need old lure identification help

[jnpcook]

I inheireted several lures from my grandfather a couple years ago and was just looking at some again and wondering what they might be. I have no idea what most of these lures are called and was wondering if any of you might be able to fill me in. Here is a photo of them.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/539/41case-med.jpg

Thanks,

John

[Rupestris]

I can only name two. The yellow and white to the right of the picture and the red and white lure (first one, third row) look like Arbogast Jitterbugs. Outstanding topwater lures. When the conditions are right, its one of my favorites for bucketmouths. Usually on clam water, right around dusk.
Of course, if they are, you already know that because its stamped right on the lip.:p
A couple on the top row look like Luhr Jensen Kwikfish.
http://www.luhr-jensen.com/kwikfish.htm

HTH,
Rupe

[fishandhunt]

John: Lots of good ones in there.

The orange with blacks dots are helin flatfish, there are a few more in there. The other ones that are similar are made by quikfish. The mouse is a heddon meadow mouse, great for bass and pike on the topwater. The rapala looking ones may be rebel if they are plastic.
The third from the right on the bottom is the precursor to the hot-n-tot. The lower left looks like a heddon skitterpop. The top left is another bass lure from heddon, maybe a zora spook?

[jnpcook]

Thanks guys. Now that I have learned a few more of these lures, do any of you know any websites that might have an identification chart or photos that helps identify old antique type lures?

John

[Fishfoote]

I'd pick up a collectors manual - you can usually get one relatively cheap off ebay. The one in the upper right corner looks like a punkin seed, and the one in the upper left corner looks like a shrimpy spook - but it's tough to tell without a much closer look. Hopefully you're not planning on using any of those before checking the value. There's an old Heddon lure (one lure) on ebay right now that has 30 bids up to $4,611 and the reserve hasn't even been met yet. I've seen punkin seed lures go for over $1,000.

[Fishfoote]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3503280533&category=1126

[338bar]

This is like looking in one of my dad's old tackleboxes. The one on the very lower right is a Tadpolly. 2 boxes over to the left is a Heddon runt. We have a few of them. The yellow and white jitterbug looks like it is the frog pattern. If the lure in the first box of the second row has a stair step style metal lip in might be a Creek Chub "Pikie". It's hard to tell from the pic, but the second row far right looks like a Beno. I may have to dig his collection out and compare it to what is on ebay.

[SA ULTRA MAG]

Pretty sure the 3rd box left of the lower right corner is a Heddon River Runt. My dad use to use these on the Little Manistee for steelies. There was one with a large bill that was called a Heddon Deep Diving River Runt. He fished with a guide on the Big Manistee that got him using them.
I believe the name is printed on the underside or belly of the lure.

Pat

[TheFlyfisher]

John: The best thing to do is order the "Old Fishing Lures @ Tackle" by Carl F. Luckey. The cheapest I seen is thru Overstock.com where I bought mine. It,s got 64 color pages, 2,400 photos and it,s the 6th edition. Best book around that all collectors go by. Your River Runt you have and Heddon Spook I would hold on to. You have some Rapala,s in there also which they started manufacturing in 1936. I have many books that deal with the bait companies like Heddon, Creek Chub, Pfluger.
Don,t forget about your Modern Lures from 1940 to the present because they are bringing some good money. I collect Pre 1940 but also modern also. You can get an idea what they are going for on E-Bay.com and go to search and type in the lure name you what to look at. But the books are the key to identfying your lures.
Mike

[MSUICEMAN]

bottom right looks like a heddon tadpolly.... a lot of times they have the names actually on those, so you may want to look.

good luck in your search.

quick edit: I missed 338bar mentioning this also. I have some of those other baits also, so I'll try to look up some other names.

steve

[Ruler]

I remember doing research on a bunch of old lures about a year ago in preparation for our annual rummage sale. Found a few really good sites - just google for antique fishing lure identification and you can find more than you'd ever get out of a book.

I can't believe the prices that some lures are going for! There are way too many people with too much money in the world...

[Lunker]

ebay has tons of them on there now

[Timdog]

The one next to the red and white jitter bug is a mercury minnow I believe looks like the same in the 2nd row last box. Turn them around and you can see the little ball of mercury in them. Pretty common made in the mid 40's in Grosse Point, MI.