FISHING TACKLE & ANGLING AUCTION on Apr 18, 2026 by Blanchards Auction Service in NY
The Kinney Bird Bait1926 Creek Chub CatalogCreek Chub Plunker Special
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Potsdam, NY, United States
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1920 Creek Chub "Patents Pending" Catalog: Extremely rare and important fold-out "catalog" advertising "The New Pikie Minnow". Marked "Patents Pending" in red, dating it to the first year of production for the Pikie, c1920, measuring 7 1/2" x
0001: 1920 Creek Chub "Patents Pending" CatalogEst. $300-$400$10(1 bid)
1926 Creek Chub Catalog: Extremely rare 9" x 6" fold out catalog (4 pages) introducing the "New Casting Bait Lures for 1926", which included the Jointed Pikie Minnow, Wiggling Spoon and Flyrod Crippled Minnow, and announcing
0002: 1926 Creek Chub CatalogEst. $400-$500$10(1 bid)
1924 Creek Chub Insert Catalog: An extremely rare "New Bait Casting Lures - For 1924" catalog, printed to announce a "New Line of Fly Rod Feather Minnows, Bass Flies, etc.". Early 9" x 6" bi-fold format, four pages, three of which
0003: 1924 Creek Chub Insert CatalogEst. $150-$200$10(1 bid)
Creek Chub Float: This rare 8 1/4" white/green/black striped wood bobber was a gift from Creek Chub manager and salesman, Sam Davenport, to employee Melvin Diederich in 1947. Unused and in Ex condition with only a few
0004: Creek Chub FloatEst. $200-$300$10
Creek Chub Float: This rare 8 1/4" white/red/black striped wood bobber was a gift from Creek Chub manager and salesman, Sam Davenport, to employee Melvin Diederich in 1947. Unused and in Ex- condition with only a few
0005: Creek Chub FloatEst. $200-$300$10
Creek Chub Float: This rare 8 1/4" white/yellow/black striped wood bobber was a gift from Creek Chub manager and salesman, Sam Davenport, to employee Melvin Diederich in 1947. Unused and in Ex condition, bright and
0006: Creek Chub FloatEst. $200-$300$10
Creek Chub 3209 Plunker Special: Extremely rare Special Order Plunker finished in uncataloged brilliant greenback, grading VG+/Ex- with light wear, lip ding, a few chips/flakes, thin touchup around one eye, factory imperfection and
0007: Creek Chub 3209 Plunker SpecialEst. $300-$400$10
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Extremely rare finish on this important uncataloged 3200, with a wild white and black factory paint pattern, obviously an employee experimentation or Special Order lure. With good glass eyes and in
0008: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $300-$400$10
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Graphic black spots on white, a rare and uncataloged color on the 3200 Plunker. With general wear, light soiling, lip/mouth chips, tail touchup, pointers, a few tiny chips along age lines, shows much
0009: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $75-$100$10
Creek Chub 3206 Plunker Special: Goldfish is a desirable color on any Creek Chub lure, but on the Plunker it's uncataloged and extremely rare. Coming in the correctly stamped SPECIAL 3206 box (VG+/Ex-) with hang tag order blank and
0010: Creek Chub 3206 Plunker SpecialEst. $200-$300$10
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Extraordinary uncataloged gold scale perch finish on this beautiful bait, coming in the correctly stamped SPECIAL 3200 box. Box condition is Ex-/Ex, with the lure definitely unfished, grading near Ex
0011: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $300-$400$10(1 bid)
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Rare uncataloged yellow back blended to white belly, believed to originate from the same Special Order as the Plunker pictured on page 177 of The "Special" World of Creek Chub Lures and page 183 of
0012: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $150-$200$10
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Very rare Special Order 3200 in uncataloged yellow with black eye shadow. Condition is shiny VG/VG+ due mostly to a tackle box crunch, pointers/hook marks, light wear and age lines. Shows well and
0013: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $100-$150$10
Creek Chub 3224 Plunker: Beautiful redwing blackbird finish on this standard Plunker, if not for touchups in flakes near one eye and on the lip edge this bait would grade near Ex. The correct No. 3224 end label box is VG/VG+
0014: Creek Chub 3224 PlunkerEst. $50-$75$10
Creek Chub 3238 Plunker: Finished in pearl with good glass eyes and hair fly added to the rear hook hanger, believed to be factory. Condition is about VG+ with wear/soiling, rubs, flakes, pointers and an old over-varnish
0015: Creek Chub 3238 PlunkerEst. $40-$50$10
Creek Chub Plunker: Blue back rainbow with good glass eyes and coming in its correct end label box. The lure is about VG+, the No. 3208 box grades VG+/Ex-.
0016: Creek Chub PlunkerEst. $50-$75$10(1 bid)
Creek Chub Plunker Special: Finished in rare uncataloged black head white body, with clear military stencil and grading shiny VG+ due to light wear/soiling, thin lip touchup, tail crack, hook rust started and a cracked eye,
0017: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $150-$200$10(1 bid)
Creek Chub Fire Lacquer Plunkers: Rainbow fire (about VG+), and fireplug (VG/VG+) in the correct 3232 stamped box that grades VG+/Ex-.
0018: Creek Chub Fire Lacquer PlunkersEst. $40-$50$10
Creek Chub 3205 Plunker Special: Although common on other models, dace is uncataloged and very rare on the Plunker. With good glass eyes, gold military stencil and bright color the condition is shiny Ex-/Ex due to light wear, rubs,
0019: Creek Chub 3205 Plunker SpecialEst. $100-$150$10
Creek Chub Plunkers: All finished in bright golden shiner including an unfished Husky Plunker with good glass eyes and grading near Ex, coming in a VG+ box with an illegible stamp, only the last number 4 is visible. 3204
0020: Creek Chub PlunkersEst. $75-$100$10
Creek Chub 4007 Tarpon Pikie Special: Extraordinary color on this vivid blue mullet tarpon bait, crisp back stencil and reinforced lip, grading near Ex with only a few belly pointers, hairline and a tight/faint belly age line. Although
0021: Creek Chub 4007 Tarpon Pikie SpecialEst. $400-$500$10
Creek Chub 4020 Tarpon Pikie Special: With large single hooks, good glass eyes, crisp gold back stamp and finished in uncataloged red head white with glitter. The 6 1/2" Special Order bait is most likely unfished, grading Ex- due to a
0022: Creek Chub 4020 Tarpon Pikie SpecialEst. $200-$300$10
Creek Chub 2639 Jointed Pikie Special: Unfished Jointed Pikie in bright uncataloged tiger stripe, with scarce solid black tack eyes and gold foil decal. The condition is extraordinary, shiny Ex/Ex+ with no sign of use, most likely never
0023: Creek Chub 2639 Jointed Pikie SpecialEst. $100-$150$10
Creek Chub 2607 Jointed Pikie: Finished in bright blue mullet with good glass eyes and gold back stamp. Condition is shiny Ex- with a couple of tiny pointers, bottom of the joint rub, light bleed thru and age lines.
0024: Creek Chub 2607 Jointed PikieEst. $50-$75$10