that sprite is uv reactive, i have the silver minnow weedless in front of me on my desk, you should take a uv flashlight in those places and see what glows
I haven't been there in years. That is where I used to buy my waterdogs (live salamanders) for fishing the black bass spawn. Need to go there again, not too far away from the house.
Wow! I never knew that this place existed and I live less than a hours drive from there,I definitely WILL go today with my fishing buddies and check it out.I’m supper impressed!
My late Grandfather and Grandmother ran a rural, old school, grocery/hardware/feed store in East Tennessee for over 50 years. From the 1930's till almost 1990, Lone Star Grocery stood as an enduring pillar in the community where locals could purchase groceries, livestock feed, hardware, gasoline, and much more. I can appreciate and respect a business like Jenson's Tackle in Austin. I have put them on my "Must Visit" bucket list! Thanks for highlighting.
Been there(Jensen’s)quite a few times when I resided in Round Rock in the 90’s-Used to buy the 3”-4”sluggos to fish the creeks. There used to be a shop off Toomey Rd. in Austin near Zilker park that has a R/C shop and dirt track in the back, other side was fishing gear. I forgot the name though. Enjoying the content👌🏻
I love finding old discontinued fishing lures at mom & pop tackle stores. An 8” Lunker Punker G2 was my most significant find to date. That top water bait has got some magic. It was sitting in the water while I took a phone call and I watched a pond smelt swim along its side until it saw the lures eye. Then it back flipped out of the water in fright and impaled itself on the punkers rear treble hook. True story.
Hadn’t been there in years. Didn’t think it was still in business. I’ll have to stop by and pick a few things up. Last time I was there they still had rabble rouser lures. Hadn’t seen those since the 70’s.
Man that place is a gold mine! I'd kill for a couple dealer boxes of those black Johnson minnows. Those black ones have caught me some big bass, but you never see em anymore and my stash is dwindling
Looks like a kid in a candy store !! Truth be told...I would be right there with you!!! Thanks for sharing...brings back found memories with my Dad...miss him dearly. He was my fishing buddy.
Man! I know who Bill Harper is! He was Lohmans big pro hunter. I had a vhs as a kid where Bill taught turkey hunting/calling. Coincidentally, as a kid I learned how to call turkeys from a Will Primos cassette tape about the same time.
Suprised your videos don't get more views. Awesome content, and you couldn't have sounded more real when you said "I need more subscribers or I'm gonna go broke making these videos" Keep up the old school greatness we love it.
i remember using them old silver minnows with a uncle josh pork frog as a trailer and reeling it slow. im gonna have to go down there. im up just north of Dallas
Dude that 1/4oz black Johson sliver minnow was one of my secret dark water Florida baits! Just stick a tail on a junebug ribbontail worm on the back hook. Then fish it like a frog and/or Spinnerbait. Also those quad plastic Buzzbait blades are awesome. In fact there the star of my diy buzzbait video 🤫🎣
I got my pet waterdogs from them for years. I still have 2 salamanders they turned into, AND Jenson's used to have two HUGE pet waterdogs. One albino that probably weighed a couple lbs.! ❤️❤️❤️ and i subscribe!
Awesome, always Great to see inside fishing tackle shops, and old fishing tackle! Would liked to have seen the old rods and reels close up! I have "old" green Maxima line from mid 1970's which I still use to make up my saltwater shore fishing traces, it is still as strong today! I wouldn't use it if it wasn't! I also have some of my father's nylon line we used before then on old centre pin reels, still so strong! 🎣
Man you sure do bring back a whole lot of memories for me when I was young fishing with my dad going through all these old school stuff them keeper hooks for sure think I was about ten when we found and loved them keep on keeping on 👍🎣👍
First, that Bill Norman hat is incredible 👌🏼 and that place is a national treasure. I’ve bought some of those Extractors on eBay in the dealers box... I guarantee I paid way to much haha
I have a pile of $100 bills in my pocket that I would become separated from very quickly in that shop. I'm dumbfounded how they have all this NOS and are still in business. It looks as if they don't sell much of anything and never have. Idk. Maybe they did such a high sales volume that this is just what was left over. It just blows my mind that all that is in one place. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
Is Jenson's still open? Wow! I was buying stuff from them 40 years ago, when the old man ran the joint. Far out, dude (old lures from the 60's... old expressions from the 60's LOL!) Another shop like that, now long gone, was the Austin Angler. A small store crammed with stuff, it was on S.Lamar just south of Riverside Dr. Now the spot (and several others) is covered by condos. When Austin was 250K folks, it was a paradise.
My faulty memory strikes again! What I remembered as the "Austin Angler" was actually the "AMERICAN ANGLER..." When John closed the store on SLamar, he moved the business to Toomey Street, across from Zach Scott Theatre, and got into selling all sorts of hobby stuff, like model airplanes, etc.
I remember watching Al Lindner destroy big bass in reeds w a Silver Minnow on an ancient instructional video. And he would take a black magic marker and “customize” gold Johnson spoons.
You make me feel old saying that’s the oldest eagle claw package you’ve seen. My grandparents bait shop was full of those when I was a teenager and they were new back then. My grandpa and his sons (my dad) built that bait shop when I was a little kid and it had a dirt floor. My grandma would sweep the dirt off the dirt floor. It had chicken wire between the cash register where the minnow vats were and bait shop to keep people out. It was very old school. My grandparents also sold vegetables they grew at the bait shop. It had a cast iron wood stove with a vent oven on the stovepipe. We’d cook sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn in there. My grandpa would slaughter pigs and salt cure them in the bait shop. We’d all hang out in there and drink Pepsi with peanuts in the bottle. I wish I had the old Coca-Cola machines he had. It was in north central Texas on a TP&L private owned lake but accessible to fish. Now the lakes for sale since the power plant shut down and it’s posted no trespassing. It’s been for sale many years because it’ll take a millionaire to buy it. There’s a RUclips video of the lake showing it for sale and the bass that are in it. Valley Lake in Fannin county. It’s loaded with channel cats.
@@SWCFLORIDA so do I. I have a big family by kin and everyone would get together on almost every weekend at my grandparents. My immediate family is just me, mom and dad. My dads passed away and moms in a nursing home and can’t speak anymore. All my kin have gone their own way with their own family’s and nobody gets together anymore since my all my grandparents have passed away. Wish I had a time machine to go back. I’d stay there in that time.
I was using a silver minnow today before I went to work. Still catches bass and pike like it always has. I couldn't go into a store like that, it would cost me everything in my wallet. Great video as always.
If you are ever in Ohio, there is a small place in Newark, Ohio called Bob’s Outdoor Supply. I live close and worked in Newark for several years and never knew about Bob’s. As soon as I pulled up, Old School popped in my head. 4 older guys sitting outside in beat up chairs, shooting the breeze. I went in and Bob got up from his chair to follow me in. It was Retro Bass old school goodness. I got some Tru-Turn hooks from the barge bin with Jimmy Houston all over them. I doubt it will be there after Bob joins he heaven bass society. I stop by any chance I get and always buy something regardless whether I need it or not. Newark is just East of Columbus.
I might be relocating from Tn to TX if I can get them to sell me that store as is. And I certainly would buy the place. Something tells me they wouldn't let it go though.
Lol I have two dealer box of old school smelled eagle claw hooks along with some 40 of them loose in my garage. My dad used them when he took me bloodworm fishing lol
Sad kinda , because while it’s super cool! It’s likely they still sell all that old stuff because he sank hundreds of thousands of dollars into back stock that never sold and they still to this day can’t sell it. :/
I liked and subscribed before the theme song was over. This is gonna be great!
Had me at rayon & bill dance
Tom is the best fishing show theme song composer since Bobby Bare haha. Download for FREE good buddy! m.soundcloud.com/tomlamb3/retrobassin
that sprite is uv reactive, i have the silver minnow weedless in front of me on my desk, you should take a uv flashlight in those places and see what glows
Just my box of extractors in the mail thanks for find this retro gold keep it up.
I haven't been there in years. That is where I used to buy my waterdogs (live salamanders) for fishing the black bass spawn. Need to go there again, not too far away from the house.
I remember putting on a white split tailed grub behind the Johnson Silver Minnow...80’s...GREAT FIND❗️😃
Lately I haven't been able to find any HJ6 husky jerks anywhere. I didn't see a single husky jerk of any size on their shelf either.
You know you're old when you watch a young man discover the things in your tacklebox!!!
Wow! I never knew that this place existed and I live less than a hours drive from there,I definitely WILL go today with my fishing buddies and check it out.I’m supper impressed!
This place reminds me what it felt like as a little kid visiting Toys-R-Us. Sensory overload! Lol.
My late Grandfather and Grandmother ran a rural, old school, grocery/hardware/feed store in East Tennessee for over 50 years. From the 1930's till almost 1990, Lone Star Grocery stood as an enduring pillar in the community where locals could purchase groceries, livestock feed, hardware, gasoline, and much more.
I can appreciate and respect a business like Jenson's Tackle in Austin. I have put them on my "Must Visit" bucket list! Thanks for highlighting.
Those old Eagle Claw snelled hooks look like the ones I used back in the 70's when I was a kid. Same with the old Stren fishing line.
Retro Bassin' time! Keeping it old school! 👍🏻😎
Been there(Jensen’s)quite a few times when I resided in Round Rock in the 90’s-Used to buy the 3”-4”sluggos to fish the creeks.
There used to be a shop off Toomey Rd. in Austin near Zilker park that has a R/C shop and dirt track in the back, other side was fishing gear. I forgot the name though. Enjoying the content👌🏻
One of my all-time favorites - I've caught hundreds of bass on the Johnson silver minnow!!!!! Sweet!!!!!!
I love finding old discontinued fishing lures at mom & pop tackle stores. An 8” Lunker Punker G2 was my most significant find to date. That top water bait has got some magic.
It was sitting in the water while I took a phone call and I watched a pond smelt swim along its side until it saw the lures eye. Then it back flipped out of the water in fright and impaled itself on the punkers rear treble hook. True story.
Thanks for the content, not like other fishing/tackle videos. Comming to you from Canada eh, looking forward to future uploads.
Best youtube intro out there
I’m all tackle box, no bass.
Hadn’t been there in years. Didn’t think it was still in business. I’ll have to stop by and pick a few things up. Last time I was there they still had rabble rouser lures. Hadn’t seen those since the 70’s.
If they had those when I had gone, they wouldn't have a single one today!
I definitely would've walked out with all of that Stren Class for sure!
Let me know, Todd! I’ll be back there REAL soon...
@@RetroBassin that's a big 10-4
Man that place is a gold mine! I'd kill for a couple dealer boxes of those black Johnson minnows. Those black ones have caught me some big bass, but you never see em anymore and my stash is dwindling
Hit Albert up! I dropped his contact info in the description for any other lure hunters out there.
Next time in Austin I hope I can stop in there and see all the good old stuff.
Looks like a kid in a candy store !! Truth be told...I would be right there with you!!!
Thanks for sharing...brings back found memories with my Dad...miss him dearly. He was my fishing buddy.
Man, what a treasure you found RB. I'm jealous for sure! Great video! Can't wait for the next one!
Think we need some help from Bass Fishing Archives on these vintage lures!
RB, We'd love to help out! Let's figure out something soon!
Man! I know who Bill Harper is! He was Lohmans big pro hunter. I had a vhs as a kid where Bill taught turkey hunting/calling. Coincidentally, as a kid I learned how to call turkeys from a Will Primos cassette tape about the same time.
That place is a must revisit.
Like this week.
I have an old Jenson Frog Legs lure..its one of the coolest lures I have
Making a trip next month this tackle shop is on the way 🎣
Suprised your videos don't get more views. Awesome content, and you couldn't have sounded more real when you said "I need more subscribers or I'm gonna go broke making these videos" Keep up the old school greatness we love it.
…and still going broke one tackle shop tour at a time!
i remember using them old silver minnows with a uncle josh pork frog as a trailer and reeling it slow. im gonna have to go down there. im up just north of Dallas
I’m only 20 minutes from that place! After watching this video, I think I’ll head down there and get some of that stuff and then hit the lake!
Dude that 1/4oz black Johson sliver minnow was one of my secret dark water Florida baits! Just stick a tail on a junebug ribbontail worm on the back hook. Then fish it like a frog and/or Spinnerbait.
Also those quad plastic Buzzbait blades are awesome. In fact there the star of my diy buzzbait video 🤫🎣
I’ll have to send you one, Ted!
@@RetroBassin you mean bring me some when you come down to Florida to put some of that retro tackle to the test 🤟🎣
I got my pet waterdogs from them for years. I still have 2 salamanders they turned into, AND Jenson's used to have two HUGE pet waterdogs. One albino that probably weighed a couple lbs.! ❤️❤️❤️ and i subscribe!
Those big vintage roadrunner hair jigs are deadly for off shore ledge fishing.
Man...the longer I watched the video the better it got! That Magnum King, and that cassette tape!
It was work to get this thing under half an hour...so much goodness!
Awesome, always Great to see inside fishing tackle shops, and old fishing tackle!
Would liked to have seen the old rods and reels close up!
I have "old" green Maxima line from mid 1970's which I still use to make up my saltwater shore fishing traces, it is still as strong today! I wouldn't use it if it wasn't!
I also have some of my father's nylon line we used before then on old centre pin reels, still so strong! 🎣
We can make that happen!
Hope too see your channel get huge man. Ive shown your stuff to some of my friends. The song gets em everytime 🤣
Thanks, good buddy!
Nice work man. Well presented and informative. Nice job 👍
I love the invisible prop by minnkota it would of been neat to see a Motorguide ninja prop 4 blade too next to it.
No doubt!
This is awesome! I definitely need to check it out!
Tons of new old stock!
And some realistic deals! Did you see those spinnerbaits for $1.49?
And the buxjtails for 1.25
Awesome history in there! Wow!
Man you sure do bring back a whole lot of memories for me when I was young fishing with my dad going through all these old school stuff them keeper hooks for sure think I was about ten when we found and loved them keep on keeping on 👍🎣👍
Thanks for stopping by on the video, Jimmy! Check out my Tackle Shop Tours playlist on my homepage!
First, that Bill Norman hat is incredible 👌🏼 and that place is a national treasure. I’ve bought some of those Extractors on eBay in the dealers box... I guarantee I paid way to much haha
I knew you’d notice the hat!
I have a pile of $100 bills in my pocket that I would become separated from very quickly in that shop. I'm dumbfounded how they have all this NOS and are still in business. It looks as if they don't sell much of anything and never have. Idk. Maybe they did such a high sales volume that this is just what was left over. It just blows my mind that all that is in one place. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
loved this one! what a cool place
I have been back several times and keep finding more goodies!
out on the bass boat makin beer cans float.. lol subbed
I don't know why I find it so funny when you get overwhelmed
Hahaha!
Helps when ya own a few patents. Roland Martin talks a lot about old Jensen lures especially the “Extractor”! Just cool stuff bro. Love your channel!
Is Jenson's still open? Wow! I was buying stuff from them 40 years ago, when the old man ran the joint. Far out, dude (old lures from the 60's... old expressions from the 60's LOL!) Another shop like that, now long gone, was the Austin Angler. A small store crammed with stuff, it was on S.Lamar just south of Riverside Dr. Now the spot (and several others) is covered by condos. When Austin was 250K folks, it was a paradise.
My faulty memory strikes again! What I remembered as the "Austin Angler" was actually the "AMERICAN ANGLER..." When John closed the store on SLamar, he moved the business to Toomey Street, across from Zach Scott Theatre, and got into selling all sorts of hobby stuff, like model airplanes, etc.
I remember watching Al Lindner destroy big bass in reeds w a Silver Minnow on an ancient instructional video. And he would take a black magic marker and “customize” gold Johnson spoons.
I loved In-Fisherman as much as any show out there.
Roland Martin used them all the time on his old TV show. He advertised them also.
Are any of those old combos for sale behind the counter? Still looking for a old school combo brother!
Some are I think!
Anthoer great video Chris 💥
Thanks, good buddy!
I wish u would call out the trade mark date on pkg. Gives u a ballpark on when it came out sometimes
There's a small reel repair shop in fayettville ark. I need to get up there and check on him. Lol I fix my own stuff
Nice! What's the name?
You make me feel old saying that’s the oldest eagle claw package you’ve seen. My grandparents bait shop was full of those when I was a teenager and they were new back then. My grandpa and his sons (my dad) built that bait shop when I was a little kid and it had a dirt floor. My grandma would sweep the dirt off the dirt floor. It had chicken wire between the cash register where the minnow vats were and bait shop to keep people out. It was very old school. My grandparents also sold vegetables they grew at the bait shop. It had a cast iron wood stove with a vent oven on the stovepipe. We’d cook sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn in there. My grandpa would slaughter pigs and salt cure them in the bait shop. We’d all hang out in there and drink Pepsi with peanuts in the bottle. I wish I had the old Coca-Cola machines he had. It was in north central Texas on a TP&L private owned lake but accessible to fish. Now the lakes for sale since the power plant shut down and it’s posted no trespassing. It’s been for sale many years because it’ll take a millionaire to buy it. There’s a RUclips video of the lake showing it for sale and the bass that are in it. Valley Lake in Fannin county. It’s loaded with channel cats.
Great story. I miss those days.
If it's any consolation, I often make MYSELF feel old!
@@SWCFLORIDA so do I. I have a big family by kin and everyone would get together on almost every weekend at my grandparents. My immediate family is just me, mom and dad. My dads passed away and moms in a nursing home and can’t speak anymore. All my kin have gone their own way with their own family’s and nobody gets together anymore since my all my grandparents have passed away. Wish I had a time machine to go back. I’d stay there in that time.
@@jamesbarron1202 I would ride along with you my friend. Hang in there
I was using a silver minnow today before I went to work. Still catches bass and pike like it always has. I couldn't go into a store like that, it would cost me everything in my wallet. Great video as always.
What a cool place!!
Another great video. You find the honey holes. Keep after my friend.
You KNOW those spoons would work in Donkeyland. I even found a Roland Martin Johnson kit there...maybe I need to get it for you.
@@RetroBassin that would be sweet. I can get him to sign it and give it back to you.
I didn't catch Bass today... Red head Hula popper no fish.OH my Gosh!!
So I study English your tube. Thank you very well😁
Thank you! Love the Hula Popper!
If you are ever in Ohio, there is a small place in Newark, Ohio called Bob’s Outdoor Supply. I live close and worked in Newark for several years and never knew about Bob’s. As soon as I pulled up, Old School popped in my head. 4 older guys sitting outside in beat up chairs, shooting the breeze. I went in and Bob got up from his chair to follow me in. It was Retro Bass old school goodness. I got some Tru-Turn hooks from the barge bin with Jimmy Houston all over them. I doubt it will be there after Bob joins he heaven bass society. I stop by any chance I get and always buy something regardless whether I need it or not. Newark is just East of Columbus.
Great lead…I’ve added it to the Retro Road Trip book!!!
I say make whole series in there lol
I bet that Magnum King Muskie spinnerbait would be great for giant Texas bass.
Hmmmmm.
I’ve used old school hand made musky spinnerbaits from Northern Indiana on Lake Fork and caught good sized slot fish all day long.
I remember dropping by to get minnows, the old man was making flies lure : )
This is AWSOME!!!!!
Was there a few months ago and still have Extractors for sale.
I'm hoping to go to Texas now
@@RetroBassin thank you for these videos!!
" I made it 2 feet and had to stop again" LMAO !!!
You can't take me anywhere.
I might be relocating from Tn to TX if I can get them to sell me that store as is. And I certainly would buy the place. Something tells me they wouldn't let it go though.
probably have to marry into that one.
Bob Mace-a-comer..... old fishin show. Northern dude
got any abu garcia 2500c reels? The price of them on ebay has gone up exponenitally.
I don’t but you ain’t kidding!
That video just blew my mind *** wish I was closer to Texas ** But maybe it's good * cuz I would be homeless!
Lol I have two dealer box of old school smelled eagle claw hooks along with some 40 of them loose in my garage. My dad used them when he took me bloodworm fishing lol
I know this is an older video I grew up going there there's a picture of me as a kid and that wall with a big old Bass from a pond
Thanks awesome, Dustin!
At those prices id be buying some of all of it lol
I live in west Michigan and I am about to get in my truck and pay this place a visit.
Awesome!!!
'American Pickers' - Fishing Edition!
Man im so jealous
This reminds me of the scene from harry potter where he is trying to pick his wand. The boxes remind me of those
Yeah Retro, you see fcked when you went in there....lol Really enjoyed it.. You actually need 2-3 days to go through all that stock..
See Bluetooth Brandon gave us a thumbs down...guess he didn’t like the Beer Hunter hat.
Bluetooth Brandon is in a thumbs down mood today and he could probably use a beer.
😂
You can see who gives thumbs up n down?
@@FutureBassmaster4469 Just like Santa knows if you’ve been naughty or nice, LOL! That would be funny, tho!
I'm not on fb, other ways to shop the shop?
Best bet is to give them a phone call!
That place would have all of my money in no time.lol
Hi love your content, want to buy a "Extractor" ...
Jensen has them! Also I tend to include one of those with any Bassin’ Bud kits!
Why did you pass the storm bait I would have like to seen them. Milt
You're right! Think I need to go back...
I believe Weber is the original maker of the mr. Champ spoon. Now called kastmaster
That's the one bait I didn't grab there. Need to quick...
Dealer boxes full of old spoons… I’d have my car filled if I went there. Haha
What's up with the sunglasses I wonder if he wears them at night lol
So I can, so I can...
Sad to see all that line that was top of the line back in the day will just end up in the trash ‘cause no one is going to buy it.
More but shorter videos please.
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I agree 100%
as a bass guy from the midwest u really butchered bobs name lol its prounounced like (may-sec-comber) he had a show called simply fishing
Sad kinda , because while it’s super cool! It’s likely they still sell all that old stuff because he sank hundreds of thousands of dollars into back stock that never sold and they still to this day can’t sell it. :/