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Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: 1961Yaloo] #14317297 03/16/22 04:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 27,729 Weatherford Fish Killer Big Sexy
Fish Killer Big Sexy Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 27,729 Weatherford	Originally Posted by 1961Yaloo H&H spinner bait we bought at Gibsons for 79 cents. Our Gibson’s still sells then but for 1.50 now LIKE the TFF on Facebook - www.facebook.com/texasfishingforum You want to make a difference in life? Take a kid fishing!

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Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317315 03/16/22 05:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 68 Shreveport, LA W Weavertree Outdoorsman
Weavertree Outdoorsman W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 68 Shreveport, LA	Hey HookaToad how did you end up with my grandfathers' tackle box? I want it back!!!

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317319 03/16/22 05:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,253 Weatherford Fishinfellow TFF Celebrity
Fishinfellow TFF Celebrity Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,253 Weatherford	Originally Posted by Bassmaster150 And of course...back to the days we only used one rod type and one reel type.....which I still do to this day....If it works for Rick CLunn, then it works for everyone... :-o https://www.bassfan.com/tips_article.asp?ID=26 I wonder if he still thinks this. I definitely am not throwing my 1/4 oz squarebill on a 7' heavy rod! lol Thats my money fish Kris Winhold

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: P_102] #14317341 03/16/22 05:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,764 1 1oldbassguy TFF Team Angler
1oldbassguy TFF Team Angler 1 Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,764	Originally Posted by P_102 Only needed 2 rigs: baitcaster for the Manns grape worm and spinning outfit for the beetle spin. black grape and scuppernong ---- the only two colors I needed

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317360 03/16/22 05:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,739 Seguin S spacejunkie TFF Team Angler
spacejunkie TFF Team Angler S Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,739 Seguin	Old fashion benchmark---triangulation. Using three things like a barn, point and tree to get "close" to your spot.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317366 03/16/22 05:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 251 San Antonio, TX D David Newton Angler
David Newton Angler D Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 251 San Antonio, TX	I'm fairly new to fishing but I use those marker buoys.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317647 03/16/22 10:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,362 NETX O ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50) TFF Team Angler
ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50) TFF Team Angler O Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,362 NETX	My first Ranger had two of these and this was back in the mid 80's. These things were "IT" in there day. I used them to find drop offs and would usually find fish. 2012 ZX200 Skeeter 2012 Yamaha 200 SHO Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Proud student of the Pro Staffer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzwF72B2F2w&t=14s

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317655 03/16/22 10:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,758 Bedrock. S Scoundrel TFF Celebrity
Scoundrel TFF Celebrity S Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 8,758 Bedrock.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317719 03/16/22 11:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,683 Lake Fork, Texas Bruce Allen TFF Team Angler
Bruce Allen TFF Team Angler Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,683 Lake Fork, Texas	I just took the anchor rein off the Ranger before it left for who knows where in anticipation for my next boat. Lake Fork Anglers Every Thursday Daytime Tournaments. Lake Fork Sportsman's Association www.lakeforksa.com/ We are VERY PROUD of our Induction into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: J.P. Greeson] #14317826 03/17/22 01:23 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 17,237 Denison, TX Chris B TFF Guru
Chris B TFF Guru Joined: May 2003 Posts: 17,237 Denison, TX	Originally Posted by J.P. Greeson Originally Posted by Bassmaster150 POWER POLES or SHALLOW WATER ANCHORS That's actually a telescoping push pole they sell today. I have one in the shop. Yep, and that's how your partner kept the boat still while you were bedfishing. The original power pole.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14317918 03/17/22 02:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 101 Hurst, Texas T Theroofingguy Outdoorsman
Theroofingguy Outdoorsman T Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 101 Hurst, Texas	Caught lots of fish with all that stuff www.swanroofing.com

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Bassmaster150] #14318721 03/17/22 10:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 833 Emory Texas S skins84 Pro Angler
skins84 Pro Angler S Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 833 Emory Texas	I still have several lowrance 2330's and x16's in my shop. One x16 factory reconditioned still in the box. Good memories.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: greenen] #14318753 03/17/22 11:00 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 7,739 southwest georgia USA B beartrap TFF Celebrity
beartrap TFF Celebrity B Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 7,739 southwest georgia USA	Originally Posted by greenen Originally Posted by Used2fish But you had this cheat sheet! I learned to go in the opposite color of what it recommended before I gave that POS away. back in mid 80's my partner and i were fishing a Hydra Sports tourny on Percy Priest reservoir...we hadn't caught anything in two practice days....my partner had bought one of those color selectors which i thought was a gimmick and still do except for that one time when it worked...he dropped that probe in water and it told us this weird shade of blue was what to fish with....just so happened I had a Balsa B crankbait in that color that I had never caught a fish on....tied it on and we started catching fish....it was only one we had that color so we went to K mart that night,bought some spray paint and painted a couple more Balsa B's that color....we caught decent limit next day with those ugly color baits and finished 7th out of 250 boats ....and I never caught another fish on those crankbaits we painted.....and that color selector never helped us again either....

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Fishinfellow] #14318850 03/18/22 12:43 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,657 Onalaska,Tx C Cmack Extreme Angler
Cmack Extreme Angler C Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,657 Onalaska,Tx	Originally Posted by Fishinfellow The anchor and a couple of brush grabbers was all I needed in the ole coleman crawdad! Still have and use a brush grabber. There’s times that I want to be quieter than my spot lock in shallow water.

Re: This is how we did it back in the day..... [Re: Weavertree] #14320427 03/20/22 12:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,879 Fort Worth H HookaToad Extreme Angler
HookaToad Extreme Angler H Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,879 Fort Worth	Originally Posted by Weavertree Hey HookaToad how did you end up with my grandfathers' tackle box? I want it back!!! My grandfather must have been friends with your grandfather Good Fishing and God Bless “I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than to be a success at something I hate”

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