It has been a while since I've added to this collection.  I have found it more difficult and expensive to aquire individual lures, or should I say the harder to find ones.  Here is a new addition to my Creek Chub Creek Darter collection (2000 series).  I think this is a perch pattern, 2001.  I have yet to check it against a cataloge (sp).

This lure is not mint but in very good condition.

LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

In this album of mine there's several pics of collectible things I will have for sale on Ebay in the near future. I have 2  main groups....one is mostly wood from the mid 60's and before, and the other is mainly plastic from the 70's until recent (say Risto Raps for example).

 

http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/...ollection/

 

Pics do NOT show ALL that I have though!

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Coast Member of da EH! Team Kangaroo Kounty Razzer-in-Chief http://photobucket.com" target=_blank>

Hi Dave: The lures you have really look in good shape. Some of the lures I saw are selling on E-Bay for $40.00 or more especially the Crazy Crawlers you have. The South Bend lures will bring you some nice money also. I will look out for them. Good luck to you!!!

                                                                                                    Mike

LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

That is a great book and I have had it awhile. It really makes it alot easier to identfy the lures and see the colors they made up close. To me all the collector books are great resources.

                                                                                            Mike

This is my "Creek Chub Creek Darter collection.  The lures are pined to a page of "Field & Stream", 1942 advertisement.  This has been a lot of fun and also frustrating!  I now need to get another shadow box for my Concave Belly Darters...

 

 

 

 

LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Coast Member of da EH! Team Kangaroo Kounty Razzer-in-Chief

This lure by far is the best of my humble Storm collection. I've been told that this lure was the 1st they made.

 

It's called a Glop!

 

 

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

We talked before a little bit about fakes and lure repaints.

 

Here's another kind of thing to watch out for.

 

This guy claims to have an original magazine ad for Arbogast Mud Bugs from 1946

 

http://www.stevesvintageads.com/viewitem.php?ref=scannell&pd=275014

 

HOWEVER....the Mud Bug didn't even come out until 1968...

 

http://www.arbogastlures.com/lurehistory.htm

 

He claims to sell on Ebay as user stevescannell but when I did a search for him....he hadn't sold on there since 2006

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin

There's many lures that the Arbogast company has put out over the years that are highly collectible.

One of them is the Jitterbug. According to the company's 50th Anniversary History booklet, the Jitterbug was 1st brought out on the market in 1938.

And they are still made today.

Probably THE most important thing about collecting is being able to identify lures as to their approximate vintage, and Jitterbugs are especially true of this fact.

Here's one auction that is getting ready to close on Ebay today that isn't right. The lure box dates to the 1950's...maybe late 1940's too.

The paint job on the lure dates to around the early 1990's.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...NA:US:1348

If you were to start on this catalog page for Arbogast 1941...and work your way through the colors on this website over the years shown, you will see just how many times the "perch" pattern has changed over the years.

http://nflcc.org/CPG/thumbnails.php...=14&page=2

That said, there are other ways to also identify / date Jitterbugs. First off, the earliest Jitterbugs had no "stamped" name on them, and the metal lips don't have patent #'s on them. At some point in the mid-1940's Arbogast started stamping them as "Jitterbug".

The next major change was the patent numbers on the metal lips...mid to late 1950's I believe.

Hook hardware changed many times in the early years. This website has ome good info about colors...and if you scroll down on the page...some excellent info on hardware.

http://www.tacklecollecting.com/old...colors.htm

Hey turnip, are you a lure collector too? I was beginning to think I was alone around here...go to my profile page and check out my photo album "Vintage Tackle". Why doesn't this site have a VINTAGE TACKLE forum...another site I go to does...and it is very popular...even with the guys that don't collect the stuff...they just enjoy looking. here's a little preview of some of my stuff.
                                                                                                                                                           

Very nice, mo! This is why we started this thread. And if you notice this is the second issue! (2) One of these days I'll have to update my collection(s) pics. This is just a small part of what was lost / burried in the Forums since the 2007 change....Soooo much was lost, the newer members really have no idea how much was lost...

Damn Mo I have some of those also and the reel to boot!

Cool psg...post up some pics...I love to see what other guys have! This old stuff is a blast to tinker around with. Toss one in the water sometime, you'll see why they call them classics. These old lures still catch lots of fish! Do you guys like Heddon River Runts? Here is my collection...no where near complete...Heddon made these guys in a passel of sizes and colors. Some of the more rare colors bring big bucks, but most are priced well within the "still fishable" range. Give one a try!
                                                                    

Wow, looks good, mo! I guess I'll have to get me camera out!

Mo, sadly I'm computer challenged! Heck I still fish some of the Runt's! Davesett has some picks of my reels soewhere maybe he can post em?

Thanks turnip...and yes psg...getting pics on here can be a challenge. After lots of trial and error, and several different techniques, I have found that using photobucket is by far the easiest. Once you get your account set up and your pics loaded...its a piece of cake! One click and they're on.

Here is an old musky lure I picked up recently. Its a C.C.Roberts Mud Puppy...looks like a few teeth have chewed on this old gal. It is an interesting design in that the lure body breaks away after a strike, the theory being that the fish won't have the weight of the lure for leverage. Then the angler is supposed to retrieve the floating lure body. What if you fish on a river? better get that musky in quick...before your lure body floats away! Seems like overkill to me, but these babies were very popular musky lures, and are still to this day. The last I heard is they are still being made. Saw one of these on eBay yesterday in mint condition for $185!
                                                                            

Those are all look great guy's.......I'm just getting started in my lure,rod and reel collection of older stuff some day i hope to have some of those in mine.. thank you all for sharing those with us ...........JOHN

How about a few more Pikies...you can never see to many ya know! The top photo is two straight #700's, a jointed #700, and a #900 Baby Pikie. The bottom photo is two Midget Pikies and a jointed Baby Pikie.