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Legendary Lures of Doug Hannon (Lost Lessons of the Bass Professor - Part 4) 

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In this episode of our Lost Lessons of the Bass Professor mini-series we take a deep dive into the lures of Doug Hannon. The 1987 Burke Lures catalog featured the Hannon Field Guide System, with some old school lures like the Swimmin' Worm, the Slinker, the Hannon Frogbait, the Skitterfish, and the Hannon Snakebait. We also take a look at the more recent Doug Hannon Fishing Snake!
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Here at Retro Bassin', we are all about bass fishing, vintage bass fishing lures, and old school fishing tackle. Freshwater fishing has changed a lot over the years, but we remain true to the good 'ol days of bass fishing, when Bassmasters and fishing heroes like Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, Jerry McKinnis, Orlando Wilson, Babe Winkleman, Hank Parker, Al Linder, and Virgil Ward, ruled the TV and the waters. And let's not forget bass fishing heroes like the Bass Professor Doug Hannon, Dr. Loren Hill, Rick Clunn, Tom Mann, Jack Smithwick, Cotton Cordell, Ray Scott, Johnny Morris, Virgil Ward, Buck Perry, Don Butler, Fred C. Young, Alex Langer, and many others, whom all had significant contributions to the bass fishing tackle industry. And don't overlook grandpa's old fishing lures! Do they still work? Each year we looked forward to the Bassmaster Classic to see who would be king of the bass fishing world and what the best bass fishing lure would be for that year. Back when you had to call an 1-800 number to reach Bass Pro Shops or Cabela's, and there was no such thing as Google Maps or Googan Baits. We still love discontinued and/or forgotten products and fishing gear from bait makers like Heddon, Fred Arbogast, Rebel Lures, Smithwick, Cotton Cordell, Pico Lures, Strike King Lures, Burke Fishing Lures, Storm Lures, Mepps, Blue Fox, Rapala, Poe's, Creek Chub, Gary Yamamoto, Fleck, Bomber Lures, Crème Lures, Lunker City, Bill Norman, Color-C-Lector, Culprit, Flying Lure, Fish World, Bass Pro Shops, Whopper Stopper, Johnson, Mister Twister, Eppinger, Acme, Lindy, Abu Garcia, Shakespeare, and Uncle Josh. Let's not forget the antique fishing rod and fishing reel, as well as As Seen On TV products like the Instant Fisherman, the Instant Fisherman 2, the Powerpak Minnow, the Flying Lure, the Helicoper Lure, the Walking Worm, the Mighty Bite, the Bionic Minnow, and the Banjo Minnow. Each week we take a different detour down memory lane: sometimes one-the-water chasing largemouth bass with vintage rods, reels, lures, and equipment; sometimes digging through the discount bins at a local tackle shop; sometimes lure hunting at a National Fishing Lure Collector's Club meeting; sometimes in the studio unboxing some old school gold from eBay; sometimes doing a little bit of everything! Until next time, keep the carpet side up and definitely fish it old school!

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@8c4e
@8c4e Год назад
100% true story. Grew up in the rural southeast during the 80s/90s. Lived near a creek and picked up bass fishing at an early age. Used to daydream looking through old Bassmasters magazines, and I always loved how Doug Hannon always had the BIGGEST bass and he'd be by himself in a jonboat with that hat, screw those 'fancy bass boats'. The true underdog who beat the flashy show with pure intellect, 'The Bass Professor'. Somewhere I read an article that mentioned his wife 'Linda' and maybe the city in Florida they lived in. Genuine curiosity, an idle mind, and good ol' 411 led me to a phone number. Again, I couldn't have been 10-11 yrs old and I called the number, his wife answered. I said ' Is this Linda Hannon?' She confirmed, and I believe I stated who I was and said I was looking for 'Doug Hannon', she sat the phone down I heard some background chatter, the next thing I know, I hear 'This is Doug Hannon', at the time, I could have been talking to Michael Jordan and not been as star struck or tongue tied. He proceeded to entertain my bumbling conversation for probably ten minutes, where I asked him what bait he had caught his biggest bass on (I just knew it would be a Hannon snake), which turned out to be on a live shiner, go figure.... I thanked him for his time and hung up... as insignificant as it was, he could have chose to be an a-hole, or not answer, but instead he took the time to talk to a kid, bugging him on his home phone, about fishing, which I always appreciated.
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin Год назад
What a story! Pinned that comment.
@alf9638
@alf9638 Год назад
Legend.
@Stumpjack
@Stumpjack Год назад
What a great way to end the Doug Hannon series! Walking through that Burke catalog was just the coolest (and yes, I vote for another episode dedicated to the rest of the catalog). Those soft lures were so unique and the attention to detail that Doug and his wife put into developing them is incredible. Kudos to Burke for teaming up with Hannon to produce that line of baits and for featuring them so prominently in their catalog. As I'm sure many other viewers did, I scoured online to see if I could find the catalog and the baits you mentioned. This series, and this episode in particular, really enhanced my appreciation for Hannon's work. Super job, Chris, just super. A tip of the floppy camo hat!
@davidkaufman7979
@davidkaufman7979 Год назад
I totally remember those snakebaits from back in the day 🎣
@LowBrowFishing
@LowBrowFishing Год назад
I know a lot of guys who fished almost nothing but those old Doug Hannon lures. Those were the first frogs that I really remember getting into! And to this day, I still rig my Texas rigs based on the Doug Hannon system!
@dustinclick9496
@dustinclick9496 Год назад
Absolutely would love a full walkthrough of the catalogue
@BigBass-xf5yi
@BigBass-xf5yi Год назад
I love this channel. A a bass fisherman who started as a child in the 70s, all these old school baits take me back to a much better time . I still have a “pine barrens frog” in the package. Hannon actually modeled it after the “carpenter frog”. Very exclusive to the east coast coastal plain. I still have a northern leopard as well. Still use it upstate Ny. Love your videos. Keep up the great nostalgia.
@BentleyBoys937
@BentleyBoys937 Год назад
Your lure and tackle collection must be crazy!!!
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin Год назад
You got that right!
@randystone4903
@randystone4903 Год назад
Love this presentation as it relates to the over 70 years of my family's collection of fishing gear. This includes the 1950s glow in the dark plugs probably from radium. Caught my first 5 lb bass on the original purple worm that melted the plastic trays of my tackle box. Doug learned and taught fishing techniques without the technology so many of us depend on today. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
@ericbunksvintagesportsman6311
LOVE THIS!!!!
@MCOOF22
@MCOOF22 Год назад
Surprised you’re not rocking the shades Brotha, great vid as always !
@chrishartleyjr.5523
@chrishartleyjr.5523 Год назад
7:45 so its a shaky head just with a bullet Wight instead of a football shape . cool!
@georgeandres1053
@georgeandres1053 Год назад
I just ordered 2 fishing snakes off eBay, thanks for the reminder about the Hannon snake. I used them a long time ago when I lived near dunnellon fl. Great lure on the withlacoochee river.
@carlmchale8341
@carlmchale8341 Год назад
Would definitely love to see a more in-depth review of the catalog
@unclet3517
@unclet3517 Год назад
yes sound good 😀
@kevinatwell9781
@kevinatwell9781 Год назад
I loved Doug Hannon, but the biggest disappointment in a lure I ever had was his frog. I bought one at a tackle shop, I think I spent over 5$ which was a fortune back then! I lived near a lake in Mississippi that had weeds and I couldn't wait to fish that frog...much to my chagrin, it sunk even when I removed the belly weight LOL! The one I had, had a relatively hard soft plastic body (not foam) and sunk like a rock. It also wouldn't retrieve straight, coming in upside down as often as not. The may have changed the body to foam to make it float. They were beautiful lures, but my advice is to leave them in the package as collectors items...
@Fisherman_83
@Fisherman_83 Год назад
Great video!
@highjenks3d
@highjenks3d Год назад
Awe man I had a 10 pk of Hannons spinning work rigs, my son asked me for them last spring and of course I gave them to him maybe he still has them, I'll ask him next time he calls home. Going to the water and soil conservation site 12 today come on down to buda, spice wood and I'll put you on a pre spawn giant
@markdavis1363
@markdavis1363 Год назад
So what kind of rod would you use? A stiff graphite rod or a fiberglass rod?
@williamwagner3676
@williamwagner3676 Год назад
The newer version of the Snake Bait is terrible. They ruined the design by the way the body of the newer one stays curled
@wadeboughton6125
@wadeboughton6125 Год назад
This man deserves a million subscribers from the song alone
@joshuagibson2520
@joshuagibson2520 Год назад
Hahah. Ol Randy Blaukat. I like the guy and have been subbed for some time. He needs to smoke one and lighten up a bit from time to time, but yeah, he's a good dude.
@SWCFLORIDA
@SWCFLORIDA Год назад
That’s the best cure for most alignments
@joshuagibson2520
@joshuagibson2520 Год назад
@@SWCFLORIDA indeed!
@egomaniac247
@egomaniac247 Год назад
90% of anglers are doing it wrong! :)
@chipyeahoo
@chipyeahoo Год назад
I also would like to see a full episode on the entire Burke catalog. I have great memories of fishing some small Burke frogs and catching bass and big shellcracker with them. The partnering of Hannon and Burke was a perfect match. Hannon was a stickler for realism and Burke fit the bill. He and his wife did an amazing job on the snake and frog designs. Don’t forget Doug designed the MicroWave rod guide system to pair with the Wave Spin. The MicroWave guides have won several best of show awards. Thanks for a great series about one of the foremost pioneers of and a fantastic innovator and educator in the fishing world.
@tyhorton2196
@tyhorton2196 Год назад
Love all the unique lures Doug Hannon designed! Also love watching Randy so it’s cool that you shouted him out!
@SWCFLORIDA
@SWCFLORIDA Год назад
Another good fishing history lesson. We wanna see more…open up your gimmick lure box 😊
@WolfSpiritOutdoors
@WolfSpiritOutdoors Год назад
Not too much a fan of randy though tends to think he knows everything and is all about drama and negativity. I'll stick with retro 😂
@chickenfriedsteak3669
@chickenfriedsteak3669 Год назад
Doug H. was the MAN! Randy B. well............... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@randallpinkfloyd7225
@randallpinkfloyd7225 Год назад
Blaukat praised the swimming worm on one hand, but previously claimed Hannon's Moon Clock and Moon Phases were a bunch of BS. He personally lost me there. 🤷 Great video, love seeing all the vintage Burke Lures.
@MCOOF22
@MCOOF22 Год назад
I stopped watching that dudes videos 😂😂 he is the hater of the fishing community as well as the biggest hypocrite
@lets_fish_already_9345
@lets_fish_already_9345 Год назад
I've lost all trust in Randy Blaukat he contradicts himself so often and his information isn't super solid. I unfortunately see him around town on occasion.
@charlesnixjr
@charlesnixjr 8 месяцев назад
I have a stockpile of Doug Hannon the original fishing snake I have a like 13 complete kits I have not fished with it yet but I have fished with his other snake lures before and I have caught some big bass off of them he is definitely is a legend
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin 8 месяцев назад
Good stuff! New or old version?
@DsTackleBox
@DsTackleBox Год назад
Always good information when taking in some old school tips! Thanks for the video Chris! Get at me when you get a min..✌️🤠
@henryschmidt636
@henryschmidt636 Год назад
Thanks for this series of fond memories. His knowledge was amazing, his death a tragedy. By the time his idea of a spinning reel came out, I kinda wondered if he had to turned himself into a Roland Martin endorse anything kinda guy. Him, Glen Lau and Jerry Mckinnis were pure educators.
@anton1949
@anton1949 10 месяцев назад
Doug Hannon The best fisherman on lake Keystone.
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin 10 месяцев назад
I need to check that lake out! Where is it?
@kevinatwell9781
@kevinatwell9781 Год назад
the curved hook for the green snake is called a Messler hook. They were typically used texas rig and were kind of a Tru Turn type of hook. I had the Doug Hannon VHS tapes that I practically wore out watching. In it he shows how to use the Messler hook to rig the original swimmin worm by threading it on the hook and sort of making a J shape. I don't think he invented the lure, I think it was a Florida lure that he discovered, and maybe 'improved' on. It's easy to rig, trick is to get it threaded right. It's also more weedless than you would think, since the point of the hook is in the middle of the spin. The VHS tapes preceded his lure deal with Burke if I remember correctly.
@WolfSpiritOutdoors
@WolfSpiritOutdoors Год назад
Caught my 3 biggest bass on a Hannon snake bait. Was a floating snake head. You rig an old school auger tail worm weightlesstexas rigged and fish it across pads and other weeds. Unbeatable. Still got 2 left and can't find them anywhere now. Hannon was a bass wizard
@tedlincolnsfishinglife
@tedlincolnsfishinglife Год назад
Bring those with you! Looks like I’ll be fixing the boat this week!
@captainhunter_oubre1364
@captainhunter_oubre1364 Год назад
My dad would catch the hell outta bass on the Snakebait around Lilly pads. He still has one left but it's absolutely destroyed.
@paulport814
@paulport814 Год назад
Can't wait to watch you fish these. I have a skitterfish I've been thinking about taking out for striped bass.
@jefferystovall9617
@jefferystovall9617 Год назад
I bid on Rebel top water humpback double spinner. I did not win it went for 35$
@lukeprince7690
@lukeprince7690 Год назад
What I meant I think I found one of the boats you were looking for Is the Sears fiberglass boat
@noweepersfinally9747
@noweepersfinally9747 Год назад
That is a messler hook. I found it in a lure making book I have from the 70s
@mr.bluestone954
@mr.bluestone954 Год назад
I spent 6 months trying to purchase a Wavespin reel a few years ago.
@VV-sl8fl
@VV-sl8fl Год назад
Lures are absolutely awesome, deadly for sure ! Thanks for sharing :)
@bassingthrough
@bassingthrough Год назад
Doug Hannon is my legend. Thanks for sharing brother.
@slurpnterps698
@slurpnterps698 Год назад
I caught alot of fish back in the day on those original snake baits
@markinthemix6055
@markinthemix6055 Год назад
Absolutely another great video 👍🏼
@adwhite804
@adwhite804 Год назад
Hey look ... Retro knows about grey scale
@gern7535
@gern7535 Год назад
Another great story. I'm really enjoying this channel. I graduated from college in central Florida and frequently ran up I-75 to Ocala to fish the waters in and around the Ocala National Forest. I believe most of Doug's filmed fishing was in that location. I met him in Ocala at a bait shop in either 1981 or 82. He seemed very personable and I enjoyed our conversation. He was becoming well known at the time regionally but I don't think he'd quite broken out nationally yet. I enjoyed the fact he was a fellow scuba diver and had studied bass underwater which was not something many did then. I caught my 2 largest bass from the Ocala National Forest, but in full disclosure I caught them on live shiners! LOL. Doug was also a shiner fisherman when the situation arose then. I bought his Big Bass Magic book when it came out and it was well written and informative. I had forgotten about his Skitterfish lure and had 3 or 4 that I used in Florida and south Georgia with good success. I was sad to hear of his passing in 2013. He was a pioneer in bass research and study and an authority bass fisherman/conservationist.
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin Год назад
Wow, great comment and story! Definitely consider yourself lucky to have met the Bass Professor!
@OfftheHookOutdoors99
@OfftheHookOutdoors99 Год назад
Another great video!
@mmatalk3817
@mmatalk3817 Год назад
I just bought the snake lure on ebay!
@RetroBassin
@RetroBassin Год назад
Lately they have had a few for sale NIP!
@mmatalk3817
@mmatalk3817 Год назад
@RetroBassin have you seen any Strike king Diamond Shad for sale? New or used?
@AllenShadd
@AllenShadd Год назад
I still have some of the Snakebaits NIP, and a few loose ones, as well as most of the flex plugs that he and Burke came out with. I can honestly say that I have never caught a fish on any of them, lol. But Doug Hannon changed the way I fish. Started out my bass fishing in my late teens, growing up in FLA. Got into a local club, and back then it was a 10 fish limit and 12" minimum. Which meant most of us caught a ton of 11-1/2" fish. But the mentality was to catch a limit of keepers, then try to get a big fish (kicker) with whatever time you had left. I did that for a couple of years as well, until I started reading and watching everything I could by Doug Hannon. I started looking for big fish primarily. And I would never claim to be the next Doug Hannon, but it certainly made a difference in my catches. And I remember when he came out with the videos for 3M, for promo they sent him fishing to catch a 10 lb bass. He caught it on a Rapala floating minnow in one other lakes I fished the most (Orange Lake), and they printed a life-sized foldout of the 26" bass for the ad in the magazines at the time. I probably still have the magazine as well. Big Hannon fan here, and besides he is/was a guitar picker like myself. I enjoyed the video.
@MONGO573
@MONGO573 7 месяцев назад
Doug Hannon was a legend
@benworsham1466
@benworsham1466 Год назад
Keep up the great videos.
@jefferystovall9617
@jefferystovall9617 Год назад
No glass on in this video
@joshuacovert5007
@joshuacovert5007 Год назад
I had some fishing snakes right when they got released and I was online purchasing these and they came in a pack of 10 In each color and I think 2 hooks in each as well I wish I still had them... I'd send a pic.. they got stolen when a bunch of my fishing equipment got stolen about 3 years ago 😔 they fished actually surprisingly well! For a remake
@adwhite804
@adwhite804 Год назад
Need that snake lure. Preferably the "newer" style. Never threw the old style one ( I'd take one . But wouldn't throw it, too cool) Not sure why I like that lure, but...at the worst. They are fun to look at when retrieving
@garyshaw3112
@garyshaw3112 Год назад
Great video. Great content love the old school thanks
@humblehombre9904
@humblehombre9904 Год назад
About time the glasses are off. It is so uncomfortable looking at someone hiding behind glasses. Outside, in the sun, totally different. Cheers.
@crawfishmacpappy6644
@crawfishmacpappy6644 Год назад
I just purchased a lure system, very similar from Lake Fork trophy Lures, called the HissyFit. It seems that they are making them now. (No, I am not affiliated)
@Oldbasshole
@Oldbasshole Год назад
Those Skitterfish look killer ! Definitely a bait I’d throw . Love this series of videos
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