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Macatawa Bait Co. 3" Minnow, Brown Trout Color w/Box - 1st Version Box-Tough

$450

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Description

Macatawa Bait Co. 3" Minnow, Brown Trout Color w/Box - 1st Version Box. About 3" long excluding the original Heddon Spinner prop and treble hook. Wooden lure, glass eyes. Lure is in good shape. The matching box does have some minor wear but is in overall good condition. See photos. First style Macatawa box with hand glued labels, making this a very early bait. See all our premium Macatawa Bait Company lures . This lure will make a great addition to your collection. Be sure to check out our other tough and rare antique lures at My Bait Shop's Vault , the place to find our tougher collectible lures for sale. Part of our Macatawa Arizona Collection . What we believe to be the largest privately owned and historically important Macatawa Bait and Tony Smith collection to ever be put up for sale. Just under 300 items that will be individually sold and passed on to a new generation of caretakers and collectors. These items trace back to the early days of duck decoys to the beginning of the Macatawa Bait Company and all the way up to more recent offerings including many custom ordered one of kind decoys and lures. Many of these items have only been sold once and have never changed hands and may never come up for sale again in your lifetime. Now is the time to add some amazing pieces to your collection.

Specifications

Category

Pike & Musky Jerkbaits

Length

3 in (76 mm)

Target Species

pike-musky, bass, walleye

Techniques

casting

Water Column

subsurface

Action

minnow wobble

Conditions

clear water, open water

Field Notes

This is a collectible wooden minnow-style lure rather than a modern production bait. As a fishing lure, minnow plugs are typically cast and retrieved with pauses to create an injured-baitfish look, and they can also be used around cover or open water depending on the retrieve. The included box and early version details make it especially suited to collectors.

Pros

  • Early boxed collectible with historical value
  • Wooden body and glass eyes add classic appeal
  • 3-inch minnow profile is versatile

Cons

  • Very high collector price
  • Original vintage hardware may be fragile
  • Not ideal as a modern everyday fishing bait

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