Best of Cast

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Best of Cast

They were once Grandpa’s favorites
Tucked away in old tackle boxes
Tangled, rusted and faded with time
Some battle scarred
Some discolored from neglect
Some too valuable to use or lose
All bring back memories of the past
Of the good old times
When old plugs
On old steel rods
Were the best of cast

Roy (Bud) Bonefish Nave

Man that's nice, Roy.

Dad passed in '85. Some of my most cherished keepsakes are his old lures. An olive green Lazy Ike I used to learn how to throw a baitcaster (after stealing his rod when he was out of town). A frog-colored Hula Popper, all the plastic skirt melted away, that he caught a 6-pounder out of Lake Reba on. Several Lucky 13s, battle-scarred, red and white - I'm not sure he knew they came in other colors. Black jitterbugs, rooster tails, and yep, even an old 5.5' steel rod with a cork handle I'm going to use someday.