Lure Love Podcast

The Lure Pick of Death!

Is it the end for the dynamic trio? Will the ultimate fishing lure fall into the hands of evil-doers? Find out in this episode...

The best micro-jig ever?

John, Tim and Lucy talk about what might be best micro-jig ever, where bass hide in the test pond, and Al's Goldfish new Kwik Klips!

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Al's Goldfish new Kwik Klips
• Balancing Acts for Panfish Jigs
• Turner Jones Micro Jigs

 

 

 

 

 

ICAST favorite lures including a purple rat!

We're back and we smell like fish! Tim, John and Lucy review winners and favorites from the 2022 ICAST product competition; there's a quiz about the best summer panfish lures and more!

 

Mentioned in this episode

• Berkley Power Bait Power Stinger Swimbait 
• Berkley Slobberknocker
• LIVETARGET Live Shrimp
•  10000 Fish Head Hunter
• Berkley Magic Swimmer
• Z-Man Chatterbait Flashback Mini
• BioSpawn ExoNed
• Al's Goldfish
• Shrimpo and Flu FLu jigs
• Shrimpo jig
• Cubby Mini Mite
• Trout Magnet
• Blog about Dynamax jigs
• Mule Jigs
• Keystone Jigs by Joe Renosky of Reno Bait Company
• Rebel Teeny Craw
• Johnson Beetle Spin
• Joe's Flies
• Mepps
• Panther Martin
• Rapala
• Rooster Tail Spinner
• Jugheads
• Mr. Twister
• Micro Craw
• Berkley Gulp

 

 

 

Lucy’s Best-of Compilation Episode!

Lucy ordered Crappie Hippie and Tim to fish more, so Lucy threw together this best-of episode! We throw back to how to clean lures with WD40 and also put in some show bits we did together for an old friend’s podcasting project.  Lucy then shares parts of an interview she and John did with Meg Carney on the Outdoor Minimalist Podcast, excerpts from her and Tim’s guest appearance on Wisconsin Outdoors with Dan Small, as well as Crappie Hippie’s take over of the Woman Angler and Adventurer Podcast where he interviews show creator Angie Scott. We close with the worst ear worm song parody ever, so you have been warned!

 

Mentioned in this episode

• Cleaning old lures
• Outdoor Minimalist Podcast

 

Outdoors Radio with Dan Small

• Wisconsin fishing lures
• Lead-free fishing

Fish Nerds Podcast

• Cold front fishing
• Post cold front fishing
• Texas rig
• Algae

 

The Woman Angler Podcast

 

What’s that smell?

Lucy and the guys talk about the importance of scent on lures; catching two fish on one lure; and take a trip to fish some pressured water!

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Craziest double plays in MLB history
• 1982 Wrigley's Doublemint Gum "Twins" TV Commercial
• Certs Two Mints in One
• Catching TWO Fish on ONE Lure!!! *TWICE IN ONE DAY*
• Bass Fishing Productions YouTube Channel
• SPRO CJ Smasher
• Z-Man Fishing
• ProCure Scents
• Get It Noodling Guide Tours
• American Snakehead Customs
• Glasswater Angling
• Smithwick Devil Horse
• MirroLure
• Strike King
• Berkley Fishing
• Heddon
• Beetle Spin
• Silver Minnow

 

 

 

The most disgusting lure ever seen!

The most disgusting lure ever seen; the story behind MTB's regional lures; how to turn a vintage spoon rack into a lure display; tungsten tuning tape and hematite bead slick weights; and an encore performance of Deer in a Kayak!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Mystery Tackle Box 
• Catch Co.
• Biospawn VileMinnow 
• Biospawn VileTube
• Vintage spoon racks on eBay
• Suick Thriller
• Storm SuspendDots
• Tungsten tuning tape
• Glasswater Angling
• Hematite Bead Slick Weights on Amazon
• Z-Man ElazTech
• Z-Man Neko ShroomZ nail weight
• Jenny Sun Hematite Beads
• LureParts.com
• Barlow’s Tackle
• Jann’s Netcraft
• Outdoor Writers Association of America 
• Deer in a Kayak winning essay by Tim Bete
• Original Number 2 Corn Eyed Brown Trout lure

 

What was the Governor of Ohio’s largest fish?

Tim interviews Governor Mike DeWine about fishing, Lucy quizzes the guys about racehorse and lure names; there's a crank call to Bass Pro Shops; and tips from Rawr Fishing about teeny-tiny baits.

Mentioned in this episode

• Bass Pro Shops 
• Fat Guys Fishing: El Gordo
• Bandit Lures
• Lucky Strike Lures
• Killer Rabbit Fly
• Barely Legal lures (Reaction Innovations)
• Barely Legal lures (topwater lure)
• Slump Buster fly
• Goliath Chatter Bait
• Hungry Jack lure
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources 
• Glasswater Angling Crappie Dueller
• Bobby Garland Baby Shad 
• ProCure scent
• Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks
• Rawr Fishing 
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Eurotackle B-Vibe 
• Eurotackle EPF Swim
• Z-Man ChatterBait FlashBack Mini
  
  
• South of the Coast lures
• Goochland Middle School news release
  
  

 

Is the Juggernaut Case a good value?

Is the Mystery Tackle Box Juggernaut Bass Fishing Case a good value? Lucy and the guys do the analysis. Plus there's talk about weedless lure innovations and the history of weedless lures.

 

Mentioned in this episode

• Juggernaut Bass Fishing Case
• Mystery Tackle Box
• Catch Co. 
• Shop Karl's
• Northwest Fishermen YouTube Channel
• Everyone's a Winner: 1978 hit song by Hot Chocolate
• Sebile Flatt Shad
• D&S Crank Bait
• 10,000 Fish Head Hunter
• Z-Man MinnowZ, Diesel Minnow & TRD TicklerZ
• Berkeley Power Worm
• Pipe Bomb Marlin Lure
• Guides Secret M-80 Popper
• Glasswater Angling Bismuth jig heads
• ProCure Crappie and Panfish Magic Baitwaxx 
• Fishing History Blog Shannon Spinner (Dr. Todd Larson)
  
  

 

• Roland Martin's Helicopter Lure
  
  

The death of a fishing podcast (but not this one)

John, Tim and Lucy mourn the death of the Bent Podcast; Tim shares his latest lure flipping success in which he sold a few lures for large sums of money; plus there's news about tinkering with lures and excitement at Z-Man. Finally there's a new song about lures that you're going to love!

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bent Podcast
• Meateater
• Joe Cermele (Instagram)
• Hayden Sammak (Instagram)
• Which lures have caught the most record fish (episode 18)
• Bite-Em Bate Company 
• Marling Baits YouTube Channel
• Antique Fishing Tackle Collectors Facebook group 
• Z-Man Hires Angling Innovator Jose Chavez
  How to buy vintage fishing lures (episode 7)
• Retro Bassin YouTube Channel
• Neutral on Paul
• Prankbaits Official Music Video
• Glasswater Angling 
  
  

 

 

 

What is the World’s largest collection of fishing lures?

John, Tim, and Lucy wax eloquent about using the right rod with the right lure; a parody book about vintage fishing lures; a lure company that uses stone instead of lead; the World's largest collection of fishing lures; the Juggernaut Bass Fishing Case; Louie's Lures' new soft baits; a commemorative lure from Al's Goldfish; the lure that caught a 67-pound striper; and national coverage of our story about the lures that have caught the most record fish!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Fish Nerds Podcast
• Daiwa rods
• St. Croix rods
• Ugly Stik rods
• Z-man Chatterbait
• Dead End Lure Company
• Amazing Lures & Flies: Rare and Forgotten Materpieces of Fishing by Dickson Schneider
• World’s largest collection of fishing lures
• Juggernaut Bass Fishing Case from Catch Co.
• Louie's Lures soft plastic bait launch 
• Rapala Super Shad Rap (67-pound striper)
• Al's Goldfish commemorative lure
• Duluth (Minnesota) News Tribune coverage of our lures that caught record fish story

 

The best lure to get stuck in your nose!

This episode includes the best of everything! The best crank baits to fish from the bank; the best lure accident; the best bridge-trout lure; and the best Crappie Hippie/Angie Scott adventure!

Mentioned in this episode

• Drew Cook video on BassResource.com
• Bass Pro XPS Super Shallow Crankbaits 
• Decoy T-shape treble hooks
• SPRO Fat Papa Squarebill
• Angie Scott / The Woman Angler & Adventurer Podcast
  Freedom Boat Club
• Top 10 Baits from the Toyota Series pro bass tournament 
• Best Walleye Lures of 2022
• Best Saltwater Lures of 2022
• Best Swimbaits for Bass of 2022
• Best Baits for Striped Bass of 2022
• Best Fly Fishing Vests of 2022
• Best Tenkara Rods of 2022
• Best Fishing Coolers for 2022
• The Best Fillet Knives of 2022
• My misadventures ice fishing on Jordan Pond include getting a lure stuck in my nose by Leighton Wass
• Video: Colorado Angler Catches a Trout While Stuck in I-70 Traffic
• Frostbite Slayer Swimbaits
• Glasswater Angling

 

Which lures have caught the most record fish?

Lucy shares which lure types and brands have caught the most record fish; the mysterious history of the Paw Paw Bait Company is revealed; and how having a go-to lure can make a difference--or not. 

Mentioned in this episode

• International Game Fish Association 
• Lucy's complete analysis of lures and record fish

Paw Paw Bait Company History

• Fin & Flame
• Fishing 4 the Past
• Mr. Lure Box
• Paw Paw Guy
• Collectors Weekly

Best lures for Lake of the Woods ice fishing!

Tim shares his ice fishing adventure at Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, where he stayed at the River Bend Resort, saw the local sights, and tested gear from Al’s Goldfish Lures and St. Croix Rods, as well as Z-Man and ProCure Bait Scents.

 

Mentioned in this episode

• Lake of the Woods Tourism Bureau
• River Bend Resort
• Al’s Goldfish Lure Company
• St. Croix Rods
• Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers
• The Fish Wrap Writer (Todd Corayer)
• ProCure Bait Scents
• Z-Man ElaZtech
• Igloo Bar
• Willie Walleye statue
• Ice Ice Baby ice fishing parody song
• Photo gallery from the trip

 

 

How much do you spend on fishing lures?

Tim shares the cool lures he found at the Cincinnati Fishing Expo; pro-angler Jim Moynagh talks about his polygraph experience; there's debate about how much anglers spend on lures each year; and Lucy share her investment in the lure company, A Band of Anglers.

Mentioned in this episode

• Cincinnati Fishing Expo
• Lucy's Directory of Fishing Shows
• Hawg Tank video
• Hammertime Lures website
• Hammertime Lures Facebook page
• Lawless Lures website
• Lawless Lures Facebook page
• Brazalo Custom Lures website
• Brazalo Custom Lures Facebook page
• Motivated Fishing website
• Motivated Fishing Facebook page
• Jenko Fishing website
• Jenko Fishing Facebook page
• Ministry of Hemp
• Louie's Lures
• Jim Moynagh MLF profile
• Moynagh Bass Fishes Youtube Channel
• Jim Moynagh Facebook page
• A Band of Anglers website
• A Band of Anglers Investment site

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Valentine’s Day Lure Special!

It's Valentine's Day, and John, Tim and Lucy the Lure-matic Computer are talking about heart-shaped lures, lure love poems, how bass see lures, Al Capone, and more!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bomber Lures history at MyBaitShop.com
• Heddon Hellbender (new)
• Heddon Hellbender (vintage on e-Bay)
• Promo Lures on Etsy
• Photos of Tim's lures from Promo Lures
• BassVision app in the Apple Store
• Bass Insight company
• The Fuller Lab (Dr. Becky Fuller)
• Research study: Seeing red: color vision in the largemouth bass
• 3 Big-Time Advantages of Buying Fishing Tackle in Bulk by Shaye Baker (Wired 2 Fish)
• Bass Pro Shops
• Tackle Warehouse
• National Fishing Lure Collectors Club
• NFLCC Facebook group photo of the "Capone Kid" lure

 

 

 

 

Al’s Goldfish, a $14,000 lure, and just what color is Gitter Done?

It's the 70th anniversary of Al's Goldfish Lures, and John and Lucy chat with the owners of Al's, Jeff and Mandy DeBuigne. There's talk of creating a 27-foot-long lure-mobile; a lure sells at auction for $14,000; Daiwa creates new tackle storage bags; and John attempts to guess what color Gitter Done is!

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• 1905 Wiggletail Smith Minnow that sold for $14,000 (photo)
• Al's Goldfish Lures website
• Al's Goldfish Lures Facebook Page
• 70th anniversary announcement 
• Gadabout Gaddis - Fishing USA (video circa 1969)
• How Does Electroplating Work? (video)
• Goldfish lure action (video)
• 49er lure action (video)
• Helgy lure action (video)
• Wicked Wec High-Low Rig
• Catching Black Sea Bass on a Wicked Wec (video)
• Catching Fluke on a Wicked Wec (video)
• Catching Bonito on a Wicked Wec (video)
• Tinker Bell Effect
• Daiwa D-VEC Tactical Soft Sided Tackle Box
• Daiwa Tackle Barn
• Tackle Barn (video review by Tim Bete)
• Z-Man new ElaZtech bait colors

Water-skiing squirrel buzz baits, Wisconsin fishing lures & lure research updates

The water-skiing squirrel shares the life of a rodent buzz bait; Lucy talks about Wisconsin lure history, including the Suick Thriller and Uncle Josh pork baits; and Tim and John chat about two research articles from In-Fisherman magazine, including how bass react to lures.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Cincinnati Boat, Sport & Travel Show 
• Twiggy the World Famous Water Skiing Squirrel
• Peacemaker pistol
• Glasswater Angling Wake Flip Back Full Twist Twigmeister Squirrel Tail Buzzer (Perhaps some day. Until then, look at Glasswater's other lures.)
• Outdoors Radio with Dan Small
• Suick Thrillers
• Uncle Josh
• Mepps
• Field & Stream 50 Greatest Lures of All Time
• In-Fisherman magazine
• Florida Fish & Wildlife  Commission
• TrophyCatch
• Effect of fishing effort on the catchability of largemouth bass by Matthew Glenn Wegener
• TacticalBassin YouTube Channel
  • Craziest Underwater Bass Fishing Footage EVER! Whopper Plopper, Swimbait, Jerkbait, Fluke, Topwater
  • Insane Underwater Footage Of Bass Eating Worms and Finesse Baits!
  • Amazing Underwater Footage of 8 Big Swimbaits!
• Fishing With Bryan Prokuski YouTube Channel
  • Ice Fishing Northern Pike with AquaVu HD7i Pro (Muskrat, Bass, Crappie, Pike)
  • Ice Fishing Mille Lacs Lake (Amazing Underwater Footage)
• E-Z Trout Floats
• Louie's Lures

 

 

 

The past, the future and a Z-Man Elaztech update

John and Tim learn Lucy the Lure-matic Computer's origin story; the gang reviews episodes from the past year; after 12 months of fishing Z-Man Elaztech baits, John and Tim give their verdict on cost, quality and effectiveness; ChordaWorm Lures wins the Iowa Innovation Challenge; and an inexpensive lure retriever is shared.

Mentioned in this episode

• Z-Man Elaztech soft baits
• 7 ElaZtech Hacks video
• Z-Man GOAT ToadZ lure design process videos
• Berkley Hit Stick
• List of all 2021 podcast episodes
• Fish Nerds Podcast
• Glasswater Angling
• Retro Bassin Youtube Channel
• Get your lures reviewed on the Lure Love Podcast
• ChordaWorm Lures
• Inexpensive lure retriever video from Wired2Fish

 

 

 

 

 

Lure Love Christmas party!

John, Tim and Lucy celebrate Christmas like never before, with several rounds of Lucy's Dr. Pepper Avocado Catfish Dip Nog, a lure trivia contest, the history of red and white lures, several Christmas songs, how not to decorate your tree, and a special gift for you!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Big Ray's: The Alaskan Outfitters
• Gibbs Delta Big Eye Glow Jig 
• Gibbs Delta Cod Jig
• Silver Horde's Coho Killer Spoon 
• Blue Fox Classic Vibrax
• Mepps Longcast Spinner
• Gibbs Delta Mag Squid (6-inch)
• Ugly Stik World's Largest Santa Claus Bass Tournament  video
• Photos of John, Tim and Lucy's Christmas presents
  
  

 

It‘s sloppa doppa in Maine!

Lucy the Lure-matic Computer spends 27 hours in the car with Tim; dragging the dirty bottom for lake trout; playing the squid game; truck trout and pellet flies; the Kittery Trading Post, and more!

This episode is sponsored by: Glasswater Angling

Mentioned in the podcast:

• Bucks, Bass & Beyond guide service with Charlie McGee
• Fish Nerds Guide Service with Clay Groves
• Sebago Lake, Maine
• North East Troller Spoons 
• Alewives in Maine
• Trout fish food pellets
• Stubby Steve pellet bait
• Nubble Lighthouse webcams
• Squid attaching a lure video
• Yo Zuri squid jigs
• Kittery Trading Post
  Video tour of the fishing department at the Kittery Trading Post
• FirstStateFishing YouTube Channel
• Z-Man Elaztech 6" SwummerZ
• Molix Nano Jigs
• Catch Co. Mystery Tackle Box 12 Days of Fishmas
• Glasswater Angling jigs and tackle
• Al's Goldfish Lure Company
  
  

 

Fishing with bird lures: A Turkey Day Spectacular!

Tim, John and Lucy the Lure-matic computer talk turkey about fishing with bird lures and lures made with turkey parts, including maribou, topwater ducks, Muddler Minnows and more.

This episode is sponsored by: Glasswater Angling

Mentioned in this episode:

• Glasswater Angling Double Underspin Angle King
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• 618 Fishing (whole turkey leg bait video)
• Catching Goliath Grouper on a whole turkey (video)
• Angler being attacked by a turkey (video)
• Berkley Gulp Alive 
• WAPSI Quality Fly Tying Materials
• History of the Muddler Minnow
• Giant Trevally eating birds (video)
• Chasebaits Smuggler bird lures and a video of them in use
• Kingfisher bird lure project on the Marling Bait YouTube channel
  Carolina Lures Yummee Bird-7 inch flying fish 
• Rapala Angry Bird lures
• Oakland Zoo Rescues Pelican With Fishing Lure Stuck In Its Throat news story

 

Best fishing lures for kids, inside Crappie Hippie‘s brain and what to yell when you hook a fish

Lucy the Lure-matic computer takes a deep dive inside the 10-year-old mind of the Crappie Hippie to discover the best fishing lures for kids; learn how Tim caught his first fish as a kid and became a fishing guru; and be amazed at Tim's new catch phrase that was inspired by lake trout and the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

This episode is sponsored by: Glasswater Angling

Mentioned in this episode:

• Buy a metal colander on Amazon to build your own thought-wave scanner
• Z-Man Trick Shot baits
• Creepy Crawlers
• DareDevle
• Little Cleo
• Dixie Jet
• Johnson Silver Minnow
• Panther Martin
• Rooster Tail
• Mepps spinners
• Z-Man TRD
• Delong worms
• Heddon Tiny Torpedo
• Your sister's earring
• Hollow frogs from Tackle Warehouse
• Rapala
• Hit Sticks from Berkley
• Road Runner jigs
• Crappie Dueller from Glasswater Angling
• Beetle Spin
• Fishing Father Blog: 4 Kid-Friendly Fishing Lures (And 2 to Avoid)
• Glow-in-the-dark lures
• Fish Nerds Guide Service (Clay Groves and Vinnie Matturro)
• Berkley Gulp Minnows 
• Slip bobbers
• Beadhead Nymphs
• River Monsters TV show
• Charlie McGee Guide Service (Bucks, Bass & Beyond)
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

 

How I got tons of FREE lures (and how you can, too)!

How to get TONS of FREE fishing lures using e-Bay and Facebook Marketplace, plus the best crayfish scampi-scented plastics!

From this episode:

• Boyd's Bytes
• Crawfish Scampi recipe
• E-Bay
• Facebook Marketplace
• Frank Zappa's Montana (Fishing Lure Tycoon!)
• The Water Loo lure
• Antique Fishing Tackle Collectors Facebook Group
• Retro Bassin's Bingo episode (including the Bingo Toilet Seat!)
• Help us identify this 24-inch display lure (and get a reward)
• Glasswater Angling
  
  

How to break a crank bait & the Road Runner

Learn how to break a crank bait (and where not to test one); how Delong Lures has risen twice from the dead; how to perform surgery on a Z-Man ElaZtech bait; how Louie's Lures is bringing hand-crafted lures to the forefront; and why the Crappie Hippie is so enamored with the Blakemore Road Runner lure.

• From this episode:
• Serious Angler Podcast
• Louie's Lures (handcrafted fishing tackle)
• On the Spot Baits
• Z-Man ElaZtech
• Delong Lures
• Blakemore Road Runner
• RoadRunner Fishin’ Lure by Dave Rittershouse (White River Valley Historical Society)

The Infamous River Runt & Does your insurance company sell musky lures?

Was the red carpet at the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers award event really camo-colored? Was there really a deer in a kayak? Can lures be sold from a lemonade stand? Does your insurance agent sell musky lures? All this and more as John and Tim talk about all-things lure.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Assn. of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers awards
• Deer in a Kayak essay
• The Heddon River Runt Identification and Collector's Guide (Whitefish Press)
• My Bait Shop, Heddon lure history
• WDRB TV video of Boyd's Bites
• Boyd's Bites Facebook group
• Vance's insurance and tackle shop (Jackson Newspapers story)
• Vance's General Store & Insurance Facebook page