Mackeral A-40

[surfstix1963]

This is the last one I finished before I got sick again,feeling a little better now maybe after the rib gets better I can get going again.

[DarkSkies]

Looks like the perfect Rhody/Mass swimmer.

[surfstix1963]

Thanks I never used a mack pattern here so who knows actually I never fished green other than chartreuse could work ya never know.

[speedy]

This is the last one I finished before I got sick again,feeling a little better now maybe after the rib gets better I can get going again.

nice bro...
your wife is going to send you to the store for a hour and i am going to take all your plugs lol!!!!

[surfstix1963]

OK but then your just going to have to make more w/o hook hangers.

[speedy]

lmao

[surfstix1963]

You know me with my A-40's I just have a liking for them next batch are going to be the other A-40 not too many people know about them their were 2 versions I don't think the other ever hit the market I still don't have the exact particulars but I will toy around to see what I get.

[plugaholic]

A little background on the A-40, surfstix, very clean work!



1948 saw the introduction of the plastic Atom 40”, and the
phase out of the wooden Atom plugs. By ‘49 the wooden Striper Atoms
were no more. Bob had switched completely to plastic. The transition
to plastic was initially met with resistance from surfcasters and
shop owners who preferred a wooden plug and thought the plastic
models were inferior.
The Atom had started to become a style of plug rather than a
brand identification. Other manufacturers such as Masterlure and
Russo out of New York were also marketing swimming plugs as Atoms or
Atomic swimmers. Bob wanted to do something to set his Atom apart
from the rest. Competition from the numerous other companies made
Bob realize he had to produce a quality lure and cut his costs if he
was going to stay afloat. Plastic retained it’s color season after
season, never absorbed water, each plug was exactly the same and it
was much less expensive to produce. Once he made his decision, he
never looked back.
The new plastic lure received a new name, “the Forty”. Bob
claimed it was designed for bass over 40 inches. Word about some
notable catches on his new plug soon got out and even hard core
wooden plug fisherman took notice.
Pond made many variations of the 40 over the years including
the “51” which was a 40 painted in several colors, the “52” also
referred to as the skunk which had a white belly section and various
colored back sections and one of my favorites the “Stinky Atom”
which had a removable plug in the belly allowing the angler to fill
the plug with liquid scent that would slowly leech out as it was
fished. A “Reverse” model and a popper were also built based on the
“40”.

[Monty]

Nice looking plug, great that you are starting to feel better. Rip-Plugger gave me a little history lesson on the A-40 a while ago. My memory retention is at an all time low (tiny bits remain).
+ I actually typed my response before plug's info on the atom (thanks)+