Old Fishing Tackle

[ivan salis]

the creek chub darter might be a "collectible" if I remember correctly

 

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[packerbacker]

Ivan, are you talking about the brown, rubber thing?
I thought about unscrewing the hooks but didn't want to break anything.

 

[ivan salis]

the brown rubber frog "thingy" --I like it -- just take a pair of pliers hold the eye that the treble hooks are attached to and gently unscrew it from the rear of the body --look at where the screw "taps" into the body --if wood colored the body is wooden ==if not then it most likely plastic (afterwards just "rescrew" it back in) ---as a general rule most folks want the "older wooden lures" but not always odd or rare patterns and type pf lures can be very collectible --its a rather limited market as are most "collectibles" but to the right person they can be very desirable==some are easy to find on e bay --so do your research first to get a ideal of value -- condition is a must --collectors tend to be very picky --having the box for it is a big plus .

fast check on the creek chub was about 20 ish bucks without box on e bay

 

[ivan salis]

packer what type of fishing do you do ? I have some lures that thru the years I have "gathered" in various tackle boxes gathered from "transplants" estate sales here in florida that aren't that great for bass fishing but might be good for west coast salmon or trout fishing --- maybe we can trade a bit of gear.

 

[ivan salis]

oh the black one is a "bomber" type lure the other is called a "waterdog"

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I must say that it still amazes me the amount of expertise on this forum!!!

 

[packerbacker]

I do all kinds of fishing Ivan. I don't really need anymore tackle though. In the ocean we go after bottom fish and salmon but only use a few techniques. We use hoochies, diamond jigs, rotary salmon killers, flashers and cut bait. We use downriggers on the salmon and sometimes we use a deep 6. For freahwater trout, from the bank, I use eggs, powerbait, crawlers and maybe spinners once in a while. From the boat I usually troll Kastmasters, Krocodiles etc, Catfish is always cut mackeral. Panfish I use worms or small jigs but I don't have any really good panfish spots nearby. I don't normally target bass but I catch quite a few with these other techniques. I do have some bass lures, plastic worms and skirts in the box though. You never know. If you pm me your address I can send that frog out to you. I can settle for a little jerky if it's any good. Between you and bassmaster I'm willing to part with all of these lures. I could never bring myself to toss any old lure in the water and I collect too many things as it is. I still have thousands of baseball and football cards I have to split up between grandkids. When my father in law passed away I put all of his lures away. I'm going to put them all in a shadow box and give them to my grandson that is crazy about them and knew his great grandpa.

 

[packerbacker]

These boxes were already mine but I also scored this terminal tackle in the deal. There is other stuff not pictured like a plastic box with about a hundred spin-n-glos and he tossed in 40 lbs of various lead weights. Heck, there was even a gas line fitting that fits my 9.9 Evinrude kicker on my boat.

 

[releventchair]

Black lure= Mag Wart Poes Mud Bug. The crimped metal cage type clip on eye for attachments rienforcement where other brands are just dual eyes bent in wire.

 

[packerbacker]

yup, there is a LOT of expertise on this site for sure!!

 

[releventchair]

Sorry router dropped out and I fumbled site but Bass made a great call on the sunfish. A sunfish realized $110.00 somewhere on a sale. Pattern likely to matter to collectors. Creme eye will knock it down for some compared to earlier yellow eye. They start bidding around twenty bucks on up on fleabay. Other site the tiny models seem to sell higher.http://www.soldusa.com/rainworx/cat...itle_desc&startcount=534&endcount=553&page=31
Creme eye bluegill BGL approx. 1961-1977.

 

[Bassmaster96]

Yeah, the punkinseeds will surprise you. Shoot me a pm if you want to sell and we can talk about it.

 

[packerbacker]

It seems to have some sort of "flaw" by the belly. Can't tell if it's a bump or what but you can see it in this pic.

 

[ivan salis]

packer backer --you might have a "gold mine find" the Heddon Dowagiac (wooden) minnow if its of the kind I just ready about is extremely valuable -- a mint state one fetchs 10,000 --it was listed under the 35 top most valuable antique lures.--even in chewed up worn state bet its still worth a bit..

 

[Bassmaster96]

Ivan, that Heddon Dowagiac appears to be a baby vamp. What kind did you read about?

 

[packerbacker]

There is a tag on this one that says Baby Vamp. It also had an old yard sale price tag on it asking $20 so I don't thnik it's the one you were looking at Ivan. Would be nice though.
It's identical to this one except mine is chewed up a bit more and mine doesn't have printing on the underbelly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEDDON-BABY...396332619?pt=US_Taxidermy&hash=item27e8047c4b

 

[Bassmaster96]

Yeah, that is more like it for that one. There are dowagiacs that go that high, but they are rare. The printing not being on the bottom shouldn't really affect it, I don't think they done all of them. I figure in the shape yours is in, an auction at $20 or so would be about right. It would probably bid up at that price.

 

[packerbacker]

Can anyone identify this one or is it what I've seen called "folk art"? It is definitely wooden but I can't find any writing on it. There were a lot of smaller lures in the box like Hawaiian Wigglers etc. and I see they sell pretty good so now I'm checking all of the smaller stuff and the various spoons that were in the box along with some big, Rebel-looking lures.

 

[releventchair]

Maybe..a Lazy Ike?http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/400744698378?lpid=82



https://www.google.com/search?q=laz...YHZChyATyuICoAg&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

 

[diggummup]

I was thinking the same thing on that flatfish lure. Looks like a Lazy Ike.

I recently gave away a tackle box filled with about 10 dozen DOA soft baits (shrimp, crabs, shad and mullet) and dozens of assorted lead heads to a good friend because I was afraid they wouldn't be any good by the time I got around to using them.