The Bomber Bait Company is the outgrowth of the fishing experiences of two Texas “fishin’ buddies”…Ike Walker and C.S. Turbeville. Avid anglers in the mid-thirties and early forties, they spent most of their fishing time on North Texas impoundments, filled with trees and brush. This kind of fishing caused all sorts of problems for these early “structure” fisherman. The lures on the market at that time did not meet their needs…they wanted a lure that they could get down deep, and yet one that wasn't always “hangin’-up.”

To meet this special, and growing need, these enterprising anglers began to create and field test lure shapes they carved from discarded cedar power poles, given to them by the local power company. Walker and Turbeville crafted their lures metal parts from discarded tobacco cans. Hooks were taken from old lures, sharpened and mounted on their latest models. During WWII such materials were not readily available, thus they had to be creative in their pursuit of the “perfect lure.”