Identify This Bait 2025

aavery2 reply :

I always find it fun and interesting when someone posts a picture of a bait that may not be common or has just been overlooked for a while. So today I was in our local tackle shop and the owner was digging through some olds plastics. He holds this one up and asks me if I know what it is. He goes on to tell me that it was the bait that started it all for someone who has enjoyed success in the business. I thought I would share it with you and see if anyone here knows what it is.

Alonerankin2 reply :

I don't know... Guess? Tom Mann, Stanley?

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 6:44 AM, Alonerankin2 said:
I don't know... Guess? Tom Mann, Stanley?

Good guesses but not correct.

Matthew2000 reply :

BPS or smith wick I dunno

aavery2 reply :

This company is famous for their craw bait.

HoosierHawgs reply :

Creme or Manns

BasshunterJGH reply :

Netbait? Gene Larew? Reaction Innovations? Idk I'm just thinking of famous craw baits!

aavery2 reply :

someone got it right

BasshunterJGH reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 9:27 AM, aavery2 said:
someone got it right

The suspense is killing me...

Matthew2000 reply :

Creme

aavery2 reply :

Not Creme

Alonerankin2 reply :

Gene Larew..

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 9:44 AM, Alonerankin2 said:
Gene Larew..

It is Gene Larew, the bait is called a Salt Frog, from what I am told it was one of the first salt infused baits on the market. There was actually a patent rights law suit between Larew and Arkie baits where Larew claimed that Arkie had violated his patent with another salt infused bait.

Alonerankin2 reply :

That's interesting, off the cuff, what era?

aavery2 reply :

I am not sure, I was led to believe that the bait pre dates the salt craw, which has been around for a long time.

Sam reply :

Great post.

I love reading or listening to stories about the old baits of the 50s and 60s if not before those decades.

I have some very old baits that I have no idea of their origin or manufacturer but it is fun to collect old baits and admire them in detail to see the craftsmanship.

Thanks for giving us a challenge.

And does anyone know the story of how the name "Luck-E-Strike" came to be?????

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 10:13 AM, Sam said:

Great post.

I love reading or listening to stories about the old baits of the 50s and 60s if not before those decades.

I have some very old baits that I have no idea of their origin or manufacturer but it is fun to collect old baits and admire them in detail to see the craftsmanship.

Thanks for giving us a challenge.

And does anyone know the story of how the name "Luck-E-Strike" came to be?????

I will see if I can dig up some of my old baits and try another 1. It is fun to look back at some of the old baits and their craftsmanship.

aavery2 reply :

Ok, so this is one that a friend from the Low Country, that's South Carolina if you don't already know sent me a picture of, he asked if anyone knew who the manufacturer was. I had some good leads on it, but it was never positively identified, so this may be a real challenge. Maybe someone else has one and will know. My friend thought that it was called a springerbait.

aavery2 reply :

When I researched this bait a few years back, I was able to find the patent for it, it contains the name and address of the man that applied for patent. I will provide the link to the patent and maybe someone can find another example of the bait or provide some other information.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4011681.pdf

Maxximus Redneckus reply :

Mister twister

Catt reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 9:57 AM, aavery2 said:
It is Gene Larew, the bait is called a Salt Frog, from what I am told it was one of the first salt infused baits on the market. There was actually a patent rights law suit between Larew and Arkie baits where Larew claimed that Arkie had violated his patent with another salt infused bait.

Uh no!

Gene Larew Salty Ringworm was first & then the Salty Hawg Craw was second. Gene Larew was the first injection molded plastic & salt impregnated.

CWB reply :

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-federal-circuit/1188371.html

Appears the Salty Frog was the first commercial salt impregnated plastic lure. At least according to the wording in the Arkie Lures VS Gene Larew Tackle lawsuit. Arkie sued Larew.

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 11:46 AM, Catt said:

Uh no!

Gene Larew Salty Ringworm was first & then the Salty Hawg Craw was second. Gene Larew was the first injection molded plastic & salt impregnated.

Catt, my information comes from Jim Zeiner of Zeiners Bass Shop in Wichita KS. Jim and his family have been in business since 1953 or 61 years. The documentation recorded in the court case also seems to confirm that that Salty Frog was the first. Do you have some additional information that has been overlooked?

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 12:10 PM, CWB said:

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-federal-circuit/1188371.html

Appears the Salty Frog was the first commercial salt impregnated plastic lure. At least according to the wording in the Arkie Lures VS Gene Larew Tackle lawsuit. Arkie sued Larew.

Thanks for finding the actual documentation, it is amazing what you can find on the internet.

Catt reply :

My information comes from Gene Larew himself & Dr. Glen Carver Ph.D.

I guess they could have been wrong

aavery2 reply :

On 11/27/2014 at 1:29 PM, Catt said:

My information comes from Gene Larew himself & Dr. Glen Carver Ph.D.

I guess they could have been wrong

Catt, your going to have to help me understand the snooty attitude and sarcasm in an otherwise good thread. While I don't doubt your association with Mr. Larew, the documented facts don't seem to support your story and Jim Zeiner is as knowledgeable about these things as most. I guess we will have to disagree on this one.

Gene Larew, a retired engineer, set out to make a plastisol fishing lure that would have a salty taste for a prolonged period in water, as compared with the salty baits then known. It is explained in the Larew patent that a striking fish will retain a salty-tasting lure for a longer time, thereby improving the fisherman's chance to set the hook.Mr. Larew's attempts to develop and manufacture a plastic salty lure encountered great skepticism within the fishing lure trade. Although he had made samples by hand he was rebuffed by manufacturers of plastic lures, who expressed strong doubts about the feasibility of manufacturing such a device, as well as doubts about its properties if it could be made. Two such manufacturers testified on Larew's behalf in response to Arkie Lures' motion for summary judgment. They explained that salt is an undesirable additive for a plastic lure because it tends to roughen the smooth texture of the surface of the lure; that the presence of salt reduces the tensile strength of the plastic, rendering the lure susceptible to tearing and interfering with its flexibility; and that it is unsafe to mix chemicals such as salt with plastic, because such mixing can cause violent explosions.Upon extreme persistence by Mr. Larew the product was eventually produced. The first commercial salt-impregnated plastic lure was called the “Gene Larew Salty Frog.” It was an immediate commercial success. Arkie Lures copied the Larew lure and, declining Mr. Larew's offer of a license, brought this declaratory judgment action. The district court granted Arkie Lures' motion for summary judgment of invalidity, concluding that Larew's invention was “not sufficiently different” from the prior art as to render it nonobvious. - See more at: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-federal-circuit/1188371.html#sthash.Wn4O4DSi.dpuf

primetime reply :

mister twister hawg frog.....

Catt reply :

Y'all think that suit was about that frog & if Gene could put salt in plastisol?

That was not the only suit between the two companies.

That document also says the frog was "an immediate commercial success" ROFLMAO!

Beleive want ya want

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