 The
Revival of Old Lures
More with Tim Horton
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bass wise-up to lures the more
frequently they see them. When anglers buy old lures
and fish them, they quickly discover that the old lures
are catching as many, if not more, bass than they did
when they were new. The reason is that these older lures
are ones that the bass haven’t seen before.  Anglers
fishing these old lures have new confidence in the old
ones that win big-money tournaments. We’ll talk
this week with some of the nation’s top pros to
learn what old lures they’re still using and why.
“The Cotton Cordell Big O, one of the original
alphabet baits so popular 10- to 20-years ago, has a
wide wobble and deflects off cover, making it one of
my favorite crankbaits for fishing visible cover in
shallow water. The Big O set the bass-fishing world
on fire when it first came out and still  today
produces plenty of bass. I’ve talked to some bass
anglers who used this lure before I even started fishing
and said they had to get on a list at the sporting-goods
store to buy one. One of my favorite colors of Big O
is chartreuse with a black back and chartreuse with
a light brown back. If the water’s clear, I’ll
throw a shad pattern Big O. I like to cast the Big O
on blown-down trees, stumps and boat dock pilings and
hit the cover with the lure. I enjoy fishing the P70
Pop-R, Rebel’s biggest Pop-R, that was taken off
the market for a number of years. Rebel recently reintroduced
the lure because so many professional bass anglers were
still  using
the P70 Pop-R, and they couldn’t get any more
of them. The P70 has two top-water actions built into
the one bait. It pops the surface of the water and creates
a splash like other Pop-Rs do, but because of its size,
you can also walk-the-dog with it like you do a Zara
Spook. The action and the splash of this bait are unique
and seem to drive the bass crazy. If when you’re
popping this bait you’ll make short twitches with
your rod tip, you can cause the lure to pop and walk-the-dog
at the same time.”
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