H.S. Welles Musky Patent Bait

Rare large musky-size, measuring just over 4" in length, with "Welles Patent" clearly stamped on the face. Finished in aluminum (red face), with heavy duty screw eye hook hangers, definitely unfished,

Rare large musky-size, measuring just over 4" in length, with "Welles Patent" clearly stamped on the face. Finished in gold (red face), with heavy duty screw eye hook hangers, definitely unfished, nea

Early wood lure made by Henry S. Welles, coming in its extremely rare "The Welles Bait" box. Measuring 5 1/4" x 2 1/8" and marked Patent Pending (the Pending rubbed off, most likely by Welles after th

Three musky plugs from Pop Dean, all glass eyed Master Baits, all signed by "Pop" and all measuring 10". Colors include Walleye, Chipmunk, and Brook Trout. All are excellent condition.

An extraordinary package of a "Pat. applied for" box, pre-patent bait, and an extremely rare "introductory offer" paper insert, all believed to date from 1909-10. Exceptionally rare and in Ex-/Ex cond

Stamped simply with a large number "7" on the unusually shaped blade, a pre-patent bait based on the W.T.J. Lowe 1882 patent, which outlined a spinner with a wire secured between the blade and the sha

Three different sizes and colors of Henry Welles patented wood baits, all marked as such, including a 3-1/4" solid white model with red face (very good+), a 3-3/4" green mottled finished bait (good),

PIKE AND MUSKIE JIGGING BAITS by James Stangland. Excellent original paint and condition. Open mouth and gill carving. Both with inserted metal fins and carved tails. Both retain inlet weights. Both s

Pre-dating the Miller's Reversible Minnow, each constructed with Miller's silver washered screw eye rigging seen on his earliest minnows, including a 5 1/8" musky-size bait finished in white with red

Musky Northern Bait Green, Gold & Tan

Beautiful coloration on this scarce Muskie Surf Oreno from the South Bend Bait Co. of South Bend, IN. Finished in the RSF pattern, this 2 hook model features heavy duty through wire hardware, painted

Musky Size Jerk Bait Fishing Lures in Box w/ Vtg Bobbers. Lures include Salmo hand made northern pike, Creek Chub jointed pike, and Bomber shallow runner.

Found along with some other oversized experimental Creek Chub baits was this oversized musky Jigger! Wood body bait measures 4-1/2", glass eyes, standard Jigger arrangement with belly plate and oversi

Rare white pasteboard picture box "Made Under Patent by The Moonlight Bait Co. Paw Paw, Mich." with crisp label illustration of The Bug, and containing the correct 2 7/8" white lure with red face and

Beautifully finished is this excellent condition (uncleaned) great unknown wood body musky or striped bass bait, finished in a black back with beautiful emerald green stripes, silver scales, blending

Rarely seen bait mount with "Patent" marked on both wings, 3 1/4" not including the original swivel, hooks and gimp trace, unused and in Ex condition. "The Dream Spinner" card measures 6" in length, f

Musky lures, Flatfish, hair baits, and Marathon baits.

Most likely from Louis Chapleau, maker of so many experimental South Bend baits, is this 5" Musky glass eyed Sucker! One of a kind bait features carved and painted gill detail, oversized diving lip ma

Dating from 1934, the rarest of the Arbogast metal baits, featuring a distinctive musky paint pattern with red tipped belly fins, 2 3/4" body, pressed eyes, scale detail, and "Fred Arbogast Akron, O"

Rare Patent Applied For box stamped Coldwater Bait Co. four times, a bit rough but solid, correct minnow in blended orange, about VG+ condition.

Includes a 2 1/4" S. Allcock & Co. arrowhead spinner, "Patent Archer" marked, 2 Devon style baits (unrigged), a small hook gang, rubber Phantom, and a 3" wood minnow (unrigged), possibly folk art. Con

Extremely rare introductory picture box, complete with the Cock-Tail Kicker card and unfished bait. Still sewn to its early "PATENT APPLIED FOR" marked card (printed on both sides), the lure is in Ex

Extraordinary Charles W. Lane Automatic Minnow. Patented July 29, 1913 in Madrid, NY, one of the rarest of all miscellaneous baits. This hollow metal minnow, with patent marked rotating tail, tiny yel

Finished in white body with black eye shadow and tail, if not for a fill and touchup next to the rear hook hanger this tough bait would grade Ex-. The blue "Patents Pending" marked box grades VG/VG+ a