Show us the lure your grandpa/father used, We all have em, those old, trusted lures

I've never fished with a wiggler, they are still made and quite popular with a few of the salmon fishermen I know and the occasional walleye guy will buy them, but I've never seen one being used in the times I've been out sal.mon fishing. Also I've never seen a Lymann plug being used and guys rave about them. Maybe they are worth too much money now to loose one.

My dad used to use Lyman plugs all the time for salmon fishing in the 90s. Still have quite a few of them. I don't use them, though. What seems to be working the most are green/blue spoons, spin doctors, and meat rigs.

I have quite a few Flatfish/Quikfish and have used them in recent years with some success.


Quite a few years ago I was up on the Saugeen for a w/e. The very first cast with a skunk Flatfish produced a nice bow.

Have also caught splake on them.

Re Daredevils---another time I was at Denny's Dam for the day. The float fishermen in the prime spots were whipping the water into a foam but the only fish I saw was from the proverbial 'old guy' further down using a Daredevil!!

Yup.
Especially up in northern Ontario where it was readily available due to all the mining activity and out of the way lakes.

Never saw it done but my dad did tell some stories of out of the way lumber camps and mining camps that didn't have time to fish for the camp meals.

Hey, the guys had to eat.

Yup.
Especially up in northern Ontario where it was readily available due to all the mining activity and out of the way lakes.

Never saw it done but my dad did tell some stories of out of the way lumber camps and mining camps that didn't have time to fish for the camp meals.

Hey, the guys had to eat.

There is a big difference between fishing to eat for the survival of a group of people vs fishing for sport

The indigenous people of Canada may net the fish in Northern Ontario.

The last couple of years I have been smacking bass, pike and walleye on Canadian Wigglers. I have no idea why they seem to do so well. My last few times out is was the only lure that produced anything in Balsam. They seem to like the green one and the silver one this year. I have every colour and every size, probably in multiples. Every time I see them, I clear the shelf. My original one is probably over 40 years old, so I only use the new ones.

I hear it was available commercially back in the day and practically anyone could acquire some. My great grandfather blew up nuisance beaver dams, and heard stories about others *fishing* with it. Things were a bit different back in the day.

Yup.
Especially up in northern Ontario where it was readily available due to all the mining activity and out of the way lakes.

Never saw it done but my dad did tell some stories of out of the way lumber camps and mining camps that didn't have time to fish for the camp meals.

Hey, the guys had to eat.

There is a big difference between fishing to eat for the survival of a group of people vs fishing for sport

The indigenous people of Canada may net the fish in Northern Ontario.

What's your point? This was 60+ years ago.

Yup.
Especially up in northern Ontario where it was readily available due to all the mining activity and out of the way lakes.

Never saw it done but my dad did tell some stories of out of the way lumber camps and mining camps that didn't have time to fish for the camp meals.

Hey, the guys had to eat.

There is a big difference between fishing to eat for the survival of a group of people vs fishing for sport

The indigenous people of Canada may net the fish in Northern Ontario.

What's your point? This was 60+ years ago.

Sorry - text is funny and may be taken incorrectly. I'm not being an antagonist here, I'm agreeing with you

All good.

And yes the Natives net for the community. Got no problem with that. I have many Native friends. They share their moose, ducks, bear etc.

I may have to pick up a couple for my fall fishing trip, give them a try for walleye.

I may have to pick up a couple for my fall fishing trip, give them a try for walleye.

I read up on this guy that created the original silver wiggler. His name was Walter Lindquist from Windsor Ont. The company Canadian Wiggler is still here just down the road in Tecumseh Ont. Glad to see a success story that has lasted 80 years. He fished in Lake St. Clair a lot. I wonder if my grandfather and him crossed paths fishing the same lake back in the 40's, 50's, and 60's before my grandfather moved to New Brunswick. Having a fishing forum way back then required an envelope and a stamp, and you had to wait days for a reply. Today we can share stories and advice and usually get a response in the same day. Thank you to the guys that started this fishing forum.

Really dont think there is a group of people that has to net fish to survive anymore....no such thing as santa either...

Mepps Minnow I grew up in the seventies and this was my dad's go to and it produced.
I had to get the pic off the internet as I dont have one anymore.
The Beno was a solid producer as well.

Welp, now that I am getting back into angling after some 25 years, here is my tackle box and lures I used to use, and going through these wondering which ones to keep for this area. Lake Champlain where I fished for big muskies and pike, I assume I need to tone it down on lure sizes for here... but anyways, looking forward to your laughs and feedback.