The Magic Lure, anyone recognize this spoon?

[adempsey]

Gibbs made something similar called the Tempter (spoon 1 in image from left).

I have a couple that were made in the USA that are labeled as K-2 and K3 Wrinkle (spoon 2, 3).

I also have a couple similar to the one you have (spoon 4, 5). They aren't labelled at all though.  They are both curved, but the image doesn't show it very well.

Bass Pro Shops used to make spoons that have similar curvatures as well. No clue on the name, XPS something I am sure.  I couldn't find them.  Far right spoon in the second image.

 

[chris.brock]

First picture, 4th from the left is what we call the magic lure, yes, no stamping or branding. I am guessing the first picture, 3rd from the left is the spoon in the Sunshine Lake report. It likely has some mojo too.

Phil said what made these spoons effective and swim seductively was the balance of the spoon weight and the curvature, including the weight of the hook. Swapping out the hook will bugger it up.

I don't know??? I'm just glad I can now buy some more, thanks to the help from the other guys posting.

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by chris.brock

[adempsey]

Oh nice, he is still selling them?  Ask if he makes a copper/orange version.  Mine are all brass/gold and orange.

[Chuck Enwinde]

7 hours ago, Snidley said:

I did not ask but it was a crude very heavy unit that you would not like compared with todays product. Expensive too

Are you referring to the legendary Drifter, then Tournament Drifter, then G.Loomis float reel?  Blasphemy I say.

[Snidley]

I believe mine was the Tounament Drifter, it was a black one. I get the hairy eyeball when I also refe to the Daiwa Whisker as "wobbley" Really that real with a 13' GL3 did my back in,lol.

[Rob]

Glad to hear you found him and what your looking for! Might just take a trip down to see Phil as well as get some of the lures off of him!

Rob

[Snidley]

Phil, Phil, Phil. The much sought out Wrinkle Spoon (aka MiracleSpoon) has a predicesor. At the Hamilton swap meet I found what I thought were 2 small size Wrinkle Spoons. Low and behold one of them (naturally the oldest looking beat up one) has the lable on the back saying, Flash Bait, made by the Nebco company out of Minnesota.  Further investigation on EBay shows many of these spoons BUT, they are all old and mostly beaters. The ones I purchased were virtually identical except the orange colour is not the same (the Flash Bait's orange is darker, duller and in a less curvey pattern). The old story of nothing's new under the angling sun appears, again, to be true. 

The swap meet itself was, as always, excellent

Edited March 24, 2018 by Snidley

[PUMP KNOWS]

Did you guys place an order for the magic lure from Phil?

[chris.brock]

2 hours ago, PUMP KNOWS said:

Did you guys place an order for the magic lure from Phil?

Sort of, lol.

I guess Phil only stamps out a bunch at a time. He won't sell them unless they're complete and packaged. I think he's waiting for something from the US (hooks?). He hasn't said a price yet either.

I'm pretty sure I will get them, it's just a slow process. 

 

[Boyd]

I was searching for old lures and may have found what you are looking for; Anyway hope it helps. Also have a lure similar to that shape it is white with silver -green stripe, very light. Can send pic if you like.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Lot-of-46-Vintage-HELCO-Daredevil-Spoon-Fishing-Lures-On-4-Display-Cards/392011636910?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/VINTAGE-FISHING-LURE-LOT-OF-15/132550775499?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Edited April 5, 2018 by Boyd

[Snidley]

This lure is the exact duplicate of the "Miracle Spoon"

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Fishing-Spoons-Blue-Fox-Pixie-Dardevle-Hotrod-Flash-Bait-Mepps-Unknown-Lot-13/142723346171?hash=item213af96efb:g:EKEAAOSwXOhabgYK

On the back is the logo    FLASHBAIT.  I have both brands of spoons and this is the original that Phil copied or bought. The only difference is in the brightness of the orange paint and that may be due to the age of the Flashbaits.  This does not change the fact that the Flashbaits and Krinkles REALLY work.

It's also interesting that the Nebco company, the firm  that made the original Flashbait came up with the original version of what we know as the Blue Fox Pixie spoon. For anyone  traveling to northen Quebec to target landlocked Salmon around Lake St Jean, the Pixie is the go to bait up there.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Snidley
new info

[chris.brock]

Interesting about the Flashbait connection. I will ask Phil about it when I see him. He did mention there is a cult following for the Krinkles spoon in some areas of Quebec and guys order them by the hundreds.

[camillj]

On 1/24/2018 at 8:59 AM, Garnet said:

They also came with a pink stripe.

There's was about a dozen on a card  light white cardboard and Wonder Spoon wrote in pink.

Sold in every cheaper location. K Mart ,Zellars  .

Yep ... pretty sure they were $0.99 at Towers back in the '70's (when I was a kid)  ...we used to call them the poor man's daredevil

[Garnet]

Finally somebody as broke ass and old as me 45 years ago.

We hammered browns and rainbows on the Wonder Spoon.

I picked up a Lucky Strike look same maybe little bigger.

[akaShag]

tagged for interest..........

 

........And a trip down Memory Lane, thanks folks.

Doug

[chris.brock]

I have been calling Phil weekly. He keeps saying he's waiting for parts from the US and to call him back in a week. Now he must recognize my # and won't even answer my calls at all, lol. 

Has anyone else had any success lately buying stuff from Phil?

 

[Snidley]

I think Phil was always excentric.

[dave524]

On 2018-01-30 at 2:05 AM, Chuck Enwinde said:

Are you referring to the legendary Drifter, then Tournament Drifter, then G.Loomis float reel?  Blasphemy I say.

I think L.G. Custom had his name on a few too   

[chris.brock]

Chuck scores one!

Edited August 20, 2018 by chris.brock
stuffed it up

[akaShag]

yes, but WHERE?

Doug

[chris.brock]

 

3 hours ago, akaShag said:

yes, but WHERE?

Doug

We aren't disclosing that information yet until we see if they have or can get anymore, lol, it was a small tackle shop.

[Mr.Topwater!]

This lure was called the "Krinkler". It came in at least 2 sizes. We used them for years, fishing Lakers in canoes. All four guys had at least one .

 

[akaShag]

17 minutes ago, chris.brock said:

 

We aren't disclosing that information yet until we see if they have or can get anymore, lol, it was a small tackle shop.

Fair enough, thanks Chris.

[wantabigone]

well crap.....now I have to drop more money on more lures..... what a "drag".  (pun intended)

If you get a reliable supplier Chris let me (us) know.  This lure seems to have quite the recommendations from members here.

 

[PUMP KNOWS]

On 8/19/2018 at 11:38 PM, chris.brock said:

Chuck scores one!

Nice!  Any plans on using it right away or are you gonna hold out till you can get more?