Lawrence Bethel Crappie Fish Spearing Decoy, Lake

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

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

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

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

relief stamped eyes, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills & mouth, similar to Abe Dehate, exact fish featured on pg. 72 of the Fish Decoy Book Vol. III by Kimball, was used by Hans Janner Jr.

Two Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. Type Antique Fish Spearing Decoys. With "through body" line ties, metal fins and leather tails. 6-1/2" and 8-1/2"l. Condition: Fair to good with paint wear and minor losses.

Large spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circa 1900. Tack eyes with metal fins. Gray and white paint. This extraordinary fish measures 18" long.

by unknown carver from Lake St. Clair, tack eyes, metal tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, combination of original & old working paint with some wear & flaking, 9.5"L, est. 300 - 500

McMillan, MI, 10.25"L lake trout & 6.75"L sunfish, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 250 - 450

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

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

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

Cochrane, ONT, 1 perch 7.25"L, 1 white bass 6"L, 1 crappie 5.5"L & 1 perch 4.5"L, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, makers brand on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 300 - 500

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

Gaylord, MI, 1 lake sturgeon 10"L & 1 herring 8.5", both have glass eyes, carved tail & copper fins, relief carved gills, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, est. 250 - 450

1 crappie, glass eyes, metal fins & wooden tail, "BF" on inletted weight, 1 panfish by Rudy Zwieg, Alex, MN, painted eyes, metal fins, metal tail & 2 green by unknown, wooden, glass eyes, metal fins &

Lidgerwood, ND, 12.25"L lake trout, 9"L walleye & 4 fish that are 6"L in various colors, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 200 - 400

Heddon style by Buzz Miller with wooden box, beaver by unknown, beaver by Bethel, ermine by unknown, chipmunk by Dave Kober & frog by unknown, all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, siz

9.5"L red & white attr to Bethel Family of Minnesota, glass eyes, spinner in body, metal & metal fins, appears to be original paint with some wear & 8"L perch attr to Mikko, carved tail & metal fins,

Cadillac, MI, Exact Fish featured on pg 55 "Michigan's Master Carver Oscar W. Peterson by Ron Fritz" large tack eyes, excellent original paint with very little wear, a few minor paint flakes, overall

Cadillac, MI, rare carved eye, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, dual lead chambers, period 3, mostly original paint with some enhancement on top of back and bottom, great form, 10"L x 1.

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual led chambers, strong original paint with light wear, exact fish featured in Oscar Peterson book by Ron Fritz 3 times pgs. 8, 28 & 56, 7.875"L x

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, period 3-4, strong original paint, great crazed surface & patina, 8.75"L x .75"W x 1.25"T, est. 2,000 - 4,000