While I was digging through some camping gear to find sleeping bags to prep for the ice storm I came across an old tackle box I bought at an estate sale several years ago and then promptly put it up and forgot about it. Here are some photos of some of the more interesting lures in the box. Some of the hard baits are no longer usable at all. Others I may clean and put on fresh hooks and split rings and try them out. Most of the hard baits are wood.
In the first pic, the third one down on the left is a “Thinfin”. The 2 above it seem like they are similar design so may be from the same company. The pink head hair jig has a tailspin on the hook. The top one on the right appears to be a Rapala, but it’s in really bad shape.
The 2 Heddons in pic 2&3 look to be discontinued.
Pic 4 is a classic Rat-L-Trap
Pic 5 is a pretty large white plug. Is that for saltwater?
Pic 6 good ole Jitterbugs
Pic 7 was an interesting double rig that was tied up with the little prop spinner in front.
Pic 8&9 is a big pre-rigged soft plastic crawfish. Underneath the bottom of the tail the hook is weighted and the weight is covered in the same brown soft plastic.
Pic 10&11 is a single hook rubber frog.
I’d like to try using any of these that are still viable. Are there any that I should put on a shelf instead?
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There was also a compartment full of spinnerbaits, but the skirts are all melted. I may try to salvage the blades from those.