MaxDal Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 MODERATORS ! Feel free to delete this topic if there's already such a quizz in the forum. I've looked for one with the search engine but wasn't able to locate one. Yet, I'm pretty new to this great forum, so maybe the Senior Member already had such a quizz. Anyway, here's the idea ... One guy post a picture of a lure (he's got, or a picture he found)... then the rest of us have to identify it (usually only the brand and the name of the lure) ! The one who finds the name of the bait get the right to post the next picture.... 8-) It's just for fun, and it can help us discover baits we don't know. At some points, some hardcore "Lure quizz" players browse though the whole internet to find the name of one particular bait, which helps them discover new lures (and, in the long run, that helps the bait-monkey too ;D) So what do you think ? Quote
MaxDal Posted March 10, 2008 Author Posted March 10, 2008 Well ... no objections ! So, I will just give the quizz a start. Here are the rules. 1- Respect all the rules of BR 2- Post a lure that people can find (no home-made unknown, unnamed lure) (Don't post low-quality picture) 3- The one who finds the lure, posts the next picture 4- People have to give both the brand and the name of the lure to win 5- If the lure displayed is a sure knock-off of another popular lure, the name and brand of the original lure are the infos that one must give. (for instance all the brush hog knock-offs, the one who says "ZOOM Brush Hog" wins) Hope you have fun, here's the first lure. Easy one to get the quizz started ! PS: Don't post your picture with a hot-link or it'll be to easy to identify, don't let the name of the bait in the name of the picture either. Quote
MaxDal Posted March 10, 2008 Author Posted March 10, 2008 Bravo ! Now it's your turn .... Let's see something a bit more difficult now. 8-) Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted March 10, 2008 Super User Posted March 10, 2008 Is that made by Heddon and perhaps a popper? Actually it may not be a popper but that's the only thing close to what I want to call it. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 I'm guessing heddon, I just can't think of the name................. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Offical guess............Heddon Zaragossa? :-? :-? Quote
GobbleDog Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 It's called a Dalton Special. Here's an article about it that I just Googled: The name is synonymous with wood plugs and topwater bass fishing. For more than 60 years the Dalton Special has maintained a reputable position in the topwater wood plug industry and has earned undeniable status as a legend of topwater fishing success. The Dalton Special was first designed and whittled by Edward Browne in the fall of 1928. Not long after, Paul Mannon, the owner of Angler Bait Co. (A.B.C.) of Orlando, Florida was given the production right and he named it the Angler Plug. He continued to make small numbers of the lure until 1933 when he entered into a partnership with Dazzy Vance of the old Brooklyn Dodgers baseball fame (1922-1936) to form the Dazzy Vance Bait Co. The plug was then called the Angle Frog Bait and production continued under the Vance name through 1934 when Mannon was killed in an auto accident. His widow took the remaining plugs in his estate to the Mitchell Tackle Shop in Orlando to sell them. Enter P.P. Dalton. He bought all of the blanks and finished plugs Mitchell had for 20 cents each and, for the next several months, painted and sold Dalton Specials during his travels. When Dalton was at Lake Okeechobee in 1935, he purchased some large black bass from a commercial netter out on the lake. Upon his return to shore, he had his picture taken with the bass and one of his plugs. The photo made the local paper and plug sales soared, so much so in fact, that he could no longer make and paint enough to meet demand. So, that same year he patented the plug and entered into a production arrangement with the Shakespeare Co. that continued until just after World War II. At that point, Dalton and Shakespeare parted ways and the production rights went to the Florida Fishing Tackle Co. (Barracuda Brand Products). They marketed the plug until 1975 when it was sold to Marine Metal Products Co. of Clearwater, Florida, a manufacturer of aeration systems. In late 1987, Marine Metal Products fishing tackle division was sold to Luhr Jensen, and the Special moved 2,700 miles west to Hood River, Oregon. Under the Luhr Jensen label, the Dalton[ch65533] once again returned to its original sugar pine configuration. Demand for the plug blossomed during the late '80s in light of a lot of publicity in several popular fishing publications concerning wood plugs. Receiving special attention were the more historic ones such as the Bass-Oreno, Nip-I-Diddee and, of course, the Dalton Special. These are all now offered by Luhr Jensen, again in wood, with the original riggings and finishes for distribution under the Luhr Jensen Classic Woods[ch65533] label. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Hey since nobody guessed it, post another one. or I have one I can post............... Interesting article BTW. Quote
MaxDal Posted March 10, 2008 Author Posted March 10, 2008 Nice one ..... But the one that puts the picture can not answer ! Anyway, only the one who gives the full name & brand wins .... so when you only know the brand ! Don't post too soon or you'll give others hint that they may find useful. Nice one Gobbledog, but put another one and let us struggle ;D Quote
GobbleDog Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Here's one they've been making for 50+ years. I found one in my dad's old tacklebox and thought it was extremely rare... but apparently it isn't. Pretty cool name for a lure. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Tough one. I speacilize in NEW lures. I'm not too savy on the older stuff. Quote
GobbleDog Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Cool looking larvae. I initially thought it was some kind of "River2Sea" lure, but I'm pretty certain it ain't. I'm interested to hear what it is because it would make a fine addition to my "bug lure" collection. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 I think I know the brand, but not the name!!! > It's ot the tip of my tounge, I just can't think of it right now! :) Quote
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