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Bee 4 james heddon this page contains early history of the heddon family before james heddon and his lure company. Dec 21, 2014 misfit lure lazy ike sun, december 21, 2014. See more ideas about lazy, vintage fishing lures and fishing lures. Mike is in the shop breaking down the ike live crew fishing trip from going ike season three, episode three. Learn about the heddon ancestors at the huxtable farm in england before they immigrated to the united states and more heddon information before the james heddon and son tackle company. Oct 22, 2010 im reminded of a couple of lures from days of yore, the lazy ike natural ike and a series of bagley small fry balsa crankbaits. Heddon crackleback lure model 8000 wyc fishing lure nib. With the long history of lures, it becomes a daunting task to select the best fishing lures of all time. Nice vintage kautzkys original lazy ike wooden lure in box with papers.

This plastic lure, box and paper insert are in good condition with signs of wear see photos. My father owned a department store and when he heard they were no longer making these he bought a bunch. Heddon books he heddon museum has over 2,000 lures, spanning the entire 82 year history of heddon in dowagiac 19021984, as well as prototypes both before and during that period. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Three of the lures are wood and the other is plastic. After that, handmade production of the lazy ike was handed to pop shuck, who continued to carve the lures by hand until 1945. Vintage fishing lure kautzkys lazy ike in box with papers. There is wear from use and loose storage in a tackle box.

These are all vintage lures we find when we purchase tackle boxes and large lure lots. Get the best deals on lazy ike vintage fishing lures when you shop the largest online selection at. Lure of the lure news, sports, jobs messenger news. Vintage kautzky lazy ike 4 wood crankbait lure plug perch color 3.

Here you can buy old lures from many different companies including heddon, creek chub, arbogast, rebel, rapala, storm, and bagely just to name a few. My parents, circa 1950, used lazy ike product all the way to the 1960s for walleye, northerns and small mouths and i remember it, but not clearly, unfortunately it is. Seeing as they have been around for ages, i figured a few of you guys have used these lures. The natural ike represented lazy ike s most aggressive foray into the bassfishing market, and the company even signed up some of the more prominent pros of the early. The lure is painted wood and measures about 3 long. Detroit michigan, the small green froggy lure is a wood f latfish casting lure w f6 imprinted on the upper tail. Minor soiling and a some edge wear along front edge. Vintage lazy ike 1 muskie usa original fishing lure wood red white miniature. The 48 page little booklet is packed with tips on where to fish, fishing tips, fresh water records of the time the latest entry was from 1961 so you have approx. This display, with hundreds of them that are nearly physically identical, are all painted differently.

I ran across this fascinating article published in the pampa news dated 04 april 1947, and it gave some interesting early history on one of my favorite lures the bomber. Best fishing lures of all time top 50 fishing lures midwest. We have hundreds of vintage lures for sale and we add more almost every day. Heddon crackleback lure model 8050 wyc 412 fishing lure ex. But lazy ike wooden plugs still turn up in garage sales, and on ebay, some for.

Heddon basser fishing lure 8500 s new in box in strawberry spot wood classic. When he left the company in 1940, he turned all rights over to kautzky. Bomber, cotton cordell, creek chub, excalibur, heddon, lazy ike, rebel, riverside. The lure is versatile enough to be used on several different species of fish, notably bass, crappie, walleye and pike. Green frog imitation color, t4, 3 34 wood, 4 treble hooks fr. Lazy ikes storied history included purchasing the creek chub bait company in 1978. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Its not surprising most antique fishing lures you find come from this company. Lazy ike, which was also in the lure industry, would continue to manufacture and market creek chub lures. The lure which you can see in the photos, is in good condition. It was able to date the origination of the bomber, a plug invented by texan ralph wham, to the fall of 1944. Lazy ikes one of my alltime favorite vintage lures, the lazy ike, is a. Moonlight bait company made a lot of lures back in the day.

Following is a list of the 35 most valuable antique fishing lures, according to whites newest books. The summer after i graduated from high school stone ages a couple buddies on my slow pitch team went out trolling on the a high and muddy mississippi river, pool 6, and the one with very little fishing experience one caught an 8 pound walleye on a black lazy ike. This one is very displayable and you dont see it very often in the box. Lazy ike fishing lure, red spot, 2 12inch, 14ounce. In addition, a lures box is often valuable, sometimes worth more than the lure. The ike will catch bass but you have to keep the pike, pickeral or gar away first. Some antique lures are collectible, some catch fish just as well as.

In 1916, henry dills, carl heinzerling, and george schulthess established the company, which became one of the countrys leading manufacturers of artificial fishing lures. The lazy ike fishing lure has been a mainstay in tackle boxes for generations. Visit the indiana history blog to learn more about the history of the creek chub bait company and view images of their lures and advertisements. Lazy ike original vintage fishing lures for sale ebay. Get the best deal for lazy ike vintage fishing lures from the largest online selection at. Im reminded of a couple of lures from days of yore, the lazy ike natural ike and a series of bagley small fry balsa crankbaits. Here you will find a multitude of fishing lures and related items that do not fall under some of the major tackle manufacturing giants of old such as heddon and shakespeare lure companies.

Lazy ikes general discussion forum indepth outdoors. This lure includes insructions and box marked lazy dazy giant successor to natures minnow the lazy daze bait co. Is it possible for a lure to fall into both the misfit and the legend categories. The large wooden lure is marked kautzkys lazy ike, the small lures are from helin t ackle c o. Lazy ike s storied history included purchasing the creek chub bait company in 1978. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.

In 1960, wood production ceased and, from that point on, the lazy ike has been made of plastic. Lazy ike of preston, mn or lazy ike of fort dodge, ia. Tackle treasures can bring in big bucks sports the florida times. Oct 5, 2018 lazy ike catalogs, lures and other great collectibles from the company. Both are new in plastic sleeve boxes with paper insert. While our inventory turns over quickly you can safely bet that at any time we have the largest supply of vintage lazy ike lures you can find anywhere. A lazy ike snell joseph kautzky, the namesake of the famed lazy ike, was a gunsmith by trade. From 1938 to 1940, the entire production of these lures was hand made by daniels.

Lazy ikes storied history included purchasing the creek chub bait company in. Unfollow lazy ike lures to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Unfortunately, within just a few months of the purchase, lazy ike filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. I pulled lazy ikes last summer on 3ways on mille lacs. However, the few made in 19 tend to be their most valuable. Early fishing lures manufactured by various lure companies of. Hundreds of other antique lures not listed here are.

Jul 23, 2019 open up any old tackle box found in the basement of your grandparents house, or at a local flea market, and you may strike gold. The rest of mulls 50 best fishing lures of all time mulls best fishing lures are in alphabetical order, because ranking the best fishing lures in order of effectiveness would be a crazy thing to attempt. It has a number 5 written on the bottom with red marker. Vintage lures still catching tons of fish the topeka capital. This is the place to buy new and used old fishing lures, antique fishing lures, discontinued fishing lures, fishing collectibles and everything a good bait shop would have. Open up any old tackle box found in the basement of your grandparents house, or at a local flea market, and you may strike gold. Top is black, sides have gray scales and theres a red spot underneath. Included in the collection is an early hand carved frog, two rimless cup dowagiac experts, one in its original black and silver box with paperwork, many. Top 50 fishing lures of all time are listed by midwest outdoors editors in. Catching largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass to walleyes, pike, stripers, bluegill, crappie, perch and the many trout species. My parents, circa 1950, used lazy ike product all the way to the 1960s for walleye, northerns and small mouths and i remember it, but not clearly, unfortunately it is one part of the estate that did not get past down. Heddon 1600 deep wiggle diver in tall box correctly stamped. Despite its influential history, the vintage lazy ikes arent particularly. The lazy ike corporation actually played a fairly significant role in the history of fishing tackle.

The other guy said he was hoarding his bombers old type and let the guy the use the lazy ike. The smaller box is a fly ike box with the letters ki001 rw on the side. Heartland outdoors meandering misfit lure lazy ike. And the small yellow lure is imprinted f7 on the upper tail. At this point, lathe production began and most certainly the number of lures produced jumped dramatically. The lazy ike ranks among the heavy hitters of alltime when it comes to artificial lures. For one, the lazy ike is probably one of the most widely fished lures in the world.

Green frog imitation color, u20, 3 12 wood, 3 treble hooks ye. In the late 70s things were going so well for them they took out a massive loan to expand, which soon after this, the interest rate sky rocketed into the upper 20%s which caused them to file bankruptcy and close their doors. With just a simple cast and slow retrieve ikecon worms create a unique natural spiraling action unmatched for results, simply said fish bite and cant let go. The lazy ike lure came in an astonishing variety of color combinations. Growing up on mille lacs this was the mud flat lure of choice. Two vintage kautzky lazy ike fishing lure boxes just boxes no lures up for auction are two vintage kautzky original lazy ike boxes. Shannon lucky louie salmon plug tad tadpolly rattle crankbait lure from estate sale oklahoma storm pre rapala flatfish lazy ike rattle topwater lure chug ike killer baits heddon little sac rattle topwater lure from estate sale jamison shannon. Heddon, creek chub, rebels, rapalas, pflueger, shakespeare, south bend, bagley, bomber, helin, lazy ike, norman, storm, smithwick and more. Vintage kautzky lazy ike 3 wood crankbait fishing lure with metal lip collectible 3 inch red head, white body used in good condition,pictures show wear combined shipping on multiple purchases. Lazy ike corporation two boxed lazy ike lures li001 two lures by lazy ike corporation of des moines, iowa. Creek chub company history the information used for this creek chub bait co. The second from left, black spots on orange, is a plastic lazy dazy. And while its possible to luck in to a fortune in old lures, reels or rods at an.

I think that the two on the right are wood kautzky lazy ike lures, but no identifying stamps on lures. If you ask a lazy ike lazy dazy fan, you will hear a long story on how they were first. I believe that they are all different with some tough colors. Lazy ike wiggly crawler new lot of 10 never opened. The lazy ike features an erratic wobbling action that gamefish cant resist. Aug 8, 20 vintage fishing lure kautzkys lazy ike in box with papers stay safe and healthy. With just a simple cast and slow retrieve ike con worms create a unique natural spiraling action unmatched for results, simply said fish bite and cant let go. If you have the box with it, you just found some gold in your tackle box. Well, since this is my fish story i figure anything is possible. Jul 12, 2017 1954 print ad kautzky lazy ike fishing lures made in fort dodge,iowa stay safe and healthy.

We offer more color combinations and more unique lure designs allowing you the advantage in catching any specie in any water condition. You are bidding the story ofthe lure of fishing by the lazy ike corporation in fort dodge. Walleye, steelhead and trout anglers often troll the lazy ike, but its also a great lure for casting to bass and other gamefish in streams, small rivers and lakes. Vintage kautzky lazy ike sail shark demon shark fishing lure lot of 2. Today i was fishing in north geogia when i happened upon a lure in the water. Vintage kautzky lazy ike 3 fishing lure 3 wooden lure. We also buy lures so feel free to contact us if you have lures to sell. Sadly, the original lazy ike lures are no longer in production, though pradco produced some plastic ones after purchasing the lazy ike. These are just a few of the popular lures crafted by the creek chub bait company during the twentieth century. Mike iaconellis favorite lures for lake trout and bass in. Heddon is a brand of artificial fishing lures created by james heddon, originally a beekeeper. The lazy ike is used to catch pike, walleye, bass and other gamefish and is one of themost used lures in the history of fishing.

The lazy ike in perch color was the best lure for big northern pike. When kautzky jr saw the action of the lure, he remarked, look at that lazy ike. Its wobbly action upon retrieval is unmatched, and the bait is equally effective when trolling. Daniels was fishing one of his handcarved fishing lures. This would, of course, become the lazy ike, and after 1945 when it began to be made out of plastic, the lure would come to dominate all the free time of the kautzky family had and the sporting goods, and snelled hooks and hook packets, disappeared into history.

Tinworld tin sign lazy ike fishing lure retro rustic fishing fish bait tackle marina shop cave b629. Although the company closed in the late 1970s, creek chub lures continue to remain popular among collectors, a testament to their enduring quality. This is how natural ike was born and became lazy ike natural ike lure company. I rigged them with a night crawler on the back treble.