Bomber Fishing Lures

Bomber Fishing Lures

Bomber fishing lures are products of the Bomber Bait Company, the brainchild of two thirty-something Texas fishermen in a fishermen's mid-life crisis, during the World War II era. They were thinking up ways to get around some of the structure trees and brush that cause you to get hung-up and they were looking for a lure that would dive deep. Believe it or not-they devised their first lure from discarded tobacco cans, hooks from some old lures and they carved some discarded cedar power pole chunks to field-test different lure shapes. In 1946, Walker and Turbeville founded the company and the rest is history, as they say. Actually, in Texas, they say, "to enjoy Bomber fishing....just tie one on".

The Bomber fishing lures haven't changed that much in shape over the years, but innovations in materials, construction and coloring have led to a more effective and wider product line.


The fish-catching ability is undisputable and I can vouch for that fact. I still have a Bomber fishing lure in my tackle box that I have used for deep diving, structure fishing and that says a lot since I have used it many over the past couple decades and haven't lost it, which I can't say about some of the other deep-diving lures I loved.

Take the Bomber Model A fishing lures, for example. You can find Tennessee Shad, Apple Red Crawdad or a Black Pearl, (one of my personal favorites, along with the Baby Striper and the Black Chartreuse). That's just the tip of the iceberg because there are so many colors and bait fish designs that you could have a hard time narrowing them down-and that's just one particular model line!

There are all different kinds of Bomber fishing lures to choose from, including Model A's, Fat A's, Flat A's, Fat-Free Shad, Pro Long A, Long A, Magnum Long A, Heavy Duty Long A, A-Salt Bomber, Pop ‘N Shrimp or Slab Spoons. The primary differences in the models involve the body shapes, as far as width and length, except there are jointed models and the popper model is the Pop ‘N Shrimp.


Like they say though, if you were limited to only one crankbait-the Model A is the one to look at, but the tough part will come when you have to limit it to one color. Regardless, Bomber fishing lures offer a timeless design in a durable and true-running deep diver lure, with a wide array of colors. They are proven performers and you will catch some fish with them-I can vouch for that!