ATOM Lures

[Saltheart]

I live close to the old factory. I used to go down and get seconds. I'd also buy the stripers unlimited sweatshirts and T shirts. Bob Pond was great to talk to. I guess they limited quantities to some people but he let me buy all I wanted from the seconds bins and he'd have them rigged how I wanted. Some with single hooks , some with trebles , some with the little bucktail.

I bought so mmany over the years that on day several years after it closed I found a 5 gallon pale with 40 of them in it ticked away in my cellar.

Thay were great poppers. Almost nuetral boyant but did sink. Once you learned how to take advantage of the slow sink , you could kill the fish with them. Rigged with a teaser on a dropper loop they were the best all around lure for fall blitzes IMO.

Anyway , all good things come to an end .

[striperondafly]

I have a box full of about 80 seconds that should tie me over.

[fishermanjim]

Saltheart,,, do you remember charlie? can't remember his last name,, he used to fish south beach with his wife and his jeep,,, i used to work on his jeep back when i worked at Fournier Jeep,,,

[Saltheart]

I remember a guy who seemed to be in charge when Bob wasn't there. he took good care of me. I also remember a lady who took care of me sometimes. She would actually enforce the 6 plug limit on seconds on me so obviously she wasn't my favorite.

Other than Bob Pond who I talked to often , I didn't really know anyone else by name.

[fishermanjim]

i remember that lady,,, she was tough on that limit thing,,,