Recently picked up some older lures: Recently picked up some older lures. Having trouble identifying anything but the jitterbug. Any ideas as to what they are? -- by gunterking...

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Nov 24, 2019 14:08:51 #

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Recently picked up some older lures. Having trouble identifying anything but the jitterbug. Any ideas as to what they are?

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by gunterking

Nov 24, 2019 14:09:03 #

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- Some kind of topwater whopper plopper?

- Jointed wobbler 3 and 4. Topwater poppers, right?

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by KrullCaxx

Nov 24, 2019 14:09:08 #

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They are very cool

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by cooperluna

Nov 24, 2019 14:09:11 #

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do you want the specific brands? the top bait looks similar to spy baits from lucky lure

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by AsRed2

Nov 24, 2019 14:09:14 #

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Looking for brands yeah. I'll check out lucky lure thanks bud

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by gunterking

Nov 24, 2019 14:09:44 #

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1. Can’t say for sure, but I wouldn’t fish it just yet. Something about the shape of the blades and the cup around the middle treble eye screw says “old” to me, and some of those old double prop baits can be worth a lot of money.

Edit: I think this is probably a Paw Paw Young Wounded Minnow 1500; it’s the only one I’ve found so far with a flat side and a centered eye. https://finandflame.com/paw-paw-young-wounded-minnow-lure/

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2. Pretty sure this is a Paw Paw jointed Pike Minnow. Here’s an unjointed example of the same lip style and “torpedo” shaped body. Some of the later examples seem to have more of a “coke bottle” shape at the tail.

3. Pretty sure this is a Marty’s Mighty Mouse or Swimming Mouse by Shakespeare; missing the two bottom trebles.

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by BattleHall

Nov 24, 2019 16:01:45 #

Smokypig Loc: Cheyenne, wyoming

The top one is an injured minnow. I bought that lure used in 1956. The one above the jitterbug is a mouse.

Nov 24, 2019 17:14:56 #

Dennisjj Loc: Kinston N.C.

I might would put them up they do look old.

Nov 25, 2019 11:39:11 #

BongsonBob Loc: East Bay

The top one I believe is a Heddon wounded minnow. A better picture of the shape of the props would help ID it
Second is Paw-Paw. They jobbed out lures to Sur-Strike, Lucky Lures, Monkey Wards, Sears, etc.
Third has an interesting paint scheme. Is there a metal face plate on it? The only paint pattern I could find that is similar is Creek Chub Mouse #6580
The plastic lipped Jitterbugs were produced during WWII do to a shortage of metal
I would be interested in purchasing any, or all. Please contact me-Jack

Nov 25, 2019 17:09:11 #

Salty Dog Loc: Punta Gorda, Florida

FS Digest wrote:

Recently picked up some older lures. Having trouble identifying anything but the jitterbug. Any ideas as to what they are?

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by gunterking

Here's a good resource you can research.
http://www.antiquelures.com/Antiquelures.htm
Cheers!

Nov 25, 2019 17:24:13 #

mitzy123

the top one is acreek chub injured minnow the the second one is also a creek chub lure thebottom 0ne is a heddon jitterbug and if the lip is plastic it was made sometime in the 1940s I don,t know what the second from the bottom is

Nov 25, 2019 17:51:19 #

GlennMc928 Loc: Tualatin OR

Like Mitzy says and the third is some kind of mouse and the forth one I don't know to bad I cant read.

Nov 25, 2019 19:11:14 #

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

FS Digest wrote:

Recently picked up some older lures. Having trouble identifying anything but the jitterbug. Any ideas as to what they are?

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by gunterking

Top one looks like a Heddon Dowagiac 100.

Nov 25, 2019 21:09:24 #

cbdmax

I had one like the one on top,it was called a sputterfuss!?Think it was Creek Chub.

Nov 25, 2019 21:23:43 #

fishing rod Loc: Michigan

2nd from top is a old "pike e minnow
Jitterbug on bottom.

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