Harley Ragan Smelt Spearing Decoy

Chassell, MI, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, makers name & dated 1999 under left front fin, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 8.75"L, est. 300 - 500

Chassell, MI, glass eyes, metal tail & fins, highly detailed & life-like, excellent condition, makers name on lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 13.5"L, est. 400 - 700

FOUR HARLEY RAGAN OUTSTANDING FISH DECOYS: 1) Vibrantly Colored Trout Decoy, 9.5'' in length, signed underneath, impressed ''Ragan 2015''; 2) Trout Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length, signed and dated '09;

Cochrane, ONT, 10.75"L northern pike, 7.75"L sucker, 7"L brook trout, 7.25"L smelt & 6.25"L perch, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers brand on bottom, the Pete Konwinsk

Cochrane, ONT, walleye 5.5"L, 2 perch 4.25"L, smelt 4.5"L & northern pike 4.75"L, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers brand on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est

1 by Harley Ragan, Chassell, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, makers brand & dated 1997 on bottom, 19"L & 1 by unknown carver, appears to be vintage, small tack eyes, solid body, app

3 by K. Renner, gar, stugeon & smelt & 1 brook trout by Dan Wiswell, all have glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, smelt has reset dorsal fin, otherwise all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Coll

1 walleye initialled RH on bottom, 1 smelt initialled LSL on bottom, 1 smelt by unknown & 1 sucker by unknown, all in excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, sizes range 5"L - 7"L, est. 10

Newberry, MI, 6.5"L smelt & 6.25"L black spotted red frog, both have original wooden boxes, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Col

Newberry, MI, 3 spearing decoys with original wooden boxes, 2 smelt & 1 perch, all with glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, makers initials on bottom, sizes range 4"L - 6.5"L & 1 gar jigging stick

Includes a stylized fish with hand painted bullfrogs on each side, glass eyes and painted metal fins, by Melva Steinkopf of Fargo, ND (Ex), and a 13 1/4" "Sidewinder" signed by carver Harley Ragan, da

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

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

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

Manistee, MI, painted eyes, wooden tail & metal fins, with original 2pc cardboard box, mint condition, made by Bar Lake Fishing Tackle Co., 7"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800

Cadillac, MI, large tack eyes, original paint with light wear, a few age cracks in paint, light coat of varnish, overall great example, dual lead chambers, relief carved gills & mouth, carved tail & m

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, good original paint on the body with a tail repair, 2 small spear marks to top of back, 7"L x .75"W x .875"T, est. 800 - 1,200

Cadillac, MI, large upholstery tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with some light crazing, small professional tail chip repair, otherwise in excellent condi

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes with yellow eyebrows, featuring 7 black bars on body, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with light wear, very small chip to bottom tip of tail

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,

Cadillac, MI, painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with very little wear, nice detail throughout with additional blood trail coming from the gills, Pete Si

Cadillac, MI, pinched/painted eyes, good original paint with light wear, dual lead chambers, light coat of varnish, small amount of touchup to black on left lip, a few small paint flakes otherwise a n