what was your first lure 2024
IneedAnewScreenName-33448 reply :
mine was a spinnerbait
CarlF reply :
Dad was a self proclaimed pan fishermen. The earliest lure I ever remember using was a cubby mini mite tipped with a waxie under a bobber.
Cole Richards reply :
6 inch black worm that was stuck to the inside of the tackle box , caught a 5 lb bass on the second cast . On a bluegill hook . Everyone told me I wouldn't catch anything with that and boom , hooked on bass for life!
Bluebasser86 reply :
Either a road runner or a creme rigged scoundrel with the double hooks and little prop spinner.
scaleface reply :
First fishing lures I ever used that belonged to my dad were marabou jigs . First bass lure I ever purchased was a jointed mirro Lure . It looked like a catfish . Never caught one fish on it .
ww2farmer reply :
A 3" yellow mister twister grub, on a ball jig head, and the first fish I ever caught on it was a hammer handle northern pike, that at the time seemed like a shark to me when I was about 9-10 years old circa 1985-86. The first lure I ever caught a bass on was a Rapala floating minnow. IIRC, I was so excited about catching that first pike, I bought the Rapala and caught a bass on it a few weeks later.
Catt reply :
FloridaFishinFool reply :
beetle spin!
Raul reply :
Mepps Aglia & Comet in-line spinners
Rapala Original Floating Minnow size 7 ( silver/black back, gold/black back )
Those 4 were my very first lures, purchased them at the same time.
KDW96 reply :
An old Creme pre rigged worm, i think?
Scarborough817 reply :
my shad rap still have it today it just has a couple more marks from some pike
bigbassin' reply :
Chrome and Blue rattle trap
tholmes reply :
Lazy Ike, yellow with red spots. My grandpa gave it to me and I caught my first bass on it.
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mrmacwvu1 reply :
I was given a ton of old lures when I was kid. However I remember when I was about ten I picked out my first lure to buy. I bought a jitterbug. I had about five farm ponds I could walk to from my farm. I remember that first morning fishing that jitterbug. I have been addicted to bass fishing for 25 years now.
bholtzinger14 reply :
Tiny torpedo for me.
I bought my 5 year old step son a tiny torpedo a few months ago and that is what he has been using to learn how to cast in a little pond.
the reel ess reply :
Mepp's Comet. The inline spinner with a minnow body. Caught a good many white bass, some crappie and smaller largemouth with it.
Second was a white Mr Twister grub may dad gave me to keep me busy while he and his buddy fished with minnows for crappie. I was probably 11 years old. I wore them out that day with the grub. We bought the local tackle store out of them on the way home. I was hooked.
Choporoz reply :
Less than certain which was first....but earliest recollection of lures includes Little Cleo's, Creek Chubs, Lazy Ikes, Bass O'reno and Daredevles
Missourifishin reply :
I don't remember. But the first one that stands out in my mind is a yellow jitterbug I found at a lake when I was a kid. I still have it too.
bowhunter63 reply :
Creme rigged worm.I think it was 75 cents.
EvanT123 reply :
I'm pretty sure it was a firetiger rapala of some type. I caught a small pike on it, on paradox lake in the Adirondacks. Was probably 8 or 9 and have a fond memory watching my dad curse as he tried to get it out of that pikes mouth. Good times.
fishinfiend reply :
bettle spin
Bassguytom reply :
A black Roostertail. Still a catch all lure.
thebillsman reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 1:50 AM, Bluebasser86 said:Either a road runner or a creme rigged scoundrel with the double hooks and little prop spinner.
Same here, love Creme Scoundrels.
Bankbeater reply :
Cordell Big-O. I caught a lot of fish on that lure before I lost it.
Felix77 reply :
UV Speed Worm
given to me by FLW Pro John Cox during a charter 4 years ago.
Sam reply :
White and red spoon.
tander reply :
Red and white Heddon Sonic.
aj88kc reply :
The first bass lure I used was a big grey mouse. I "borrowed" it from my dad. I dont know who made it but I used that thing all the time. Tons of blow ups on it but never caught anything on it. I still have that mouse. The first lure I bought for myself was a road runner. When ever I am having trouble catching anything I still break out the road runner and start catching fish.
senile1 reply :
If, by first lure, you mean the first one I had in my tackle box, I am not sure. The first lure that I used to catch a bass was a Rapala Original Floater and I had quite a few of those early on, as well as the Rapala CountDown models.
Goose52 reply :
Jigfishn10 reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 6:36 AM, Goose52 said:
Great lure! It was/is marketed as the only anti-twist spinner. I never had one so I can't confirm.
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Scott F reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 6:36 AM, Goose52 said:
That's a Abu Reflex spinner. That was also the first lure I ever caught a fish on. That was back in 1965
I take that back, that lure is a Shyster spinner. Looks just like the Abu though.
Hurricane reply :
Culprit Texas Rigged Plastic Worm...
Rich71691 reply :
First lure I ever bought was a frog colored jitterbug. I still have it in my box. My first bass on a lure was caught on a Rat-L-Trap. It was barely bigger then the trap, but it hooked me for life!!
Crestliner2008 reply :
I grew up fishing the Connecticut River down in the "Flats" of Holyoke. We only could afford to pick our own nightcrawlers and buy a $.10 pack of hooks and some steel nuts for sinkers. A neighbor gave me an old "knucklebuster" BC reel and a solid steel BC rod, which was maybe 5' long. I didn't have any lures at that time (in the 50's), so I saved up some paper delivery money and bought my first lure at a local bait shop - a Heddon Lucky 13, in red head/shiner pattern. I had to save up some more money to get a spool of black dacron line to spool on the reel.
I had read an article in Outdoor Life magazine, back then, on how to "set-up" a baitcaster. You had to set the spool, set the drag and the "cast control", such as it was. Then I went out and started learning how to cast. It wasn't the most thrilling (or successful) first attempt. Got back lashed badly. Took me a whole day undo the birdsnest I created. But you know what? I never gave up and 2 years ago, I gave that same old wooden lure to my grandson....along with an Ambassadeur 5000 (red) reel. 
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cgolf reply :
First I can remember is a mister twister 2" grub. Will never forget my first Crankbait bass though. Was casting off a pier and reeling in a Luhr Jenson speed trap as fast as I could, as the bait came near the pier a bass shot out going as fast as the lure in the opposite direction and hammered it. I got really lucky to land it, because the viscousness of the strike ripped a small hole in the mouth and the bait just fell out when I landed it.
Goose52 reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 7:51 AM, Jigfishn10 said:Great lure! It was/is marketed as the only anti-twist spinner. I never had one so I can't confirm.
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Yeah - the offset line-tie is somewhat unique. I haven't bought a Shyster since the '60s but still have a couple left from back then. That line-tie design actually does reduce/eliminate line twist.
I buy Rooster Tails now and the first thing I do is to bend over the line-tie to somewhat simulate a Shyster.
On 1/28/2016 at 8:01 AM, Scott F said:That's a Abu Reflex spinner. That was also the first lure I ever caught a fish on. That was back in 1965
The bait in this photo is a Shyster (look at the blade).
A genuine Abu Reflex inline spinner looks like this (the only one I have left from the '60s):
Murrica reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 6:36 AM, Goose52 said:
That was made in the town next to me. My first bass lure was a blue and black spinner bait when I was about 8. Everyone in the family usually used minnows for panfish in Michigan. I was told I wouldn't catch anything on it. I didn't the first day but over the next year I caught 5 or 6 fish on it. Had it until about 5 years ago and not sure what happened to it. 15 years was a good run. Didn't catch loads of fish but caught enough.
Jrob78 reply :
My first lure was probably a small Road Runner. I don't really remember though, I couldn't have been more than 4 years old.
Scott F reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 9:12 AM, Goose52 said:Yeah - the offset line-tie is somewhat unique. I haven't bought a Shyster since the '60s but still have a couple left from back then. That line-tie design actually does reduce/eliminate line twist.
I buy Rooster Tails now and the first thing I do is to bend over the line-tie to somewhat simulate a Shyster.
The bait in the photo above is a Shyster (look at the blade).
A genuine Abu Reflex inline spinner looks like this (the only one I have left from the '60s):
When I first saw your post, it was on my phone and I couldn't see the blade very well. The Shyster and the Abu are so similar. I still have several Abu's from the 60's. Yellow and white ones were our favorites.
whitwolf reply :
First lure was a Rooster Tail. The first dedicated bass bait was a Rebel deep wee r In naturalized perch.
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
A south bend in line spinner. Was stainless steel blade, red beads, and black hair. I thought that thing was magic, as I had only used nightcrawler and dillies prior. I even recall catching a snapper from a small frog pond. I brought the big turtle so shore and with my trusty pliers got my lure back from his mouth. There was no way I was letting that lure go. Makes me wonder why it is I have 50+ inline spinners in their packaging that have never been open. Will have to tie one on this spring for nostalgia sake.
papajoe222 reply :
A spoon, I believe it was a red/white Daredevil. Didn't catch anything on it until an elderly gentleman told me it should wobble and not spin. Once I slowed down the retrieve, I began catching walleye and an occasional pike. To this day, it's an effort for me to fish most any lure fast.
bigfruits reply :
inline spinner that my dad made when I was in elementary school on the upper Potomac river. I caught my first bass (SMB) that day and it totally changed my view on fishing (I always liked it but now I loved it) and have been using artificial baits ever since.
Paul Roberts reply :
Hah! I worked my way to artificials incrementally. Mine was a home-made grub/worm fly made from a rubber band and sewing thread wound onto a #6 Eagle Claw snelled hook, ca. 1971 (I know the date bc of the spanking new '71 Camaro in the background) :
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 2:49 AM, KDW96 said:An old Creme pre rigged worm, i think?
Ditto
burrows reply :
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N Florida Mike reply :
I think it was a red and white spoon.I caught 2-3 fish on it and then got into plastic worms.My friend had a black and white polka-dot worm made by cream that the bass loved.Talking about 1975 or 76.
Steveo-1969 reply :
First lures I remember using were a beetle spin and a red/white Daredevle spoon. Before that it was hook/worm/bobber/split shot fishing for panfish and creek chubs.
Mosster47 reply :
A small, white Mepps spinnerbait with a single blade that could split open.
MidTNKayakAngler reply :
Daredevle Spoon, I was probably 5 years old around 1985/86. I still have the Aluminum canoe.
Fishinthefish reply :
First lure was a night crawler under a bobber. First artificial lure was a spinner bait.
Ads7633 reply :
Rooster Tail
Derekbass02 reply :
I think some type of spinnerbait
Silas reply :
On 1/28/2016 at 2:39 AM, Catt said:
Me too except for color: white and chartreuse . And remember to install the double hook correctly!!!
MIbassyaker reply :
#2 Mepps Aglia, Red and White blade, undressed.
WI_Angler1989 reply :
Northland Tackle Mimic Minnow. I got into fishing at 19. I found my old 2 pc pole and brought to our family cabin. We stopped at the small town tackle store up north and my mom bought me these and mini mites. I spent hours standing in the cove our cabin is on, catching bass after bass. I'd never caught so many fish before, and in such familiar waters. The rest is history.
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