Trying Grandpa's Old Lures On Some River Smallmouth

[@williamsonnett8970]

As one who fishes only with very old lures, I really appreciate and enjoyed the video. I also appreciate the sounds of nature and no obnoxious background music as in many of these videos.

[@yung_lemon6314]

William Sonnett I absolutely agree, sir!

[@rommelcruz3651]

True!

[@jamesaritchie1]

I'm certainly not against fishing only with very old lures, but what's the rationale? They're no better than the new lures we have now, and not as good as many.

[@saintca8037]

William Sonnett yep

[@tejl8506]

Jackson show some respect

[@JuniIV]

I'm not knocking any fishing youtubers but coming from other fishing channels to yours theres a big difference more calm quiet and very natural love this channel

[@bluebruising]

After watching kickin their bass or 618 and then coming to this channel you see how much other KZbinrs have such fake enthusiasm and long cuts that have nothing to do with fishing

[@bluebruising]

Like who wants to watch 40 seconds of an aerial shot of your 2022 f350 with a 100,000 dollar fishing boat. It’s all flexing not fishing

[@ganzillareactions9825]

I completely agree, these young guys are a bit obnoxious

[@rendezvous5784]

It looks like your Grandpa never really left you... great tribute!

[@adamsmith8533]

Well said!

[@RazorSharp369]

You modified some (FAIL). Still a great video though. I like original rusty lures

[@scottrip5693]

ToUgH LoVe no reason to hurt the fish more then needed by using rusty dull hooks.

[@BobbyCTV]

I can’t like, it’s at 420

[@joellee7274]

I wish a slow day of fishing for me entailed catching 7+ fish...

[@Rowlex77]

"to say its a slow day would be an understatement"...so dramatic... on a good day its every cast LOL

[@redlabelfishing9792]

Bud he was out there for odds are like 5 hours

[@ghostraptor310]

Lol I'm lucky if I get 2

[@chrisml8105]

On a "good day" at the creek I go to, I'm lucky to get 3 or 4.

[@trashbandit2449]

On a OK day of 6 hours I get 0...

[@howardgoldfarb2143]

Hi I’m 72 and you brought a tear in my eye . My father used to take me and my cousin in a row boat fishing we would use worms and catch perch & sunnies my father loved using jitterbugs I remember late one afternoon he caught a 5 lb bass and a 28 inch pickerel and he told we better go home before he emptied the lake . What memories

[@daviddura1172]

I am 69 my Dad passed away in 1974 at 48 years old ..... I still fish with 2 rod and reels he used... and I still have a River runt from when we fished. Thanks for the video!

[@li2us]

I liked this video for the simple fact that he understood his grandpa would've preferred he USE the lures rather than display them. Signed: a grandpa

[@SlickRoode]

My Grandfather just passed last month, at the ripe old age of 93. A man who brought me kicking and screaming as a 10 year old to go fishing for Trout in a tiny stream with a worm and a piece of twig as a float. I fished for hours with nothing to show until that twig suddenly disappeared and I was in contact with something from another world...a six inch Trout. A tiny fish now, but a huge fish in the grander scheme, a moment that shaped the rest of my life. Thank you, Sir, for reminding me what is important in life...you brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face.

[@lacrosseboy1739]

RIP to your grandpa I’m sure he’s happy seeing you fish with his lures

[@dsmith3134]

Angus Snow love the runt. One of the best lures I’ve used. Got mine from my oldest brother.

[@jimmansi1187]

Looking through that tackle box was like opening a time capsule, so cool! Just goes to show you that fishing hasn’t changed at all over the past 50 yrs. I only buy cheap Walmart lures & catch a lot of fish on them. Those old lures still work, thanks for an awesome vid!

[@rayturner3988]

True that

[@elyohio5218]

I thought i was the only person who bought cheap Walmart lures,until i went and the area was empty,i said hmmm the real fisherman have visited

[@cunoll418]

Love that you paid homage to your gramps. I’m positive he’d be impressed with the angler you’ve become. Keep up the great work!!

[@richardstone5241]

There is nothing like fishing with old lures. I absolutely love some of their unique designs and they way they are made. My goal this winter is to hand carve many of these. I have found that modern plastic lures can't duplicate the action of wood lures.

[@deliciousfishes]

I miss fishing trips with my grandpa. The smell of black coffee, Marlboros, and mixed gas take me back every time.

[@leeloomis9116]

I love the smell of two-stoke in the morning! Whether it's from the Evinrude on open water, the Jiffy on hard water or the Stihl out cutting firewood in the fall, it always brings back good memories

[@Alpatriod]

Yup the smell of a snowmobile warming up on a bright cold January morning :)

[@phillipdodds7860]

I wish I had my grandpa's old tackle. He taught me to fish as well. Good memories.

[@mitchellstump6730]

Man... You struck home with all of that. Damn, miss ya Grandpa.

[@ruthmc13]

sadly I never got to meet any of my grandpa's, bith were really good fishermen :(

[@fnava2642]

Wow, made me choke up a lil. When you held that fish up to honor your Grandpa. My Grandpa just passed, in Jan, miss him so much. Wasn't really a fisherman, but he was definitely a hunter! But I do believe i get my work ethic from him, such a hard worker, he loved it! I believe the day he couldn't work the same as he use to is when he got sick, mentally, physically, emotionally. Thank you, awesome video!

[@a.m.v.6938]

mrnava your story made me choke up, you must have really loved your Grandpa.

[@captainggttv3243]

Rest in paradise I'm sure he was a great man hes up there hunting the biggest elk im sure

[@rayturner3988]

I feel your word's my friend. Have a blessed year

[@Pinkielover]

Johnredcorn 1 keep dreaming

[@HeyStripes]

15:16 I'm not crying! You are! also... I would like to thank your Grandpa for teaching you about fishing.

[@rayturner3988]

I'm with you on that statement friend. Thanks Grandpa's

[@alwayssearching1882]

Your grandpa is proud of you. Appreciate your sentiments toward previous generations.

[@RustyShacklefardd]

You’re like the Bob Ross of kayak fishing! Relaxing vids always

[@adamsmith8533]

That's awesome

[@ozarked2363]

A happy little lure lives right here. It's your tackle box, you decide.

[@Jmabitibi-t1983]

The oldies classics never dies. Your grandpa is with you for luck.

[@guaranteedworstbassfishing6413]

Great tribute to your grand dad, i hope i leave that type of memory on my grand kids.

[@sandre_sandre]

My Grandma died in December (COVID :( ), and I didn't keep much from her home but the fishing box and a couple of rod/reel sets (they used to go fishing a lot with my Grandpa, coarse fishing, very popular in France). As an angler, it was very special for me to open such a box. The smell, all the gear that shows their fishing techniques, their little hacks... And all the gear that I recognized, because I went fishing with them when I was a kid. More important: this gear can still catch fish, so I can keep it alive, me and my children. That is what I call a treasure.

[@ftgphantom621]

This is what he would have wanted, he would have loved seeing you fishing with his lures. And when your time comes you two will reunite in heaven and catch all the ten pounders up there

[@iansage3865]

I’m almost every video I see the comment of how much more relaxed your videos are than others. Iv been watching your videos for a while now, and I have to say you make the BEST fishing content. From the raw nature we see and hear in every video to your relaxing voice, it makes every video captivating to the viewer. At the same time you provide great commentary, which I enjoy. It’s not always about freaking out about a 4lb smallie. It’s every moment in between, and the experience while catching fish. Thank you for the work you do in each video. I am sure your grandpa would be proud.

[@ryno5904]

Great video. My grandfather taught me to fish and hunt. He's been gone for 20 years now. I really wish he was around to see all the big fish and deer that I've been able to harvest in the years since he passed. He would be very proud. I'm sure your Grandfather would love this channel.

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

just came from your other blog about your grandpa where you fixed his lure and got the biggest bass ever on that same plug you have here the mouse without a tail‼️®️™️

[@jerryrouth6115]

As one of the three guys who founded the (NFLCC) National Fishing Lure Collectors Club this video was especially meaningful to me. I thank you so much for sharing it.

[@lukkyluciano]

interesting club, I have a bunch of old lures and reels/gear as decorations in my shed. Old international reel, old mitchells w/boxes, old lou eppinger boxes, some new stuff too, have the giant rapala lure...

[@billyhagerman4739]

Jerry Routh a river runt is the first lure caught able bass one still have it

[@ballhawk387]

@@lukkyluciano The old Mitchell 508 combo with the rear-swept reel stem I had was the best. Unfortunately the reel broke, but I still have the rod. And have plenty of classic lures, some of which still catch fish for me.

[@rayturner3988]

Amen .

[@rvmcwhorter]

Amazing tribute to your grandpa , bringing forty year old lures back to life , and catching beautiful smallmouth .

[@Jake-sv9fv]

one of the best fishing videos i have ever seen. a salute to grandpa.

[@jleif312]

Well....I'm a sucker for someone who appreciates the angler relatives who have gone before him. With this video you brought the sight, sound motion and....a little extra emotion. Thank you very much.

[@kurtisworkman716]

I have not enjoyed a fishing video this much in a very long time. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@topoff33]

Grand Dad would be proud of those catches!!

[@napieraustin]

My dad passed away 3 yrs ago when I was 22 of pancreatic cancer and I can’t bring myself to use any of his lures. Regardless of the age. He has some spinner baits I made myself in there. And some other nice baits from the 50’s. I think were my grandpas

[@lonniehollifield133]

My father passed March 16, 2006 March 16 2007 I took his set of Ambassador 6500 c3 carp fishing, our favorite pass time together and caught my largest yet, 26.6 lbs. I gave those reels to my daughter 5 years ago and she's been rippin lips with them ever since. Dad would be proud!!

[@mrdugris7724]

I really like the way you comment your fishing , it’s clear and your not a stressed guy! Also your fishing is the people way of fishing ;) it’s humble and your very respectful for the fish you bring in your net! Congrat my friend you hooked me to your Chanel .

[@drjohnhowell]

Thank you so much for taking the time to shoot this! Your grandfather, I'm sure, would be very happy to see his lures still being used, and proud to see them used so successfully!

[@williamwalter2061]

I love how feisty Small Mouth are. It takes two seconds for them to recover once you put them back in the water. And pound for pound they are one of the best fighting fish. I love the lures you chose to fish in this video. They are truly classics. Keep up the great videos man.

[@kerryparks6744]

That smallie hitting the Runt was awesome!

[@savagekiller99]

Bet he's looking down and proud of you using his old equipment and skills you learned from him and SLAYING those smallies

[@flyslinger2]

My grandfather was instrumental in teaching me the love of fishing. I have some of the same era life’s from his box as well. Great memories.

[@elrifle24]

This is beautiful man. God Bless you and your grandfather 🙏🏽

[@billypeterson4317]

the river runt is a classic!

[@alangordon823]

My grandpa's tacklebox looked just about like that... God bless them. This is my favorite fishing vid this year so far, and I watch a LOT of channels. Kayak cinematography is really nice, swooshy pleasant shots, awesome look at your fish swimming on the line. "That one's for you, Grandpa -- Thanks for everything you taught me" was my favorite part of all.

[@07slowbalt]

You did something ive always dreamed of doing. Super cool of you to reuse an old family heirloom.

[@peggyboyless9699]

A superlative remembrance of grandpa. I hope to impart my knowledge to my grandkids too. Enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@davidkuznetsov9316]

Loved the video very cool idea i always wanted to see these old type lures in action thanks for sharing

[@garyvee6023]

You are soooo lucky to have freshwater fishing like that in America. Definitely envious.

[@AndroidM-op7zf]

Great video! Grandpa would be proud!

[@petejansen8098]

Very cool to prove the old school stuffs till rocks! Thanks from all the old guys!

[@dahutful]

They worked for grandpa and the fish haven’t changed. In fact, odds are good the fish haven’t seen these in a long time.

[@teejay9929]

Absolutely beautiful “bronzebacks”!!...you know grandpa is tickled...thanks for sharing....👍🏼🇺🇸

[@jamesireland9188]

Why would anyone give this a thumbs down. Really cool video definitely enjoyable to watch. Have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts

[@karl4551]

maybe because of the sandals

[@wholeass83]

because they bought 100 dollars lures and still haven't caught anything lol

[@ruthmc13]

People are dumb

[@FloridaMan0561]

There are always jerks that are going to dislike videos even if they are well put together. This man catches fish and is cool enough to make good videos for us to watch, the haters are just mad because they have no skills 😂

[@jago76]

I think it's the same guy who spends all day going from channel to channel giving thumbs down.

[@rogeratkinson592]

That was a great to see you respecting your grandpa's tools of the trade. I usually fast-forward through slow videos, but I watched every second of this. I hope these same lures and some of your own make it into the hands of your grandchildren.

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

That black & white Tiny Torpedo was my “go to” lure for early morning Racquette River small mouth when I lived in Northern NY. Still use it today but the Whopper Plopper definitely makes a bigger commotion. Your Grand-dad would be proud.

[@kelamuni]

Yup. black and white Tiny Torpedo at dusk was killer for smallies in Ontario for me back in the day.

[@altonwilliams7117]

That was a cool little tribute to your grandfather. I remember my grandfathers V-hull boat with that black Mercury engine. 🎣

[@donpanico8514]

Well thanks to your grandpa, you just proved we are all wasting money buying all the specialty lures on the market.LOL great video as always!!

[@bowhunt9968]

How does it prove that? Those were some of the "specialty lures on the market" of his Grand Dad's time.

[@batmanforawhile]

I was watching a show last night and some of the lures were worth $200. With my bad luck with snags my upper limit is about $30.

[@chipgeorge4097]

Your grandpas box looks just like my granddads. Thanks for sharing man. Feels peaceful to go through those old lures

[@NellysfishingAdventures]

This is amazing man. Putting your grandpa's knowledge to use and his old lures 👍👍👍i really liked this video

[@chrisbuhneing3194]

Your Grandfather would be proud to see you using those and catching fish with them at that, thanks for sharing.

[@coreycouch4942]

See fish dont care about your 30 dollar lures, grandpas fishing box tells a story and lure catch any fish

[@thehauntedfisherman1792]

Yep!

[@jamesaritchie1]

Thirty dollar lures? I was in a Bass Pro shop a while back, saw an attractive lure, and looked at the price. One hundred and fifty-nine dollars!!! Talk about sticker shock. I only paid a hundred bucks for my first car, and it ran for years. It's hard to believe anyone would pay that much for a lure that looked exactly like two dozen others hanging around the store that were selling for as little as five bucks.

[@coreycouch4942]

@@jamesaritchie1 omg that's crazy someone would be pissed to buy it and got it hung up on a stump 15 foot down in so big water and had to break off. It's crazy on how much all this equipment has become. It's all about the money nowadays. Most I'll pay 12 bucks lol I mean maybe more if I need to haha

[@Peterisheree]

@Ben Tackett do you have any high end tackle stores in your area? Almost guaranteed to find a lure in at least the mid 30s and that's not even saltwater

[@spencprofishing7958]

Ben Tackett I have seen them for a lot more than $30

[@dcarroll4294]

It's hard to explain in words the appreciation I have for this video. Seriously, thank you for making this.

[@cherokeelaketennessee7895]

Your grandfather's tackle box looks just like my grandpa's did. Funny, mine was from the South but still had a lot of those same baits. Awesome video! Love the old school stuff

[@ndyakangler]

They must not have had aisles upon aisles of lures to pick from at the tackle shop back in those days. I bet a lot of tackle boxes from that era have many of the same lures.

[@cherokeelaketennessee7895]

Couple more things, the more I see you use the power pole, the more I want one. Also did you hear the Loon when you saluted your grandpa? Man that was awesome. My grandpa started taking my fishing when I was 3 or 4 and taught me everything I know about fishing. I think about him often when I'm on the water and wished he was still around to go with me.

[@ndyakangler]

I was lucky enough to spend summers as a kid at our lake cabin in MN. My parents weren’t really into fishing but my grandparents would come stay with us a half dozen or so times throughout the summer and my grandpa would always take me out in his little green fishing boat he kept at our cabin. Somehow he could cup his hands over his mouth and do a spot on loon call. I never could quite figure out how he did it.

[@cherokeelaketennessee7895]

I'm guessing you are right. We have way too much to choose from and that's why my garage looks like a tackle shop. I won't have a tackle box to hand down, it will be more like a U-Haul truck full of crap. BTW, I was in a Sportsman Warehouse in Lexington, Ky this past weekend and they had a ton of Kalin's grubs and tube baits. I picked up some tube baits, going to give them a try this week on the river.

[@BelfastSquid]

NDYakAngler that loon in the video was your grandpa talking to you!

[@johnwilliamson2276]

I have never seen this many nice smallies on one creek! Way to go! I was brought up on these lures, they'll still do the job too.

[@jackmorgan3498]

Your Grandpa loved you regardless if you fished or not, but you honor him greatly by walking in his footsteps and traditions.

[@ndyakangler]

He was a great man and I’m lucky to have had him around most of my life.

[@brendanmcdonough6419]

That's not a slow day in my books! Great video, really enjoyed it. Great tribute to your grandpa too.

[@colejk67]

Nice video. Gramps would be proud. Always a pleasure watching your vids. Good job of editing and narration besides the fish catching.

[@twenty4dupont]

This dude has got life by the balls. Heading out to enjoy a day of successful fishing thinking about the good times with gramps and catching smallies on his vintage lures. Can’t think of a better day. Cheers my friend.

[@TCgoneCrazee]

nice video. really enjoyed this! grandpa would be proud of ya i'm sure!

[@striperhunter-ic2wt]

Thank you for showing us inside grandpas tackle box. Nice video.

[@shanecarlson9076]

That same style River Runt was handed to me by my Grandfather. It's tied on my sons pole today.

[@calkidsbradley40]

Nice job, very laid back with great info. Grandpa would be proud.

[@olixerx]

Any smallie video is a good video! Keep up the good work!

[@zachmeyer2718]

All the other fishing KZbin channels are fast pace, and do intense hook sets, screaming about their mediocre fish. You are just so relaxed and clam, it’s pleasant to watch your videos. Great tribute to your grandfather.

[@DarthInsomnis]

“That ones for you grandpa! Thank you for everything you taught me.” Jesus dude I came by to see cool fishing vids, and you got me tearing up. God bless ya man.

[@ballhawk387]

This video really brought a smile to my face. Love the way that smallie nailed the River Runt right beside you. Grandpa's and Dad's lures catch fish, maybe even more now that they're not in the face of fish all the time. Pikies are still among my go-to lures for toothies and huge bass.

[@redxangling3179]

The 5 Diamond Daredevil... What a classic lure

[@theweekenddrz519]

Awesome video. I have both my Grandpas old tackleboxes. Lots of familiar stuff in your Granddads. They taught me how to fish and started an addiction. Thanks for sharing this.

[@GainingDespair]

Just goes to show a fish will go after just about anything that has some form of movement to it. Pretty impressed

[@jerrymiller7708]

Unedited Gamer Yeah man I agree. all of the new lures are just remakes of the old ones. They all still wiggle flash spin float sink. how much more can they do.

[@InDisskyS131]

Especially bass, you could hook a dog turd to a line and they would bite

[@tygyrlylly8079]

Was just going through my grandpa's old tackle box earlier, the smell and memories made me cry. I started untangling and reorganizing a little, didn't wipe away any of the tears just let them dry. I came across this video the same evening and I'm inspired to try out some of his old lures now, and restore/rework some where necessary. Thanks for the upload!

[@robjones7410]

Brother, that is so awesome !! I wish I would have gotten some of my Grandpa's lures, but I was in the ARMY overseas when he left us. Once again, damn awesome video !!!

[@ElijahIan]

Granpop from another life just gave me some of his old lures. Got a torpedo just like yours missing the front split ring holder. I've caught one so far on a Jitter Bug. That man has taught me lot as I am new to angling and fishing. I'm glad to bring new life into those old lures; you inspire me to get a kayak and get out there. Keep up the great work!

[@seanmolloy9297]

HAH! Best fishing video I've ever seen. Thank you.

[@jamesaritchie1]

This brought back asome memories. I inherited a tackle box and some lures from my grandfather, too. One of them was a beaten and battered Swimming Mouse, and a second was a brand new Swimming Mouse. My grandfather fished for fun, but he also fished for food, and he was a nightcrawler and redworm guy most often. We had an endless supply of both only forty yards from our house. A circle twenty-five feet wide along the ring, and with a diameter of about thirty yards where corncob had been spit out of a blower pipe from the grain elevator not far away. Most of those corncobs would pile up in the middle of the circle, and when the pikle was high enough, thoirty feet or so, they would burn it. But many fell outside the burn area, were rained on, and quickly rotted. This kept repeating every harvest season for forty years. The corncorns form a layer of black goo about tghree feet thick, and it was so packed with nightcrawlers and red worms that we could dig a week's worth in a few mionutes. Grandpa even made a good deal of money by selling worms. So there were only eight lures in the tacklebox, with two of them being the Swimming mouse. I caught a LOT of fish with the Swimming mouse before losing both to bass who wanted them more than I did. I eventually lost the other six to snags, but I'm really glad I had the chance to use them.

[@victorsimonsen921]

i love fishing the old lures nice vid. as always

[@jaydens1429]

My great grandpa taught me much of what i know today and this vidja almost made tear up whe u said thank you grandpa at the end.

[@DevinDFishing]

Awesome video man. Loved this one, it being sentimental!

[@glennwike2636]

I have one too that belonged to my Dad. I remember it when I was a little boy. I'm now 60.

[@SuperSmellyBob]

This video was so peaceful and brought me old memories. Thank you for the upload.

[@TimHaunFishing]

This is the first video of yours I've seen. And I instantly subbed. My grandpa didn't fish, he was a tech guy. But I definitely vibe with the heirlooms.

[@cecapfishing9882]

Your videos are always the best I've ever seen on kayak fishing... But this one is One of the best you ever made. Congratulations, Matt! I've also dedicated a Fish to my late father once, it really hit home!

[@ppplll1122]

Great theme! Great show!

[@johnwilliamson2276]

This is the second time I watched this video + it was just as good as the first time. Thanks again.

[@WildBillHabiki]

I thought it was amazing. I have several of my grandfather's old lures. His fav was the Creek Chub Plunker. Anyway, just a beautiful river and good fishing.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I have my other grandpas tackle box too, thought it was mostly walleye stuff in there but I was looking through it this morning and there were a lot of the same lures. A bunch of old bass and pike lures, even a Hula Popper! One of my favorites back when I was a kid spending summers at the lake.

[@jacobvanderband2723]

I love these grandpas lures videos!.I just moved to Virginia from Michigan and caught my first VA catfish on my grandpas old rods that I recently inherited. Great feeling.

[@cabinbycreekstudio]

Awesome man, just awesome.

[@SirWilhelm46]

Tnx video. We have very few clear moving rivers out here in WTx, but you have caused me to dig out my old torpedoes and look for new hooks for them. Again thanks for inspiration and exc. fishing video.

[@txyakangler7850]

Very cool bro! :-) Could b the start of grandpas equipment challenge. :-)

[@lyubakavideo]

Awesome fishing trip and tribute to your grandpa 👍🏻🎣🐟

[@garym2293]

Great Video !!! never had a grandpa all died before I got to know them. You tube taught me how to be a better fisherman Awesome Stuff Cheers!! :))

[@FrankLadd]

I like that your boat has been used enough to have faded. the lures are old too and you are fishing the old time way. In addition you have good modern reels and a quality paddle that shows you know when it is worth paying extra.

[@stevenfoley8750]

Hell yeah. That mouse is bad ass.

[@adriancook3587]

When you opened up that tackle box it brought back memories of my grandpa taking me out fishing. I'm going to have to bring it up from the basement and use some of his old lures this spring! Thank you for the vid!

[@larrymlynch9608]

Great video that brought back some memories ... good job! I subscribed ...

[@TheJerrys1]

this was one of your best videos. thank you for the tribute to grandpa, it reminded me of mine. my brother has some of those same type pugs and spoons in a small display case.... my grandpa was a pike and musky guy and loved to fish on Somo lake near Tomahawk Wisconsin where his father had a cabin since prohibition times.