✅ SOLVED Fishing lure or something

[ripvanb]

Found in a school yard. It’s painted white with red eyes.

 

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[vhs07]

Is it plastic?

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

almost looks familiar

 

[ripvanb]

It’s heavy metal. I think lead.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I don't believe it is a fishing lure as there isn't a Hook or anything to tie the line to.

 

[gunsil]

Called a lead head jig. the hook was cast into the lead and has now rusted away. A plastic "skirt" or deer hair skirt was tied onto the grooved part on the back end. I have used many different types of these saltwater fishing. Probably carried by some kid who dropped it in the school yard.

 

[creskol]

 

[gunsil]

Called a lead head jig. the hook was cast into the lead and has now rusted away. A plastic "skirt" or deer hair skirt was tied onto the grooved part on the back end. I have used many different types of these saltwater fishing. Probably carried by some kid who dropped it in the school yard. if you google "lead head jig" and go to "images" you will see a lot of varieties of them.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Called a lead head jig. the hook was cast into the lead and has now rusted away. A plastic "skirt" or deer hair skirt was tied onto the grooved part on the back end. I have used many different types of these saltwater fishing. Probably carried by some kid who dropped it in the school yard. if you google "lead head jig" and go to "images" you will see a lot of varieties of them.

I agree that it has all the characteristics of a lead head jig but I haven't seen a jig mold with that pattern.I make jigs and weights and that mold isn't out there it must have been a small company that made it. Robot head jig?LOL

 

[HuntinDog]

It looks like all of your pictures are from the same side.
If you look on the round end or the other side and there is a rusted spots where the "eye" to tie the line & hook were, then could be a jig head.
Sorry I don't have any good guesses.
Interesting find though...

 

[rick67]

There's so many home made jig molds around here. Here's a similar head with not so raised eyes.

 

[ripvanb]

Thanks for all the replies. I don’t really see where the hook and eye rusted off but I’m still going to say this is a homemade jig.