40 yr old mudbug...

[pressfit]

Back around 1975 when I was about 8.. jimmy holt and glen smith on the Tn outdoorsman ch. 8 always talked about fishing with a Fred arbogast mudbug.. well I somehow talked my dad into letting me buy one.. iirc we went to Roses in Columbia and I got one.. well we also stopped at Hardee's for supper and I lost my mudbug before I ever got home... I finally got the chance to buy me another one..and I put it up.. well today we were at mothers for Easter and I went into the garage and found my mudbug.... I want to tie it on and finally fish with it.. but I don't want to either fearing I might loose it!!!

 

[ImThere]

Pretty cool. I would have a hard time slinging it myself


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[Smo]

Cool looking bait, I don't recall the bait but do remember the show.

Those old baits caught fish back then and I bet will still catch em' today.

 

[scn]

I'm sitting here looking at a Christmas Tree colored Whopper Stopper that my next door neighbor gave me in 1957. I think I fished it a couple of times growing up, but was always afraid of losing it. It has it's place on my shelf and won't be near the water again. Mark Jones was a larger than life guy for a little boy, and helped fan some of the hunting and fishing flames that shaped my life and career.

 

[OldGoat68]

Great that you found the old mudbug and all the memories that come with it.