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Vintage Fishing Lures, Tackle and Boxes (1920s to 1970s) - $2,000 (trabuco canyon)
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Photo 1
01 Bomber Bait Co., orange painted eyes, frog colors (11), 2 treble hooks, unmarked
02 Bomber Bait Co., orange painted eyes, yellow perch colors (07), 2 treble hooks, unmarked
03 Bomber Bait Co., orange painted eyes, red head/white body colors (04), 2 treble hooks, unmarked
04 Uniline Mfg Corp Spinno Minno Silver Shiner (#504), yellow eyes, top green with silver hexagon scale pattern colors, cup lip, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
05 Fred Arbogast Jitterbug (1940 to 1945), wood, yellow glass eyes, grey upper/white lower dual hexagon scale pattern colors, correct era "S" hangers, period correct "S" wire hangers, red plastic lip, 2 treble hooks
06 Makinen Wonderlure Frog, tenite (cellulosic thermoplastic materials, Eastman Chemical Co., created in 1929), green glass eyes, green spot hexagon color, round diving dip copper side spinners, cup lip, 2 treble hooks
07 CCB Co. Garrett Ind. #9-7-20 Dingbat, wood, yellow glass eyes, black body color, lip, 2 treble hooks
08 Plunker Head Plug, wood, yellow glass eyes, black top/red side/white bottom scale color, lip, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
09 JC Higgins River Runt, wood, white tack eyes, red head/white body colors, cup lip, 2 treble hooks
10 Makinen Makilure Frog, wood, no eyes, green body/black&yellow spot colors, 2 treble hooks [1940’s]
11 LeMaster & Schriner Bait Co., Bradley IL, Bass Master Model 15, yellow glass eyes, #28 yellow body/orange back/speckle colors, single joint, lip, 2 treble hooks
12 Isle Royale Baits Mouse, 1948, wood, tack eyes, grey color, cup lip, 1 treble hook, unmarked (1940s Horrock Ibbotson HICO Flocked/Furry Wood Mouse?)
13 Crawdad Folk Art, wood, yellow glass eyes, green head/brown body colors, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
Photo 2
01 Mini Twitch and Dive, wood, red head/white body colors, single joint, lip, 1 double hook, unmarked
02 Mini Plug, wood, yellow painted eyes, red head/white body colors, 1 double hook, unmarked
03 Paw Paw Bait Co. Bass Seeker Senior #2605, wood, yellow tack eyes, red head/pearl body colors, 3 treble hooks, unmarked
04 Heddon-Stanley Weedless Pork Rind Minnow #70 [Fuzzi Bug], rubber top-wood/bone bottom?, yellow glass eyes, red top/bone bottom colors, 1 single hook [1923 -skittering bait?]
05 Paw Paw Bait Co. Plug, wood, yellow tack eyes, red head/pearl body colors, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
06 River Runt, wood, yellow tack eyes, red head/white body colors, lip, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
07 River Runt, wood, yellow tack eyes, red head/white body colors, cup lip, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
08 Florida Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co. Barracuda Minnow, wood, yellow painted eyes, yellow body/ black&red spot colors, 3 treble hooks
09 Creek Chub Injured Minnow #1502, wood, yellow glass eyes, red head/white body, 3 treble hooks
10 Paw Paw Bait Co. River Runt, wood, tack eyes, pike minnow colors, single joint, cup lip, eye screws, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
11 Paw Paw Bait Co. River Runt, wood, tack eyes, red head/white body colors, single joint, cup lip, eye screws, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
12 Plug, wood, red tack eyes, yellow head/black body colors, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
13 Plug, wood, yellow glass eyes, yellow top/black bottom colors, 2 treble hooks, unmarked
Photo 3
01 Helin Tackle Co., Detroit MI, Lure Box & Lure – Flatfish for Casting or Trolling U20, orange body & black/red dot colors, 2 double hooks [LU was purchased with U20 box, LU & U20 lures appear to be the same lure]
02 Fred Arbogast Mfg., Akron OH, Lure Box – Hula Dancer
03 Fred Arbogast Mfg., Akron OH, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – 750R Hula Popper, red head/white body colors, 2 treble hooks
04 Pachner & Koller Inc., Chicago IL, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Cat. No. 43-BW Walkie Talkie Popper, black & white, 2 treble hooks, tenite
05 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville TX, Lure Box, Insert & Lure - Bomber Lures, color 412, black head/ribs/tail & orange mid section colors (12), 2 treble hooks
06 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville TX, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Bomber Lures, color 221, crawdad colors (21), 2 treble hooks
07 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville TX, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Bomber Lures, color 205, green perch colors (05), 2 treble hooks
08 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville TX, Lure Box - Bomber Lures, color 204, red head/white body colors (04), 2 treble hooks
09 Helin Tackle Co., Detroit MI, Lure Box – Flatfish for Casting or Trolling S3
Photo 4
01 South Bend Bait Co., South Bend IN, Lure Box & Lure – Babe-Oreno No. 973 RW, wood, tack eyes, red head/white body colors, 3 treble hooks
02 South Bend Bait Co., South Bend IN, Lure Box & Lure – Babe-Oreno No. 972 SF, wood, tack eyes, whiting fish colors, 2 treble hooks
03 South Bend Bait Co., South Bend IN, Lure Box & Lure – Babe-Oreno No. 972 F, wood, tack eyes, frog spot colors, 2 treble hooks
04 South Bend Bait Co., South Bend IN, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Babe-Oreno No. 972 YP, wood, tack eyes, yellow perch colors, 2 treble hooks
05 South Bend Bait Co., South Bend IN, Lure Box & Lure – Babe-Oreno No. 972 RW, wood, tack eyes, red head/white body colors, 2 treble hooks
Photo 5
01 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Heddon Sonic 385 YCD, wood, painted eyes, yellow body/black spot colors, 2 treble hooks
02 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box – Lucky 13 2500-D
03 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box & Lure – Genuine Spook River Runt Midget 9010P, shiner scale colors, lip, 2 treble hooks
04 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box - Genuine Spook River Runt 9400XRS, Silver Shore colors, lip, 2 treble hooks
05 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box & Lure – 730 CRA Punkin-Seed, wood, painted eyes, crappie fish colors, lip, 2 treble hooks
06 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – Baby Lucky 13 2400L, wood, glass eyes, yellow perch scale colors, 2 treble hooks
07 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box & Lure – 900 SO Tad Polly Spook, gold, painted eyes, orange body/black stripe back/black&red spot colors, 2 treble hooks
08 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lure Box, Insert & Lure – 2120BWH Crazy Crawler, painted black/gold eyes, white shore pattern (white head/black body, black moustache & gold chin spot) colors, 2 treble hooks
Photo 6
01 Louis Johnson Co., Highland Park, IL, Box & Lure, Silver Minnow, Gold Minnow No. 1230
02 Louis Johnson Co., Highland Park, IL, Box & Lure, Silver Minnow, Silver Minnow No. 1210
03 Dickson Proven Lures, Lure Box no. 225
04 L&S MirroLures, Bradley Il, Lure Box Model 1M, Color 27
05 L&S MirroLures, Bradley Il, Lure Box Model 1M, Color G
06 Rapala CountDown Finland Minnow, Minnetonka, MN, Package & Lure, Floating, Silver/Blue
07 Rapala CountDown Finland Minnow, Minnetonka, MN, Package & Lure, Floating, Silver/Blue
08 Cotton Cordell’s Lo-Ball Pro Lures, Hot Springs, AR, Package & Lure, Floating, Brown/Orange
09 Cotton Cordell’s Lo-Ball Pro Lures, Hot Springs, AR, Package & Lure, Floating, Brown/Yellow
10 Les Davis, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Witch Doctor Super Plug #4, Red Scalelite (5013-004-847)
11 Les Davis, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Witch Doctor Super Plug #4, Mother Pearl/Pink (5013-004-956)
12 Martin Tackle, Seattle, WA, Silver Magic, No. 2 SMA
13 Cordell Tackle, Fort Smith,AR, Package & Lure, Rattlin Spot C-2772 F8, Gray/Red Scale
14 Cordell Tackle, Fort Smith,AR, Package & Lure, Rattlin Spot C-2711 E8, Silver
15 Yakima Bait Co., Granger, WA, Package & Lure, Rooster Tail #212 FRT RT ¼ oz.
16 Yakima Bait Co., Granger WA, Package & Lure, Spin-N-Glo Bobber, #PBF 104, Size 4
17 SuperMinnow Lures for Less Co., Elkhart, IN, Package & Lure, Minnow Soft Bait
18 SuperMinnow Lures for Less Co., Elkhart, IN, Package & Lure, Minnow Soft Bait
19 Danielson Co., Kent, WA, Package & Lure, Speck Rigs #SR18-YW
20 Western Hoegee Co., LA, CA, Package & Lure, Penguin Little Flipper Rigged Lure, No. 99-1, Red (99c)
21 Western Hoegee Co., LA, CA, Package & Lure, Penguin Little Flipper Rigged Lure, No. 99-1, Yellow (99c)
22 Worth Co., Stevens Point, WI, Package & Lure, Rigged Lures, White/White & White/Red
23 Luhr-Jensen & Sons, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Pro Lure Wobbler Spoon Lure, Gold/Red Scales & Black Stripe
24 Luhr-Jensen & Sons, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Pro Lure Wobbler Spoon Lure, Silver with Orange/Yellow/Green Dots
25 Les Davis, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Canadian Wonder 2 Spoon Lure, Half Blue/Silver
26 Delong Lures Mfg., Valparaiso, IN, Package & Lure, Act-Alive Kilrs Soft Minnow Lures, No. 147, Yellow w/ Black Eyes (2)
27 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville, TX, Package & Lure, Slab Spoon Lure, #89MO, Chrome
28 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville, TX, Package & Lure, Slab Spoon Lure, #8801, White
29 Bomber Bait Co., Gainesville, TX, Package & Lure, Slab Spoon Lure, #89MO, Chrome
30 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB82-1, Teeny Spin, White
31 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB8-1, Teeny, White
32 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB8-2, Teeny, Yellow
33 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB8-10, Teeny, Chartreuse
34 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB8-6, Teeny, Pink
35 Mister Twister Inc., Minton, LA, Package & Lure, Curly Tails, #TTB8-6, Teeny, Pink
36 Hopkins Fishing Lures Co., Norfolk, VA, Package & Lure, NO=EQL & Shorty & Hammered Spoon, Chrome
37 Luhr Jensen & Sons, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Trout/Bass Hot Shot #50, White/Red Dots/Blue Eyes [Trout Hot Shot #70]
38 Uncle Josh Bait Co., Fort Atkinson, WI, Little Stinker Katfish Tear Drop Lures (3), Large Red, Double Hook
39 Golden West [For Western Waters, Japan], Package & Lure, Spinner, Gold w/Black Stripes
40 Package & Lure, Spinner, White w/ Yellow Tail
41 Luhr Jensen & Sons, Hood River, OR, Package & Lure, Bang Tail Spinner, Gold Spoon/Spinner, Green/Yellow w/ Green TriHook
42 Thompson Fishing Tackle Co., Knoxville, TN, Doll Fly Lure, White w/ Orange Hair
Photo 7
Wood Tackle Box
--Aluminum Tackle Box--
Photo 8
01 No markings (4), painted eyes, black top/gold scale body colors, lip
02 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lures (2) – Sonic 385 RH, painted eyes, red head/white body w/ black lightning colors, 2 treble hooks
03 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lures (2) – Sonic 385 L, painted eyes, perch scale with black lightning colors, 2 treble hooks
04 No markings (2), painted eyes, orange w/black spots body colors
05 James Heddon’s Sons, Dowagiac, MI, Lures (2) – Super Sonic SD, painted eyes, red head/white belly/gray perch scale body colors, 2 treble hooks
06 No markings, lead?, yellow eye/red gill/green body colors
07 No markings, lead?, yellow eye/red gill colors
08 LeMaster & Schriner Bait Co., Bradley IL, Lure - OOM Mirrolure Sinker, single joint, green back/white belly/silver scale colors (18), lip, 2 treble hooks
09 LeMaster & Schriner Bait Co., Bradley IL, Lure - OOM Mirrolure Sinker, single joint, black back/white belly/silver scale colors (21), lip, 2 treble hooks
10 No markings – Japan
11 No markings – Japan
12 No markings
13 No markings
14 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 7 (2), wood, painted eyes, white head/pink body colors, treble hook
15 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 7 (2), wood, painted eyes, pink body colors, treble hook
16 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 7, wood, painted eyes, green/yellow body scale colors, treble hook
17 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 9, wood, painted eyes, yellow-silver body scale colors, treble hook
18 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 70, wood, painted eyes, white body/pink spot colors, 2 treble hooks
19 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot 70, wood, painted eyes, silver color, 2 treble hooks
20 Luhr-Jensen & Sons Inc., Hood River OR, Lure – Hot Shot M3, wood, painted eyes, pink head/white body colors, treble hook
21 No marking, Pink Top, White Bottom
22 No marking, Red Body, Black/Yellow Spots
23 No marking, Orange Body, Red Spots
24 Russelure No. 1½, Copper Body
25 No marking, Silver Body, Red Front/Rear
26 No marking, White Body, BlackFront/Top
27 No marking, Soft Salamander, Black
28 No marking, Soft Fish, Light/Dark Brown Body
29 Russelure No. 2, Yellow Body
30 Russelure No. 2 1/8, Copper Body
31 ER, Metal Body
32 Wob-L-Rite, Copper Body
33 Spoofer JR, Metal Fish Body
34 Luhr Jensen, Hood River OR, Krocodile Die #4, Chrome Body, Diamond Tp
35 No marking, Red/White Body
36 No marking, Japan, Chrome Body
37 No marking, Japan, Chrome Body, “0” Stamp on Front
38 Tony Accetta, Weed Dodger 7
Photos 9-13
Additional Tackle – No research completed
Photo 14
Aluminum Tackle Box
--OTHER FISHING GEAR--
Photo 15
Metal Tackle Box
Photo 16
Resin Tackle Box
Photo 17
Small Resin Tackle Box
Photos 18, 19, 20
Rods and Reels
Photo 21
Cooler and Bait Box
Photo 22
Flies [home produced]
Photo 23
Healthkit Dual Range Fish Spotter
Photo 24
All Tackle Boxes
- SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY, BUYER PICKS UP, CASH ONLY