago

may mother nature bless your line with every cast

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/

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

thanks alot dave ive been looking for these for what it seems like forever, cant believe i missed'em @bass pro , but do you remember when it was called the culprit classic? i do and im gonna order me a couple a packs in just a few minutes, thanks again i really apreciate it these are my favorite artificial worms of all time, man im smiling here lol

may mother nature bless your line with every cast

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.

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

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

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

A favorite trout lure for me was the "Vibra Bat', Harrison-Hoge(sp) sold them, said they were poor sellers, I retired mine because I didn't want to lose it.

my personal favorite no longer made is the MIrroMullet. not sure who the company is i jsut name the name of the lure. black with the rattles and foil reflector inside
PaperChaser1 -always trying for that masters plaque

Was it anything like this?

 

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

 

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin