Swim Whiz Lure

[stubbex1]

Hey everyone, i was in a friends basement on Sat evening having a few refreshments with him, and eventually we got on the topic of fishing/ hunting/lures etc, and he showed me this lure.

 

its a 3 1\2 inch swim whiz made by homer leblank tackle. He inherited a tackle box from his father in law last summer, and this lure was in it.

My friend used this lure at our fall fishing trip last year and hammered walleye and smallies with it.

I've looked online for it and couldn't find one anywhere, all i can find is 6 inches and up. I also looked to see if believer tackle made one this small, but they don't.

Anyone?

Oh ya, its plastic, not wood.

K.S.

Edited October 4, 2010 by stubbex

[GBW]

Sorry to tell you but this is right off the site...

 

Designed by the legendary Homer Le Blanc in 1956

This Lure has been copied by many other companies but none are the original

 

Manufactured in 2 sizes

ITEM # SIZE

SW006 6" STRAIGHT

SW007 8" STRAIGHT

SWJ008 8" JOINTED

[craigdritchie]

Sadly the 3.5-inch model hasn't been made in many, many years. Too bad because as you note, it was a good smallmouth and walleye bait.

 

You could try hunting around on craigslist or eBay, but I don't think LeBlanc made many of the 3.5 inch ones .... I don't believe they sold particularly well.

[stubbex1]

thanks guys...too bad they don't make them anymore. I did see couple on Ebay, so maybe there are more around!

[Keenan]

Why not try making your own out of wood?

[spinnerbaitking]

I have 2 but there not for sale, saving them for a rainy day

Richard

[camillj]

I have a couple ... havent had em out in a few years ... heh ... maybe I will have to re-integrate them with the rest of the 'active' baits