I still get in awe and am simply amazed at the stunning beauty of these lures. The simplicity, the design, nothing fancy, just all the right parts, shape and form. Man what it would have been like to fish these lures back then. What a thrill that must've been to use something nobody had used before. This one, as Steve Irwin would say, is "just gorgeous".The diagnostics of this plug goes as follows: 4 3/4 inches long, main body color yellow, nose cone is an open water blueish green. The lure is not without flaws though. There were a few paint chips missing in the nose cone and some definite crackling of paint along the body and also some paint chips missing around the eye ring. Lure has 4 treble hooks, a little corrosion (rust spots) but nothing big. The collar is beautiful and attached appropriately.
What a collector's piece! e.b.-auctions did a nice job with the listing and the photo's were excellent. Piece brought in a total of 13 bids and sold for $372.79 to o.reele.rod. Nice going.
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