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Website Updates

Website Update

If you’ve been around here awhile you might have noticed a few changes recently.  We have just updated to a new version of our website....

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Hairy Berry Bait

How about those 40 Year Old Hairy Berries?

I love finding old fishing lures.  Some are to collect.  Some are to fish.  Some are both.  This latest find fits in the last category. ...

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Bagley Recent Find

Recent Bagley Finds - Discontinued Baits

As you may or may not know we are always searching high and low for more Bagley Baits.  We are Bagley fanatics!  We are proud...

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20 Vintage Creek Chub Baits Worth a Fortune

20 Vintage Creek Chub Baits Worth a Fortune

One of the things I really like about collecting fishing lures is the history.  Researching, compiling data and writing pages for my website.  I've had...

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Lake of the Ozarks - Week 2 Results - John Holtz

Lake of the Ozarks - Week 2 Results - John Holtz

(Written by John Holtz) Well, well, well… the thrill of victory, and the agony of… well this weekend! Nah, honestly it wasn’t horrible. We caught...

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Good To Be Back Derb'n Again - Week 1 Results - John Holtz

Good To Be Back Derb'n Again - Week 1 Results - John Holtz

(Written by John Holtz) Oh my goodness is it ever good to be back derb’n again! Keith asked me to write some random thoughts, so...

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Creek Chub Mitie Mouse

Creek Chub Mitie Mouse

In Episode 3 of My Bait Shop Minutes we review the Creek Chub Mitie Mouse fishing lure.  We take a look at the standard colors...

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Fish Weight Calculator

Fish Weight Calculator

Did you know My Bait Shop has it's own Fish Weight Calculator?  Well we do.  I've always loved these tools and I'm somewhat of a...

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Lure Lore: AR-BE Reel Brake

Lure Lore: AR-BE Reel Brake

Ah, the good old days when an angler knew he had become a true fisherman by successfully unsnarling his first backlash in the dark! For...

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L & S Bait Company: Opaque Eyes

L & S Bait Company: Opaque Eyes

In this episode of My Bait Shop Minutes we discuss the the L & S Bait Company and take a look at some of their...

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Bomber Baits 101: Wood or Plastic

Bomber Baits 101: Wood or Plastic

We have started a new section of My Bait Shop that we are calling My Bait Shop Minutes.  These are going to be short video...

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Lure Lore: C.C. Roberts Mud Puppy

Lure Lore: C.C. Roberts Mud Puppy

The C.C. Roberts Bait Company of Mosinee, Wisconsin, is the oldest continuous manufacturer of wood baits and is still making lures today. Maybe that is...

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