Lure Love Podcast

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  • 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 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
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    40 min
  • 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
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    38 min
  • 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

  • 51 min
  • 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)
  • 38 min
  • 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
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    31 min
  • Did the first family of fly fishing use lures?

    Tim shares an interview with John Maclean about his fantastic new book, Home Waters; a mini-review of the Strike King Zero stick worm and John shares a news story about Fat Guys Fishing molds; plus Lucy the Lure-matic Computer.

    Mentioned in this episode

    • Strike King Zero with ElazTech
  • John Maclean's book, Home Waters
  • Luhr Jensen Cowbell Trolling lures
  • Fat Boys Fishing molds

  • 40 min
  • A bedtime story of lost lures

    Lucy the Lure-matic Computer tells a joke; Tim shares news about fishing on the Striper Swiper; Marshall Arnwine leaks news of a secret swimbait society; the Berkley Gilly takes best-in-show; Tim reads Lucy a bedtime story; and the lads ask listeners for help with a lure mystery.

    Links from this episode

    • Captain Greg Metcalf on the Striper Swiper
  • Marshall Arnwine on YouTube, including a video of him  catching two huge bass at the same time on one giant swimsuit. He can also be found on Instagram (@thehomelessfisherman) and Tiktok (@thehomelessfisherman).
  • ElazTech 7" Diesel MinnowZ
  • Glasswater Ultra Minnow Jig Heads
  • Florida Sportsman: Berkley PowerBait Gilly Wins ICAST Best of Show
  • Berkley PowerBait Gilly
  • Giant lure mystery photos

  • 31 min
  • This fishing lure could save your life!

    John and Tim talk about a lure that could save your life; John ties 600 jigs; an artist creates a 400-pound lure and Lucy the Lure-matric Computer shares the top 11 lure names that sound like skin disorders.

    Mentioned in this episode

    • Glasswater Angling
  • WWII Emergency Fishing Kit
  • World's Largest Lure

  • 31 min
  • Berkley Hit Stick Review, Luke Bryan Mystery Lure, Smart Lures and Test Ponds

    John and Tim try to keep Lucy the Lure-matic Computer from hacking into the Berkley Fishing mainframe computer, attempt to understand spinner physics, taunt largemouth bass with “your mother was a carp and your father was a catfish”, and wax eloquent about their personal test ponds.

     

    Lures and stories mentioned in this episode:

    • Berkley Hit Stick
  • smartLure Model Zero
  • Luke Bryan hook-up video (ouch)
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    31 min
  • The Z-Man ElaZtech Challenge!

    What are the benefits of Z-Man ElaZtech softbaits and why are John King and Tim Bete only fishing them during 2021? And why don't these guys like lead fishing tackle? And how many pounds of lead fishing tackle are lost each year? And what's a "meat dog"? These questions and more are answered in this episode of the Lure Love Podcast! 

    23 min

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Two fishing fanatics and the Lure-Matic Computer answering the age-old question, ”Why buy one fishing lure when you can buy 103?