Bagley’s Small Fry 1979
In Bagley’s Small Fry 1979 we look into the first years of the lifelike crankbait revolution that hit in the late 1970s and Bagley’s reaction
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Posted by Terry Battisti | Mar 6, 2023 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
In Bagley’s Small Fry 1979 we look into the first years of the lifelike crankbait revolution that hit in the late 1970s and Bagley’s reaction
Read MorePosted by Mike Orzell | Aug 14, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
Stay Tuned-Bagley’s Lead Lip goes baxck to the days of the original Bagley’s Divin’B with the lead button diving bill.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 30, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
Clunn was fishing a Fleck Weed-Wader spinnerbait rigged with bronze size 7 and 8 blades. Although it wasn’t stated, from the looks of the Fleck ads adjoining the Classic report, it appears that the blades were Indiana blades
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Aug 30, 2021 | Tackle History |
Bagley’s first big claim-to-fame came with their original Balsa B, or Big B as seen in the ad from 1973. The bait was 4-inches long, sported a square bill and excelled in areas where anglers would normally throw a spinnerbait.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 14, 2021 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
The year 1977 was a banner year for the company due to the fact that Rick Clunn had just won back-to-back Bassmaster Classics and caught some of his fish in each event on Bagley’s baits.
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