FISHING TACKLE & ANGLING AUCTION on Apr 18, 2026 by Blanchards Auction Service in NY
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Potsdam, NY, United States
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FISHING TACKLE & ANGLING AUCTION

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 is
0013: Creek Chub Plunker SpecialEst. $100-$150
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Creek Chub Injured Minnow Special: Finished in vivid yellow spotted with bright red ribs, featuring good glass eyes and gold side stamp. Condition is shiny Ex- due to a few pointers, light wear, small nose chip and tight age lines. A
0025: Creek Chub Injured Minnow SpecialEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub Husky Musky Special: Rare special rigging on this early no eye 602, finished in slanted red head/white body with undated lip. This exact "test" lure is pictured in both of Smith's books; The "Special" World of Creek Chub
0026: Creek Chub Husky Musky SpecialEst. $300-$400
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Creek Chub Pickerel Pikies: 2700Y Baby Pickerel Pikie and 2600Y Pickerel Pikie, both with good glass eyes and standard lip. Baby grades near Ex with only light wear and tight age lines, full size is Ex-/Ex due to light wear and
0027: Creek Chub Pickerel PikiesEst. $40-$50
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2 Creek Chub Flyrod Dingbats: Matched set in golden shiner, each with full hair legs. Bass size would grade Ex but a touchup to the rear edge so about VG+, coming on an earlier black card hand marked 1404, trout size is near Ex,
0028: 2 Creek Chub Flyrod DingbatsEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub 6704 Big Bomber: Scarce musky bait, the largest of the Bomber/Kreeker series, finished in bright golden shiner, appearing unfished, shiny Ex-/Ex with only very slight wear, couple of chin pointers and faint age
0029: Creek Chub 6704 Big BomberEst. $75-$100
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Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler: Dating from the 20s, the largest in the "Creek Bug" series. In white with red wings and black accents, bright and shiny with a red twisted string tail, appearing unfished but a few small burns so
0030: Creek Chub Big Creek Bug WigglerEst. $75-$100
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Creek Chub Sinful Sal Lures: Both with original spinnered weed guard and only light wear. Includes white with black on nickel (strong Ex-) in the seldom seen correct No. S-23 end label box. And white with red on copper (unfished
0031: Creek Chub Sinful Sal LuresEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub Fire Lacquer Jtd Baby Pikies: Both with good glass eyes and gold back stamp. Fireplug (2732) and rainbow fire (2731) grade about Ex-, each with light wear, minor joint wear, very slight soiling and common fine age lines.
0032: Creek Chub Fire Lacquer Jtd Baby PikiesEst. $40-$50
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Creek Chub 7634 Surf Darter: 7" Surf Darter with a single mouth line tie, blue flash finish, Ex-/Ex, bright and shiny with only light wear and bleed-thru started, appearing unfished. The box is clearly stamped 7634 and also
0033: Creek Chub 7634 Surf DarterEst. $40-$50
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2 Creek Chub Surfsters: Both finished in purple eel with good glass eyes and gold back stamp. Includes a 7335 Husky Surfster, although appearing unfished there are thin surface burns along the back and side, as well as a
0034: 2 Creek Chub SurfstersEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub CB Midget Darters: Beautiful concave belly Midget Darters in shad, an uncataloged color on the 8000 CB. Includes a rarely seen shad with glitter, Ex-/Ex due only to very slight wear and a factory mouth imperfection,
0035: Creek Chub CB Midget DartersEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub Saltwater Pikies: Scarce saltwater baits, both unfished, with tack eyes, gold back stamp and clean hardware. Includes silver shiner, Ex-/Ex due only to a couple of pointers and tight age lines, and silver flash with
0036: Creek Chub Saltwater PikiesEst. $50-$75
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2 Creek Chub Flyrod Plunker Bass Bugs: Bass size bugs with full hair wings and tail, colors include solid white, about VG+ due to common belly crack, small chip and age lines, coming hooked to an earlier black card (dirty) with 1000
0037: 2 Creek Chub Flyrod Plunker Bass BugsEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub 2630 Jointed Pikie Special: Uncataloged red head orange spotted, requiring a Special Order on the Jointed Pikie. With good glass eyes (tiny factory bubbles inside one eye), gold back stamp and grading near VG+ due to tail
0038: Creek Chub 2630 Jointed Pikie SpecialEst. $50-$75
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2 Creek Chub 7635 Surf Darters: Both finished in purple eel, including a single line tie model and a 7600 with mouth and head ties. The largest of the Darter series with heavy wire through construction and gold back stamping, each
0039: 2 Creek Chub 7635 Surf DartersEst. $50-$75
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2 Creek Chub Pikies: Each finished in 'new' silver shiner, tack eye models, both appearing unfished, bright and shiny. Jointed Pikie, with gold back stamp, grades Ex-/Ex, gold foil decal Pikie is solid Ex, coming in the
0040: 2 Creek Chub PikiesEst. $50-$75
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Creek Chub Dealer Box: Master box with a mix of later wood and plastic lures, all tack eye and unfished, in the correctly stamped plastic sleeve box. Includes: (2) 700W Pikies, (1) 700P Pikie, (1) 2600 Jointed Pikies, (2)
0041: Creek Chub Dealer BoxEst. $100-$150
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Custom Ideal Float: Measuring an impressive 25" in length, with bright white background, bold dark green and black stripes, and original solid red top ball. In excellent condition with only a few age lines and slight
0042: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $100-$150
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Custom Ideal Float: Measuring 19 3/4" this very large bobber with matching top cork ball is finished in extremely rare green, yellow and black, and is in excellent condition throughout. Dating from the 1950's, this
0043: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $100-$150
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Custom Ideal Float: Rare 15 3/4" painted cork bobber with an attractive blue, white and black striped pattern, in near excellent condition (a few tiny chips, soiling and age lines). Dating from the 1950's, this
0044: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $100-$150
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Custom Ideal Float: In a rare and very graphic red/white/black custom pattern, this 11 1/4" bobber is in exceptional condition with only light age discoloration. Dating from the 1950's, this important piece from the
0045: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $100-$150
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Custom Ideal Float: Measuring 14 1/2" in length with bold yellow, white, blue and black stripes, in excellent condition with only one tiny flake and a few small age lines. Dating from the 1950's, this important piece
0046: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $75-$100
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Custom Ideal Float: In an uncataloged size of 14 1/4" in length and in shiny excellent condition with only a few age lines and slight age discoloration to spots of varnish. In bright white and red with black stripes and
0047: Custom Ideal FloatEst. $75-$100
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Heddon-Winona Celluloid Floats: Two sets of Heddon-Winona floats coming in their extremely rare 12-pack boxes. "The Heddon-Winona Celluloid Float" picture box with a crisp illustration of a No.7 float on one long side, the end
0048: Heddon-Winona Celluloid FloatsEst. $150-$200
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7 Ideal Floats: Measuring 4" in length, coming in yellow, cream and white patterns, all in about Ex-/Ex condition, most appearing unfished. Not an easy size and condition to find.
0049: 7 Ideal FloatsEst. $50-$75
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Ideal Store Display: Rare 19" x 12 3/4" counter display box from the Ideal Fishing Float Co. of Richmond, Virginia. This particular set originated from the Michigan Tackle Supply Company of Muskegon. The assortment
0050: Ideal Store DisplayEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur LE Anniversary Reel Set: New in the original teakwood presentation box, this being number 358 of 1,800 multiplying reel sets made for the 1952-2002 anniversary. Includes the Record 5000 and Abu Morrum SX3600C IVCB models,
0051: Ambassadeur LE Anniversary Reel SetEst. $150-$200
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Ambassadeur 5600CDL Limited Edition Reel: Abu Garcia reel finished in black with 24kt gold plated parts/accents, this model 5600CDL features a fast-cast thumbar, foil labels on the rims and a foot stamped 8270. An Ex/Ex+ condition reel that
0052: Ambassadeur 5600CDL Limited Edition ReelEst. $200-$300
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Abu Garcia Suveran Spinning Reel: Model S1000M in 'as new' condition, complete with Suveran two-part box, instruction paper, marked bag and spare spool.
0053: Abu Garcia Suveran Spinning ReelEst. $75-$100
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Ambassadeur Model 4500CDL Reel: Coming as new in a teakwood presentation box, this 24kt gold plated and jet black reel is in Ex+ condition appearing to have never been out of the box. This outstanding narrow spool reel is marked
0054: Ambassadeur Model 4500CDL ReelEst. $200-$300
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Early Abu Record Casting Reels: Includes models 2000, 1600 and 1900, each with a tail plate click switch and dual grasp handle, and grading Ex-/Ex. The 1600 comes in the correct marked box with papers.
0055: Early Abu Record Casting ReelsEst. $75-$100
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Ambassadeur LE 2500 CDL Casting Reel: A new condition Limited Edition model 2500 DeLuxe casting reel, part of a nine reel set issued in 1992 with serial number GC00147 stamped foot. With 24kt gold plated parts and small display tag, only
0056: Ambassadeur LE 2500 CDL Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur 5600CDL Limited Edition Reel: Abu Garcia reel finished in silver with 24kt gold plated parts and accents, this model 5600CDL features a fast-cast thumbar and a foot stamped 060006. An Ex/Ex+ condition reel that comes with the
0057: Ambassadeur 5600CDL Limited Edition ReelEst. $200-$300
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Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Casting Reel: Rarely seen red anodized finish with gold foot, pillars, spool release, star drag and accents. Narrow spool, right hand wind, single grasp counter-balanced handle and 5-point star drag, the condition
0058: Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 4500C Reel: Bright gold anodized finish including all parts of the reel except the handle grasps and spool. As new condition, shiny Ex/Ex+ throughout. The only Ambassadeur reel in this finish to be offered at
0059: Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 4500C ReelEst. $100-$150
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Record Ambassadeur 5000 Casting Reel: A four screw version of the black anodized reel with star drag, dual grasp handle, smooth foot and quick take-down screws on the head plate side. In shiny Ex/Ex+ condition, appearing as new, and
0060: Record Ambassadeur 5000 Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur Limited Edition 2500C Reel: Numbered 070007 and in as new condition, Ex/Ex+, coming in its wooden presentation box that also houses a 3 1/2 ounce stainless steel flask with Abu Garcia logo, an oil tube and wrench.
0061: Ambassadeur Limited Edition 2500C ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur Morrum Limited Edition Reel: Black and 24kt gold plated, foot marked 100010/47, in unused Ex/Ex+ condition, coming in its teak presentation box with oil, wrench, papers and marked black over-box.
0062: Ambassadeur Morrum Limited Edition ReelEst. $100-$150
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Arjon Champion Casting Reel: A mid-1950s Swedish reel with four port tail plate that houses the "fan blades" that controlled backlashes, a small star drag mounted outside the crank handle and narrow 1" wide spool. Unfished Ex
0063: Arjon Champion Casting ReelEst. $75-$100
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Ambassadeur LE 1500CDL Casting Reel: A new condition Limited Edition model 1500 DeLuxe casting reel, part of a nine reel set issued in 1992 with serial number GC00147 stamped foot. With 24kt gold plated parts and small display tag, only
0064: Ambassadeur LE 1500CDL Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur Model 5000 Anniversary Reel: Produced for the 75th anniversary, a three screw model marked with Abu 75 921/1000. Numbered 050005 on the underside of the foot, shiny Ex/Ex+ condition, coming in its correct wood presentation box
0065: Ambassadeur Model 5000 Anniversary ReelEst. $75-$100
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Ambassadeur 5000 Deluxe Casting Reel: Exceptional condition on this black and gold finish reel with 24kt gold plated parts, number 6724 stamped on the underside of the foot and coming in the correct wood presentation box (unused
0066: Ambassadeur 5000 Deluxe Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur "Shimomura" 5500C Reel: Stunning pearl white sideplates on this rarely seen reel, with gold accents and coming as new in a Simon Shimomura box, unmarked for model or color. Serial number TSU001SS, with a 5-point star drag,
0067: Ambassadeur "Shimomura" 5500C ReelEst. $100-$150
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Ambassadeur LE 7000 CDL Casting Reel: A new condition Limited Edition model 7000 DeLuxe casting reel, part of a nine reel set issued in 1992 with serial number GC00147 stamped foot. With 24kt gold plated parts and small display tag, only
0068: Ambassadeur LE 7000 CDL Casting ReelEst. $100-$150
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2 Arjon Commander Casting Reels: Each with a unique line guide that falls away for the cast and gathers the two wire guides back together for the level-winding retrieve, star drag and tail plate with turbine style anti-backlash
0069: 2 Arjon Commander Casting ReelsEst. $75-$100
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Rare 1913 Heddon Catalog: With 46 pages, the vast majority with illustrations, this catalog shows 7 casting rods, 4 reels (2 Heddon, 2 Meek), casting lines (Easy Caster, Samson), 14 baits in full color (0, 10, 100, 150, 175,
0070: Rare 1913 Heddon CatalogEst. $300-$400
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0071: Kinney's Bird LureEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Heddon "747" Dowagiac Mascallonge Minnow: Measuring just under 7 3/4" in length, this extremely rare minnow was never offered in a Heddon catalog. This massive Heddon-made bait was only sold through VL&A, available only in their 1917
0072: Heddon "747" Dowagiac Mascallonge MinnowEst. $1,000-$1,500