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Macatawa Bait Co. Special Fisheatus Lure w/Box - Signed

$500

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Description

Macatawa Bait Co. Special Fisheatus w/Box. Unique Macatawa bait here . About 7" long body not including the spinner. Wooden lure, glass eyes (on both fish). Lure is in great condition. Box in great condition with a little storage wear. See photos. Marked and signed on the back by Tony Smith! See all our premium Macatawa Bait Company lures . This 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 Soft Plastics

Length

7 in (178 mm)

Target Species

pike-musky

Techniques

casting

Water Column

variable

Action

variable wobble

Conditions

open water, vegetation, low light

Field Notes

This is a collectible wooden musky-style bait rather than a modern soft plastic, but its profile suggests a large baitfish imitation for targeting pike and musky. It would be fished with steady casting retrieves or pauses to make the spinner and body flash and wobble. Best around weed edges, open water, and other places where big predators key on larger forage.

Pros

  • Large profile for trophy predators
  • Wooden construction with glass eyes and signed collectible appeal
  • Includes box and appears to be in great condition

Cons

  • High-value collectible makes it poor for everyday use
  • Likely fragile compared with modern production lures
  • Specialty bait may be hard to replace or tune

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