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[cheech]

Went to an antique show today and asked the guy who had a quite a few old vintage Lures and showed him a picture and he's never seen one like it but one that was similar but made of wood and tells me to Google it

 

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[Bassmaster96]

Keep us posted.

 

[cheech]

So far no luck but here's the full address on the package ribbon lure company,53 leitch avenue,skaneateles,ny 13152 maybe someone on here lives in that area and might know the place

 

[pugwrangler]

Picked these up for $3. How did I do?

 

[pugwrangler]

Lure

 

[Bassmaster96]

For $3 you can't lose. There are a couple of possibilities on that lure. First, can you tell if it is wood or plastic?

 

[vince76]

This is fishing

 

[pugwrangler]

The lure is wood. The eyes are painted.

 

[diggummup]

So far no luck but here's the full address on the package ribbon lure company,53 leitch avenue,skaneateles,ny 13152 maybe someone on here lives in that area and might know the place

Small home based operation. Google earth shows it as a residential home. https://www.google.com/maps/place/5...2!3m1!1s0x89da005a5882af69:0xd04971843ed654a7

 

[cyberdan]

Do these two count. Paid $1 for Billy & $2 for cool cat fish

 

[Bassmaster96]

Sure Dan, you can turn those for a profit.

 

[Bassmaster96]

The lure is wood. The eyes are painted.

Okay, then I am leaning towards a creek chub plunker right now. The painted eyes are kind of strange for one of those, but they did make a color like that, so that is my best guess at this time.

It may be a knock off of one of those plunkers since it has the painted eyes, but I'm not sure on that either without seeing it in person.

 

[diggummup]

Found this bad boy today for $3. It was the only one that wasn't falling apart and rotting away, probably because it was plastic and the others were wooden. It's called the Striper Atom 40 and was made by Bob Pond who formed the Atom Mfg. Company back around the end of WW2. This lure dates to 1948 and seems to be a winner with or without the box. It should clean up pretty well. Has some tan paint or something on the bottom and the hooks.




The lady had 2 handmade hexagon bamboo surf rods too, but the condition just wasn't there for me. The blanks themselves were okay but the hardware was toasted. She wanted $25 a piece, I wasn't sure about them and they were too long to ship conventionally so I passed.

 

[Bassmaster96]

Nice find Diggummup!

 

[scaupus]

Originally posted by Tallone

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"As long as we are talking fishing gear, I have a few questions. I'm not big into fishing so my knowledge is limited but I am always eager to learn something new. Last Saturday I went to a garage sale where the guy had a whole bunch of fishing stuff for sale. The only piece that stood out to me was fairly large Penn pole with a left-handed Penn Senator reel on it. Both the pole and reel appeared to be in very good condition. He wanted $95 for the rig. That was way too much for my limited knowledge so I didn't even bother to make an offer. So here are my questions:

1. I have seen some Penn Senators sell for pretty high amounts at auctions. Am I correct that there are variants of the Penn Senator with some being much more valuable than others?

2. Is a left-handed reel more or less valuable than a right-handed reel? Obviously, there are fewer left-handed people out there but there are probably fewer left-handed reels as well."

in fact, there are some pretty expensive reels based on the senator, that are not sold as "senators". I was fortunate to find several at a recent estate sale. I had never heard of them before. Sorry, I can't recall the names off hand, but I'm sure you could research it, maybe as reels built on senator frames.

 

[cheech]

So far no luck but here's the full address on the package ribbon lure company,53 leitch avenue,skaneateles,ny 13152 maybe someone on here lives in that area and might know the place

So I got an email the other day from the person whose dad made these Lures thought I would share a little information that he gave me going to post the email sent to me

It would have been around 69-71 that he made them. He applied for a patent, but I think there was a similar product already patented and he quit making them. When I was in high school, I would get paid a penny for each lure I attached the hook and the swivel and a nickel for each dozen I packaged and boxed up. He would buy a strip of plastic the width of the lure (there were 2 sizes) cut to the proper length and then grind the rounded end and the tail and drill the holes. At that point he would send them to his buddy who was an artist and he would paint them with different patterns and send them back.
Then they went into the oven to soften - he'd pull them out and twist. Then the assembling and packaging. I have no idea how many were made, at least hundreds, and maybe thousands. It only lasted a year or year and a half, I think. I also don't know if they were any good at catching fish.

 

[AlabamaClay]

Here is an old wooden tackle box (probably home made) with a bunch of lures that I picked up at an estate sale last week. It has some old photos tacked on the inside which are damaged but kind of cool. Most of the lures seem to be wood. There are no markings on the spinners or the bodies of any of them.

 

[Mrdigz]

Does anyone know where I could sell fishing poles besides eBay? I will post some pics soon.

 

[Bassmaster96]

Very cool Cheech! Are you still going to sell it?

Mrdigz, it depends on what they are. I look forward to seeing pics.

Alabama Clay, that looks like a good box. Are some of those wood lures marked?

 

[cheech]

Very cool Cheech! Are you still going to sell it?

Mrdigz, it depends on what they are. I look forward to seeing pics.

Alabama Clay, that looks like a good box. Are some of those wood lures marked?

Yes I have it listed for sale right now at a high price I don't know if it would go at the price but We will see no real big interest in it