How many here have the first bait with which you caught your first largemouth?

 

I was given a crankbait called and Angel Eye, brand unknown, and the first day out with that bait I caught 7 largemouth. This was back in 1980. If you'll notice It's a squarebill. All 7 came from less than four feet of water. It's the bait In the lower right hand corner.

 

 

Johnson Beetle Spin... Still in my box.

I do, actually I still fish with it ( maybe I shouldn´t for sentimental purposes ), it´s a now very old Rapala Original Floating Minnow size 7 black back silver foil, man I´ve changed the hooks on that bait maybe 4 or 5 times, I have clear coated it twice because it was all scratched and beat up and still catches fish. I´ve thought about honorably discharge it but everytime I´m about to do it I take it out of the box, stare at it and I swear it talks to me sayin´ : lemme ketch some more fish before I go !

Raul, I threw that bait throughout the 90's and one day as I was cleaning out my box It hit me that It was the first bait I caught a bass on and the rest Is history. It hangs In my fishing closet with the other three baits In that picture. The Lazy Ike, the sinking Ike, and the baby bass(first balsa bait) bought In 1981. The Angel Eye and two Ike baits were given to me the same day by the same guy. I owe him so much as he Introduced me to bass fishing, taught me a ton, and was Incredibly patient about me getting hung up a lot. lol

I can't even remember. Maybe a trap or a tube?

Yep - still got it, though I don't use it any more. Doubt it was the first bass I ever caught, since I fished farm ponds and pits a lot, but it was the first artificial lure I purchased and caught  a bass on from a large reservoir that I intentionally went to bass fish. Young enough that I still had to ride my bike to the lake to fish since I couldn't drive, so that would put it about 1980. I always remember thinking if only the pros I read about in the magazines would come to my lake and fish, they'd see the stuff they talk about doesn't work - then I caught a bass on this Mann's Hackleback Craw, and it all went downhill from there  - LOL.

 

-T9

I've still got some Abu spinners from the 60's that caught a bunch of smallies. Probably not my first bass, but these lures are 50 years old.

Nope, long gone.

 

I remember it being a red and white spoon I threw in the south Louisiana marsh.

 

The bass was a dink, but it was my first bass caught on an artificial lure.

 

Had been using minnows and worms until that time.

Red Cotton Cordell Super Spot. Cast it one day and it just flew off my line into the water. My knot tying abilities have improved since .

H & H Spinner!

Alligator got it

Not sure what lure it was. Maybe a buzz bait or a worm. I was likely 4-5 years old so too long ago to remember.

Still have the first worm I caught a fish on…

If we are talking about lure probably some sort of plastic or spinnerbait. My first bass was probably caught on a bobber and worm.

Nope, long gone.

I remember it being a red and white spoon I threw in the south Louisiana marsh.

The bass was a dink, but it was my first bass caught on an artificial lure.

Had been using minnows and worms until that time.

I caught my first in little burns, calcasieu river run off. It wwas on ol faithful. Johnson silver minnow uncle josh #11 pork rind

Its been so long I can't remember what was the first bait I caught a bass on. Dang memory....its so....um what were we talking about?

Its been so long I can't remember what was the first bait I caught a bass on. Dang memory....its so....um what were we talking about?

Puppies

First bass was on a bobber and night crawler. My first after I started using artificial lures was on a black and blue jig and yes, I still have it. Only been 5 years though so it's easy to keep track.

Still have the first worm I caught a fish on…

 

I hope it was plastic.

 

I caught my first on a Heddon Crazy Crawler many moons ago...don't have the lure, but a great memory instead.

senko... long gone

Size 7 Original Floater Silver/Black.

 

Staring at it right now...

Alex Langer's Flying Fish Lures.

It was a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure I caught my first largemouth on one of those early, pre-rigged rubber worms.  It was orange, rigged with two or three weedless hooks, and had a couple of beads and a small propeller on the front.  I was about nine or ten at the time and that lure is long gone!

 

I remember being very surprised when the fish hit it because, up until then, the only times I had tried using a rubber worm, I had threaded a small piece of one onto a size 2 Eagle Claw snelled hook and dead-sticked it, just like I did with real worms.  Darn things didn't work well at all!  :-)

 

Tight lines,

Bob

My first bass was caught on a SK Bitsy Bug, I can't remember the "official color" but it was a brownish color.  I learned how to do the presentation through a lot of research on youtube, online boards..etc.  It was the best feeling ever because even the standard live bait fishing I did prior, I couldn't catch many bass.  It was the day it all came together and figured out that I love bass fishing. I don't have that lure any longer though. 

It was a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure I caught my first largemouth on one of those early, pre-rigged rubber worms.  It was orange, rigged with two or three weedless hooks, and had a couple of beads and a small propeller on the front.  I was about nine or ten at the time and that lure is long gone!

 

I remember being very surprised when the fish hit it because, up until then, the only times I had tried using a rubber worm, I had threaded a small piece of one onto a size 2 Eagle Claw snelled hook and dead-sticked it, just like I did with real worms.  Darn things didn't work well at all!  :-)

 

Tight lines,

Bob

I always thought if I would just fish that worm I would probably catch a bunch of fish.

I caught my first bass on a night crawler.  I guess you could say, it is long gone.....