Category: Retro Ads

Pin-Up Style Ads 1940s

Posted by Terry Battisti | Oct 5, 2026 | Historic Bass Fishing Pics, Retro Ads, Tackle History |

In today’s post, “Pin-Up Style Ads 1940s,” we look into the ad campaign of Rain-Beau Fishing Lines from the mid-1940s.

Before There was 360-Imaging

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 29, 2026 | Electronics, Retro Ads |

Before there was 360-Imaging, there was, in 1976, 360-imaging. Believe it or not. Ad is wasn’t from Humminbird but Flip Tail Lures

Vintage Heddon Lures Poster

Posted by Brian Waldman | Sep 12, 2026 | Heddon, Memorabilia, Retro Ads, Tackle History |

Here’s a great image of a Vintage Heddon Lures Poster I found while paging through a 1980...

The Spinner Company That Couldn’t

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 7, 2026 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |

In The Spinner Company That Couldn’t, we look at one of the biggest spinner companies that just couldn’t break into the bass market.

Bass Boats of 1964

Posted by Terry Battisti | Aug 26, 2026 | Old Bass Boats, Retro Ads |

Today we’re going to continue down the line of old bass boats, specifically the Bass Boats of...

Bass Pro Shop Grand Opening

Posted by Brian Waldman | Aug 13, 2026 | Retro Ads, Throwback Thursday |

In today’s Throwback Thursday piece, Bass Pro Shop Grand Opening, we look at the third Grand Opening for Johnny Morris’ Bass Pro Shops.

Minnow Lure Battles

Posted by Terry Battisti | Jul 30, 2026 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |

Even though the Floating Minnow was available in the States, stock was still low, keeping the price well above average. As with any open market, this opened the door for copycats. This is a short look into those early copycats and the baits they developed based on the Original Floating Rapala.

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