Hard bodied lures in general refer to lures made from plastic or timber that incorporate a diving plate known as a “bib” that gives the lure its inherent movement as it is pulled through the water. From tiny lures used for trout through to large blue water minnows, these lures catch a wide variety of predatory fish. They are the mainstay of many lure fisheries. Over the past 50 or so years I’ve accumulated many thousands of hard bodied lures. I still have the first ones I ever owned, a Bill Norman minnow, an ABU Killer and a Cotton Cordell “Little S”. As a kid I used the first two to catch tailer in Cowan Creek and the Little S to catch bass. Since that time accumulating lures has been a passion bordering on an obsession. I’m not a collector looking for something old and valuable. I buy lures to catch fish. Tackle shops are toy shops for adults, it is hard to walk away when you see something bright shiny and new twinkling at you from the shelf. I have a particularly stressful job and buying lures works as a very effective stress relief therapy for me.
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