Massachusetts Custom fishing plug makers: A History

[aage]

My all-time favorit is Hicky-Do by Ray Waren from Mass. Mid 40s

[hookedonbass]

Nice, the tag on there says they are herring plugs. Have you caught a lot of stripers on them when they're around or have you stopped using them because of their collector value?

[aage]

Nice, the tag on there says they are herring plugs. Have you caught a lot of stripers on them when they're around or have you stopped using them because of their collector value?

His shop was in an old barn located on Great Herring Pond in Cedarville Mass. Where he operated an old peddle lathe to make his lures.
It was a one man operation in the mid 40s.He was well known and they caught a lot of fish.On the box it said "Heavy enough to get out there"

[jigfreak]

Great piece of history, Aage. Love reading stuff like that, thanks for sharing it.

[albiealert]

His shop was in an old barn located on Great Herring Pond in Cedarville Mass. Where he operated an old peddle lathe to make his lures.
It was a one man operation in the mid 40s.He was well known and they caught a lot of fish.On the box it said "Heavy enough to get out there"

Thank you sir, so enjoyed reading the details. Love that old time marketing, simple but effective.

[CharlieTuna]

Nice read and piece of history. thanks for posting.