3 Lawrence Bethel Fish Spearing Decoys, Lake George,

For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by the Bethel Family of Lake George & Park Rapids, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy was made by Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) and has an impressed "

5.5"L crappie by Marcel Meloche, 7"L rainbow trout by Lawrence Bethel, 6"L northern pike by unknown carver & 3"L cast resin loon with baby on back, est. 100 - 200

LAWRENCE BETHEL DECOY LURE ICE SPEAR FISH Weighted and painted decoy with tin fins and tail. Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) of

Rapid City, MI, 1 perch 11.5"L, 1 sucker 10"L & 1 trout 10"L, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 250 - 450

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

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

Newberry, MI, 11.75"L trout with metal tail & fins, 4.75"L brown trout & 4.75"L lake trout, all have glass eyes, 2 have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, the P

Rapid City, MI, 9"L perch dated 1988, 3 panfish 6.75"L dated 1987, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski 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

3.5"L tadpole by Ross Willis, 5.75"L frog by Ross Willis & 5"L frog by Ron Jacobsen, est. 75 - 150

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

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

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

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,

Newberry, MI, 3 miniature bluebills with original wooden boxes, all in excellent condition, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, Ralph Kandt Collection, 3.5"L, est. 150 - 300

Cadillac, MI, 1 rainbow trout dated 8-07, 1 brown trout dated 6-06 & 1 brook trout dated 8-05, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, all have makers signature on bottom, sizes range 7.5"L -

Iron Mountain, MI, 13.5"L sucker signed & dated 2019, 10"L white fish signed & dated 2006 & 9"L perch signed, all have glass eyes, metal tails & fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collectio

Cadillac, MI, 12.25"L burbot, 12"L trout & 9"L grayling, tack eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 200 - 400

Newberry, MI, 6"L sucker, 5"L perch & 5.25"L brown trout, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 200 - 400

Cochrane, ONT, 1 gar 12"L, 1 sucker 8.5"L, & 1 crappie 7.5"L, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent original paint, makers brand on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 250 - 450

Newberry, MI, 21"L northern pike, 16"L northern pike & 12.5"L musky, glass eyes, metal tails & fins, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 250 - 500

For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by the Bethel Family of Park Rapids, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy is attributed to Donald "Don" Bethel (1936-). Decoy measures 7 1/2" in lengt

American. Group of five: (1) redheaded canvasback mason; (2) primitive goose decoy; (3) spearing fish decoy; (4) green wing teal stamped S.T.H.; (5) decoy shaped like a gull, lightweight, body is bals

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