"Items for Sale/Trade"

"Items for Sale/Trade"
All of the items listed here are for sale or trade. I am looking for earlier South Bend and L&S in trade. I can send sharper pictures if something catches your eye and don't hesitate to ask questions. Shipping (1st Class) is included, if you prefer Priority service it will be $2.00 extra plus the cost of any insurance desired. I will accept payment in the form of a money order, cashier's check or personal check which may result in a delay to clear before shipping. Thanks for looking.

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"South Bend Bait Co." Click on any picture to enlarge

#913 Panatella Minnow
red head/white body (RH), belly hook model, GE, marked props. Lure has no paint on the belly weight, a dent in the back but the paint is on the tail cap

#915 Panatella Minnow
Rainbow (RAIN), 5-hook, GE, marked props. The paint is off the tail cap and there is some varnish flaking but paint is solid on bellyweight and not bad for this tough 5 hooker.

#920 Surface Minnow
Minnow is frog (F), GE, early unmarked pointed prop, HPGM The minnow is painted in early frog color with some paint and varnish flaking. A pretty nice example of a hard to find early South Bend minnow.

#920 Surface Minnow
Minnow is frog (F), GE, early unmarked pointed prop, HPGM The minnow is painted in early frog color with paint and varnish flaking. The lure is still a decent example of a tough early South Bend minnow.

#962 Midget Surf Oreno
Color is scale finish w/red blend (RSF), GE. The lure has flaking and rubs as seen in photo but it's a fairly tough color for this pre-1927 bait.

#962 Midget Surf Oreno
Color is frog (F), GE. The lure is in great condition with faint agelines, a small blemish on lower left back and a couple of micro pointers being the only problems.

#972 Babe Oreno
Color is Natural Scale Shiner (S), GE. Tough Pagin scale Babe Oreno in a nice Shiner color which has agelines, some with paint flaking and a varnish flake near the tail. A nice example of this tough color.

"Creek Chub Bait Co."

#100 Wiggler
Early golden or yellow shiner, GE, HPGM, flat washer cup and unmarked lip. A very nice and early Wiggler with a couple of pointers being the only flaws. Neat early wiggler in a nice color.

#800 Wagtail
Goldfish color, GE, plain non-fluted tail. A beautiful lure with one or two small pointers and a few tight agelines. Be hard to find a nicer one.

#3300 Sarasota
Silverflash, GE. Lure has a light hook drag on chin, a couple of hook point marks on lure's left side. Very nice lure.

#1500 Injured Minnow
Earlier perch, GE. Earlier round body style injured minnow with a nick by the front cup being the only problem that I see. Very nice minnow.

#5200 Baby Dingbat
Black, GE. Lure has 3 surface dents that don't hurt the paint and one hook point ding between the eyes... pretty nice lure.

#6400 Tiny Tim
Pikie scale, painted eyes. Very light ring around belly weight, ageline on lower chin and a small light dent on back..Very nice condition.

"Shakespeare"

#33 Minnow
Orange back, yellow belly..GE..'B' prop. Condition as seen in the picture, missing some hardware and only 1 prop is correct.

#33 Minnow
Orange back, yellow belly, GE, 'B' prop. Lure has a couple of paint chips to wood on lure's left side and and nick on the nose, some rubbing on the back and a light ring around the belly weight. Neat early Shakespeare minnow.

#41 Minnow
Green back, yellow belly, GE, 'A' prop. Lure has some rubs and checking to the paint but really a pretty nice early one.

#450 Killer
Solid red, 2 belly weights. Lure has an area on the left side in front and above hook hanger which appears to have been touched up at some time. Paint is on the front belly weight but some is missing on the 2nd weight. Lure's right side shows very nice.

#100 Minnow
Crackleback, cup rig, GE, HPGM. A few pointers and a small scrape in between front right cup and eye and some paint flaking around bellyweight. Nice bait.

Luny Frog
Nice frog with 2 pointers on the underside chin area being the only problems with this one.

Competitor Minnow
Painted eyes, HPGM, thru body wire rig. A very early and nice Pflueger minnow with light ring around belly weight and a couple of tines broken from one hook being the only problems. Very neat early minnow.

Pflueger Wizard Minnow
5 Hook, glass eyes, thru body wire rig and early. Early Pflueger minnow with some hook marks and some paint fading. Prop are marked with 'R' and 'L'. Nice early example of a Pflueger minnow.

Musky Globe w/excellent box & papers
Large size box with all the papers including the insert for the bottom of box. The box and papers are in excellent condition while the lure is nice as well but has a couple of discolored areas. Very nice for display.

SOLD!!
$75.00

Competitor Minnow
Green with white belly, lure is in nice shape with a light hook drag on lure's back right side as seen in pictures and has some light age lines.

"Miscellaneous"

Marathon Musky Monk
Glass eyed Musky Monk with a nick below the lure's right eye the only problem, tail is full.

Keeling 'Expert'
3-hook minnow, red w/silver ribs and black back, milky colored glass eyes and holes in the props. The lure has a hook drag on each side and some various scratching but the 'Expert' is readable and not a bad example of early minnow.

Jenson Frog
Plunker style frog with dark green back and yellow/white belly. Lure is in great shape and the legs are complete and functional.

Eger bait
Small size Eger in green scale pattern with marked props and painted eyes. The lure has a few agelines but overall in nice condition.

Bretton '602'
French made reel in great condition. It cranks a bit hard maybe from years of sitting around but it looks great.

Luxor-Pezon & Michel
French made reel says 'Luxor' Pezon & Michel, green in color with extra spool. The reel is in great condition both working and appearance, very neat old spinning reel.

Flyrod Baits
Group of 3 flyrod baits-2 are wooden and the red/white one appears to be tenite or plastic. All are in nice condition and better pictures are available upon request.

"L&S Bait Company"

Opaque Eye L&S Collection
Collection of very nice opaque eye L&S includes 18 Shiner/BassMasters, 6 PikeMasters (including a tough red Crystal), 8 boxes, Jumbo Shiner and copy of a rarely seen opaque eye color chart for early L&S lure. Most are in excellent condition although a couple are only VG to VG+ but most are very nice. Price includes shipping and insurance. For more detailed information send me an email.

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