Articles in: Grandpa’s Tackle Box

Grandpa’s Lures: Week Six

Northern Pike in the FallAfter the disappointing loss of the AMBASSER lure in week five I decided to go back to the Williams 60 lure for week six to see if I could scare up a big northern pike for the last week of the 2011 Grandpa’s Lures season. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures: Week Five

AMBASSER Fishing Lure Week Five of Grandpa’s Lures was certainly eventful, and as sometimes happens out on the lake, things didn’t exactly go as planned. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures: Week Four

Jitterbug (Fred Arbogast)

A low pressure system arrived this week bringing both mixed weather conditions and active fish. I decided it was time to try out one of grandpa’s old favourites. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures: Week Three

Brooks Reefer

The Brooks Reefer was my choice as the main lure for week three of the Grandpa’s Lures series. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures: Week Two

Old Canadian Wiggler

I finally decided to use the Canadian Wiggler for the second week of fishing with Grandpa’s Lures. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures: Week One

Williams 60

We got off to a slow start for the first stage of the Grandpa’s Tackle Box Project. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Lures

Grandpa's Fishing Lures

Here is a picture of the contents of Grandpa’s Tackle Box. Some of the lures are in pretty rough shape. Read the full article

Grandpa’s Tackle Box

Grandpa's Tackle BoxRecently, while rummaging through a pile of long abandoned fishing gear in a dark corner of the basement, I came across my grandfather’s old metal tackle box and antique bait casting rod. Read the full article