Four Generations of Lures

[IcatchDinks]

I hit the jackpot today! I was visiting my parents this evening, and my dad mentioned that I can have all the tackleboxes his dad had given him when my grandpa got too old to fish. We went rummaging through the garage and I came away with three tackleboxes: One that belonged to me when I was a kid (the maroon Flambeau box), one that belonged to my dad when he was a kid/young man (The orange OldPal), and one that belonged to my Great Grandpa that my Grandpa repurposed, keeping some of his dad's lures and some of his own.

 

 

The box my grandpa made up for me when I was just a kid:

My Dad's old tacklebox:

And my Grandpa's tacklebox:

 

Does anyone know what those long baits are? or how to fish them? They have a scooped front, that looks like a kind of lip to make them crank? I've never seen a bait like this, and they are unmarked so I don't know how to look them up. 

 

Also, I found these really cool old wooden lures once I looked in that middle tray: 

 

Any of you guys know what any of these lures are called/how to fish them? I'd love to catch some fish on my grandfather and great grandfather's fishing stuff. My dad also says he's got one more box that was full of my great-grandpa's gear, but we couldn't locate it tonight. 

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Nice I've got my Grandpa's tackle box who was a yank fisherman....walleye, pike, and if the SM were stupid enough they'd be on the menu as well haha.  

Slap full of Lazy Ikes and stuff like that.   It's wonderful and a cherished possession, but I got high tech wizz bang Bass lures for actually fishing with.   I'm sure lots of stuff in the box work as well today as they did then, perhaps even better as fish haven't seen them in one, two, or three generations.?

[IcatchDinks]

I'm gonna try some of these out, and then probably sort them and keep them safe somewhere to avoid losing them. I'm getting into bait making. I'm thinking about making replicas of my favorites if they work well. 

[MickD]

I think the red/white one is a South Bend bass oreno, the second one looks like a copy of a river runt.  Something doesn't look quite right with it.  I searched for bass oreno and found one on E-Bay with an $85 asking price, so I'd check out those lures carefully.  You might have some real cash available in there.  

[Chris Catignani]

8 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

 

 

I think this lure is a Spence Scout made by Strike King.

 

[MickD]

I notice a jointed Rapala in there, they always caught fish.  I'll have to dig mine out and try it again.  For some reason, it's been years.

[Dwight Hottle]

Your middle bait picture looks like a Creek Chub bait. 

[river-rat]

 

 

 

 

This is a Clark Water Scout. They were made from the mid-1930's to the late 1950's and were very popular for fishing in shallow water with heavy cover. My grandfather had several which I still have.

 

The Clark Water Scout is a collector's item. Do a search on eBay and you will find that one in mint condition can be rather pricey.

 

Strike King came out with a wooden model in the early 1970's called the Spence Scout which they later made in plastic.

 

 

[Chris Catignani]

2 hours ago, riverat said:

 

 

 

 

This is a Clark Water Scout. They were made from the mid-1930's to the late 1950's and were very popular for fishing in shallow water with heavy cover. My grandfather had several which I still have.

 

The Clark Water Scout is a collector's item. Do a search on eBay and you will find that one in mint condition can be rather pricey.

 

Strike King came out with a wooden model in the early 1970's called the Spence Scout which they later made in plastic.

 

 

Now that I think about it....the Spence Scout had a skirt on the back treble hook.

[Tackleholic]

16 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

I hit the jackpot today! I was visiting my parents this evening, and my dad mentioned that I can have all the tackleboxes his dad had given him when my grandpa got too old to fish. We went rummaging through the garage and I came away with three tackleboxes: One that belonged to me when I was a kid (the maroon Flambeau box), one that belonged to my dad when he was a kid/young man (The orange OldPal), and one that belonged to my Great Grandpa that my Grandpa repurposed, keeping some of his dad's lures and some of his own.

 

 

The box my grandpa made up for me when I was just a kid:

My Dad's old tacklebox:

And my Grandpa's tacklebox:

 

Does anyone know what those long baits are? or how to fish them? They have a scooped front, that looks like a kind of lip to make them crank? I've never seen a bait like this, and they are unmarked so I don't know how to look them up. 

 

Also, I found these really cool old wooden lures once I looked in that middle tray: 

 

Any of you guys know what any of these lures are called/how to fish them? I'd love to catch some fish on my grandfather and great grandfather's fishing stuff. My dad also says he's got one more box that was full of my great-grandpa's gear, but we couldn't locate it tonight. 

Top one you are holding is a Bass Oreno;  2nd is a Creek Chub Minnow;  I'm stumped on the 3rd.

[detroit1]

The long skinny ones with scouped front were called pencil plugs here in michigan. In 1985 i went on a fly-in trip in Ontario and the guys i went with have all gone at least 10 times. They told me to buy a bunch of these pencil plugs and cheap daredevle spoon knock-offs. Caught nothing on those, but a spinnerbait (s) caught most of the pike, and a Thin Fin silver shad crank caught the walleyes. Unfortunately, there were no smallmouth.

[IcatchDinks]

4 hours ago, detroit1 said:

The long skinny ones with scouped front were called pencil plugs here in michigan. In 1985 i went on a fly-in trip in Ontario and the guys i went with have all gone at least 10 times. They told me to buy a bunch of these pencil plugs and cheap daredevle spoon knock-offs. Caught nothing on those, but a spinnerbait (s) caught most of the pike, and a Thin Fin silver shad crank caught the walleyes. Unfortunately, there were no smallmouth.

I took several of the lures to the pond and tested how they fish. Those pencil plugs swam just like a pencil: absolutely useless. I think I'll use them as decorations or something.