What are some of your favorite baits that you or your father used to catch bass that you can no longer find? If you have a picture that would be cool too.

I use these baits nearly every time out.

Jitterbugs, one frog pattern, the other black jointed.

Hula Popper in perch pattern.

DareDevil spoon in red and white stripe.

An old Mirro-Lure I used to use Snook fishing when I lived in Florida.

L&S Mirror-O-Lure, the 1.5" size in particular. :'(

My father didn 't fish however I 've been long enough in this sport to have fished ( and still do ) with old school baits, my t box has Jitterbugs, Arbogasters, Hula Poppers, Spooks, Sonics & super Sonics, Tadpoles, Hellbenders, Waterdogs, original bombers, Mud Bugs, Sputterbugs ( now named sputterbuzz ), Lucky 13s, River Runts n 'such, they still catch fish .... which only proves that bass were as dumb 30 years ago as they are now.

Arbogast Mud Bug

Heddon Tad Poly

Hellbenders

Original wooden Bombers.

River Runts

Creek Chub Plunkers

Go Deeper Crab I think it was Heddon.

zara spooks

Why would some one stop using a highly productive lure just because of the era in which it originated is beyond me.

In the marshes of Southwest Louisiana nearly everyone has gone frog crazy!

So ole Catt breaks out the Johnson Gold Spoon

Jitterbugs and Hula Poppers are good... still easy to get around here, though. 

Here's a good one for you: Mepps Combo.  Anybody remember those?  ;D

I have an old Smithwick Devil's Horse that was my grandpa's. It's with my "retired" lures because I would be too scared to lose it. I use newer ones quite frequently though. Great classic topwater. Love the Horse!

arkies rattle band jig works great for me same as the jitterbug

Hildebrandt Snagless Sally.

Apparently being marketed by Yakima Bait Company these days.

I've caught a lot of bass on one of these with a black skirt and gold blades.

Tom

Jitterbug-black,frog

Lucky 13

Crazy Crawler-mouse w/leather tail

Creek Chub Darter-not made anymore

Still throwing my grandpas Original Storm ThinFin, and still catching fish on it.

Jensen Froglegs

Hedon Crazy Crawler

Still see water. The Lazy Ikes and Flatfish not so much.

The old jitterbugs have much better action and noise than the new ones, so I still use old jitterbugs quite a bit.

I also throw a few old creek chubs (pikies, injured minnows), heddon river runts, and south bend bass o renos every now and then.

I don't use any nice ones as that can be kinda pricey.

I used to collect Punkinseeds, but never have fished with one. I may have to give that a shot. I love those old lures

The old jitterbugs have much better action and noise than the new ones, so I still use old jitterbugs quite a bit.

I also throw a few old creek chubs (pikies, injured minnows), heddon river runts, and south bend bass o renos every now and then.

I don't use any nice ones as that can be kinda pricey.

I used to collect Punkinseeds, but never have fished with one. I may have to give that a shot. I love those old lures

I have a Heddon Punkinseed that I throw sometimes, although I have yet to catch anything with it.

The old jitterbugs have much better action and noise than the new ones, so I still use old jitterbugs quite a bit.

I think when they put that rattle in them it changed the action.

Not for the better.   

Original Flatfish, still around but never see one in a tackle shop.

Agree with Catt, if it worked 50 years ago it will today.

I've been turned on to a Wahoo redfish gold spoon for bass, not saying it's better than the j-spoon.

Johnson spoon but in black chrome.  Hildebrandt Snagless Sally yellow with a goldblade. That is a killer but I cant find them anywhere.

Johnson spoon but in black chrome. Hildebrandt Snagless Sally yellow with a goldblade. That is a killer but I cant find them anywhere.

They are in every store down south 

Original Flatfish, still around but never see one in a tackle shop.

Agree with Catt, if it worked 50 years ago it will today.

I've been turned on to a Wahoo redfish gold spoon for bass, not saying it's better than the j-spoon.

Ya can't catch bass on salt water lures 

Original Flatfish, still around but never see one in a tackle shop.

Agree with Catt, if it worked 50 years ago it will today.

I've been turned on to a Wahoo redfish gold spoon for bass, not saying it's better than the j-spoon.

Ya can't catch bass on salt water lures 

Question or statement?

I catch bass all the time on saltwater lures and vice versa.  Predatory fish are pretty much the same, I don't think fish are as near fussy as many people seem to think.

Original Flatfish, still around but never see one in a tackle shop.

Agree with Catt, if it worked 50 years ago it will today.

I've been turned on to a Wahoo redfish gold spoon for bass, not saying it's better than the j-spoon.

Ya can't catch bass on salt water lures

Question or statement?

I catch bass all the time on saltwater lures and vice versa. Predatory fish are pretty much the same, I don't think fish are as near fussy as many people seem to think.

It has amazed me how long it took for some people to blend the two

I havent found a snagless sally in any store in southwest florida. Its my understanding its discountinued. I havent found it on yakimas site either. Thinking about making them from parts available from janns or barlows.

I havent found a snagless sally in any store in southwest florida. Its my understanding its discountinued. I havent found it on yakimas site either. Thinking about making them from parts available from janns or barlows.

BPS lists them on their website.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_7433_100006000_100000000_100006000_100-6-0

Some colors are out of stock.

Tom