Legendary haul of VINTAGE LURES from Retro Bassin' Buds!

The Bassin' Buds have been good to me! This week on Retro Bassin', we crack open a few special deliveries from our Bassin' Bud, and bet your bacon there is some old school gold in there! If you are into vintage and discontinues fishing tackle and fishing lures, this is gonna be an epic episode. In the first box from Bassin' Bud Herb, we score a pair of vintage Shimano reels, A Bantam 100 and Mag Plus BMP 250, we well as some NIP vintage lures including a Heddon Tiny Torpedo, two Heddon Chugger Jr., and a Heddon Baby Zara. In the second box from Bassin' Bud Fred, we score a rare Rapala Deep Diver 90, a pair of Rebel Deep Wee-Rs, a pair of Hubbard Sparkle-Tails, a Rabble Rouser Rouster, and a pair of Tackle Industries Skipjacks. Lastly, in a third box from Bassin' Bud Paul, we got a vintage goodies from Tom Mann, including a Junior Angler Membership Card, a Fish World Spinnerbait and a Fish World Rattle Shaft buzzbait. This episode was slice of vintage bass lure heaven! Thanks Herb, Fred, and Paul for the awesome Retro Mail Call!
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[@joshuagibson2520]

I think this channel went from 5k subs to almost 8k in the last 2 weeks.

[@RetroBassin]

Can’t explain it, good buddy. The Tube started promoting a few videos about a year after I posted ‘em and here we are!

[@joshuagibson2520]

@@RetroBassin I can explain it... your channel kicks ass! :) You're a pretty likeable dude too so that helps. I really like the style and format of the vids too and the way you speak and present everything. Keep em comin! Please!

[@lanecalaway6733]

I just found this channel last week. The Top 10 As Seen on TV lures is what got it's claws in me. I haven't stopped watching since!

[@RetroBassin]

@@lanecalaway6733 Thanks, Lane! Fish it old school!!

[@lanecalaway6733]

I will! I honestly just got into fishing 3 years ago. I grew up antiquing with my grandma and really just old stuff is cool to me. Your videos are educational to me and it's a perfect situation of two worlds colliding. Thanks for being a great host and educating the new guy.

[@JessHull]

Its the Theme song! I can totally picture listening to this theme song on a saturday morning tv fishing show in 1993.

[@RetroBassin]

"Chunking and Winding" was the soundtrack to my youth...

[@roguetuber4377]

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[@dondieselfishing4748]

Rapala Wobbler! Lol one of the first deep diving cranks made by rapala. Really good stuff.

[@RetroBassin]

Cast or troll it?

[@dondieselfishing4748]

@@RetroBassin I'm not sure on that one. I cast everything never done any trolling.

[@randallpinkfloyd7225]

@@RetroBassin you answered your own question! 😉

[@joshuagibson2520]

This is way better than Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid 35 years ago!

[@richardjohnson4238]

I used those Shimano reels back in the day. I'm sure I had both of them at one time. I worked part time at a local tackle shop, and never drew a paycheck. I took my pay in tackle. I had stuff coming out of the ying-yang back then. Alas, I gave a lot of it away (it never hurts to bribe your boat mechanic.), sold some at flea markets, and lost a lot of it when my wife and I split up. The only rod and reel I've still got is a Garcia/Mitchell 300 I bought in the mid-60's sometime, when I was 14 years old or so. My very first pay from working on a local farm. I think I paid about $35.00 for the reel, and a Garcia 7" two piece light action spinning rod. I had to spend 75 cents once to get a new line guide for the reel, and later I think it was $4.95 for a new crank handle, when the original plastic one broke. The rod has had new ceramic guides installed somewhere along the way. No idea what I spent for that. But I sure caught a lot of fish on it. I really enjoy your channel.

[@RetroBassin]

I bet you had one honey of a collection!

[@richardjohnson4238]

@@RetroBassin Shoot, I didn't even mention the metal tackle box full of my grandfather's hand me down wood baits I had at some point. No idea what happened to them. Probably lost in a move somewhere. :) Is there an email address I can reach you at? I'd like to send you some pictures from the 80's and 90's. I don't even have the originals anymore, just the ones I've got stored electronically.

[@salty__kansan]

Found you couple weeks ago and I've been binge watching your videos and that theme song is awesome and catchy.

[@RetroBassin]

Welcome Shane, and thanks for going down the old school rabbit hole with us!!!

[@Stayinyourmoment]

I use heddon topwater lures all the time , Spooks, jitterbug , torpedo, hula popper.

[@johnm2617]

Love your stuff !! I got 55 years of bass fishing stuff ! I'm 58 ! Started at 3 years old ! Got some retro stuff and new stuff ! Love it all !

[@davidabney7700]

In late 1958, a neighborhood friend and I ambled down to the local nearby creek to do a little fishing. We lived in the country, and there was much undeveloped property around our house with a nice, smooth running creek on the outskirts of the woods, adjacent to our home. The depth of our secret fishing hole, that was fueled by the creek, was about 4-foot. Lots of rain could bring that depth to 5 to 6-feet deep. After a good rain fall we headed to this fishing hole, secret to all the neighborhood boys that fished. Bream and catfish usually was washed into the fishing hole from up stream. This creek ran off a lake several miles up stream and the mini-flood would bring these welcomed fish into our hole. A bass here or there could be in the the bream and catfish. Some of my best fishing memories were in these years of my youth, with my Zebco 202. I had this Zebco reel on a no-name brand fishing rod (can't remember) with 8lb line. Live bait was usually what we used, because we had few lures between all of us. This is when I first got introduced to the Lazy Ike. My one hard bait was a Heddon floating River Runt (baby size) in a grey-scale finish. I had used it to catch a few bass out of the hole and my friend Dennis, was keen to this fact. Dennis had this frog pattern banana -shaped bait, called the Lazy Ike and wanted to trade lures. with me. I was a little hesitant because of my lack of knowledge of lures, but soon warmed up to the idea. A new lure in my "pitiful" fishing tackle box was a big deal. After our transaction, we ran down to the fishing hole to try em out. Right off the bat, Dennis caught a nice 2-pound bass, using my old River Runt with a medium retrieve. The Lazy Ike on my rod & reel, was frog patterned and a No. 4 Husky Ike in size. I started talking to myself after my friend caught another bass, no keeper too small, with that Runt. This was my first how-do-you-do fishing a Lazy Ike and I was cranking it all wrong. This was the beginning of a 50-year fishing adventures with the Ike.I did not catch anything that day, but went on fishing it until I got it right, It would become my favorite bait for bass fishing in that same size and finish. After 1970, it started getting difficult to find Lazy Ike baits. By 1970, I had many of these baits in different sizes and finishes. But time to time, while bass fishing in the river from a boat, I would lose an Ike to a obstruction, usually a stick, and the area looked so dad-blame "snaky" I would just cut my line and let the river have my Lazy Ike. I would reach down into my ever growing tackle box and get another frog pattern Ike and start back fishing. Those late afternoon fishing trips, with a cool wind blowing across the river into my face, and using the slow-Ike-retrieve that I started using in my youth. By 1970, I was using an Ambassador 5000 reel with Shakespeare medium rod, and loaded with 12-lb Stren line to cast and fish the #4 Lazy Ike, preferably in frog finish, or black scale finish. I never caught the 15-pounder I always wanted to, but caught many 4-8 lb bass, using that same set-up. My fondest memories was the old fishing hole, my buddy, my Zebco 202 armed with a Lazy Ike fishing in that dirty pond.

[@jelmo1057]

Late 60’s Lazy Ike was my go to as well, it always delivered, what a great bait and wonderful memories.

[@phain3]

Eventually all the Bantams in circulation are going to end up in your studio 😂

[@RetroBassin]

We can only hope LOL

[@olafvidar9315]

Those Tom Mann spinnerbaits ain their original package is pure GOLD! WOW! Here's to Tom Mann.....;)

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks Fred! Sorry it took so long to open…I wanted to get that good, old stuff on film!

[@olafvidar9315]

@@RetroBassin All good brother. You're the best.

[@411sponge72]

I was really surprised that the channel doesn't have more subs! Great job on all of your videos Chris. I really enjoying them! Keep up the great work!!

[@RetroBassin]

Shoulda seen the sub count last week LOL

[@411sponge72]

@@RetroBassin LOL Looking forward to some more great nostalgia videos from you!

[@TerryBattisti1]

Hey Retro. As usual, awesome video! The answer to your question on the Rapala is it was their first response to deep diving cranks in the early 70s. They used the metal lip tech they'd developed for the Magnum Rapala saltwater baits, but the problem was the bass guys didn't take to them well. Not long after they came out with the Fat Rap and that bait hit it big. We'd sell cases of Fat Raps each week in the mid to late 70s from the shop and that lasted through tye 80s. So, i guess you can say the DD90 was the predcessor to the Fat Rap.

[@RetroBassin]

Looks like a Fat Rap, but with a stub nose!

[@leaderboardtechnicalsoluti9331]

I definitely got recommended this channel in the last two weeks. Love what you're doing. If anything, I like it when you get out on the water with the old stuff more than the other videos, but it's all great stuff.

[@RetroBassin]

I like that better, too! Got a backlog of on-the-water content to get workin’ on…

[@garthvdoviak408]

You should do a program on Elwood "Buck" Perry, the father of structure fishing, his "Spoonplug" Lure and his many publications which taught me how to fish in the late 70's. Fascinating man!

[@RetroBassin]

I recently picked up a Spoonplug Kit (still in production!) and have an episode planned!

[@mynamejeff2006]

dude you are so professional. very good at this stuff. you could be on tv for real.

[@davidleekalbjr.3035]

Love this retro bassin. Seeing the stuff you receive from your fans is great. I'm 42, and still have some hand me down stuff from my Grandma.

[@RetroBassin]

Grandpa's Tackle Box always = old school gold!

[@softaildiaries]

Just picked up a box of vintage lures, got a heddon meadow mouse, tiny runt, cousin 1, wooden crazy crawler, a Lyman ceder plug, some strike king and rapala cranks and jerks from Finland. Also other baits, $96 for the lot!

[@RetroBassin]

Score!!!

[@thehedgeknightnc3681]

Man , found your channel about a month ago. Great show. Just figured out that I'm old as dirt as most of the lures you show, I have. Lol.

[@TerryBattisti1]

Oh and the Tom Mann Junior Fisherman was actually a magazine and club he started in the late 70s/early 80s. He also started the Research Angler Magazine about the same time.

[@danielcline7413]

Never seen that rapala either looks like the lips adjustable maybe I have a great collection of metal from a couple of colo lakes that were low some of them close to 70 years old the hooks are always rusted off but the spoons and lures are ok !

[@mikemcelveen2973]

Ha ,ha I remember seeing the commercials for the Shimano Bantam mg! Still some of the best reels. I consider them artwork.

[@anglingoutings]

A few of those look pretty wild. I don't think I've seen those before. I'm one who's starting to collect antique/vintage lures and I think I have a good start at it so far. I do love those Rebel crankbaits and pick them up all the time in the bargain bin at Walmart. They're not the old ones but they're just like the one's I use to get in the late 80's early 90's. I've caught everything on them from bass, crappie and even flathead catfish. Keep it retro buddy. I love your videos.

[@RetroBassin]

Best advice I can give to a new collector: Collect what YOU like! Most of what I collect ain't antique, but it makes me happy.

[@shadygraves]

My best friend had a Tiny Torpedo in that clear shore minnow color that he lifted from our Ag teacher, circa 1985. We were tresbassing one morning and he was wearing my Skip'n Cisco out 5 to 1 with it. He threw it up into a tree on the pond dam and broke it off. I asked if he was gonna go get it and he said no. I never went up a tree so fast in all my 14 years. I came down and proceeded to become king of the pond that day! Thanx 4 the memories!

[@RetroBassin]

I love the G-Finish Torpedos!

[@saltrock9642]

Who knows about a crank bait that had vents or channels running through the middle of it? The channel was from bill to back hook and I’m thinking the lure was late 70’s and 80’s. Thanks.

[@RetroBassin]

Blakemore Trouble Shooter!

[@JohnDoe-nl5mf]

Young fisherman who just found your channel but already absolutely hooked (no pun intended). Would love to see you make it big leagues enough to work with the likes of Marling Baits

[@RetroBassin]

Welcome, John. If it makes you feel better, a lot of what I feature was even before my time!

[@mattcunningham2590]

Great video and even better baits. Congrats on the channel growth

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks, Matt! We'll keep on crankin'!

[@j.t.cooper2963]

I subbed in the 2K sub range about 6 months ago. Now you are in the 8.5K range. I knew this channel was going to do well. 🎣👍🏻😎

[@bradmallery435]

I was casting a tornado off pur dock tonight, and caught myself singing the Retro Bassin' theme song. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jesseheim8420]

lovin the old school i am 65 so i have used a lot of the items on your show.keep up the good work

[@americafirst7794]

Love this channel man I wish you would put out more content love watching it I am at a club Bass tournament right now seen that you put up a new one sitting in the boat watching the video had to do it keep up the good work man and definitely tight lines

[@RetroBassin]

This is your lucky weekend, America First…dropping weekend video #2 tomorrow morning!

[@yakamarezlife]

Man retro your gonna make me go fishing this morning nice lures

[@RetroBassin]

That’s the plan, man!

[@winstonrocco1981]

My uncle has two of every bait and color rabble rouser ever made it’s amazing. Last time I was over there he had one tied a heddon pal 6ft rod with a abu Garcia 6500 reel.

[@chrisnietzel692]

That Bantam 100 sounds good and looks great- that was my first casting reel and I still have it, but it's rough, lol- Got a nice box of old Bantams now, and a couple Lew's from Shimano's first dive into fishing reels. Keep up the great work!

[@aarondavis8224]

The KZbin algorithm is treating you well. I subscribed a week ago and I had never heard of this channel until it advertised one of your videos. I think you've gained almost 1000 subscribers since I joined a week ago.

[@RetroBassin]

If I gain subs at a faster rate than I gain lures, we’ll be into something!

[@aarondavis8224]

@@RetroBassin well you do a great job. You tell the history as well as show people how to identify the original lures like wiggle warts. Keep it up. I just ordered one of your hats also. Keep fishin it old school.

[@SWCFLORIDA]

Wow my friend. Your blowing up. Great job happy for you Bud. Hate being late watching this but me and Momma were out dominating an online bass tournament. We did very very well. Video soon. Keep spitting them out and we will keep wiping them up 👍🏻

[@RetroBassin]

Gott be some joke about old farts like me blowing up haha. We are working on an Orlando trip for August...you better keep a day open for me in Donkeyland!

[@SWCFLORIDA]

@@RetroBassin of course. Cannedham [e-mail]

[@mattthebaiter5851]

Some really cool stuff! Digging your content 👍

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks, Matt…and dig the logo!!

[@paulport814]

That Shimano Bantam is awesome. Love the junior fisherman membership card too. Great stuff! Glad to see your channel growing. Those clear Heddon poppers! Oh my! The Striped Bass and Largemouth would destroy those on Norfork right now.

[@RetroBassin]

I miss Gerry's!

[@paulport814]

@@RetroBassin we should plan a fishing trip up this way.

[@edwardcowan7012]

Bill Alexander of MTO baits in NY fished that metal lip Rapala all the time. Bill won as a co angler at the CT River BASS top 100. The event Roland Martin won using a jet boat. If Bill fished that bait it works!

[@GravyPay]

Your videos never get old

[@RetroBassin]

Only cause they start out that way! LOL

[@lets_fish_already_9345]

I've fished a deep diver 90 on my favorite 1960s rod and it feels like it pulls harder than a wiggle wart.

[@patricktrous]

Yes I have cought a bass on a mirror lure. It works.

[@RetroBassin]

Knew it!

[@erictucker3875]

This guy rocks

[@VIDSTORAGE]

I have a brand new Deep 90 Rapala also..They came out in 1972 I assume because of the copy write date on the instruction paper with it . They have orange ones too but I don't have any of those ..They look a great...

[@vadenk4433]

I don’t fish it old school very often but I do love collecting old lures and using old style baits like spooks, Poe’s, Mann’s jelly 🪱. Keep up the good work, this channel entertains me when I have insomnia. PS I have a pretty nice Shimano bantam baitcast reel from maybe 1985? It’s yours if you’re interested

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks for tuning in, Vaden! Those Jelly Worms will still work!!

[@joshuacovert5007]

I love and collect rabble rousers they're weird old looking crankbaits and the action on them is unbeatable

[@captainhunter_oubre1364]

I have 2 of those exact Rapalas that my grandpa gave me. I've never fished with them, but he said they used to use it and hellbenders to troll for bass and stripers on toledo bend back in the day.

[@RetroBassin]

Definitely look like trolling lures. That odd-shaped nose was throwing me off!

[@RetroBassin]

Definitely look like trolling lures. That odd-shaped nose was throwing me off!

[@captainhunter_oubre1364]

I might have to bring one with me next time on the water but I'd bet that nose gives it a real wide wobble.

[@billyallmon5039]

The semano rod was a karate stick,sweet

[@joshuafeldman367]

Dude I love this stuff. You seem to get your hands on some awesome gold. Keep the video coming and I keep watchin.

[@grizzlytabaccy]

I found a old daiwa sp1000 in a drawer I didnt even know I had. do you have any idea what year they were around?

[@truettjohnson7230]

Man,we have been killing the Suwannee Bass,a sub species like a shoal Bass in N.Florida in the Suwannee River,been fishing the Retro Model A Bomber (crawdad)pattern

[@billyallmon5039]

The batums were sweet reels I wore out 3 of em

[@teijiosawa2230]

wow bantam magplus is my first baitcasting reel

[@jarodbrenneman8661]

that's the most beautiful collection of vintage lures. PS can you use a trailer worm on a jig head?

[@RetroBassin]

Back in the day, the ol' Jig-N-Worm was a staple and they were often sold that way!

[@PastorPeewee20]

So jealous of your awesome collection, I'm still searching for the flying lure lol

[@RetroBassin]

Think they are selling them again!

[@PastorPeewee20]

@@RetroBassin really? I've searched the www I can't find them?

[@RetroBassin]

@@PastorPeewee20 Son of a gun, you may be right…looks like they are “vintage” once again.

[@kennyfucker1]

Handsdown best fucking intro ever

[@RetroBassin]

Thank my buddy Tom Lamb! FREE song link in description!

[@carlmchale8341]

Never got notified about this video ,you never explained what the last lure was and I guess you won because you never cut yourself

[@robertveith2255]

They still make the Rabble Rouser

[@perrysmith1637]

I Enjoy your vidoes can't stop watching keep up the good work

[@jackbass9673]

#Retrobassin# you sure can catch bass on a mirror lure i have caught them on wilson lake here in Alabama when their on a jerkbait but when the water is cold!

[@RetroBassin]

I figured! Which model?

[@TheJimmyswint]

Love these videos!

[@RetroBassin]

Thanks for climbin' aboard, Jimmy!

[@TheJimmyswint]

I've been on board since around 500 brother wont leave you!

[@roguetuber4377]

Do a video on the Bagley bang o lure

[@bevo7729]

Do a thing on the reble black star color eccentric rings cool lure from the 80s

[@RetroBassin]

Will do!

[@TylerSnyder305]

I was just gonna ask if you had a Plano 757, then I saw one sitting behind you.

[@RetroBassin]

But I got a video coming out about a very special 737...

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@RetroBassin Cool. I've never actually used one myself, but my grandmother uses one for random hardware and it's pretty cool for a plastic box. I generally prefer steel for tool and tackle boxes.

[@larrysutton6530]

Can you help me date a rod I have? It has an aluminum and cork handle with a steel rod blank 😳. It's the steel rod blank that makes me feel like it could be from around WWII era however that is just my opinion.

[@darrinellis6664]

I have an old wooden hagdon Dowagiac bass lure trying to find out how much to worth

[@jeffbanks5103]

Man, I have an old spinner bait still in packaging I have no info on. Would love to see if anyone has anything on it

[@bevo7729]

On my wife’s phone l have a two tone green on green and a green abu garica that is my old school and the reel goes click click click also have my shimano fightn rod paid $ 45.00 for it and and put on a reble black star and caught a bass and a rod that is sweet a eagle claw blue diamond and sparkle tails are cool

[@hookmanfishing6594]

Have or do you used zebco Cardinals at all?

[@terrybest8973]

Bryan Texas hello to ya bud

[@jamesmay5496]

RETTO BASSIN I HAVE A LURE I NEED A OPINION ON CANT FIND ANY INFO ON IT ITHOUGHT MABEY THE EXPERT COULD GIVE ME SOME POSSIBLE INFO

[@RetroBassin]

PM me on the Insta!

[@Stayinyourmoment]

It’s not Rap - paw - laa, it’s Ra - pal - la lol

[@joeyjarman4605]

Cool content can't figure out why people just send their vintage gear to ya though.

[@roguetuber4377]

Appreciation

[@RetroBassin]

Good question, but I bet it is sort of the same reason I will rip open a 40-year-old lure and fish it just for an episode: hopefully these little video become antiques themselves one day.

[@terrybest8973]

Gig em

[@bevo7729]

Tom Mann’s was a innovator and inventor and a salesman and made the best worm in the world go jelly worm and bass pro only carries 2 of his products l also have a Paul Bunyan 66 twin spin and a musky lure call the rat susposed to be made by the rat man real fur

[@williestephens6280]

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[@Tadrjbs]

Dude, what are you going to do with all those lures? You can't fish them all. Whatta' ya got? Like 6000 of them? Go through them all, pick your most prized one, show it and give it away to a fishing viewer. Not me FYI, I already have the best lure in the universe. Jesus!...Moses