Been fishing in far northern Minnesota (Itasca County) since 1968 -- my family since 1933. I still fish old school: CCBC Pikie Minnow, South Bend Bass Oreno, Bayoo Boogie, Johnson Silver Minnow weedless spoon, Shannon yellow and red skirted spinners (OH, I miss Uncle Josh for those last three!), Cotton Cordell Spot and Big O. Our son took his girlfriend up there this year and her first fish since childhood was on the Baby Bass Spot. They may BE old, but it never GETS old. I still troll ebay and get what I can while I can. Thanks for what you do.
I love the reel. I got one for Christmas about 1983 or so. It actually still worked up until about 5 years ago. I also loved the Bayou Boogie when I was a kid. I caught one of the biggest crappie I've ever caught on one.
Love all the B Roll and the sound track selection. You film really well as a storyteller. I have one of these somewhere but haven’t ever bothered to fish it. It’s in the someday box. You asked for lures in this episode to review in future episodes. I haven’t caught up yet but assume you haven’t gotten around to Spoonplugs yet. Please catch a fish with one as I can’t!
RetroBassin you should get the Spoonplugging book too if you don’t have a copy. The books better than the lure. But this lure is still my favorite Grandpa made it in his shed type lure.
A few years back , I was at an antique store in Perry Missouri and they had a lot of new Pico lures in boxes . I didnt buy any as the lady was asking a pretty penny for them .
While watching this i knew i had something close to this in my tackle box, went and checked.... it's indeed a pico perch my grandpaw used to have and the color is blue and clear. Awesome video,
I just love what your doing. Like a trip down memory lane, I think I shed a tear on a couple of vids remembering all the good times I had fishing growing up ( born 1973) . I love the fact your sharing it with your kids because that’s what I’m doing with mine also, we are having a blast. Keep up the good work and I will be telling all my fishing friends to check you out! Just Awsome 😊
I never thought a Slug-Go would be considered old school, but life has a way of vintaging you! One day Googan Baits will be on tables at NLFCC shows...
I remember years ago when me and a friend saw an older dude hitting bass left and right off the bank....we asked him what he was using and he said Bayou Boogie. We went to Walmart and purchased a few WITH some wading boots and went back and started hitting them. Glad they brought this bait back.
@@RetroBassin how long do saltwater show you should check out the gulf State Park pier over here Orange Beach those 1/4 Mile out into the and you catch anything from a speckled trout all the way up to tarpon and some guy leaving red snapper king mackerel in Spanish in the love that Pier there regular catch I've been fishing there since I was 13
Your great l got some lures called hole in the head and some rabble rouser the popping version and 2 of the crank baits just went through my vast store of plastic and found some 10 inch paddle tail lures can’t wait
You know that one lure that you hardly use because it's hard to find? Well it's this lure. I have like 7 of them. Use with a deep diver trolling..oh man !!
I owned one those baits and always wondered what the story was behind the slogan.I think you should do a review on the Nichols Shrimp or the Piggy Perch,enjoying your content from Fla.
Great video you should do a review and history of the baits invented by the Bass Professor! I loved watching Doug’s underwater footage and I probably learned more about bass fishing from him then any of the mainstream Pro Anglers.
Have you done a vid with the old school Creme worm circa it's introduction? My pops goes on and on about when he first started seeing them back in the day.
SUBBED... but some of your info is incorrect... The Bayou Boogie came first and it was through A.D. Mfg until Harvey Whopper got ahold of it, then Heddon, then Pradco.. But nice video. The Boogie is a straight countdown and sank faster and lower; swimmin minnow, mad minno, and Pico Perch sank much slower and stayed up... Heddon also only made the 2" Boogies. Not 2 1/2".... I have a VAST collection of all of them. The Bayou Boogie is my favorite lure of all time...
S BM Thanks for stopping by, and thanks even more for dropping a comment! I may be an old lure junkie, but there are a lot of holes in the historical record! What you say makes sense...the Bayou Boogie and Pico Perch fish VERY differently.
@@RetroBassin Next time you're in DFW, Maybe we can fish some spots and compare some old gear.. I stay away from MOST of the new stuff and stick w the classics to fish with, although I DO love new topwaters like the Whopper Ploppers. I can't say the same about my reels though- the new reels are just plain better.lol
Whopper stoppers bombers mud bugs Spence scout devil horse and country music can’t get better than that and they do make a floating rattle trap and they made a spin trap throw a rattle bait fish it like you mean it and believe you got to believe Monty good music
Hey retro man love your chanle showing pico perch l knew them as cut plugs and bayou boggy love the history part of your show l go back to 1964 using those old rods old plugs l collect lures let me tell you what l did bout 1989 l bought a shiamno fighting rod paid 45$ fished it a lot retired it still have it pulled it out of retirement and tied on a reble black star and caught a bass . Then my wife was at goodwill she called me up and said l got two fishing reels here they are green do you want them l said buy them little oil some new line a old garica spinning rod about 1980 ? Put on a Spence scout plug and turned the handle listen to the clicker and caught a bass my name is Rick although it comes up as my wife’s name but love your concept you got to know your roots people starting a empire on nothing but a dream and desire Mann’s jelly worm flip tails heddon torpedo and crazy crawlers jitter bugs do nothing worm jack chandler knights tube worm with alka seltzer and last but not least a fishing rod called a mean green stick so keep it retro and to keep it old school you got to remember from whence you came to know how far you gone figure that one out and l use to love those river runts long live retro and l hope people remember buck perry
Been fishing in far northern Minnesota (Itasca County) since 1968 -- my family since 1933. I still fish old school: CCBC Pikie Minnow, South Bend Bass Oreno, Bayoo Boogie, Johnson Silver Minnow weedless spoon, Shannon yellow and red skirted spinners (OH, I miss Uncle Josh for those last three!), Cotton Cordell Spot and Big O. Our son took his girlfriend up there this year and her first fish since childhood was on the Baby Bass Spot. They may BE old, but it never GETS old. I still troll ebay and get what I can while I can. Thanks for what you do.
Thanks for dropping by, Carl! The old stuff is the good stuff!!
After 3 videos this channel is now in my 5 go to. Keep it up👍🏻
Thanks, Tyler! That's the plan, good buddy.
i CAUGHT MY FIRST BIG BASS ON A PICO PEARCH IN 1972 LOVED THAT LURE
No way! Old is gold!!
I love the reel. I got one for Christmas about 1983 or so. It actually still worked up until about 5 years ago. I also loved the Bayou Boogie when I was a kid. I caught one of the biggest crappie I've ever caught on one.
This is nice. I lived in San Antonio and corpus for years. Didn’t know any lure originate from corpus. That’s bad ass.
Check out my video on Bingo Lures!!!!
@@RetroBassin I will thanks. Loving the channel just got into bass fishing last year. So this is nice I love hearing about the history of things.
Love all the B Roll and the sound track selection. You film really well as a storyteller. I have one of these somewhere but haven’t ever bothered to fish it. It’s in the someday box. You asked for lures in this episode to review in future episodes. I haven’t caught up yet but assume you haven’t gotten around to Spoonplugs yet. Please catch a fish with one as I can’t!
Crazy Toy People Yes the ol Buck Perry Spoon Plug is coming...as it usual with me, so many lures, so little time!
RetroBassin you should get the Spoonplugging book too if you don’t have a copy. The books better than the lure. But this lure is still my favorite Grandpa made it in his shed type lure.
A few years back , I was at an antique store in Perry Missouri and they had a lot of new Pico lures in boxes . I didnt buy any as the lady was asking a pretty penny for them .
Out of curiosity, what was a pretty penny? I got a feeling that penny might be even more pretty today!
@@RetroBassin I dont remember . Im guessing around ten dollars each .
@@rousefire Yeah you can snag em on eBay for about that. Or buy new from Pico! I bought some and they are very similar to the originals.
My fav Lipless are CC Super Spot, Ra t l trap, Rattlin rapala, spro aruku shad, LJ sugar shad, Rebel racket shad and other older 1s.
UltimateNinja1984 The Racket Shad has one of the most unique actions of any lipless crank I have fished!
@@RetroBassin ikr. Love em
Historical! This bait is!
While watching this i knew i had something close to this in my tackle box, went and checked.... it's indeed a pico perch my grandpaw used to have and the color is blue and clear. Awesome video,
That is awesome! If catch bass on it, let me know!!
Dude you honestly need more subscriptions this channel is good
Hold on, we're growing at the high speed of 1996 dial up internet!
I just love what your doing. Like a trip down memory lane, I think I shed a tear on a couple of vids remembering all the good times I had fishing growing up ( born 1973) . I love the fact your sharing it with your kids because that’s what I’m doing with mine also, we are having a blast. Keep up the good work and I will be telling all my fishing friends to check you out! Just Awsome 😊
Love those videos retro, keep it up.
That video is old school at this point…thanks for tuning in!
👍🏻😎 My brother lives on Bob Sandlin lake in East Texas.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
...they'll pass you by.
love the channel more of these young youtubers with fishing channels need to learn some fishing history it kills me to see what little thay know
I never thought a Slug-Go would be considered old school, but life has a way of vintaging you! One day Googan Baits will be on tables at NLFCC shows...
I remember years ago when me and a friend saw an older dude hitting bass left and right off the bank....we asked him what he was using and he said Bayou Boogie. We went to Walmart and purchased a few WITH some wading boots and went back and started hitting them. Glad they brought this bait back.
I’m still looking for a pack of tube worms.. they were the bomb
They are available on the Creme Lures website! I haven’t bought the new version, but plan to as soon as my old ones run out.
Son of a gun.. I literally contacted Dave Maurice at venom last year trying to get some manufactured.
m chenault Go get ‘em and let us know how they work!
Yeah I'd like to hear more about the saltwater history that
Luke Prince Sounds like we need to do a Bingo show in South Texas...
@@RetroBassin how long do saltwater show you should check out the gulf State Park pier over here Orange Beach those 1/4 Mile out into the and you catch anything from a speckled trout all the way up to tarpon and some guy leaving red snapper king mackerel in Spanish in the love that Pier there regular catch I've been fishing there since I was 13
Your great l got some lures called hole in the head and some rabble rouser the popping version and 2 of the crank baits just went through my vast store of plastic and found some 10 inch paddle tail lures can’t wait
I have heard of the Rabble Rouser, but the Hole in the Head is new to me!
Cool old bait! Bring on those River Runts!!
Plan to get me one of those Picos. Love the channel.
Thanks for tuning in, good buddy! They still sell ‘em!
caught my first bass on a Pico perch when i was a little kid in the 80's. Just ordered a couple of Pico perch from Pico last month.
Great to hear! So glad to see them back in action!!
This is like a trip back to the eighties fishing from your hat to the boat and lure. Gonna have to sub to your channel dude
NTF Lekanoff Thanks for tuning in, good buddy!
You know that one lure that you hardly use because it's hard to find? Well it's this lure. I have like 7 of them. Use with a deep diver trolling..oh man !!
I was pretty stoked Pico got that bait back in production!
I owned one those baits and always wondered what the story was behind the slogan.I think you should do a review on the Nichols Shrimp or the Piggy Perch,enjoying your content from Fla.
love it.. this channel will take off.. i am also an 80's guy, from Frederick Md.. good luck and keep the vid's coming..
Have a Flying Dog for me!
Awesome!
Cool Music
Great video you should do a review and history of the baits invented by the Bass Professor! I loved watching Doug’s underwater footage and I probably learned more about bass fishing from him then any of the mainstream Pro Anglers.
The Snakebait, the Hannon Frog, the Skitterfish...got them all!
Don’t forget the heddon sonic
Would like to try that pico! Thanks for the knowledge!
You should try out the Bayou Boogie night fishing around dock lights, you'll be amazed at the amount of striper and sand bass you will catch..
You put out really enjoyable videos man, can't believe you haven't taken off quicker.
Thanks! It's been a hot minute, we'll get there...good news is I've got enough vintage baits to cover the next 5 years of episodes!
I have a few like that.
Just picked up a Vintage Bomber Crank Bait. Maybe that could be next vid? Quality content by the way
Thanks, Joel! Which Bomber was it? I have some Larry Nixon Pro Autography Bombers from Excalibur. An oldie but a goodie!
@@RetroBassin I believe the Company is "Bomber Lures" it's a vintage craintbait. Picked it up at a flea market. Wish I knew more
Have you done a vid with the old school Creme worm circa it's introduction? My pops goes on and on about when he first started seeing them back in the day.
I actually stocked up on some original worm-colored Crème Scoundrel worms in prep for a Crème episode. I will cover this Tyler, Texas, original soon!
@@RetroBassin perfect! My dad will get a big kick from that!
What about aquasonic lures?
Where did you say these are still available at? I’m interested in trying one.
picolures.com
Old school all the way check our slinkier worms and l bought some of those flip tails
Nice this is the fire time I’ve watched your channel. And I really like it. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the awesome info.
Thanks for tuning in...more good old stuff to come!
Just checking if you had given this lure away yet ha ha
Next time in texas Id like to see you live 😏
SUBBED... but some of your info is incorrect... The Bayou Boogie came first and it was through A.D. Mfg until Harvey Whopper got ahold of it, then Heddon, then Pradco.. But nice video. The Boogie is a straight countdown and sank faster and lower; swimmin minnow, mad minno, and Pico Perch sank much slower and stayed up... Heddon also only made the 2" Boogies. Not 2 1/2".... I have a VAST collection of all of them. The Bayou Boogie is my favorite lure of all time...
S BM Thanks for stopping by, and thanks even more for dropping a comment! I may be an old lure junkie, but there are a lot of holes in the historical record! What you say makes sense...the Bayou Boogie and Pico Perch fish VERY differently.
@@RetroBassin Next time you're in DFW, Maybe we can fish some spots and compare some old gear.. I stay away from MOST of the new stuff and stick w the classics to fish with, although I DO love new topwaters like the Whopper Ploppers. I can't say the same about my reels though- the new reels are just plain better.lol
Awesome interesting bait!! I wish I could get my hands on one!! And dude I love your Texas shirt it’s awesome
Been waiting for an opportunity to wear that one!
Whopper stoppers bombers mud bugs Spence scout devil horse and country music can’t get better than that and they do make a floating rattle trap and they made a spin trap throw a rattle bait fish it like you mean it and believe you got to believe Monty good music
Hey retro man love your chanle showing pico perch l knew them as cut plugs and bayou boggy love the history part of your show l go back to 1964 using those old rods old plugs l collect lures let me tell you what l did bout 1989 l bought a shiamno fighting rod paid 45$ fished it a lot retired it still have it pulled it out of retirement and tied on a reble black star and caught a bass . Then my wife was at goodwill she called me up and said l got two fishing reels here they are green do you want them l said buy them little oil some new line a old garica spinning rod about 1980 ? Put on a Spence scout plug and turned the handle listen to the clicker and caught a bass my name is Rick although it comes up as my wife’s name but love your concept you got to know your roots people starting a empire on nothing but a dream and desire Mann’s jelly worm flip tails heddon torpedo and crazy crawlers jitter bugs do nothing worm jack chandler knights tube worm with alka seltzer and last but not least a fishing rod called a mean green stick so keep it retro and to keep it old school you got to remember from whence you came to know how far you gone figure that one out and l use to love those river runts long live retro and l hope people remember buck perry
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Did I win lol
Actually, Carl, you did. I have a few Picos I never gave away. PM me your address I’ll get them out!