Old Frog Skin Lures

Old Frog skin lures

Fishing lures from the past made with real Frog skin.

I was amazed when i came across a few old lures in a tackle box
from a yard sale.
There was one old lure that looked alot different it looked very weathered
it was dark brown with a light tan speckled belly..
It was not in Mint shape by no means,
But this lure did have Character, There was something really different about this lure.
It looked like it had the pattern of a real frog..
There was noway anyone or lure company could make this with out actually skinning a frog and stretching it over a wooden blank and letting it DRY..
So i did a bit more research on this interesting strange old lure..
It was made by the Eger lure company back in the late 30s early 1940s in Florida
and they did just that,, they came out with a lure that was called the Frog skin lure in
Natural frog skin color,,
It was one of there best selling lures they made and was very sought after by anglers everywhere, And it was made from real Bull frog skin!

Heres a few links if you care to find some of these old lures on Ebay for your Lure collection.
I must say they are getting more RARE so it would be a good idea to buy them when you find any in any shape!

Good luck collecting

Haulin Bass

Heres a link for you to have a peek at to see the Frog skin lures
i found on ebay that are for sale.



Click here to see Frog skin lures For Sale!

Click here to see more old Eger lures & Baits

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Guide to Collecting Antique Fishing Reels

ANTIQUE FISHING REELS FOR SALE!

Collecting vintage fishing reels can be fun and rewarding..
But finding the quality vintage reels at a low cost is starting to get harder nowadays.
Due to the fact that collecting antique fishing gear is becoming more popular with the masses.
I'm not saying you cant still find good quality vintage reels and lures at local garage sales, flee markets, estate sales. Antiques seem to vanish and fade away in time and old reels and antique lures will become harder to find one day..

So my advice to you is this, if you enjoy collecting old fishing reels, fishing lures, and other antique fishing related items and you have some extra money to spend, by all means invest and embrace your interests in the older fishing reels and vintage fishing gear ..
Because your not only keeping the sport of fishing alive, in a sense
your investing in the history of fishing..

Here's a great website to help you start your fishing reel collection today..

It is 100% free to use. Try this website link-->Vintage fishing reel deals.

Collecting fishing reels is great past time and fun activity for all ages.

**Helpfull hints when collecting old reels***


*Finding old reels at flee markets and garage sales,estate sales is still the best way in my opinion and less costly by far.,
And finding a good vintage reel for buck or two becomes a thrill to the collector and is very rewarding when accomplished.


1:) Buy a guide reference book on vintage reels and study it well,
It will help you alot with Identifying your reels and the values of reels you find..

Heres a book i recomend on collecting older reels click here-> Lawson's Old Fishing Reel Collectors Guide.

The Second thing i would recommend is this when buying old reels is..

2: Pay attention to what condition is the antique reel in?
Does it have lots of wear scratches missing parts bent plates, missing handle?
Or is it just dirty and tarnished and can it be cleaned up?
Or could it be used for parts for other future fishing reels you may decide to collect?

*Does it have any original information or box and what type of shape is that in?
A Reel in good shape with a box can easily go up in price quite a lot if it has the original box and paper work with it..

Click here to see all the Vintage reels with original boxes for sale i have found surfing the web..


**The third bit of advice would have to be most important of all..

#3:) Is to have fun and share and expose your fine reel collection with others to spark this wonderful hobby in others.

By the end of the day when you get a collection of older fishing reels you will notice how well made they were. And how the newer reels today can't compare to them..

I hope this article helps you in some way with your antique reel collection.

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Thank You
Haulin Bass

Walleye fishing tips

Top Walleye fishing tips

by: Haulin bass

Walleye are the top sought after Sport fish of most anglers.

Its understandable cause they provide a very good challenge to catch and a good fight and they

taste even better!

However they can be a little tricky and picky to catch sometimes,

Here is a few simply tips to make those walleye trips a success.

Tip # 01 Know your Lake!

This is gotta be one of the most important keys when walleye fishing..

If you dont know your lake ask around abit advise to live by..

If its a new lake i would say troll a bit untill you land into one and make note of the area

where you picked up on a bite..

The walleye hang in schools wheres thier one thiers more..

Tip #2 Best times to fish Walleye

Fishing the evening time to dead of night is prime time for Walleye..

Fishing on a sunny day could mean nothing unless your in the deep where the depth of the water
filters the suns rays, The walleye have nocturnial eyes simular to Cat..

I find Walleye kinda like trout they like the cool cloudy overcast days best..

Tip #3 Best bait for walleye

I like the following bait below


Worms ,

live or dead minnows,

leeches, sometimes frogs produce well..


Dont get me wrong rapalas in some areas will produce better than bait

its just matter of the time of year and water conditions..

You know i seen on a lake i fished for years the walleye wanted the bait completely still and

suspended just lil . Thier had to be no movement at all so in that case rapalas wouldnt cut it..



Ok lets move on to lure color and rubber jigs the all time favorite for Walleye.

*Tip #4 LURE COLOR

Heres my recomendations:


YELLOW JIGS SINGLE TAIL OR DOUBLE .. I prffer MR TWISTER brand
WHITE JIGS
GREEN JIGS
ORANGE JIGS
BLACK JIGS
BLUE Rare


Keep these tips in mind next time your out after Walleyes

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Fishing tip from a old grumpy angler!

Everyone wants to catch more fish!..

However not everyone has the time or has been past down the knowledge of what lures to use ect..

For instance say your fishing a new lake and you know thiers pike and walleye in there mostly

and maybe a few perch ect.. What lures to use for them?

Sometimes fishing can get tricky u know ..

So naturaly you would take a glance at the lakes water is it cloudy? murky?weedy?deep or shallow? Is the sun shining is it evening or after noon, morning?
The factors can go on and on!!
If you took everything into consideration you would be taking all dang day just to pick out the right lure!! AND NOT FISHING!

When really matching the size of the lure might be the most important factor than anything else..
Next time your out try it .. have a few different sized lures of different colors and few the same size lures try them all and see if matters the color compared to size,, if they you start to catch on one they will catch on the other of total different color but the same size..

Color is important dont get me wrong,, but trying different sized lures first to find out whats working will mean more fish than trying to pick out the right color right away,,

Start casting away dont just cast 4 times and think thats not the right size ,,, Give it a while for each size lure and with some different retrieves aswell make that lure work to its full potential!..

why im so caught up with lure size is i have been fishing for years and years and i noticed

Its all about matching the lures to the size prey or baitfish the sportfish are eating in the lake that day.

ITS THAT SIMPLE!

And it doesnt have to be perfect shape either ,,,

Finding that right sized lure will increase your catch garenteed!

If you agree or disagree please comment i would love to hear what you have to say and why!

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Thanks --> Haulin bass

Ice fishing tips tuning up the ice auger

Well fellow anglers winter is on its way and the good ole sport of ice fishing is brewing in hearts
of ice anglers across Canada USA and the world!.
Here's a few tips to make the hard water season go smoothly,
Thinking in advance can be a good thing when it comes icefishing because it will save you time
money and frustration.
Testing and maintaining the Ice auger before the trip i have to say is a common
over looked thing.. Giving the old jiffy ice auger a new spark plug once and while
doesn't hurt either and it will make the trips go allot better!!.
Another common problem is the diaphragm in the carburetors on ice augers they seem to harden up as they sit over the summer months.
Making starting the auger nearly impossible till it gets warmed up and worked in a bit.
How to prevent this is to start your auger a few times during the summer months ..
The neighbours that see will say "look at that hardcore ice angler hes having withdrawals from ice fishing poor fellow".
That's when you walk over to their yard and drill a few test holes in the nosey neighbours front lawn with a smile .. HA!OK back to subject.Cleaning the carb on the auger can be tricky so If your not familiar with the mechanics of the auger its best to leave it alone and take it to a certified service repair dept that specializes in them ect..tune ups cost about 20.00-40.00 bucks cheap...Maybe the most important thing in keeping the auger running smoothly is properly mixed fuel another key thing!

Last but not least.

I always flush the tank out at the end of the ice season if you want to get down dirty..

Other than that your ice auger should work fine!!

I RECOMMEND JIFFY ICE AUGERS..

MY JIFFY LASTED ME YEARS AND STILL IS GOING STRONG! IT HAS DRILLED

LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HOLES!!

BEST DANG AUGER I EVER OWNED!

THE REST OF THE AUGERS ON THE MARKET I WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT....

HERE you go i placed a link so you can BUY ONE FOR YOUR SELF if you want..

I WOULD BUY THIS Model below.. BECAUSE IT HAS A METAL PULL START REWIND COVER ALOT BETTER THAN THE PLASTIC ONES THEY ARE NOW MAKING!!WHY? BECAUSE IN THE COLD THE PLASTICS ONES BREAK! BUT THE METAL ONES WORK PERFECTLY FOR YEARS SO IF THE JIFFY COMPANY READS THIS DONT CHANGE A GOOD THING LIKE THE METAL PULL START REWIND COVER!

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Own a piece of Ice fishing history buy a ice decoy.

Spearfishing decoys what are they?

Spearfishing decoys are made of wood generally, hand painted with metal fins painted tack or glass eyes and are designed to swim like a injured bait fish when jigged.

The decoys are used in the winter through the ice.

Muskie and pike are the fish that will mostly likely be attracted to decoys most of the time.

This old folk art tradition has been around for years and years.

Some of the vintage ice decoys are worth quite abit of money for a original.

The founders of this Art form should be more recognized for their craftsmanship and very

interesting art form in my opinion.. Most of them even forged their own fish spears.

Spearing fish in the winter was a way of putting supper on the table for many spear fishermen

so their decoys must work or no one would eat.

I think its illegal to use decoys in Canada i dont really know why, considering there is no

hooks on the decoys. All they do is attract the fish in.. Ok back to the subject.

Some decoys are very unique and worth hundreds of dollars and in my oppinion should be worth

more. ..Some decoy carvers back in the day made so many decoys they would trade or barter

with them amongest the other spear anglers.

If you would like to see more spearing decoys/ice decoys and have even a chance to

Buy a piece of this Spearfishing history buy a Folk Art spearing decoy.

Or you can go one step further buy the spear make a dark house use the decoy and spear a few
pike keep the tradition alive! Its very exciting to see the pike come in and pike done properly

taste delicous .

Who knows maybe one day your decoys that you carve will be worth a good penny.


Click here to see all the spearfishing decoys ebay has for sale.


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And please feel free to sign up for ebay on that page where it says to support the and this blog.


Thankyou my fellow anglers.

A OLD TACKLE BOX FULL OF LURES FORSALE PRICELESS !

"Opening up a old tackle box is to open a window to the past"



Collecting antique lures takes time and patience and research.

This is a labour of love which can be frustrating rewarding all at the same time is a growing hobbie.

Their is so much history in a old antique lures one can not begin to imagine..

If only some of these brave old lures could talk i wonder what stories they would tell.?
From huge muskie that lurked around them, to the long fought out battles with fish by a raging rivers edge. To be reliable enough to counted on to feed a whole family when in need is impressive to me.. Not just that Imagine being so needed your silently slipped into the pocket of your closest fishing pals shirt quickly with a smile. that Makes me laugh but happens often.
I think maybe that's why serious anglers have a relationship with their lures.
Is a tackle box just a box full of old rusted worn out metal and wooden lures? As some would like to call em?
I THINK NOT!!
Lures are like windows to past memories in a anglers mind..
they are sealed for a time then opened shared but never forgotten.
The rare grandfather lures as i like to call them are my favorites.
Aged by time and chiseled with character, the battle scars of wars waged on them are proof of their value and rank in the tackle box.
So please if you have some older lures treat them kind they could be older than your great grandfathers fathers ..

What i do not like is people who think just because a lure has a bit of wear or a few marks on it

its worth half as much!..

I would rather have a real old warrior over a FAKE remake any day :)

So now if any one questions your love for antique lures you will have some thing to say.


JUST say they are priceless because they are .


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