Fishing Lures- The Original Bomber

DUST OFF THOSE OLD LURES, THEY STILL WORK! 

   I'm talking about those old Bombers that look like they're swimming backwards and aren't made anymore. This was the lure used by D.L. Hayes on Dale Hollow Lake to catch his world record smallmouth bass in 1955.

These lures were originally made out of wood and later replaced by plastic bodies that rattled. Although both work great I seem to catch more fish with the older wooden ones. They came in 5 sizes with the 600 series being the largest.

Trolling is where this bait really shines! It will consistently dive to 13 feet, but since it floats it won't go down until it starts moving. This makes
trolling easier than using a spoon or other sinking lures.

The company was started in a garage in Texas in 1946. The lure was designed to catch bass in the south. It travels well though, it makes a great trolling lure in Minnesota and other northern states.

Smaller Bombers work well on crappies and walleyes, larger ones on bass and northern pike. In fact, if you use the larger ones you will need a wire leader because on a good day they will drive the pike insane and their teeth will slice through normal line. It's not unusual to catch ten pike to one bass. The leader does not hurt the action of the lure.

This one has caught hundreds of
fish. It was originally chrome colored.
The pikes' teeth have taken off most
of the paint.

Another abused lure.

Original Bombers can easily be found on Ebay. Wood ones in good shape are collectable. If they are beat up in any way, use them
for fishing. A lot of times you may have to replace the hooks. This is
done by unscrewing the eyes that hold the treble hooks on. Sometimes the screw eyes lose their hold in the wood lures. This can be fixed by filling the hole with gorilla glue before screwing them back in.If you're looking for another way to catch fish, sometimes it's better to go old school.