If you aren’t throwing this crankbait now you’re missing fish (feat. Bomber Lures Flat A)

[@JustinRoyal]

There’s dragons under those falls, boys. Caught my PB there. #GuadSquad

[@RetroBassin]

Mr. Heater himself! Half thought I’d see you chasin’ dragons out there…

[@JustinRoyal]

@@RetroBassin What day was this filmed?

[@RetroBassin]

@@JustinRoyal Fished Thursday out of Pace Bend. Hit me up in Insta if you wanna fish some OG baits!

[@Jewalston]

@@RetroBassin That's a great idea! Y'all should do a little collab video.

[@BASSIN101tipsandtechniques]

Thanks for the mention of my channel bro!! 😀 glad you like the rod and the "madman mod" on that reel. It sounds great 👍 fish on!

[@keithdurgin345]

One of my favorite things about Saturday mornings is watching your vids! Thanks for all the great content !

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks, Keith. No monsters but it was nice to get out there!

[@richparks1966]

Unless you set the hook on a log, changing the boat angle you're gently pulling from will free the lure 8 of 10 times. I had the real-retro unpainted no chain Lure Hound, (I added chains after newer models came out with this feature) it won't work in deeper rivers where the current can bow the dropper line. The best lure retriever, especially for rivers is a Freshwater Hall of Fame Capt. Emil Dean designed, 3 section, 13'-6" pole (effective working depth up to 12') with a specialized 1-1/4" slotted eye (to slide down the line) with a little curved hook welded to this eye. I freed tons of lures with it. (One river tree branch snag I pulled up off the bottom had 16 lures on it) It paid for itself in 3 lures and I sold it for $65 after 30 yrs of service.

[@RetroBassin]

Tried to find one online and couldn’t! Would be a nice addition.

[@Henry-xh8ec]

I love the bomber flat A. One of my favorites for sure.

[@pinhookfishingclub]

State fish of our wonderful state!🏆🎣 Great job! Bomber Crankbait are fishing royalty🏆

[@Oldbasshole]

Love those Bomber baits !! Just lost my old Bomber Model A in baby bass . Still hurts

[@bayouburner281]

Smoke/silver flake grubs were the go-to back in the day on Travis. I’ve done really well on super flukes and senkos too. Travis is where I first fished a senko the year they came out-Couldn’t get my hands on enough of those worms🤠 That is the lake where I learned how to fish deep. Where the perdanales and Travis meet I have caught all sorts of nice sized fish.

[@RetroBassin]

Nice, BB! I need to try the fluke next time. What depth were you usually fishing those there?

[@bayouburner281]

@@RetroBassin 20-30 ft sometimes shallower on the grubs-The flukes weightless fished slow around boat docks and any type of cover

[@davidparker9022]

I bought the last two flat A’s in that same color on clearance at Academy in Burleson probably 15 years ago for $1.88.Finally sold them on Ebay for $30 .It’s a great color that just went by the wayside.

[@RetroBassin]

What a color!

[@txhuntsman]

Glad to see you getting on’m and I loved the Chuck’n & Wind’n reference. If you know you know. The lure hound is a great tool. It works. This was a fun one!

[@RetroBassin]

Greatest fishing show theme song ever…next to mine! LOL

[@txhuntsman]

@@RetroBassin I love your theme song. It’s legit.

[@Stumpjack]

What the Guadalupe Bass lack in size they make up for in having the coolest name. Another fun episode for sure. As I've said before, anytime we get to see you on that retro wagon is a treat - that boat rocks. I really like that set-up too. I've got an old Daiwa Apollo rod in the fishing shed somewhere and a Magforce reel to go with it. I think I'll have to mirror you in using them to pull some Wisconsin largemouth out of my little lake, and when I do I think I'm going to say "Guadalupe!" just for the fun of it.

[@RetroBassin]

Yeah, realize I need to feature the ol’ Retro Wagon more in the show. She usually gets attention at the boat ramp!

[@brucegordon4924]

Always Good, Thank You for sharing! I Keep old spark plug along for lure rescue, it works most of the time. Again Many Thanks!

[@rgdayo]

I live way too far north to catch a Guadalupe, but it's still very fun to say.

[@RetroBassin]

Guad for short!

[@SWCFLORIDA]

Don’t go chasing waterfalls. ….great episode Chris.

[@RetroBassin]

Glad you guys are alright!

[@SWCFLORIDA]

@@RetroBassin we made it Was a windy one.

[@raymondjohnson6496]

That Lure hound it’s priceless if you know what I mean 😅

[@reavisstockard2994]

I've done really well with a flat A over the years

[@RetroBassin]

It’s got a nice, tight wiggle!

[@VB-bk1lh]

I fished with a similar set up back then, still do at times now. I have a pair of Magforce reels and two Team Daiwa TD1hi reels from the late 80's. The TDs are on TD rods, the Magforce is on a Daiwa Procaster cork pistol grip rod in 12-25lb med-heavy fast action. I've actually got a mix of reels from the late 80's and 90's. Most are Daiwa, with a few Abu and Shimano reels. My Abu 521XLT is on a Bass Pro Boron trigger rod, and I've got two later 90's TD103 reels on matching rods as well. For heavy cover I like my Daiwa Millionaire round reels on one of my Hank Parker flipping sticks. They get used for river fishing and for saltwater stripers as well. The flat a in a shad pattern and fire tiger are some of my most used lures. I've likely got a few dozen of them in various boxes here. My favorite bait casters though was

[@tylerfinney1819]

best way to start my Saturday morning. another great video!

[@RetroBassin]

Gonna try to hit the lakes hard this fall!

[@kevinhenderson7980]

Great video Retro. Love the fishing videos. I used to live in the Austin area and fished Travis quite a bit. Found the better fishing to be around Lago Vista area.

[@RetroBassin]

Think they were a little deeper than I was throwing!

[@DsTackleBox]

Love waking up and going fishing! Even we we aren't on the water! Good job using that fish hound lure retriever. 🎣🤠

[@RetroBassin]

Didn’t want to lose that crank! Hit you up on IG.

[@garlawrence5070]

Great weekend treat as usual

[@RetroBassin]

Glad you swung by, Gar!

[@jabronijoeoutdoors]

Catching a Guadalupe Bass is definitely on my fishing bucket list. Great video!

[@RetroBassin]

Need to find some bigger ones next time!

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

Just think if you live long enough , one day live scope will be retro bassin .

[@RetroBassin]

So true!

[@LowBrowFishing]

That was a super fun episode! Easily one of my all time favorites! Of course, I probably say that about every episode, lol!

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks, LowBrow! It’s been fun to get back on the drink…now need to do better than dinks!

[@LowBrowFishing]

@@RetroBassin Dinks are way better than skunks!

[@tgt44e44t]

Adventurous and excellent channel.

[@hookreelfishing]

Good job on the fishing trip. Great video ++

[@carlmchale8341]

Good video

[@user-ks4kp7dc4y]

Hey retro you have to check out Pete's Bait and Tackle in Woonsocket Rhode Island he has the biggest vintage i have ever seen and for the original prices

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks for the hot tip!!!

[@lake_st_clair_angler3312]

What's the piece of equipment you have strapped on your waist during the intro mantage

[@RetroBassin]

A vintage Outdoorsman Fishin’ Partner Strap-On Tackle Box.

[@raymondjohnson6496]

What’s the name of your boat and year

[@RetroBassin]

2018 40th Anniversary Tracker Heritage. Now it’s called the Classic.

[@user-ks4kp7dc4y]

Googan squad what?? Googan squad who?!?! Vintage baits before any baits!!!