10 Fishing Baits That Have Stood the Test of Time - Outdoor Life

Excerpt from OutDoor Life website.  May 3, 2012

10 Fishing Baits That Have Stood the Test of Time - Outdoor Life

by Todd Kuhn

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"Since the fishing lure industry’s meager beginnings around 1902, lures have come and gone by the tens of thousands. From the absurdly bizarre to the notable, and crazy baits with ridiculous monikers like the Crab Wiggler, Baby Vamp, Musky 5 Hook, Surface 6 Hook Lure, Alger’s Minnow, Spin-Divers, Neverfail, Wotta Frog, and Case Rotary Marvel. All promised fishing nirvana, only to fade into historical irrelevance.

However, a select few have stood the test of time, catching fish no matter the century, decade, political climate, state of the union, fishing condition, latest fishing trend, technique or bait de jour. Here are my top 10, all-time favorite fish haulers. These lures will catch fish today as they did decades ago, and will continue catching well into the future." (End Quote)

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I remember all of these lures. My favorite lures of all time were lures from this article. As a child, most of our fishing was done in the late afternoon, after Dad got home from work.

The Arbogast  Jitterbug was always in Dad's tackle box. Right at dusk, the Jitterbug would entice huge and violent strikes from the Largemouth Bass we were targeting. At times, the bass would attack the Jitterbug with such velocity the fish would come completely out of the water!


After the Jitterbug, came my other favorite lure the Rebel Minnow. That was my go-to lure in the late 1960's. I don't think there has since been a hard plastic lure that performed better for me.

Till next time....

Till next time....
Tight lines!

Johnny

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee to meet

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee to meet

MOREHEAD CITY – The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet at10 a.m. June 25 at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, U.S. 17, Washington.

The committee is scheduled to review newly updated chapters of the plan.

An full agenda is attached.

For more information, contact Jimmy Johnson, with the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, at 252-948-3952 or jimmy.johnson@ncdenr.gov.

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee

N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office

943 Washington Square Mall

U.S. 17, Washington

June 25, 2015

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

AGENDA

1)      Welcome and Introductions

2)      Public Comment

3)      Approve Minutes From 5-7-15 Meeting

4)      Review Newly Updated Chapters

5)      Discussion of What Is Next – Approval Process

6)      Issues From Commissioners

7)      Other Business

8)      Next Meeting

9)      Adjourn

Patricia Smith

Public Information Officer

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries

3441 Arendell St.

Morehead City, N.C. 28557

(252) 808-8025 (Office)

(252) 342-0642 (Mobile)

Tricia.Smith@ncdenr.gov

http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/

Marine Fisheries Commission announces public comment period for flounder management proposals

Marine Fisheries Commission announces public comment period for flounder management proposals

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will accept public comments between June 10-July 10on six proposals for southern flounder management.

The public may submit comments in writing and at a public meeting from 1-5 p.m.  June 17 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, 203 South Front St., New Bern.

At the meeting, members of the public may speak for three minutes each until time runs out. Due to the time constraint, the commission chairman urges individuals to bring written comments to submit in case the meeting ends before they have an opportunity to speak.

Beginning June 10, written comments may be submitted electronically to flounder.supplement@ncdenr.gov.

Written comments may also be submitted to:

            Southern Flounder Comments

            c/o Nancy Fish

            P.O. Box 769

            Morehead City, N.C. 28557

No oral comments will be accepted outside of the public meeting for this comment period.

The six proposals are part of a draft supplement to the N.C. Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. The proposals can be found online at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/ under Hot Topics. 

The commission is scheduled to vote on what management measures to implement at its August business meeting in Raleigh.

Till next time....

Tight lines!

Johnny