old baits still the best

[nicholastown]

It really is amazing now days to walk into a tackle store and look at the array of baits out their just for bass fishing. There are a million different types of baits for every fishing situation imaginable. I have to laugh at a lot of these baits though. Not because they won't catch fish, but because they are nothing but replicas of old time proven baits. Take the most talked about bait in recent months, or even years I guess, the senko. The senko is nothing but a beefed up version of the original floating worm, or the fluke, which is a more realistic version of the old slug-go. I watched a fishing show just today where the host was using a so called "new revelutionary bait that will draw bass like crazy", and that bait was a locust looking bait with a big lip on the front of it. This of course is nothing but a jitterbug with a different body. How many baits are there out today that walk the dog? Too many to count. The best will always be the Zara Spook. All the topwater poppers out there claim to be the best around, but what about the old Lucky 13. Their are also more lipless crankbaits out their than you can shake a stick at, but the original rat-l-trap is still at the top of its game. Even crankbaits are in this category. I still catch fish off of the original creek chub, lol. I guess what I am trying to say in my own long drawn out way is to embrace new ideas, but don't forget about the time proven baits that paved the way for everything thats out today. There aren't really any brand new baits out there. If there are they are few and far between. Anyway, good fishing to everyone, old or new.