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Tiger Big Bass...I looked through the 1972 version of Bassmaster I got last
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Feb 27, 2025, 8:10 AM
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week, and there were ads of different versions of what we call spinnerbaits,Mann's Jelly Worm (I still remember the first bass I caught on one a Clark Hill fishing for crappie with my dad...he was ticked at I get casting into the trees where he wanted to quietly drop a cork and minnow), and then there was this one by Smithwick Lure Co....THE ONLY THING I EVER KNEW THEY MADE WAS THE "Devil's Horse".
The other thing I noticed was how many different manufacturer's of bass boats there were with ads in the magazine...Mon Ark,Boston Whaler,King Fisher,Glastron,Cordell Coin'Jesse (Never heard of that one before),Fisher Marine,and of course Ranger (a dadgum inboard outboard model....with a swivel seat on top of the motor)...no self respecting bass fisherman of today would show up with an inboard outboard today. NO WAY!
....and then...there was the Harry'n'Charlie episode of the month...Caricatures no doubt..but spot on at the same time....
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Re: Tiger Big Bass...I looked through the 1972 version of Bassmaster I got last
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Feb 27, 2025, 8:12 AM
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TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
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Feb 27, 2025, 8:15 AM
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Appropriated somebody else's "Luuuuuuuure" to quote David Fritts...
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Re: TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
Feb 27, 2025, 7:09 PM
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I was going to tell you before I read the second post that Smitheick used to make a Rattle Trap type of bait long before rattle trap. Smitheick had theirs, then Heddon came out with their version the Bayou Boogie that had a cupped lip, then Cotton Cordell came out with the Cordell Spot (very much a trap), then very soon after was the Rattle Trap. Of course every company came out with their version after that.
My dad was a fishing guide on Santee when I was a kid and one of his guide buddies had that inboard Ranger and I always thought it was the dumbest invention ever. This guide, wont name names but he committed suicide in the 90s but guided on Okeechobee in the winter and Santee spring/summer. He had a Ranger sponsorship, was one of first guys I knew to fish tournaments, but that inboard was something Ranger was excited about for some ungodly reason.
The ole Manns Jelly worm, smelled like grapes. Then they added the fire tail that was all the rage. All of this when I grew up in late 70s, early 80s on Santee.
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Re: TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
Feb 27, 2025, 7:09 PM
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I was going to tell you before I read the second post that Smitheick used to make a Rattle Trap type of bait long before rattle trap. Smitheick had theirs, then Heddon came out with their version the Bayou Boogie that had a cupped lip, then Cotton Cordell came out with the Cordell Spot (very much a trap), then very soon after was the Rattle Trap. Of course every company came out with their version after that.
My dad was a fishing guide on Santee when I was a kid and one of his guide buddies had that inboard Ranger and I always thought it was the dumbest invention ever. This guide, wont name names but he committed suicide in the 90s but guided on Okeechobee in the winter and Santee spring/summer. He had a Ranger sponsorship, was one of first guys I knew to fish tournaments, but that inboard was something Ranger was excited about for some ungodly reason.
The ole Manns Jelly worm, smelled like grapes. Then they added the fire tail that was all the rage. All of this when I grew up in late 70s, early 80s on Santee.
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Re: TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
Feb 27, 2025, 7:09 PM
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I was going to tell you before I read the second post that Smitheick used to make a Rattle Trap type of bait long before rattle trap. Smitheick had theirs, then Heddon came out with their version the Bayou Boogie that had a cupped lip, then Cotton Cordell came out with the Cordell Spot (very much a trap), then very soon after was the Rattle Trap. Of course every company came out with their version after that.
My dad was a fishing guide on Santee when I was a kid and one of his guide buddies had that inboard Ranger and I always thought it was the dumbest invention ever. This guide, wont name names but he committed suicide in the 90s but guided on Okeechobee in the winter and Santee spring/summer. He had a Ranger sponsorship, was one of first guys I knew to fish tournaments, but that inboard was something Ranger was excited about for some ungodly reason.
The ole Manns Jelly worm, smelled like grapes. Then they added the fire tail that was all the rage. All of this when I grew up in late 70s, early 80s on Santee.
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Re: TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
Feb 27, 2025, 7:10 PM
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I was going to tell you before I read the second post that Smitheick used to make a Rattle Trap type of bait long before rattle trap. Smitheick had theirs, then Heddon came out with their version the Bayou Boogie that had a cupped lip, then Cotton Cordell came out with the Cordell Spot (very much a trap), then very soon after was the Rattle Trap. Of course every company came out with their version after that.
My dad was a fishing guide on Santee when I was a kid and one of his guide buddies had that inboard Ranger and I always thought it was the dumbest invention ever. This guide, wont name names but he committed suicide in the 90s but guided on Okeechobee in the winter and Santee spring/summer. He had a Ranger sponsorship, was one of first guys I knew to fish tournaments, but that inboard was something Ranger was excited about for some ungodly reason.
The ole Manns Jelly worm, smelled like grapes. Then they added the fire tail that was all the rage. All of this when I grew up in late 70s, early 80s on Santee.
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Re: TBB..does that Water Gator NIT look like a Rattle Trap?!! Somebidy
Feb 27, 2025, 7:11 PM
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Not sure what happened, when I posted it kept replying Link was broken. Never saw that happen before.
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Re: Tiger Big Bass...I looked through the 1972 version of Bassmaster I got last
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Feb 27, 2025, 6:44 PM
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Back in tha' day ( 60/70's for me ) loved me some bass fishing !!!!!!
Thought you would like this photo, Spud -- after reading your post, i have been reading & looking at old memories from those days**
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Re: Tiger Big Bass...I looked through the 1972 version of Bassmaster I got last
Feb 27, 2025, 7:13 PM
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I remember all these boats except the Cordell Coin. I wonder if that was part of the Cotton Cordell company?
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Re: Tiger Big Bass...I looked through the 1972 version of Bassmaster I got last
Feb 27, 2025, 7:18 PM
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Maybe one day I could meet up for a Fish, Meat, and Greet and maybe you could bring those couple mags for me to thumb through. Im not too far from you I dont think.
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