14 Fish Spearing Decoys

by various makers including Hank Walters, Leech, Tim Spreck, Glen Mergos & others, variety of species, conditions vary, the Pete Konwinski Collection, sizes range 3"L - 8.5"L, est. 250 - 450

Port Huron, MI, all have painted eyes, carved tails & metal fins, in excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, 8 are 2.5"L & others are 4"L, est. 200 - 300

Rapid City, MI, 14"L walleye dated 11/1/86 & 12"L trout dated 7/86, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 200 - 400

Dearborn, MI, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent original paint, light paint loss on fins, otherwise in great condition, Ed deNavarre Collection, 14.5"L, est. 400 - 700

Waseca, MN, glass eyes, thin metal tail & fins, see similar example on pg. 95 of "Kimballs Vol. III" and pg. 102 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, hard to find, excellent condition, 6.25"L,

Grand Rapids, MI, extremely rare, these are the first 3 that we have brought to market, Ralph was an outdoorsman who enjoyed spearing and carving his own decoys in the 1930's & 40's, all have bead eye

12"L musky by T. Pekelder with painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins & 11"L walleye by unknown maker with glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition with highly detailed scaling, the P

Pauldine, OH, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, all are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 4.5"L, 5"L & 7"L, est. 500 - 800

Wapool Island, MI, musky, pike, perch, walleye & trout, all have glass eyes, metal tails & metal fins, all in excellent condition, Ralph Kandt Collection, sizes range 7"L - 9.5"L, est. Market Determin

Pauldine, OH, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 5.25"L, 6.75"L & 9"L, est. 600 - 900

Marine City, MI, 6.25"L perch, 5"L brook trout & 5.75"L in frog pattern, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, hard to find, Ziggie is well known for his custom musky lures used on Lake St. Clair, ma

Cadillac, MI, 9"L sucker American flag, 9"L rainbow trout, 8.75"L black & silver trout & 7"L brook trout, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, the Pe

2 metal decoys by Fletten, 1 red & white by Dewey, new in bag, 2 mini by Lawrence Bethel, 1 pike by unknown with reset tail chip, 1 sucker by Bethel & 1 red & white by unknown commercial maker, the Pe

Benzonia, MI, 1 brook trout, 1 brown trout, 1 arctic char & 1 rainbow trout, all have painted eyes, carved tails & metal fins, 8"L, est. 300 - 500

Quakertown, PA, 7.75"L Peterson style perch, carved eyes, 9"L sucker & 7"L sucker, both suckers have glass eyes, all have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers brand stamped in fins,

Pauldine, OH, 6.25"L white trout with tack eyes & 5.75"L red & white sucker with glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, both are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the

Paw Paw, MI, 7"L & 5"L, both painted in silver flash, original paint, good condition with light wear & minor flaking, 5"L has added blush on chin & gills, est. 400 - 700

6"L by Ross Allen, 8.5 trout by Bill Green, 7"L sturgeon by Wicky, small tail chip on top & 5"L sunfish by Floyd Osga, est. 200 - 300

Pauldine, OH, 7.5"L trout & 6"L trout, both have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, both are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est.

Parsons Island, MI, painted eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, sizes range 3"L - 10.75"L, est. 400 - 600

1 silver 9"L by unknown carver, 1 perch 8"L, Gary Collins, Utica, MI, 1 fish 9"L & 1 silver 7"L, Martin Pestrue, Standish, MI, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 200 - 300

various species, carvers & condition, sizes range 5"L - 7"L, est. Market Determined

1 bluegill 6"L, John Fairfield, Marenisco, MI & 1 lake trout 8.25"L, Mark Brunning, Rapid City, MI, both in excellent condition, makers signatures on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 200 - 400

6.5"L trout by Mike Maxson, Newberry, MI, 7" red & white sucker by Jim Nelson, Cadillac, MI, & 9"L yellow & black by Karl Johnson, Newberry, MI, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excelle