Last year somebody on the Stage was trying to remember an old spinning lure that was made by the Eppinger Daredevle Company in Dearborn, MI. At least that is what I remembered....

Anyways, the lure being described at that time reminded me of something that I had in my personal tackle box, but could not find for illustration. I assumed that I had lost it somewhere back in the day. I drew a colorized sketch from memory and posted it. Later on, the Stage member that had inquired confirmed that was not the lure in question so it was considered a "solved mystery" regarding this particular lure.

Yesterday afternoon I was organizing some tackle for this coming Spring, and eureka...I stumbled upon the old relic that I had remembered owning! The hook was in need of replacement, so I added a "store bought" black feathered treble and fabricated a 1/2 inch extension on the lure shank using a partial swivel and split ring so that the metallic silver tube would ride higher during deployment and not cover the hook.

For me, this provided complete "closure" to something that had been nagging me...I don't like to misplace tackle! I had thought about this "missing" lure from time to time over the past year since that original post!

This lure came into my possession as a door prize way back in the 70's when my father and I were attending a small fishing trade show in Pontiac, MI. I never caught any fish on it as a kid, so it was simply set aside collecting dust over the past 5 decades. In a way, it is very nostalgic to me now...so although I plan to give it a fresh try my hopes are to catch just one fish on it and then place it in a retirement mode!