We have a great variety of old, collectible, rare, and special order ccbc baits. The lure, a natural scale fintail shiner, manufactured by the creek chub bait co. The creek chub bait company was born of henry dills, george schluthesis and carl heinzerling. This large jointed or segmented lure is brother to the traditional and straight snook pikie, a model 5400.
A comprehensive study of creek chub lures and collectibles. Prefer 19161960 examples over plastic or tack eye era baits but will buy it all if earlier lures are well represented. Near mint near mint dingbat 5104 golden shiner with original box nice creek chub bait company ccbc. Creek chub darter 2024 special order color redwing. It features lures with both common and unusual colors, giving the collector an understanding of the importance of the color of a creek chub bait. Creek chub darter 2024 special order color redwing blackbird featured in book. Lure styles shur strike lures a collection by rick osterholt. A creek chub darter 2000 in color 24, redwing blackbird.
A lot of collectors considered them a cheap lure, but as the shur strike line became more understood over time, collectors have realized that these lures were by no means cheaply made. The pictures below were sent in by users of this web site. Antique creek chub plunker fishing lure us patent poster art print smallmouth bass walleye muskie lures poles 11x14 wall decor pictures. Vintage creek chub fishing lures collectors weekly. Creek chub today puts out 500 types of lures and finishes. Creek chub jiglworm all black new in unusual packaging with papers. The lure is 3 inches in length, sports a set of ears and a small rope made tail. View cart 0 early fishing lures creek chub, heddon, paw paw, south bend. It is an excellent book for the expert on creek chub lures and for the beginner. This lure made of wood with a glass eye is marked creek chub bait co. Presented in threering binder format, the book includes 182 pages of drawings taken from 155 florida lure patents granted from 1908 1980. Collectors encylopedia of creek chub lures and collectibles.
The creek chub lucky mouse lure is a painted wooden antique lure with beaded eyes. Fins are yellowish or light olive, and the belly is silvery white. Later that day, perry and his companion, jack page, took their catch to the general store in nearby helena, where the proprietor a notary public weighed and certified its dimensions and weight. The piece of fishing tackle shown is among the rarest or the favorites of their collections. It features lures with both common and unusual colors, giving the collector an. Semotilus atromaculatus, known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern us and canada. Make offer vintage creek chub jointed striper pikie wood lure. Contact me with a general idea of quantity, average quality and price for everything. The new pikie is making a name for itself with fishermen. The creek chub knucklehead is a unique jointed topwater lure that produces sound, surface disturbance and a totally unique body motion. A comprehensive book on ss lures will alleviate much of this confusion. The lure design went through several phases as the years went by.
Some other ccbc baits are featured in this creek chub lures folding brochure and this spinning lure pamphlet. The creek chub bait company was founded in 1916 by three anglers, one of whom, henry dills, invented a wiggling lure with a metal lip that could be used to alter the way the lure moved. This book is a must for creek chub collectors and it is even better than the. It is indexed by inventor name, as well as by patent date. By far the most popular of shur strike lures, the pikie was made throughout the companys history. Old creek chub wood and glass fishing lures old antique.
Lures and antique tackle all heddon and creek chub. Antique fishing lure creek chub plunker vintage lure 3200 red and white wood lure fishing tackle fishing gift for him lake house cabin decor royalantiquesco 4. Collectors guide to creek chub lures and collectibles, 207 pages. Creek chub baitsthe baits that have been setting world records for decades will soon be celebrating its 100th year. It may be older classic lures made by one of the 5 big companies, creek chub, heddon, south bend, shakespeare or pflueger, or one might specialize in lures made by smaller companies like jim pfeffer, millsite, or clark. A field guide to creek chub lures the whitefish press. Page for sharing creek chub baits literature and memorabilia and related items. Creek chub often placed pocket lure brochures, how to fish guides and other materials in the lure boxes. Many colors were painted specifically for certain stores with an angling department. Identification and dating guide major lure manufacturers.
Unofficial accounts indicate that some of the founders of the creek chub bait company were making lures several years before the companys official founding and selling them to friends and local anglers. Highly recommend this book for creek chub and collectors in general. Joes old lures rare lures from various collections. The patentpending holdtite link between the head and the body provides a strong link and allows the body to swim while the concave mouth produces a poppingchugging surface display. This book showcases lures of the creek chub bait company. Creek chub knuckle head junior lures, chromeblue back, 4inch. There are many old standards such as the plunker, darter, dingbat, wigglefish, injured minnow, etc.
The antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1929 and lasted just under 20 years. Dills also patented a process of painting lures by spraying paint through a screen. The creek chub is a slender, finescaled minnow with a black blotch at front of the dorsal fin and a black spot at the base of the tail fin. Collectors often mistakenly referred to the screw eye as a second linetie. The lure is in excellent condition and comes in a box marked, in ink, correctly for the lure. C jointed pikie minnow gold scale wood fishing lure with glass eyes diving lip tumbleweedtreasures1 5 out of 5 stars 95. Installed 2017 indiana historical bureau, garrett historical society, garrett state bank, dr. Stainless steel wirethrough technology and highgrade hardwood are two components in creek chubs lineup of lures for everything from striped bass to tuna. This is the goldfish coloration, but it came in other colors as well and each version must be evaluated individually in terms of value.
The creek chub jointed snook pikie lure was first introduced in 1938. Creek chub is the manufacturer of some of the strongest, mosteffective saltwater lures, too. This 1940 creek chub bait company lure catalog is a great example of the products. The name was stenciled in gold letters on the lure top to ensure anglers that it was an original ccbc lure. Vintage antique made between 1940s 1950s creek chub c. Smith is in a unique position to chronicle creek chub history, and this is his final, revised say on the matter. My book is called fishing tackle antiques and collectables reference and evaluation of pre1960 tackle. While its inventory continued to be sold and was in the creek chub bait company lure catalogs until 1978, it was produced after 1965. Creek chub antique lures old and antique fishing lures.
Upcoming shows lure collector clubs lure collector books lure collector web sites. Creek chub dingbat, series 5100, in original box, signed diving metal lip, cup hardware, wooden lure, good glass eyes, circa 1937, lure has a small scratch on side see photos but is otherwise in very good condition, the box is also in good condition. Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be defined by a dark brown body with a black lateral line spanning horizontally across the body. The companys first lure was the wiggler, a basic minnowtype lure. From out of the small town of garrett, indiana rose one of the largest antique fishing lure companies of our time. In this the first of the creek chub antique lure galleries you will see examples made by creek chub bait company garret indiana. There are only two of these known to exist in the world and this exact lure is featured on page 5 of. Collectors encyclopedia of creek chub second edition by harold e. This lure was also made in smaller sizes the baby pikie bp series, midget pikie mp series and spinning pikie.
Creek chub did make some plastic lures just before they closed. After producing the most innovative and beautiful baits in the world for more than 70 years, the small company in garrett became a memory. Creek chub plunking dinger 6200 pikie scale finish. Whether it was the main creek chub line or the shur strike line, creek chub produced quality lures. Creek chub wooden vintage fishing lures for sale ebay. The ebay listing that ron mentioned is a weed bug, but i cant find your lure in the book. Creek chubs wiggler, introduced in 1916, was among the first to feature the metal lip. I combine postage and can send 2 or 3 lures for this price. Their variety of high quality lures in amazing colors make it very enjoyable to collect and display. Sources agree that credit for the invention and development of creek chub lures belongs to henry.
Ephemera paper items, reference books, collectors books. Heddon, shakespeare, creek, chub, pfleuger and south bend. Creek chub baits the baits that have been setting world records for decades. Tough lures has lots of vintage creek chub lures for sale. Having grown up down the street from the ccbc factory, dr. Dark olive back with silvery sides that have greenish or purplish reflections and a thick dusky stripe. Certainly one of the most prolific old and antique fishing lure makers of its time creek chub created a variety of antique lures for more than a half a century. Collecting tips shur strike lures a collection by rick. A field guide to creek chub lures is the culmination of over two decades of research and writing on the creek chub bait company by garrett, indianas own dr. A field guide to creek chub lures is the culmination of over two decades of. Harold smith, and the national fishing lure collectors club.
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