Finding treasure in a tackle box

NewsOK ^ | 3-16-14 | Ed Godfrey

[cripplecreek]

Heddon Museum

http://www.heddonmuseum.org/

[OneVike]

I am presently looking through my tackle box. I have a few lures given to me by some old codgers through the years.

Who knows, maybe I even have a paid fishing trip or two to places I have always wanted to fish at in it.

[smokingfrog]

I didn’t know they had a connection to the aviation industry.

[cripplecreek]

Heddon even had a delivery truck.

[smokingfrog]

That would be nice.

[cripplecreek]

Sounds like they were quite the entrepreneurial family. They even made radio antennas for WWII.

[yarddog]

I once saw a list in Outdoor Life, of the world’s most popular lures.

The only one I remember was the Mepps Spinner, made in France was number 1.

[cripplecreek]

Heddon Aviation's famous flying fish with a wingwalker.

[Arrowhead1952]

Lucky 13 and Torpedo are still being manufactured today.

I caught more big bass on the frog pattern Lucky 13 than any other lure. Lost the last one fishing for striped bass on Lake Travis.

[smokingfrog]

9 best fishing lures of all time

1) The spoon
2) Floating minnow bait
3) Ball-head jig
4) The popper
5) The spinner
6) Suspending bait
7) Diving crankbait
8) Spinnerbait
9) Plastic worm

http://www.in-fisherman.com/2013/08/21/9-best-fishing-lures-in-history/

[Daffynition]

We used to collect them [wonder what happened to them?]....the real serious collectors want them with the original box

In some cases, hey are like little pieces of folk art. I love them!

[vetvetdoug]

An Englishman, Samuel Allcock, came to Toronto and founded a tackle company with Laight and Westwood. The Chub was one of their promotions from the early 1900’s until now. Allcock’s in England was bought up by Shakespeare around 1967 and Shakespeare eliminated a company that had been making fishing tackle since the 1870’s. One can still pick up some excellent split cane rods from Allcock’s or A,L, W on eBay at times. Allcock’s also employed J. Young to make reels that are still being made by Shakespeare today.

[cherry]

my fil, the old arrogant goat that he is, had a garage sale...without checking with us, or even asking about value he sold a whole tackle box full of old lures for a pittance....I knew it was a mistake when a guy came in a bought the “whole” box for one flat price....imagine he made a nice haul on that one....

[Hot Tabasco]

I've got a tackle box filled with old lures that were owned by my dad and grandfather........

I'll have to pull them out and see if they're worth anything.......

[Mike Darancette]

[elcid1970]

Who made the Jitterbug? My uncle caught lots of lunker bass with that one.

[smokingfrog]

Arbogast

http://www.arbogastlures.com/LureUsage.htm#Jitterbug

[elcid1970]

Thanks! Remember that `plopity plop’ sound well. Followed by how to fillet a bass & then dredge the filets & plop them into the skillet. Don’t forget the lemon juice.

[deks]

Maybe you know. . . I’ve been wondering if among the types of bass (freshwater), are some better for eating and some less good for that?