What's Your Old Lure that Still Catches Bass?
What's Your Old Lure that Still Catches Bass?
I don't really want to talk about this, because I like to keep it secret. But, here it goes. I bought a Heddon Meadow Mouse around 1980. I didn't really use it, until around 2010. I saw Megabass making a copy of the Meadow Mouse, so I started using it. It's actually a great wake bait. Only things I did was adding a split rings, replacing hooks, adjusting the angle of the bill and the tail (longer than the original.)
It still catches fish, especially, when other topwater baits don't get a bite. I've bought 6 or 7 Meadow Mouse on eBay, but I'm still using the same one that I bought in 1980.
What's your old lure that 99% of people don't use today?
It still catches fish, especially, when other topwater baits don't get a bite. I've bought 6 or 7 Meadow Mouse on eBay, but I'm still using the same one that I bought in 1980.
What's your old lure that 99% of people don't use today?
Last edited by MK49 on Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: What's Your Old Lure that Still Catches Bass?
A bigger sized jointed black Jitterbug. I replace the rear hook with a single long shank single and run a black/purple floating worm on it to resemble a mouse tail. It still hits em good in ponds.
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Black jitterbug here. Big bass slay this lure. I'll always have one in my box.
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Re: What's Your Old Lure that Still Catches Bass?
Rapala Minnow Spoon Weedless. I admit the hookup ratio isn't that great but, when they be biting, they be biting.
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Yeah, reminds of how effective the Johnson Silver Minnow spoon was...seems that since Uncle Josh Pork Rinds went defunct there aren't a lot of trailers that pair well with this classic lure anymore.slipperybob wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 5:20 pmRapala Minnow Spoon Weedless. I admit the hookup ratio isn't that great but, when they be biting, they be biting.
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I have some older spinnerbaits with hammered silver Colorado blades. Not even sure of the maker(not that it matters since so similar). However I can fish right behind someone with these older spinnerbaits and get bit. No one is using that style anymore. Oh and white is the go to skirt color.
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Re: What's Your Old Lure that Still Catches Bass?
The larger black jitterbug is tops but all of them work when a more subtle presentation is needed.