The MOST EXPENSIVE lure unboxing in history! | World's greatest collection of Fred C. Young BIG-Os?
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Hope you Bassin' Buds enjoy the most expensive lure unboxing in history! Could this be the world's greatest collection of Fred C. Young Big-O crankbaits? I tend to think so. This week, Retro Bassin' heads to Shreveport, Louisiana, to check out the private antique lure collection of Michael Bacon, third-generation owner of Bacon's Tackle. This collection features almost 150 Fred C. Young original handmade lures, including nearly 100 Big-O crankbaits. This priceless collection of lures is bound to have antique lure collectors, Big-O aficionados, and retro newbies alike drooling. This episode is for crankbait addicts, and wooden lure junkies. Watch till the end to see the #2 Big-O ever made, as well as a never-before seen surprise from Cotton Cordell. A very special thanks to Michael Bacon for allowing us to share this amazing collection with the Bassin' Bud community. If you are ever within driving distance of Bacon's, stop on in to see one of the more old school awesome tackle shops you'll ever step foot in. And tell 'em Retro sent you!
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Probably the most epic collection unboxing ever. Thanks for sharing it and you got to touch all that history. Very cool.
Keep this series of old bait shops going. This is awesome! 🎣. Fish on with old school lures.
That’s the plan, man! Still need to do an official walk-through of Bacon’s…
@@RetroBassin Man I can't wait for that.
Proudly displayed inside a beat up cardboard box! 🤣😂 Thank you for bringing these to the light of day! Really awesome stuff!
You know it's gonna be a good Saturday when there's an hour long episode of Retro Bassin'! Can't wait to see more on this shop!
It was a loooong one, but this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see a collection like this and I felt like we had to do it justice!
I like long youtube videos, and appreciate it
"That right there, is a Pretty dang Awesome collection of lures!"...
Incredible indeed, always great to see various design changes from the normal shapes!
They should be on display! 🎣
"Catch a big one!" 🐠
Just like everything in my 33 years on this planet, they just don't make them like they used to... Smh.... Great video as always.
No they do not!!!
I like to hear Rick Clunn tell his story of when he met Fred Young and was given a few Big O’s before a tournament. He also tells a good story on the history of square bill crank baits.
I've only seen a few of your videos so far, and hands down by far my favorite fishing channel. Thank you for taking your time to show us your collection and shout out to all who help you make that collection grow. And your intro song has been stuck in my head since the first video.
Thanks for tuning in, Nathaniel! We try to drop a video every Saturday morning!
I'm speachless, epic score, and intro music was awesome
They let me play with the ball, but never score! Thanks for tuning in, good buddy!
Just found the channel... Really digging it.
A lot of this stuff brings back so many good memories.
Awesome episode!
Quick, somebody alert Epic Eric.
This is my favorite episode of anything on the interwebs. Can't exactly pin point the reason but I just love this episode
Thanks, Foot Snail! I wasn't quite sure what I was getting into when I started this unboxing, but once I got started I knew I had to do it right!
Unbelievable!! Michael needs to open a museum. Incredible History!
Yes he does, Mike!
Richard Gene the fishing machine would love this channel, he has several old rods and lures he fishes with, and as we all know fishing is a sport 2nd to none. I'm talking bout woooh
Yeah buddy! Thanks for tuning in!!
Found your channel recently. I fish almost everyday after work. And because of you, just recently bought my first old lure. I purchased a heddon river runt. D9110 in box with paper work.
That’s awesome! Let us know how you make out with that River Runt!
this definitely should have more views
Great video ! Hooked me on the thumbnail.
My late Uncle Charles, my favorite fishing buddy of all time, had a couple of the big ol’ Plano hip roof boxes full of no telling how many plugs, including many Big O’s, but unfortunately his store had a fire and they burnt up. 😢
Don’t stop what your doing. Keep it up. Great stuff
Thanks, good buddy!
I really like your theme intro song! its really catchy. My favorites you showed were that number 1000 and the one you showed at 39:25 ALso, Now wonder these lures are so rare and expensive. You have them all in that one box!
Wish it was MY box!
@@RetroBassin I hope they gave you one, lol!
Man what a collection!! Great videos I just watched your Roland Martin in a SMC shirt great stuff.Im Rolands camera man of 10 years!! Thanks for talking up his RUclips channel!! YouTubing is now his Favorite thing now he"s always out keeping busy!! O ya Roland has 1 Fred Young Big O Ive been trying to get it!! Lol Maybe some day. Thanks again for the Good words I'll tell Roland.
No way, Tyler. I was actually hoping to go to the Bassmaster Classic this year, but couldn’t. I have some OLD Roland Martin lures that I want to give him so he can give them to his grandkids! Hit me up on Insta messenger for sure!
@@RetroBassin Ok Great Im not on the Gram. you can Message me on FB> messenger!!
Fantastic! My dad used to have some of these wished i would have put them up but i was a kid then. He used to paint the big o solid white with blue eyes and swore by it caught bigz!
To all the lures dads and grandpas threw away…
Finally found a channel that shares my interest (found about this yesterday only). Will go on binge watching. Keep it coming bro.
Awesome, good buddy! We try to crank a new one out every Saturday morning.
Wow man this channels a hidden gem. Ill always be a sucker for nostalgia, hope the algorithm gods treat you good
We are getting a few good shots in on the algorithm, anyway!
Now that was a great episode Pal 👏 what an amazing collection and amazing experience for yourself to be hands on with some incredible baits. I hope you at least talked him into some kind of new storage or display cases for these beauties ! Keep up the great work Pal you really put together some great stuff for us to watch.
Thanks for tuning in, Clint!
Thank you for the video they are great .and it Bing back memory of fishing with Dad .thank you again
In the late 80’s, I bought out a ton of Big O’s from a mom and pop store. Most were from the 70’s!
I crushed on a lot of those baits!
Wish I could go back!
I'd love to see a video talking about some of those oddball bill shapes and how they behave in water. Also maybe why they didn't live on or weren't effective, etc.
I know! We could have done a mini series in this box alone…
I can't thank you enough for bringing back all these memories
:)
Glad your enjoying the Retro Ride!
What’s really cool is that they are ALL hand brush painted lures. It’s really cool to see
Wonder how many man hours Fred C put into that collection!
Holy grail and the gold plated holy grail. Awesome and thanks for sharing the coolest collection in history.
I'm 45 and have fished since I could walk. The 80's and 90's was a magical time. The old school speaks to me so you have a new subscriber. Do you remember the "attack pack" tackle system? Love to see an episode on that!
Welcome about the Retro Wagon, and I do not! I will have to look that up!!
Aaaah shit. Best video I could possibly ask for with my coffee and wake and bake!
Lolool bro I thought I was a fishing nerd.. but there is always a better man. This dude is straight giddy over some Lures
You should see me at yard sales!
Greatly appreciate your video. Bringing back so many good memories.
Thanks Mark! Glad you are enjoying this retro journey!!
Could you make a guide to retro bass baits? I'm I interested in collecting oldcrankbaits and. Such but I dont know what I'm doing and don't know where to start
I think I figured out the four eyed reverse llipped crankbaits they look like a fish one way and a crawdad on the lip end !
I think this is longest video I ever watched even longer than how to videos or teaching music videos!!!!!!
You can imagine the editing process, Robert! But thanks for hanging in there!
Great video! I am fortunate enough to own an original Big O! And it's number is well below 1k. My late uncle passed it down to me before he left this earth. Mine will never see the water for sure. Keep up the great videos! 👍
I never thought I’d hold one. You are lucky to have an original FCY! What #?
That #2 is a fantastic color too.
That orange is funky!!!
I hope you were able to add 1 or 2 of these to your collection, looking foreward to seeing the Smithwicks.
No sir! That collection is staying in the Bacon family, right where it belongs. The Smithwicks are gonna be wild!!!
Man, where were you 15 years ago??? I sold FOUR big Sterilite boxes for $200. I'm talking probably $8-10k worth of tackle. EVERYTHING you can name, if I didn't have one, I had something similar. We're talking worms, lizards, craws, tubes, minnows, grubs, shad, snakes, frogs, rats, spinners, spoons, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps, jerkbaits, blade baits, tail spinners, swimbaits, hooks, weights, swivels, snaps, beads, jigs, heads, Sliders-YOU NAME IT. Makes me sick now, but I had to have back surgery and thought I'd never fish again. I gave my son an antique Flambeau Spinner box (with an engraved fishing scene on the buckle) that my Uncle Jesse left me, FULL of antique lures. Most especially an ORIGINAL Original Rapala. It was the flat belly kind that you could see the foil wrapping on. Hand tuned, tank tested...a LONG time ago. I had white cedar Bombers, balsa Bagley's, Big Os, Lee Sissons, Mann's George'N Shads, etc. I knew every single bass lure on the market at one time. I grew up with B.A.S.S. (30 miles from my childhood home) and learned to fish from the Bass Pro catalog- back when they listed EVERYTHING they sold. Most boys had Farrah Fawcett posters on their wall; I had a big photo of Rick Clunn on the Arkansas River in '84! I had a paper graph, learned on an old Super Sixty flasher, and my 1st rod was steel! I had a couple Shimano/Lew's Bantam 10X SG casting reels, as well as a Diawa/Mitchell spinning reel! If you ever need help I.D.ing a lure, HMU! I love what you do. I used to do it back in the days of metal rods, metal tackle boxes, and metal lure lips!
I caught a bunch of bass on Saturday with a pearl white with red eyes Big-O. I’ve fished that lure for 30 years!
Yeah buddy!
Dude, you should have told us you was coming to Shreveport, I been buying baits and reel parts from Bacons for many many years. Good People. I live about 20 minutes South of Shreveport, work in Shreveport - actually used to work directly across the street from Bacons shop.
I’ll be back soon, Cranking. Very soon!
Love to see some old shool fishing culture. Especially like it when you are using the lures at the water :D best wishes from germany
Need to do more of that!
I can never afford these. So i am so grateful for the video. Its been a blast watching the wild prototypes
You should review the good ol’ Bang O’ Lure.
I think you’ve got to take a pilgrimage to Roland Martin’s Marina in Clewiston, FL.
Yes I do!!!
Had a 2003 big o fire tiger that just worked incredibly well.
A beaver stole all 3 of them in a pond ! Can't seem to locate
A few duplicates ! Nice collection!
I can't help but make this comment... with guns, cars, lures, or whatever, usually when there is a discovery like this prices will drop significantly. Being that one man still has all these I doubt they will all that much, but one day these will make it out in the wild.
Bacon’s Tackle has been in the same family since 1926, so I would expect to see these FCYs in the wild anytime soon!
You need to get a hold of Fred Mansour the FLW pro,he has one of the most insane collection of old school baits and he knows the history of all of them,would make a great collaboration bro,awesome find,awesome video
I watched a quick walk through of his collection…deserved a 4-hour special!!!
Epic find / jealous
You were in my back yard! Just stopped in Bacons yesterday!
I am going to be stopping in there MUCH more often!
for texas..... blue and silver crack back.nothin better in the mornin
The "Big O." I believe it was Cotton Cordell that got the rights to produce the Big O in plastic. Mid to late-70's or so. Early on they were referred to as "golfball baits" due to their shape.
Big”O”extravaganza!
Wasn’t it wild!?
Probably need wrapped individually and protected better. Nice !!!!!!!!!
He thought he had 93 Big-Os and he actually had at least 149 hand carved lures!! Amazing!! How did he collect all of those? Did he know Fred C Young and Cotton personally?
Great episode. Love those prototypes.
Michael Bacon has more stories than he does lures. And he has a lot of lures. He was actually roommates with Cotton.
@@RetroBassin that's awesome. Can't wait for more stories from the Bacon Tackle Shop.
How cool would a swimming pool demo be on those baits. I’d like to see those weird rear bill baits swim. They must work because he made quite a few of those. Like that #1 and #5
That would be awesome!
What an amazing video even kept forgetting to breathe
I was too!
6:55 #1900 is my favorite
I tell yah, your a cool dude... 😎 some day i will buy u a beer! Haha
That was truly amazing. I need to get down there.
Told you, Terry. Bass Fishing Archives could do some serious damage in a place like that!
Next time you are in buda, Texas let me know let's go fishing
wow all that's holy!!!!!!!!!
Hiding them in a cardboard box seems to be crazy to me; they need to be on display and kept in a safe. That is lure collectors pot of gold.🤑🐟
I get a feeling that how’s they’ve been for decades. Michael has so many stories about how he saved old Cotton Cordell and Smithwick lures and prototypes from the dumpster!
I'm curious about what those baits cost in their day. Hand made means a lot of labor. I'm just curious how attainable they were for most folks? Or what they might cost today with inflation.
Back in the day you heard of guys renting them at tournaments for anywhere from $10 to $25 per day. You can read that on the Bass Fishing Archives site in Season at a Glance 1973 Bass Master Trail Part Two. Specifically the Watts Bar report.
@@TerryBattisti1 wow. Holy shit.
Thanks for the insight.
Is there a video about retro baitcast reels? I’d love to use some reels from the 80s-2000s but don’t know where to begin and what’s the best for the time.
Honestly I have done a cruddy job of talking rods and reels…need to!
@@RetroBassin just found my dads old shimano p-1500 mag in the garage the other day. Gonna give it a go!
That is so cool. When I saw the box I thought somebody gave you like a Million Dollars worth of Big O’s !
That would have been a honey of a gift!
@@RetroBassin I was going to start my own retro bass channel if you did. lol
@@edwardcowan7012 The more the merrier!
Do you know the time frame that Fred made these? From when to when?
I’m just watching this I know it’s 2 years old but it’s great you may have already see it but if you get up to Wisconsin see if you can get in touch with Tom Monsoor he has got an EPIC collection of very old lures it would be a great experience I’ve only seen parts of it on videos 👍👍
Can’t believe I filmed this one that long ago! I have seen Tom’s collection in a RUclips video. Think we’d get along…
@@RetroBassin I think so he seems like a good guy that loves to show his collection
Does Mike know how many “numbered” Big O’s were produced? Why were some Big O’s numbered and others not numbered? Does anyone know roughly how many total Big O’s were produced by Mr. Young? Thanks. This is a great collection and video.
Often imitated never duplicated.
i been collecting old lures from the 30s and boy they are getting so pricey for ones useable or in great condition i started collecting old rods then got to lures
I tend to favor the “casters” over “collectors” when it comes to old lures.
@@RetroBassin yh same i try to get one in package condition then one with orig paint im only 28 and have over 127k into old rods n stuff we all start sumwhere keep on bassin
watch for lures that people are not collecting yet, i started buying Hawaiian wigglers years ago and Paul Bunyan 66 spinners. People are just now starting to catch on to them and drive the price up.
awesome video love the content dude
Thoes minnow baits looks alike like the Cordell Redfin !!!!
Saw one of those on eBay for 800.00......... Good to see you in HAWG heaven!
Ain’t that wild, Olaf???
Amazing Collection😍
Thanks for tuning in, good buddy!
Love these videos
I have the Fred Young original best six crank baits in the egg carton box. Opened but never used. I’m curious what they might be worth and don’t know where to search.
Big-O Connection on Facebook!
@@RetroBassinthank you!
Mike is an awesome guy!!
One of the coolest cats I’ve met!
Epic collection... I actually shushed my wife when she started talking during the video....
Hahah..and she was like 149…really!?
So Did I 😆 Twice actually
You should come to east Tennessee and go retro lure hunting
Gimme some targets!
Wow dude almost teared up enjoy halfway through this video. And I thought I loved fishing pppft
It was a long one…thanks for tuning in!!!
Hold on to the 1900 hundred year plugs
I got some big O's square lip crank bait but I haven't catch nothing yet. Can I use a trailer worms on a jig head?
Theres a fred big o on ebay right now for 3,399.99. Unreal lol
Now you know what I was scared to death to handle those…
#1 and #9 prototype reminds me of an Arbogast Mudbug.
You need to get yourself a Bill Dance trucker "T" hat!
I have a few…
I know I gave a thumbs up a year ago, but it let me do it again. Also, I can't watch one of your videos and not go hunt a bait down...so thanks. I already have a bad Japanese bait habit.
Thanks for circling back around, RH!
Yessir, this channel rocks.
Thanks, Dave!
We have property in Northern Michigan, little cabin, so many Of the tackle shops remind me of the local shops that we would visit as kids...
Also... Down home, we had a bait/tackle shop we would go to if fishing near home... Dicks Bait n Tackle. Little hole in the wall shack, but it was loaded with old ass cool tackle.. I use to love walking around Checking it all out...
But... Turns out the owners son was selling drugs outta the place and then burnt it down trying to scam insurance. So... kind of an ignominious end to Dicks Bait n Tackle.
I cant afford these, but i like to pretend. Lol. I add the red gill to my crank baits with red finger nail polish, and i imitate freds gills
You should try a collaboration with marling baits to try to recreate one to fish with
Marling is amazing! Not sure Michael is gonna let one of those gems out of his sight!!
@@RetroBassin he may be able to work off from pictures and some dimensions like he did when he reproduced one of those roman made style glide baits
@@danharden7529 I need to figure out a way to hook up with him!
@@RetroBassin that would be epic!
Retrobassin please to a colab with Marling baits
Alright, let's start a GoFundMe so we can get this man entered in a bassmasters or similar televised tournament using all of his vintage tackle/gear/apparel
It would be a bloodbath…for me! Hahaha
👍🏼
Love to have one of those man.
Go check eBay…then use some smelling salts!
Does anybody remember a company called Maverick Baits that used to make a lure called the GoldenEye? Used in Southwest Florida for snook fishing in the 70s and 80s. Would like to get my hands on a few
👍👍 tight lines buddy
Thanks for tuning in!
Oh My God.
Sorry, Dan, a FCY won’t be in the next giveaway box!
@@RetroBassin 😆 Yeah maybe for your 50k Giveaway
Should be on display