SOME FAVORITE FISHING LURES

When my Dad started me out casting for Bass, he kept the lure selection simple and easy. Our favorite lure in early spring and again in the fall was a Johnson Silver Minnow with a #11, green UNCLE JOSH PORK FROG. For some reason, Dad had come up with a way to trim the pork frog to give it more kicking action. He would lay it down (green side down) and using a shape knife, would trim most of the fat (white part) off. He would then find the hook hole and angle the knife blade toward the upper leg then cut off a wedge. When this was done on both sides, the pork frog had an arrow shaped head with about a 1/4" wide area at the hook hole. With the action of the Silver minnow, the frog would almost roll with the legs kicking. No matter how slow the spoon was worked, the frog always had action! Another lure was and still is a favorite of mine! It is a CP Swing. This is the simplest spinner made! Dad taught me to add a FLY-STRIP to one hook. Again, the Fly-Strip is another UNCLE JOSH pork product. It is only about a 1 1/4" long and about a 1/4" wide. Back in the "old days", we only had white fly-strips but today they are white, yellow/white, and red/white. These are a great addition to any spinner! The third favorite was a CREEK CHUB PLUNKER! It was your standard surface lure which you inparted the acton with a twitch of the rod. Then came one of the all time greats in the RAPALA! Everyone knows this lure! We started fishing it in the middle 1960's and what a fish catching bait it was and still is! All though the essence of the true fisherman is to have as much fishing tackle as possible, you can take these 4 lures today and catch Bass! Why not give them a try and hold on for some explosive action! As I said earlier, these are what my Dad started me off with so, tie one on the small one's line and watch the fun!!