This DISCONTINUED TOPWATER needs to make a comeback! (Cotton Cordell Near Nuthin' Collect & Catch)
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- The discontinued Near Nuthin' from Cotton Cordell has to be one of the coolest hybrid topwaters we have ever thrown for bass! This 1/4-ouncs chugger-style lure cast a country mile and it sinks on the pause, making it a killer for schooling fish. Though Cotton Cordell stopped production of this lure sometime in the 1980s, this is definitely a little (clear) piece of old school gold you need to get your hands on. Check out or day on Lake Travis chasing largemouth and white bass with the Cotton Cordell Near Nuthin'!
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It was 18° here in TN when I woke up. Going to be cold until Monday afternoon / evening. THEN I think winter will finally be over here.
As a kid, my dad and I caught dozens of white bass limits on Near Nothins. When they went out of production my dad started habitually buying them. He has several hundred at least because that's my dad.
Could we get some history on Rebel, please. Specifically the inception, evolution, and variants of the "Rebel Craw". Thanks Chris.
A retro bait I haven’t heard of…that I can remember, and Cordell to boot. It was discontinued when I was 9 years old so there’s that, LOL.
Thanks for continuing to showcase OSG.
The lure that I mentioned in a previous video is called a power pack rather than the spring actitivated lure
Love seeing bass hammer old school lures 👍
Me too, good buddy!
Fun video Retro. The Blue Striper is meant to be fished as a glide bait whether on top or under the water. It requires a split ring or large snap on the line tie to fish effectively. It is very good for striper and smallmouth bass. Some people like to weigh them to make them stay down better during the retrieve. Here in PA, the bait has reached legendary status on Lake Raystown.
Love your channel. Look forward to Saturday or Sunday morning to see what old school lures your going to fish.
Thanks for tuning in, Keith!
Watched your episode about bass buster lures. Commented on that episode. Bought chummin rub stick at Kmart early 80's. Check your comments for that. Need to get it touch somehow. Have a lot to talk about. Great channel.
Hit me up on FB or Insta!
Super good video today.
Underwater footage was awesome!
Fish on to all the old school bassin buds.
Definitely going to try to get underwater lure footage whenever possible! I always loved that growing up…
Are you retro on your line too? Stren clear blue? Appreciate your content, love watching you actually fish it old school as much I enjoy your in house commentary! Great stuff!
Haha, not so much on the retro line! But I am using Stren mono in this video!
@@RetroBassinI use Stren #17 for Topwater my poppers.
Great episode. I’m sure I could catch some fish on that popper Loving the Retro carpet decals. Looks great
If anyone could keep a fast-sinking topwater on top, it’s you! Haha
@@RetroBassin that’s right
Thanks for another great video. I hope you can point me in the right direction for information on a bait. I have unique Jitterbug. It does not have hanging hooks, but double fixed tail hooks, like soft-body frogs. A skirt fits over the hooks. I attempt to contact the Jitterbug collecter from your video on the collector convention to no avail. Thanks, Lou
Sounds like a Weedless Jitterbug. This double hooks always appeared tiny to me compared to modern frog hooks!
I was thinking a larger version of the NN would be great for stripers, then you told us there is a larger version. I will have to look into it. Thanks Retro.
That is definitely the more rare of the two!
16:06 Man I did that same thing yesterday with a Texas rig. Launched that sucker right back towards my face. Luckily I was able to get my arm up and block it.
Awesome video - Love the channel IMO you have the best intro song on TH-cam!! I especially enjoy your tackle shop tours across the US and your flea market old school GOLD finds!! Discovered you from Realistic Fishing collaboration and been hooked since. I cannot wait till summer time too try and find some yard sale old school GOLD myself- Joe NY
Keep it realistic! Thanks for tuning in, JP!
I see Cotton Cordell and I immediately think "old-school gold". I haven't fished the Near Nuthin' but I have been on a Boy Howdy kick for sure; both the weighted tail and prop versions.
Boy Howdy may be next!
I don't usually watch for your fishing segment, but today's episode was the exception. Thouroghly enjoyable. A day like that keeps us coming back.
Glad you hung the the fishin’ footage! Going to try to incorporate more footage of the lures in action…
@@RetroBassin The underwater footage rocked!
I actually own a custom Cordell fishing rod. Bought it from Cotton himself at fishing expo. 30 years ago. He said that his sun made it. Old school wally divers rule
Hello nice to see these beautiful poper luers from the year I was born I love your old school luers TH-cam channel 👍🎣🔥
The best era of bass fishin’!
Watching your videos has got me back into fishing. most of my lures are 40 years old and have been fished on a zebco 33! I have even added to my collection from local antique shop. I've just been reading outdoor life tackle box library from 1971 5 book set . You may find it interesting .list of lures ,equipment, ect. Keep up the videos I always watch for new ones!
Love it, Max! Fish it old school!!
Great lure in crystal clear water or spooky fish when worked fast.
I love these lures. Used to catch hybrids with them. I still have a couple of the white ones.
Found yourself a new subscriber my man. Love the channell and how you’re giving the old school stuff a new name
Thanks for hopping on the retro wagon, Zach!
Cool underwater shots. Really shows the baits action. Great video as usual
Glad y’all liking the underwater footage! More to come…
Cotton Cordell is a very underrated brand the first fish I caught on a crankbait was a big O firetiger
By the time Cotton sold his company in 1980 they were producing 22,000 lures a day!
Great fishing lure !!! Cordell gold great episode thank you buddy
Thanks, Jon!
I always seem to have most all the things you are showing in my stuff! EXCEPT the bass tracker boat! Dreamed about one since the 7th grade when my uncle brought me a Bass Pro Shops catalog in 1982.
That Tracker got this channel started!
Essa ideia de falar sobre um tipo de isca, e depois mostrar ela funcionando é muito legal!
I had to check my closet to see if that awesome Ambassadeur 4500 combo was missing! Best caster ever, though my favorites were the red and green version. The silver ones I have feel a little different. Great video! Cool bait.
You spotted it!
Very nice show, great job ! …the gay blade was a flat piece of metal that my uncle would use to catch white bass or sandies as we call them around here. 😊
Fantastic show as usual! Keep up the great work!
Good to see ya, Robin!
Thanks for the footage 🤙😎
Gonna try to get underwater footage of each lure I fish with!
Try the ghost lure on a 6.1 to 1. Gear reel
Great video retro! I’ve been having the same issue with treble hooks myself! I’ve retroed several fish already this year. My go-to Cordell bait is the Crazy Shad I grew up throwing them I find it interesting that the older ones are slightly larger than the modern version
Ever tried a boy howdy?
still got those sunglasses?
Yeah buddy!
If you are fishing clear water a clear bait works awesome. Next time check the tongue of that white bass to see how many tooth patches it has. A white bass has 1 and hybrid has 2.
The CC Spot Minnow is a good one to catch the white bass with.
Travis is about as clear as she gets!
Great video as always. Learning a lot thanks
Thanks for tuning in, Gary!
Whites and hybrids love those.
Use a 7:1 ratio reel
Not 0.5:1? Haha
As of 10:10 am in Tn, the auction sits at $15.50.
That underwater footage was boss, brother! You must DM me and give me the skinny on how you achieved that. I don't think I've ever heard of the Near Nuthin', but suddenly I desperately want a couple...curious. lol That was a great day on the lake, and that bucketmouth was a beauty! And how cool is it to find a bunch of discontinued baits hanging on a tackleshop rack!? Super way to kick off this Sunday.
No secret, good buddy! I have been using a Go-Pro mounted to 1/2 of an old pistol grip rod. Put the trolling motor on auto and do my best to keep that little lure in frame as I troll along…
@@RetroBassin The simplicity of that is just brilliant! And here I was thinking you had a team attired in full scuba gear, with multi-thousand-dollar underwater camera equipment, and filmed it ala' Jacques Cousteau! lol
On the boat, while fishing, what model of camera do you use?
My opinion is from the pictures of other Near Nuthin' I am seeing, the air bubble is a fluke of the process because they are in different places.
I think you are right!
Curious to know do you have a meet and greet planned in the future???🤠
Maybe we need to!
What combo is that . Millionaire 5?
Old salts used the near nuthin’s for schooling Seatrout back in the day🤙🏻
Fish it on top or let it sink?
@@RetroBassin both
Hey Chris…try the rapala loop knot for better action on the lure….
Or a split ring….
how about an old school cordell straight tail grub.. similar to the mann's sting ray grub..
What reel and rod were you using for this video? Great content as always 👊🇺🇲👍
An Abu and Cotton Cordell combo…need to do a video!
Interesting. Growing up bass fishing in California during the 70s and 80s lures by Cotton Cordell were always the crappy stuff you found in the clearance bin. Their designs (mostly knock offs) and finish just didn't have a place in a tackle box full of Heddon, Arbogast, Bagley, Rapala, Storm, Bill Lewis, Mann's, Johnson's, or Rebel lures, to name a few. After half a century of bass fishing and tackle collecting, I can honestly say I have never purchased a Cotton Cordell lure off the shelf, and any I do have found their way into my junk lure bin by way of a tackle box I picked up at a yard sale or swap meet.
Try out the tail weighted boy howdy that thing is crazy good
Will do!
Will do! Need to get a few more first…
Please tell us the specs on what rod, reel, and line you use in your on the water segments.
I'm diggin that floppy rod.
They are definitely white bass. Hybrids are the same size as stripers, sometimes much fatter and have broken stripes
bring those out with us...
You know it! The list is getting long…
Please do a video of the walking top water spook
Yes!!!
In the big rock candy mountains 💀
Having trouble finding merch in channel
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@@RetroBassin thnx brother 🙏 now where do I find that link in the future
The gay blade?!?!?!?! Never heard of that one.
I’ve never heard of that one either. Gotta be a blade bait of some kind right?
Weird name
I'm still going to say the hellbender
One tactic to try is let it sink deeper then retrieve and sink two or more times
Great tip!
@@RetroBassin I have used that technique with dive to lures many times
I just saw a few of these on EBay and I passed them up 😢.