I took the BANJO MINNOW to the BEST BIG BASS LAKE in the country (it worked!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ม.ค. 2022
- Yes, Bassin' Buds, I took the BANJO MINNOW to Headwaters Lake. Headwaters Lake in central Florida might just well be the hottest bass lake in the country. But does anyone fish it old school there? We do! This week, Retro Bassin' joined Small Water Charters on Headwaters Lake to fish vintage lures for bass including the As Seen On TV Banjo Minnow, the Johnson Silver Minnow, and the Phantom Tackle Dominator. Heck, we even had a discontinued lure endorsed by Roland Martin, the Diamond Rattler. We never saw Roland on the lake, but dropped a Retro Bassin' decal off on Roland's truck back at the boat ramp. Can old school baits and gimmick lures fool Florida bass on Headwaters Lake, or will fishing it old school leave Retro all wet?
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Your package of the Banjo minnow was version 2, and NOT the original Banjo minnow, which the original was far better than version 2 because the original banjo minnow was a flat tail, flat fluke design. I think when they went to version 2, (which you have) it almost killed the Banjo minnow sales. I hated it! l always loved the original 3" and 4" Pearl White colors for bass. Simple! Glad to see they re-introduced version 3 which is going back to the original design plus some nice changes. I hope they offer "pearl white" as a color choice soon!
Now, with a Owner TwistLock Centering-Pin Spring, Kahle hook, rubber bait peg, and your favorite FLAT plastic fluke, with FLAT tail, you have a "banjo minnow" rig! I use a tiny swivel attached to braid and about 3 feet of 8-12 lbs flouro-carbon to the rig. It sure helps line twists because this rig is darting and twisting all over the place! Which is great because it replicates a distressed dying fish which triggers bass for an "easy meal".
Best part of this rig is that bass "head shot" bait fish (so they can easily swallow them) and your hook ups with this set up are 10 times better than Texas rigging a regular fluke with an EWG 4 to 5/0 hook.
Try it and hold on!
Hey Ed...appreciate your thoughts. You will see VERY soon the enhancements to the next version. You will also dig the "NEW" green pumpkin color!
Kid in a bass club use to cast it out and eat a sandwich. He would put his sandwich down and reel in fish. Crazy and funny at the same time 😂
Deadstickin' that Banjo...nice!
We got these as kids in the 90s, my brother and I still have running jokes about banjo minnow lol
You can almost hear the first notes of Deuling Banjos...
Great video Chris. We had a blast. We are fishing a tournament today and it’s FREEZING. Gonna be in the high 20s tonite. Thanks for all you do
Would love to fish with you guys. You'll seem like really nice, down to earth people. I subscribed to your you tube and face book pages. Tight lines!
@@SukatFishing thank you so much. We just enjoying Florida. Come on down.
OG crappie episode???
They may be considered a gimmick lure but they really work. My only double digit bass came on one. Keep on kicking it my friend.
It was fun working the Banjo.
Wow! How big?
10 lbs even
Ken, thanks for having' our back! some call it a gimmick, some call it hokey but MOST people call it EFFECTIVE!
Retro Bassin'...Thanks for the SHOUT OUT by taking the NEW BANJO out with Small Water Charters and showing how they continue to deliver. Love your channel and your vibe bruh!
Such a great video, smiled through the whole thing. It was such a fun day and your laugh is contagious we laughed and had such a great time. Can’t wait for you to come back and we do it again!! Gonna keep my eye open for Retro lures at yard sales and fill our Retro tackle box up. Thank you for a really great day.
I like that we got to see the whole process, from shopping for the dominator to catching fish with it. You are killing it.
Not bad for 50 cents, right?
Banjo Minnow!!
It was about time!
Might have to order some Banjo Minnows. We had the old school set growing up. Don't think there's much left of the original kit. Great episode. One of these times you'll get that 8 pounder.
Hey Paul, thinking of doing a side-by-side of new vs. old Banjo. What do you think?
@@RetroBassin oh yeah. I'd watch that for sure. Looked like you guys did pretty good on the new kit. It's be interesting to see how the old school kit compares.
Just got done watching the Walmart old school. Now you got me wanting to go check out the Walmart bargain bin. Lol.
Check em' out Paul! Yes back in the day they were the S.....! And now the NEW ones are back and out again end of October this year. You will be excited beyond belief. New colors, softer and more durable, oh yes....and they WORK!!!!!!
I knew the Banjo minnow would do well out there! Good video! Jon & Lyndia are awesome!
Haha, good thing I read the comments section...this was totally a viewer's choice episode!
Can't wait for March here in Tn. Can't wait to have some bass stank on my fingers and a scarred up thumb!
Stank is good
@@SWCFLORIDA amen brother!
Those Florida bass have sharp teeth!
Love this channel man. I’m the same age is you I too graduated in 95’ so these lures are right down my alley. I had banjo minnows and the helicopter lure lol I caught bass on both and I love that banjo came out with another minnow. Keep it up the content is awesome.
You should fish with this guy. Wow
Here I go again on my own...
Goin down the only road I’ve ever known. 😂
@@shawndulany4287 let me in on this…..Like a Stranger I was born to walk alone
Awesome collab! Looked like you guys had a blast out there. Fun to see those old school lures dominating on Headwaters. Next time your down here we need to get you on some peacock bass with some retro lures.
We had a blast Doc. Next time we all we gang up on him
Dude, I have swung and missed on peacocks...would totally love to take another stab at it!
I didn't use the whole complicated rigging set up but I did love just simply nose hooking them and fishing them weightless like a fluke. They had really good action
You do miss a few short strikes, though!
It looked like a fun day on the water. Always nice to catch a new species of fish. Nice job!
We had a blast with Retro. He is a fun guy to fish with
That bowfin was thick as a brick!
I didn't know the banjo minnow was considered a gimmick lure. They're basically a fluke and flukes are still used today as one of the best lures to use in any condition.
The wife uses a Big Jerk regularly and kills it. It’s Bruisers version
At least they were As Seen on TV...if it was only available in a kit, I sort of consider it gimmick!
@@RetroBassin dude I love your Channel. Your intro song is so catchy I sing it in my head at work sometimes... and out loud
Gimmick! Nah....Banjo Minnow duplicates the action of a dead or dying minnow for any angler of any experience. That's why they WORK for everyone.
Another cool video. Now I gotta go
Get some banjos!
They're back, but I think I may need to do a full review. What say you?
This looked like a really fun challenge! Lyndia put that banjo to work! I see ya Jon, DOMINATE!
We did Buck
Yeah buddy, Backwoods! Fishing is fun!
Retro and Florida? Equals Gold!!!
Jon & Lyndia are great people and have a Great channel! I have plans on getting down that way real soon! Great video Chris and keep it Retro!!
Thanks GO. Your channel is great as well
@@SWCFLORIDA Thanks that means allot!
Go get 'em in Florida!
What part of Florida they located in
Great video RetroBassin! Love that you call em as you see em! Oh yes and small
water charter….nice!!!! I’m one of the owners of the “New” Banjo Minnow and we were stoked to see this. 2 yrs. in development, testing on the water with guides, pros, fishermen and fisherwomen all over North America. Not only does it work it’s so fun to see folks having fun catching fish. That’s why we do it right! Good on you RetroBassin!
Just saw this comment. Lyndia had a great time fishing The Banjo Minnow…very cool bringing it back.
I remember as a kid catching a 7lb largemouth on one of the weedless 006 minnows
There pretty useful for sight casting with light spinning tackle especially in a small creek
That's a monster on the Banjo! Did the hook hold up?
@@RetroBassin the hook literally bent up to the point where it was locked in the bass's mouth. There was absolutely no way he was getting off. Luckily I was using 10lb fireline because it absolutely smoked the drag on my old school Shimano R2. I had it paired on a 6ft medium heavy ugly stick lite. The lure was one of the medium sized transparent silver blue ones.
Sight fishing is the BEST with the Banjo cuz you get to see the fish SMASH em!
@@kenkerry3948 for sure...I personally fish with 10 lb braid but I imagine 8lb mono on an Ulta light 6ft spinning rod would be perfect 💯
You guys are a blast. This was a fun video.
Glad I've got Bassin' Buds in fishy places!
Such wonderful people. They seem like a blast to be fishing with
Banjo minnow under lights are great for stripers. Thanks again for another fun one.
I bet that works like a charm!
Love the as seen on TV stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yes!!! Yes!!!!!! Love that you picked this up! I hope they get good traction again. Fun lure that works
They work
A really fun blast from the past!
Now you are fishing in my area. Just stay there the weather will inprove And the fishing will be easer.. Get a little sand in your shoes and you will besure to come back for more. Stop in and say hello to Roland He is there somewhere.
I will be back in the Sunshine State soon!
You get a follow just for the intro brotha! Love it! Been really interested in the banjo since I was a kid. Just seeing it coming back out thinking about trying it out! Guess we will see how ya did in the vid. Thanks for the info
That Dominator reminds me of the old Sluggo SS . Awesome video , looked like a great day on the water !!
Like a pregnant Slug-Go SS!
@@RetroBassin wish I could find some of those again ! Great baits
I am new to your channel! Loving this! I have had the flying lure and the Banjo minnow, helicopter lure, and I had the chatter bait when it was a as seen on tv lure. Keep these going so awesome! The banjo and flying lure definitely caught fish for me! Well done dude!
You’re gonna love this channel. Stay tuned
Welcome aboard the Retro Wagon, Mark! We fish it old school every Saturday morning!
@@RetroBassin setting the hook and jerking some jaws old school brother!
O man what a bummer, I meet Roland and he really is a great guy
Roland is a legend. Love the guy
I was ready! too bad...
Really enjoyed this vid bro
Thanks, Rowland...even if you are the wrong one :)
Johnson spoons with Uncle Josh porkfrogs is a killer combo for alot of species! Glad to see the Banjo getting some retro Love👍👍👍👍
I caught an 8 pounder when I was 10 on that same combo. Gotta love what works
I love the banjo minnow. My all time favorite lure. Some of my best fish were caught on it.
Who's picking the banjo?
LOVE it! Yep...best ever. I will be transparent and say I now own the company and the new 2023 version is better that ever. I caught the biggest and the most fish ever on the Banjo Minnow...so I put my money where my mouth is!
One of my favorites too. Caught many a nice bass.
What was your favorite size?
Very cool! A good day of fishin
It sure was, and a good time at that!
That was way cool. It looked to be a blast fishing with those two. If I ran into Roland or Bill or Al I think I would embarass the hell out of myself by stammering out how big an influence they were to a 15 year old guy.
Yes, maybe it was for the best I didn't see him! LOL
Cool video - Awesome to see Jon and Lyndia out fishing with Retro
Was fun fishing with you as well Elvis
They are so good they can catch 'em new school, old school, no school!
@@RetroBassin that’s right
Always good, Thank You!
Thanks for tuning in, Bruce!
You know Roland said, those crank baits you had were meant to be fished fast! Burn it back to the boat with the rod tip down!!!! You need Jason music with this lol
Those banjo's were never a bad lure caught a lot if fish off them. It cool to hear they are making them again. Catch a fish outta every lake with them at any given weather
The new ones have some improvements over the old. Thinking of doing a side-by-side
Me too! Bruh!
As usual, another great video!
Thanks, Terry. That Headwaters is a wild lake!
Looked like you guys had a great day! Headwaters is a great place to try retro lures!! Jon and Lindia are awesome people! I definitely enjoyed the video!!
We had a blast Rob. We will have to call you on the next trip
@@SWCFLORIDA I have a Retro bass tracker. I should fit right in!!
@@ThatShinerGuy yes you do. One of the fiberglass ones he was just talking about
Thanks, Shiner Guy...maybe we need to do an old school shiner video next!
@@RetroBassin that sounds fun
Great video you guys! I hope to see you this spring here! We gotta get some hogs on a line!
Was fun to film
Yes we do, D. We need to do some casting AND collecting!
That bowfin was cool. In WI we call em dogfish. They are a mean and tough fish that will ruin your lure fast. Had one twist my spinnerbait into a knot.
We love catching them. If Bass aren’t biting. Bring on a bowfin
They'd also ruin a finger fast!
I remember the Banjo being pretty good! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I gotta say it was one of the least gimmicky gimmick lures I've fished!
FIRE Mike for sure!
SWC is great! Awesome people to hang out and fish with! Nice job out there!
So are you Joe. But who the heck is SCW?
@@SWCFLORIDA my bad! Already fixed it. It’s cold out here! Hard to type lol
@@ParabellumFishing yes it is
They get it done, son!
the banjo minnow is fire ! it fishes like a sluggo . which is one of my all time favorite lures. have caught everything from tarpon to crappies on it. including a 10 .7 lb. largemouth.
Nice Adam....me too!
Great video. I still have some of the original banjo minnows. I have not had good luck with them. I do not live next to water to catch bass.
That's a bummer, but they are still cool to have on display!
I fished the banjo on the South Branch River in WV caught over 50 bass on a float trip I love it plus to 4 lb plus huge for that River I rig my on version using diff bait you should give it a try keep it Retro love your show by the way!!!
Take me home...that sounds like a blast on the water!
So stoked to hear.
Hehe, I actually remember the TV infomercial for this one back in the day. P.S. LOVE the "Retro Bassin'" theme song... it's RIGHT up my ally LOL! I STILL fish with Shimano Bantam Magnumlite 2000GT Plus and 2001GT Plus reels, both mounted on pistol grip Berkley Radial Graphite Lightning Rods, vintage TruTurn hooks and purple painted Bullet weights, as well as Culprit and Charlies plastic worms! :) Oh, and I can't forget, also Berkley Trilene XT 10# mono :) VINTAGE/RETRO ALL THE WAY, BABY!
Looked like a awesome fun trip to me. Love the vintage lures too.
We had a great time with Chris. He is a nut
@@SWCFLORIDA he definitely looks like a guy I'd have a blast fishing with lol
@@blind_eye_fishing great guy
If it's old, it's gold!
@@RetroBassin I agree but I'm also afraid I'd loose the lure 😂😂 8 have a good many old rebel lures, a few rapala, a few other companies and a 3700 box of soft plastics I have no idea what company they are but they are old 80s or 90s
Heck yeah retro love the channel be man
Thanks for tuning in, Mullet! Had one in 1993...
@@RetroBassin you should grow another one
Banjos catch. I need to buy another set if I can find it. I used them in saltwater and stripers loved them. Great video
They sell them online. Just use the Google Machine. But want me to do a new vs. old side-by-side first?
They ARE BACK!!!!!
I bought a pack when the first hit the market slayed bass glad I found they still make these
Yup! You will love em! Everything about them is new....in a BETTER than ever way!!
This old stuff rules
Yes it does!
Johnson Silver Minnows are still my favorite pike lure when it gets weedy. Put a white twister tail on it and I'm ready to rock.
My dad still.has a.few of them that had a small spinner ahead of the spoon so I made some about ten years ago like that.
Throw on a pork trailer. Money
I just grabbed a NOS box of Silver Minnows with the spinner. Maybe I should start an online tackle shop to share them...
@@RetroBassin yes you should
Old school banjo minnows works lol I used to use them in saltwater trout and snook love them in docklights at night time lol
The Banjo is 1 of favorite to use.
Do those old school nose harnesses hold up ok?
Best theme song on TH-cam hands down 🎣🔥
Think you could ever bear to hear it twice a week? Thinking of upping the Retro output in 2022...
I remember so many of these lures being the "latest and greatest"!
Ever. Single. Time. Haha
@@RetroBassin Dad and I used to catch tons on mirolure I think it was called the Cisco Kid, I still have one.
I'm almost 70, grewup watching Gadabout Gadous
New sub here, heard about ya from Debo’s channel. Absolutely love your theme song !!!!!👊🏻🍺
Welcome aboard! Debo is the man!! If it's old, it's gold around here...
You will be glad you did
A lure from the 90s i had great success with was ‘ tru motion’ swim bait. It was another as seen on tv deal i think
I need to find and use some!
7lb Wally’s and Striped bass. Works for sure! I still have some in my garage somewhere.
Dust those things off, good buddy!
Solid.
Thanks for tuning in, David!
Great video! Love all this nostalgia. What lake was this on?
Headwaters Lake in Central Florida.
Think I need to move there...
@@RetroBassin you do
I got me some banjos after I watched the video you just put out.Headed back to Florida next week to try them.
Yeah buddy! Check out the History of the Banjo Minnow I just posted!
@@RetroBassin I ordered the banjo kit right after watching the video.Very well done.
Fun episode.
Thanks for tuning in, Dave. In the comments section a little late on this one!
I've caught a lot of bass on the original banjo. I also catch a lot with sluggos and flues too
I love all three!
I have to say I ordered a set from the TV back in the day!
If they showed it on a TV informercial, I would have bought the Turd Lure back in the day!
The most life-like lure out there forever and always
PREACH!!!!
Hello
Hey Sewer! Thanks for tuning in!
You really enjoy fishing with gimmick lures.
That’s all this guy thinks about
Hey Teiji! Yes I do!
I was like 10yrs when the young banjo minnow came out sick little thang
Crazy its back!
Bring some of those banjo minnows (and the black Johnson sliver minnow) and I’ll take to the spot they filmed that infomercial 🤫
Will work
Ok, Ted, so what is the secret behind that black spoon? Definitely more muted in the water.
@@RetroBassin it’s great in tannic water around weeds. Put a blue grub or tail off a curly tail worm and fish it like a weedless Spinnerbait
Do it bro and I'll hook yo up!
Alright! Yeah, I have to put on glasses to read a micrometer, so fine-print on a lure has to be a challenge too.
Getting to that age. Seeing a phone is about pointless
I am one font size away from readers haha
@@RetroBassin it’s coming
Your almost as Retro as me! I graduated in 94
Yeah buddy! Those were my prime tressbassing days!
I bought a couple of those updated banjo minnows back around 2006. Caught some fish on them. Unfortunately they were in a tackle box that was stolen form me 4 or 5 years ago.
I definitely like some of the mods they made to the new Banjos.
The worst having gear stolen. My favorite spinning rod, I got from the side of the road, and my fly rod and reel were stolen this year. I now have more rods than I ever have
Bummer Dennis....the new 2022 BM are dope!
Retro yu graduated in 95’ holy crap!! Dude ur in ur early 40’s that’s crazy,, yu look great bro!!
And the older I get the better I was, good buddy!
Exactly
I LOVE BANGOW MINNOW IT REALY WORKS
PREACH Marcus! They worked then and they work now!
Banjos are so effective! I honestly don't know why no pros ever use or talk about em. If KVD threw the Banjo he would top Butch Brown in the record books
What is going on Small Water Charters John and Lyndia R U Kidding me you guys are everywhere subbed right away to Retro Bassin Andrew from Butler Outdoors sent me so wonderful you guys are having so much fun I watched Bill Dance when I couldn't dance Rolland Martin Babe Winkleman old Farts like me I have never seen these channels on suggestions so glad I found you all. Not sure what the fuss is about those hooks are new to me lol cyaindavids
Thank you so much for checking Retro out. You gonna love it
@@SWCFLORIDA You Are Welcome You all are having so much fun we want in lol I have a lot of new material now fantastic cyaindavids
@@worldsfastestube7302 Retro would have a stroke walking around your house
@@SWCFLORIDA He's a funny guy I can't explain the great feelings I and I'm sure all the viewers get from the fun your all having plus you have a great taste in beer too.
Glad you enjoyed the show! We always have a hoot when the three of us get together!
I had pretty good luck with them when I was in high school. They’re just a goofy looking fluke that’s rigged weird.
I just loved the underwater footage from the infomercial!
Just lucked up on 6 25 plus year old bottles of bait mate scent attractant in 3 popular flavours.
How’d it taste? Haha
In Louisiana that bowfin is called a choupique. Shoopick
the new ones dont have as soft of a plastic as the originals did. i picked some big ones up on ebay 4.5-6.5 inches got 20 of them for pretty cheap so gunna try them this summer
Let that line go slack in between jerks to let that puppy do its thing...but watch that lien like a hawk for the slightest tick!
Try the new 2020 BM...Plastic is legit and you will see and tell the difference
Johnson silver minnow thank you for the smile
Have caught some great fish in one. Throw in a pork trailer and let her rip tater chip
An oldie but a goodie, Carl!
The original banjo minnow slayed fish but then they changed the plastic formulation and it was never the same. I wonder if the new ones went back to the original plastic? They were fish catchers at one time!
These were fun to fish with
The OG ones I bought did not age well. Nose harness too brittle and plastic hard. New ones were better on both fronts!
@@RetroBassin , the originals I bought were soft and moved way better than the later ones put out. Moe fluid action or as the original commercial described as" spastic" action, lol. I thought about buying the new kit but I never use the smaller sizes they put in there. If they offer make your own kits I probably will.
You will be stoked on new ones!!! New day and New materials...same amazing action.
@@kenkerry3948 , when will they offer a build your own kits? I don't ever fish the smaller sizes.
I still have a couple original banjos left, somewhere lol.
"Somewhere" You must have seen my tackle collection!
Interesting fact did you know bill dance actually promote the banjo memo when it 1st debut
The banjo seems pretty solid set up to use. Its too bad the kit is so pricey 😢
Where do you find a soft plastic jerkbait??
That Dominator? Probably hard to find, but a lot like it, minus the rattle.
When you 3 get together it seems really fun.
We have a great time. Chris is a fantastic guy
Ain't that the truth, good buddy!
I cobbled together a version made with Mann's Shadow plastic. What was the name of that popper that has a weight suspended on the end of a long spring inside the body that makes it vibrate? The bait has a faux dorsal fin. Shimano is doing a variation of this with clear baits, utilizing a long spring holding a vertical reflective medium inside instead of a weight.
What is the name of that topwater Popper lure that vibrated internally, it was on one of these retrobassin episodes? It's got a molded in fin on it's arching back.
It's a Heddon/Whopper Stopper Throbber, as shown in your Schooling Bass epi. you couldn't recall, or bother to tell me. You have to fish it with the rod tip high, and line tied to the top side of the eye, there are tricks to accomplish that.
I bet that Shadow is magic...a tough bait I would love to do a show on but can't find!
@@RetroBassin On your FB page where you can post pics, I left some pics of them. Now it's wierd when I go to look for your original post again, (2 weeks or so back) it's like there are two versions of the same post I responded to, one you can see my pics, one you can't? It's a flat dying shad imitatator, meant to be rigged/hooked on the flat side, not vertically like a fluke. They still work on banjo minnow front rigging, and being post-20-seconds 7/8th's boiled, extra floppy. They have to be around one of those tackle hole-in-the-wall shops you frequent. I think I only have 3 double packs, Blk. back, and full pearl.
i like to nose rig a 5 inch senko with a screw lock and one of those small crappie spinners
I bet that works great!
Wow！！！
Thanks for watching!
I was waiting for you to review this bait, would you say it's trash or pass?!?
Ok, this wasn't a proper review, but I was thinking of doing a side-by-side of the OR and the new. Want to see it?
@@RetroBassin absolutely
Is there a longer version of your intro song??
Yes there is. Carefu. Will get stuck in your head
You've got the full thing! But there is a link for a FREE download in the video description.