tb4me Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 A friend was cleanng out his shop and offered me these lures..I have never heard of them before..Thought I might as well post pics here to see if anyone knows what they are and what they may be worth..If anything at all..who knows? Have a gander and let me know if you have seen these before.. Thanks folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) A friend was cleanng out his shop and offered me these lures..I have never heard of them before..Thought I might as well post pics here to see if anyone knows what they are and what they may be worth..If anything at all..who knows? Have a gander and let me know if you have seen these before.. Thanks folks! Think you can still buy these or an updated version today made by Panther Martin? Caught a few largies on them Edited July 6, 2012 by John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Cool looking old lure....from a quick google search it appears to be made by Bill Plummer Lures....post WWII...not necessarily a real rare lure. There is currently one on ebay....bidding start at $1...but the seller also has the name spelled wrong. Nice little find....I like old lures....my problem is that I always look at them and say "yeah, I could catch a fish on that" and either lose it or wreck it...just not one for putting things on shelves to look at I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 They sure are cool looking! Doubt they are worth much but you can always keep them to admire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Reminds me of a Johnson Silver Minnow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Reminds me of a Johnson Silver Minnow. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks guys! I didnt think they were worth to much..If they were I was going to give some cash to my friend. Its funny I read the instructions that is in the box and its a top water bait that your supposed to use a piece of pork rind or frog chunk with..So back to using frogs as bait lol..Seriously thou who would cut a chunk off of a frog...lol ill try to post a pic of the instructions..Its a good read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks guys! I didnt think they were worth to much..If they were I was going to give some cash to my friend. Its funny I read the instructions that is in the box and its a top water bait that your supposed to use a piece of pork rind or frog chunk with..So back to using frogs as bait lol..Seriously thou who would cut a chunk off of a frog...lol ill try to post a pic of the instructions..Its a good read.. I say keep that one on the shelf, and buy a new one and use it... http://www.tackletour.com/reviewpmweedwing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) I say keep that one on the shelf, and buy a new one and use it... http://www.tackletour.com/reviewpmweedwing.html Ya im with you..Im not using them at all..I have 3 in a box and a 4th smaller chrome one..They have little propellers on the top that spins..Very neat stuff.. Besides I don't do all that much bass fishing..I like fish i can eat...Walleye crappie trout perch whitefish..Tried Bass once, didn't care all that much for them Edited July 6, 2012 by tb4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) It might be cool to make a framed glass case and collect a few more old ones and put it on the wall. Edited July 6, 2012 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Reminds me of a Johnson Silver Minnow. Basically their version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks guys! I didnt think they were worth to much..If they were I was going to give some cash to my friend. Its funny I read the instructions that is in the box and its a top water bait that your supposed to use a piece of pork rind or frog chunk with..So back to using frogs as bait lol..Seriously thou who would cut a chunk off of a frog...lol ill try to post a pic of the instructions..Its a good read.. I think considering the age of the lure they mean an Uncle Josh pork frog, not a piece of a real frog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I have one of those. My father gave it to me years ago. Don't have the box though, and never tried it with anything on it, only bare hook which resulted in nothing. Now that I have seen your post it has dawned on me that it is an antique! And I have more where that one came from too, including old reels and fishing poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I think considering the age of the lure they mean an Uncle Josh pork frog, not a piece of a real frog. Yes, exactly. They work the same way as the Johnson Silver Minnow with the added attraction of a spinner, so it` kind of like a buzzbait too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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