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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 08:44AM

Lure #1

Feel free to add your own.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Frankie_Paull

04/05/2010 10:43AM

just a guess Woodchopper ??

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Basspro69

04/05/2010 10:46AM

I have no idea Arlo :-)

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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MrWalleye

04/05/2010 11:54AM

I've got no idea but I know I would call it collector or garbage, no specific order.

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The Great Outdoors

04/05/2010 12:14PM

Let us go with garbage!!! :)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Outdoors-Bait-Tackle/1606420532911075?skip_nax_wizard=true

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shr2807

04/05/2010 12:46PM

For those of you who have seen "Role Models", I'm going to call it the "Whispering Eye."

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SouthernExposure

04/05/2010 01:46PM

I am going to say that is a Model No. 6953-0959, Luhr-Jensen Amazon Ripper in a Clown pattern. Great baits for Peacock bass.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 01:59PM

Bingo! Lure Jenson Amazon Ripper.

That "garbage" has caught me Muskies, Northerns, Stripers and Barracudas over 20#. Live bait is for ice fishin'. Ha, Ha, Ha!

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 02:25PM

Lure #2

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Frankie_Paull

04/05/2010 02:33PM

Daredevil Five of Diamonds

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Basspro69

04/05/2010 02:36PM

Ditto

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 02:42PM

I knew people would say Daredevil f.o.d.

Keep guessin', this is the original five o diamonds.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 02:49PM

Lure #3

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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fishguts

04/05/2010 03:58PM

Arlo, You have me stumped on the last two, here is an easy one for you.

fishguts

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 04:24PM

Just a guess. Heddon Dowagiac Minnow?

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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SouthernExposure

04/05/2010 05:07PM

quote fishguts: "Arlo, You have me stumped on the last two, here is an easy one for you. "

Creek Chub Wounded Minnow.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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fishguts

04/05/2010 05:58PM

A winner! injured not wounded...
Creek Chub Injured Minnow

fishguts

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silverback

04/05/2010 06:33PM

Lure # 2

Vintage Len Thompson 5 Diamond Spoon?

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx

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silverback

04/05/2010 06:40PM

Name the Lure # 4 hanging from Mr. Northerns mouth.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx

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fishguts

04/05/2010 06:45PM

Name this lure #5

fishguts

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silverback

04/05/2010 06:54PM

Lure # 3

Vibra-Maxx?

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 07:50PM

#4 is a spoonplug, I can't remember the make. I think there was a whole book written in the fifties about fishing with them. Structure fishing something?

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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SouthernExposure

04/05/2010 07:51PM

quote silverback: " Name the Lure # 4 hanging from Mr. Northerns mouth."

That's a Buck Perry Spoonplug, Model No. 86-2.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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Arlo Pankook

04/05/2010 07:54PM

Silverback is right lure #2 is a Len Thompson F.O.D.
It's probably caught more big Canadian Pike than any other lure.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Basspro69

04/05/2010 09:14PM

Silverback thats a spoonplug

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Basspro69

04/05/2010 09:15PM

quote fishguts: "Name this lure #5 "

Fishguts I have that lure in my tacklebox and i still cant tell you what it is, I will have to look when I get back home.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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fishguts

04/05/2010 10:43PM

Hey! Basspro69,
It's hard to read.....but I think it says.....Sara Gossa

fishguts

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motdur

04/05/2010 11:10PM

Arlo...Lure #3. Bill Norman WeedWalker, Frog color.

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Basspro69

04/06/2010 08:42AM

Thats it, but im pretty sure its Zara gossa ! I think its made by the same people that make the zara spook !

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Arlo Pankook

04/06/2010 09:17AM

yes, #3 is a Norman Weed Walker

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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fishguts

04/06/2010 03:14PM

Basspro69,
Yup! your right Zara Gossa

fishguts

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silverback

04/06/2010 08:01PM

You boys are correct, it's a Buck Perry Spoon Plug. When you reeled that baby in it felt like ya had one on.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark too read. Groucho Marx

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Arlo Pankook

04/06/2010 08:17PM

I might have to give the old red and white spoonplug a try this year just to make sure it still catches fish.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Arlo Pankook

01/14/2013 07:57PM

It's been a while but...#6

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Arlo Pankook

01/14/2013 08:00PM

All three are the same make and model.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Bdubguy

01/14/2013 10:18PM

quote Arlo Pankook: " #7

All three are the same make and model."

Those are older Lindy Shadlings. I have a few...

Keep your line wet....

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Arlo Pankook

01/14/2013 10:32PM

Ding ding ding. #7...90's era Lindy Shadlings.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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toddhunter

01/15/2013 05:19PM

quote Arlo Pankook: "It's been a while but...#6 "

Arbogast...zara(?)something.... I've still got one.

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toddhunter

01/15/2013 05:27PM

quote toddhunter: "
quote Arlo Pankook: "It's been a while but...#6 "
Arbogast...zara(?)something.... I've still got one."

zara thustra? (as in also sprach?)

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kanoes

01/15/2013 05:59PM

ill toss one in. im thinking 50's era. (i got my dads and uncles tackleboxes after they passed)

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shock

01/15/2013 06:25PM

quote Arlo Pankook: " #7

All three are the same make and model."

actually there not the same model the middle one i believe is a "shandling bait fish" i use to use them alot from the late 80's to mid 90's, the blk/wht shandling i did good on, i still have some of them but i like bomber-and suspending crankbaits better now

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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Frenchy19

01/15/2013 09:13PM

Found this one in my neighbor's box...

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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SouthernExposure

01/15/2013 09:14PM

quote Arlo Pankook: "It's been a while but...#6 "

Man, I had to dig deep, but I finally remembered this one.

That is a Fred Arbogast A.C. Plug in a rainbow trout color.

Phew.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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Ciris

Guest Paddler

01/15/2013 09:20PM

This one is an L&S jointed minnow.

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SouthernExposure

01/15/2013 09:21PM

quote kanoes: "ill toss one in. im thinking 50's era. (i got my dads and uncles tackleboxes after they passed)
"

I am fairly certain that this is an old L&S Mirrolure. My Dad had one in his old metal tacklebox also.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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togue

01/15/2013 09:56PM

quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

Is it a bass plug?

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rockinrod12

01/16/2013 08:03AM

quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)

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Arlo Pankook

01/16/2013 09:02AM

quote SouthernExposure: "
quote Arlo Pankook: "It's been a while but...#6 "

Man, I had to dig deep, but I finally remembered this one.

That is a Fred Arbogast A.C. Plug in a rainbow trout color.

Phew.

SE"

Yes!

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Arlo Pankook

01/16/2013 09:04AM

quote togue: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

Is it a bass plug?"

What's up with the pine bedding...is that a hamster cage?

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Frenchy19

01/16/2013 10:23AM

quote togue: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

Is it a bass plug?"

Perhaps; a "crank" bait, nonetheless. Actually, I had something like this a few years ago courtesy of a friend who purchased one for each of us in a group for opener.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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SouthernExposure

01/16/2013 01:29PM

quote rockinrod12: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "
I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)"

She must have been using one of those to get one of these...

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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mr.barley

01/16/2013 01:41PM

quote SouthernExposure: "
quote rockinrod12: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "
I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)"

She must have been using one of those to get one of these...

SE"

Cotton Cordell Big "O"?

serenity now

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SouthernExposure

01/16/2013 01:56PM

Yeah, I think I've heard it called that.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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bassnut

01/16/2013 03:19PM

Mr. Barley: uh.....no comment(just curious...AA?) I have a balsa "Big O".....learned to work a crank with these dudes. Cranks are the hardest lures to learn. They educate fish the most...kinda a fine line between educating fish to "it's real!!".

"Blessed are the cracked because they let in light."

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Basspro69

01/16/2013 03:49PM

quote rockinrod12: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "
I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)"

LMAO

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Basspro69

01/16/2013 03:50PM

quote mr.barley: "
quote SouthernExposure: "
quote rockinrod12: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "
I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)"

She must have been using one of those to get one of these...

SE"
Cotton Cordell Big "O"?"

Just aint right :-)

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Jeriatric

01/16/2013 04:26PM

quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

Yeah, right.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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kanoes

01/16/2013 04:37PM

quote SouthernExposure: "
quote kanoes: "ill toss one in. im thinking 50's era. (i got my dads and uncles tackleboxes after they passed)
"

I am fairly certain that this is an old L&S Mirrolure. My Dad had one in his old metal tacklebox also.

SE"

yes! l&s pike-master 30

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Arlo Pankook

01/16/2013 07:00PM

quote kanoes: "
quote SouthernExposure: "
quote kanoes: "ill toss one in. im thinking 50's era. (i got my dads and uncles tackleboxes after they passed)
"

I am fairly certain that this is an old L&S Mirrolure. My Dad had one in his old metal tacklebox also.

SE"

yes! l&s pike-master 30"

I had no idea what that was. Good one!

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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Bdubguy

01/16/2013 09:20PM

quote Basspro69: "
quote rockinrod12: "
quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "
I found one of those in my ex-girlfriends drawer minus the hook ;)"
LMAO"

+1! Wife wondered what is so funny...

Keep your line wet....

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bfurlow

01/17/2013 01:23PM

quote Arlo Pankook: "Ding ding ding. #7...90's era Lindy Shadlings."

I still have a couple of those sitting in my box. Really bringing back the memories!

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blutofish1

01/19/2013 07:53PM

Easy one.

blutofish

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Arlo Pankook

01/19/2013 10:45PM

quote blutofish1: "Easy one. "

Just a guess...Creek Chub Pikie Minnow?

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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blutofish1

01/19/2013 11:01PM

Yep. I'd hate to throw that all day.

blutofish

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shock

01/20/2013 09:47AM

not a lure but as anyone seen one of these fish scales, got it out of grandpa's old tackle box

keep your line wet, good things will happen

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cowdoc

01/20/2013 11:41AM

Ok.....don't ask for my answer, cuz I have no idea. A friend had an old buddy pass away and received some items from the family. One was an old tackle box full of old lures. He gave me one knowing my interest in fishing, camping, etc...
I have no idea what it is?.....knock yourselves out....

"What could happen?"

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bapabear

01/20/2013 11:59AM

quote Frenchy19: "Found this one in my neighbor's box... "

OK, how many claim to have the 10" model of this one?

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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bapabear

01/20/2013 12:32PM

From my father's tackle box selection that I've never used fishing, just displayed. The orange one I think I might know but am only guessing at. The one with the long wire leader has "FishOreno" stamped into the metal lip but I've never heard of before. Any help? Sorry for image quality.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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togue

01/20/2013 12:55PM

quote bapabear: "From my father's tackle box selection that I've never used fishing, just displayed. The orange one I think I might know but am only guessing at. The one with the long wire leader has "FishOreno" stamped into the metal lip but I've never heard of before. Any help? Sorry for image quality.

"

The orange ones a flatfish. Its a good trout lure.

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togue

01/20/2013 12:59PM

I still see old timers fishing for steelhead with flatfish. The steelhead just destroy those things.

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Flatwater5

01/20/2013 10:14PM

"FishOreno" Looks like Luhr Jensen Bass-O-Reno. Maybe an earlier version.

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mr.barley

01/21/2013 02:25PM

quote Flatwater5: ""FishOreno" Looks like Luhr Jensen Bass-O-Reno. Maybe an earlier version. "

Very close in appearance to a bass-o-reno, except how /where the line is attached. A bass-o-reno has an eye up front and this one attaches to the line about a 1/3 of the way down the body of the lure. This would make it retrieve much differently.

serenity now

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OldGreyGoose

01/21/2013 03:19PM

quote cowdoc: "Ok.....don't ask for my answer, cuz I have no idea. A friend had an old buddy pass away and received some items from the family. One was an old tackle box full of old lures. He gave me one knowing my interest in fishing, camping, etc...
I have no idea what it is?.....knock yourselves out.... "

Cowdoc: Can't name it, but like the Flatfish, it looks like something out of a 1969 Herter's catalog! --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."

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cowdoc

01/21/2013 04:47PM

I did some google research and think I found it......it's older than 1969! Looks to be a Creek Chub Bait Co. Baby Wiggle Fish. Made from 1925 to 1933. Baby Wiggle Fish

"What could happen?"

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overthehill

01/21/2013 06:33PM

When I was a kid in the 60's I had a 'flatfish' called the 'Lazy Ike'.

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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SouthernExposure

01/22/2013 02:55PM

quote cowdoc: "I did some google research and think I found it......it's older than 1969! Looks to be a Creek Chub Bait Co. Baby Wiggle Fish. Made from 1925 to 1933. Baby Wiggle Fish "

Yes that is a Baby Wiggle Fish. As a point of history, a larger version of this lure, the Creek Chub Wiggle Fish, was used by George Perry in 1932 to catch the long-standing world record Large Mouth Bass.

SE

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to read.

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SouthernExposure