Vintage Lures

[Nicodemus]

Do you believe that fish was truly a 22 lb largemouth? Serious question.

I don`t have any reason not to believe it was a bass.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Y’all made me bite. Had go to the garage to find the only one I have left. Little Cleo Wigl. Quick internet search says it’s 1950s/60s.

My uncle (mid 80s today but still sharp) gave me a bunch of tackle back in the 90s and a few of these gems were in the mix. Of course I didn’t know better and burnt a few down trying to catch those daggone grass pickerel.

I should probably get this one framed. Near as I can tell @Nicodemus and @NCHillbilly have seen a couple lures, curious if they’ve crossed this one.

The Little Cleo Wigl Lure was a bit risqué for its time.

In a bottom of a tackle box I found this beauty. A 2” nickle spoon lure, the underside stamped with a curvaceous part naked female dancer and the words” Little Cleo, Wigl Lure” not a misspelling! Curious as to its origin, a little inter-web digging gave the information… It was made by C.V...

www.thomasturner.com

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Oh yeah. They still make them. I used to troll them a lot in the lakes around here for trout and walleye. I still have several.

 

[menhadenman]

Oh yeah. They still make them. I used to troll them a lot in the lakes around here for trout and walleye. I still have several.

I know acme is still around but haven’t seen the Wigl with the topless dancer?

Definitely a good trout spoon

 

[NCHillbilly]

I know acme is still around but haven’t seen the Wigl with the topless dancer?

Definitely a good trout spoon

I don't thnk they still have the logo, but they still make the Little Cleo spoon like that. The firetiger version is the deal for trout and walleye. I've still got one of those old silver ones like yours with the dirty picture on the belly.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Oldest “new” lure I recall was a “Bayou Boogie” for striper trolling.

Would have been ‘66 or ‘67.

Wood boat.

35 Seahorse, which was a big engine back then.

Tiny Lund had a fish camp at Santee.

Men drank and played cards at night.

Us kids probably snuck a cigarette or two, maybe a beer and went out in Jon boats and paddled around.

Was a winter deal, chasing the birds. Very cold, as I recall.

 

[Nicodemus]

Oldest “new” lure I recall was a “Bayou Boogie” for striper trolling.

Would have been ‘66 or ‘67.

Wood boat.

35 Seahorse, which was a big engine back then.

Tiny Lund had a fish camp at Santee.

Men drank and played cards at night.

Us kids probably snuck a cigarette or two, maybe a beer and went out in Jon boats and paddled around.

Was a winter deal, chasing the birds. Very cold, as I recall.

Didn`t Tiny Lund hold the world record for a landlocked striped bass back then? I forgot the weight.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Didn`t Tiny Lund hold the world record for a landlocked striped bass back then? I forgot the weight.

Hmmm, I do not know.

My dad made the papers several times with 35-40 lbs- if I recall correctly.

I was a 8-10 year old kid. Been a while back.

 

[Jim Boyd]

We stayed often at Blacks - where you ate in the kitchen with the family in the evenings.

And they had a vending machine that made hot cocoa. Think it was a dime.

 

[Dustin Pate]

Oldest “new” lure I recall was a “Bayou Boogie” for striper trolling.

Would have been ‘66 or ‘67.

Wood boat.

35 Seahorse, which was a big engine back then.

Tiny Lund had a fish camp at Santee.

Men drank and played cards at night.

Us kids probably snuck a cigarette or two, maybe a beer and went out in Jon boats and paddled around.

Was a winter deal, chasing the birds. Very cold, as I recall.

I had never seen a Bayou Boogie until the lures I was gifted. There were a number of them in the haul and I thought those jokers would still catch the mess out of fish. I'll have to give it a go just to see.

 

[cowhornedspike]

Didn`t Tiny Lund hold the world record for a landlocked striped bass back then? I forgot the weight.

We stayed often at Blacks - where you ate in the kitchen with the family in the evenings.

And they had a vending machine that made hot cocoa. Think it was a dime.

Tiny held THE World record for a while...not just landlocked. 55 lbs if I remember correctly.

We stayed at Rocks Pond when we went to Santee. Fun lake to fish but gets real rough when the wind picks up!

 

[Big7]

Oldest “new” lure I recall was a “Bayou Boogie” for striper trolling.

Would have been ‘66 or ‘67.

Wood boat.

35 Seahorse, which was a big engine back then.

Tiny Lund had a fish camp at Santee.

Men drank and played cards at night.

Us kids probably snuck a cigarette or two, maybe a beer and went out in Jon boats and paddled around.

Was a winter deal, chasing the birds. Very cold, as I recall.

Passed by Blacks Camp many times leaving from Hill's Landing.

Still a lot of huge Striper and Catfish in Lake Moultrie but according to my late guide and buddy JP Clark, you don't catch a monster just about every time you throw out like it was in the old days.

They have changed the limit where you can only keep 2 over a certain length now.

 

[Dustin Pate]

Passed by Blacks Camp many times leaving from Hill's Landing.

Still a lot of huge Striper and Catfish in Lake Moultrie but according to my late guide and buddy JP Clark, you don't catch a monster just about every time you throw out like it was in the old days.

They have changed the limit where you can only keep 2 over a certain length now.

I fished a striper tournament over there in December. The big stripers are pretty much a thing of the past. A 20+ shows up once in a blue moon. The SCDNR is working hard to bring that fishery back with the slot and stockings. You can smash some numbers though. I'd never seen the lake before and we were averaging 50+ fish days. All between 2-9 lbs.

We stayed at Black's and had a super good time. Seriously thinking about heading back this December just to fun fish.

 

[Lukikus2]

This is about 60 years old. Was always on our boat. Hauled up a lot of trees with to save those high dollar lures.

 

[Lukikus2]

Lure Knocker. For you younger guys. The cotton rope was replaced with the nylon in the 80’s.

 

[James12]

What a great thread!

I wouldn’t call this worm Vintage, but does anyone know the name of the long black worm my dad would buy in a package, ready with 2 installed hooks with weedgaurds on em? I think it was black with pokadots or something

 

[Nicodemus]

What a great thread!

I wouldn’t call this worm Vintage, but does anyone know the name of the long black worm my dad would buy in a package, ready with 2 installed hooks with weedgaurds on em? I think it was black with pokadots or something

It wasn`t a Creme Worm, was it?

 

[fishfryer]

It wasn`t a Creme Worm, was it?

I remember a notched hard rubber worm rigged much like that called a black eel. Seems like maybe made by Weber Co.

 

[Ruger#3]

What a great thread!

I wouldn’t call this worm Vintage, but does anyone know the name of the long black worm my dad would buy in a package, ready with 2 installed hooks with weedgaurds on em? I think it was black with pokadots or something

Walmart still sells Creme Worms.

 

[Ruger#3]

I remember a notched hard rubber worm rigged much like that called a black eel. Seems like maybe made by Weber Co.

The pork rind people made a notched rind eel dyed black. You could twitch it along in the cover, good bait.

 

[fishfryer]

The pork rind people made a notched rind eel dyed black. You could twitch it along in the cover, good bait.

Yep