Please help ID this vintage lure!

[bmac31]

 Hey everybody, was going through some of my old tackle and came across this. It looks like it's foam with a thin latex type outer shell. Obviously it looks like a top water popper. Other then that I know nothing. Please help, I think it's a really cool lure. Thanks a bunch, you guys are the best!

 

brian

[Turkey sandwich]

Man, you might have to email Fred Arbogast.

[smalljaw67]

I used those!!!! It looks like the Burke Bass assassin, they worked like a jitterbug, not the same sound and a more subtle motion. They were around in the 80s.

[edfitzvb]

1 hour ago, smalljaw67 said:

I used those!!!! It looks like the Burke Bass assassin, they worked like a jitterbug, not the same sound and a more subtle motion. They were around in the 80s.

What he said

[bmac31]

 

11 hours ago, smalljaw67 said:

I used those!!!! It looks like the Burke Bass assassin, they worked like a jitterbug, not the same sound and a more subtle motion. They were around in the 80s.

 

Thats awesome, thanks for the help smalljaw67! I'm debating if I wanna give it a go or just add it to my wall hanger collection.

[Fishes in trees]

Yep, that is a Burke.   Had one a long time ago, lost it, never found another one to replace it.   IMO it was just as good as a Jitterbug.  "Put a Burke where they lurk".  I believe that was their old advertising slogan.

[scaleface]

Burke use to make that  one  in the flex plug series . They were constructed  out of a soft foam . I have a couple of flex plugs but not that one .

[Basstrash]

I would venture to say that this might be a handmade bait. Not a bad replica of a classic Arbo..!

 

[bmac31]

Thanks for all the help, it's definitely a Burke flex-plug. Still not sure if I will use it or not. I found a cool vintage catalog from Burke Baits online. They had some really cool stuff. Not sure if I can post it here.

 

brian