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ANTIQUE FISHING LURE
ANTIQUE FISHING LURE COLLECTORS SEEK VALUABLE HEDDON, CREEK CHUB LURES
by Ken Liebeskind
Yalesville, Connecticut
Real fishermen love lures and many collect antique fishing lures that date back to the 19th century that can be extremely valuable. Wooden lures from Heddon and Pflueger were hand crafted by individuals. Creek Chub lures dating to 1916 were renowned for their artistic design and elaborately painted through a screen to provide a realistic scale finish.
Among the best known antique fishing lures from Creek Chub are the Wedding Veil, which is a wooden plug painted in a two-tone design in deep moss green to simulate fish scales.
Antique fishing lures that realistically
depict a moving fish can bring in
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Another famous Creek Chub antique fishing lure is the Fin Tail Shriner, with glass eyes, metal fins and spinners, a one belly weight and a silver shiner scale. Creek Chub pikie lures are also renowned, especially the baby pikie with glass eyes and a white scaled pattern.
These antique fishing lures are worth up to $1,500. The most valuable Creek Chub lure is the Fireplug Beetle with a white base color, green and red markings and two silver spoons in the back. It's been reported that this lure is worth $3,000.
The antique fishing lure revolutionized the ability to catch fish by realistically depicting a moving fish. Hand painted minnows and other lures resembling live bait attracted bass and other game fish. Today's lure manufacturers have more innovative ways to simulate live bait, including the Bite Lite lure from www.scientificfishing.com , an electronic lure that blinks bright red to mimic a bleeding prey. Pro bass fishermen have set records with the Bite Lite, which beat other top selling lures three to one.
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