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Useful Treasures: Vintage Lure Collectors Connect with Sportfishing’s Past

February 14, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

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Photo: Joe Byrum

By Dave Ferrell

There’s no one triggering event that turns a big-game fisherman into a lure collector. That is, everyone gets into it in their own way. Certainly, just participating in the sport of big game marlin fishing makes you somewhat of a lure collector right from the get-go. Although the lures you seek may be more for catching than collecting, before long you’ll find all of your onboard storage filled to the brim with skirted lures and un-skirted heads that you’ve acquired from here and there.

You’ll develop favorites and soon have a stash that’s so important to you in one way or another that you’d never put them back in the spread…or only just during tournament time. Lures conjure memories of good times and can seemingly bring friends and experiences back to life. They connect us with each other, and with the most amazing fish in the sea; they are magical to most, and mythical to others.  

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tackle Tagged With: Black Bart Lures, fishing lures, Lures, sportfishing

Lure Color—Does It Matter?

April 23, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

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Can marlin see color? Look into the eye of this marlin and it’s difficult to think a marlin can not see color with such a human-like eye. 

By Capt. Bart Miller

It’s an age old question that may never be answered scientifically, as it is far too subjective and intermingled with personal superstitions and general preference for one color versus another.

For example, nearly all men like the colors blue, black, white, purple, silver, green and gold. Is it any wonder that these very same colors are [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Tackle, Tackle Tips Tagged With: best marlin lures, Black Bart Lures, lure color, Lure color combinations, Offshore Fishing

Slant vs. Cupped Head: Action Makes the Difference

April 6, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

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Oz Prowler Cupped Head
Slant Head
Slant Head

By Capt. Bart Miller

In early 2018, sportfishing legend Capt. Bart “Black Bart” Miller passed away. Bart left behind a lure company bearing his name and a list of marlin fishing feats that will likely never be duplicated. Miller was a veritable legend in the sportfishing industry and InTheBite is proud to have published some of Miller’s perspective. Here, from the archives, is one such piece.

As far back as I can remember, lure designs were very basic: bullet-shaped heads and slant heads. Slant heads fell into two categories, one being a tube-shaped head with a slant nose; the other being a cylinder-shaped, tapered head with a dished out nose. The dished-out shape was [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, General News, Tackle Tips, Techniques Tagged With: Black Bart Lures, cupped head lure, slant head lure, Trolling Lures

Win This One-of-a-Kind Custom Black Bart Lure When You Join InTheBite’s Newsletter

September 15, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Win this Black Bart Big Rock Plunger trolling lure. Goes well with a 10/0 hook using 300-400 lb leader.

Subscribe to our free newsletter and be the first to hear about trending products, tournament results, splash reports and what’s going on in the world of sportfishing. We’ll also dish out exclusive offers available only to our loyal subscribers. This month we’re giving away this one-of-a-kind custom Black Bart Big Rock Plunger trolling lure (a $79 value)! Winner will be announced October 6.

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Filed Under: News, Uncategorized Tagged With: big rock plunger, Black Bart, Black Bart Lures, giveaway

Behind the Scenes at Black Bart Lures

June 26, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Black Bart Lures Owner Jack Tullius shows us the unique and custom-made lures that have been used across the globe, from big-game fishing to a recreational day on the water.

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Filed Under: Dock Talk, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: Black Bart Lures, fishing lures, Lures, marlin lure colors

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