Remember when everyone used these
 

found my atoms 40's and juniors,,,check out the wonder wraper color,,, i found these in a bucket downstairs under the sink,,, guess i gave up on them a while ago,,, need to put a few in the surf bag this year

a few more,,, i had a couple of reverse plugs in there, that is one odd surf plug

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looks like those need a little shoe shine and some new hooks and theyll be ready to go!

That clear one with the blue head is sweet.:kewl:

I was just about to post that, what a sweet looking plug!
Great collection, thanks for sharing!

Hey , looks like you raided my cellar! i have most of the ones pictured. old , broken , rusty now but at the time , they were the hot items to use.

I still fish Atoms, lots of people do. The big one is as good or better than any custom wood plug that I own or make, the medium makes a first rate skin plug.

striperman
 

whats that yellow and red popper?

Atom 2 oz.

F-Jim Very nice collection of Atoms.
MAC's right, that clear with the blue head is pretty nice. I cant ever recall seeing one before.

Funny thing is I too have a bunch of Atoms, but I dont even remember how i got most of them. I dont remember ever buying any. I even have some of the unique ones that the body was cut open to create a spashing effect. But the strange thing is, in my 30 years of fishing. at no time do I ever remember using an atom lure much less ever catching a fish on one. I guess it boiled down to never really liking them or thinking they were some kind of googan plug.

have I missed out on using some of the best plugs to be found?

Remember when everyone used these
 

That's a nice collection. I have a few of those myself. The blue and white swimmers in small and medium were worth there weight in gold to the tarpon fisherman in Key West when I fished down there about 25 yrs. ago. The pink and yellow was and still is my favorite sprinf plug here in the mid-cape area. When we were kids we liked to say "pink and yellow.....catch a big fellow".

I would say I used more atom poppers than any other plug. i could get them cheap. They sink slowly so if you learn to use them you can make all kinds of presentations. they are excellent with teasers and contrary to "what everyone knows"...they work great at night if fished right with a teaser.

would you mind lending me some ? I need some 'gator fodders

I still use a bunch like that. Blue and white poppers, orange, white and pink bottle plugs and one of the biggest silver swimwest you ever saw that I troll from a wire line combo from 1971. The old pen senator still works like new.

A very underappreciated plug, but very effective. Numbskull's right about the juniors being a great skin plug. The reverse Atom's in amber are great when squid are around. I have a friend who landed a 50 on one years ago at Squibnocket.

Nice stash of plugs there.

I love My Atoms I have a few in the rotation..
From the 40's to the old juniors..Now that was a plug..