Fall Auction

eBay Report - April 2007

Lang's Auction, which will be reported on next month, slowed bidding on other auctions quite a bit. But read on...

Rods:

A Heddon Deluxe glass casting rod, 5' light action, in VG sold for $124.49. A Phillipson "Johnson Profile" glass casting rod, 5'6" and VG brought $600. A Lyle Dickerson 6' bamboo casting rod, 2/2 in EX topped out at $810. A real wowser was a Fenwick FC60 6' glass rod that was New in Case and brought $1505.

Bamboo fly rod gleanings produced a Weber Henshall Masterkraft, 9', 3/2 in VG which sold for $305. An F. E. Thomas, 7'6", 2/2, and VG brought $808. A Bartlett antique fly rod, 3/2, 8' with rattan grip and EX reached $450. A Granger Deluxe, 9', 3/2 and EX sold for $456. An 8', 3/2 Heddon 50 Deluxe President fetched a nice $1206.

A 1965 wooden shipping crate for an E. F. Payne rod, with paper label and EX sold for $200. A Shakespeare Purist glass Wonderod, 7', 2/1 and mint reached $125. And one of those Glo-Lure Guncaster spring loaded gimmicks that was EX in box brought $331.78.

Lures:

Miscellaneous maker offerings included a Tooley's Spinnered Darter in red & white and VG condition that sold for $461. It is shown to the right. An Arbogast Jitterbug in blue wave color that was EX. It received 22 bids before selling for $350.09. An Arbogast Tin Liz Sunfish that was EX in a VG box/papers brought $427.50. An Arbogast Hula Popper, white/blue head and VG reached $330.98. An "unknown" solid plastic shrimp lure in rainbow color and VG brought $455, while a Nichol's Shrimp in Strawberry and VG reached $502.02. A Mint in Box/papers Bite-Em-Bait in red & white brought $465. A Paw Paw Bullhead, white & red, and Mint in an EX box brought $1025, while another that was Black & red and Mint in an EX box/papers realized $1415.83. A Spinno-Minno in a pastel yellow color and EX reached $331.99. An EX Wilton or Hennings glass minnow tube brought $860.

A Heddon Tadpolly in a VG intro box in green scale and VG sold for $256.09. A Heavy Casting Minnow in white and VG brought $1125. An EX- Dummy Double Minnow #1500 in Green Crackleback sold for $1525.01. A Bucktail Surface Minnow #302, rainbow and VG+ achieved $560. A Midget River Runt #9010BPL, blue pearl, that was Mint in Box brought $243.50. A Float Hi bass bug, white with red tail sold for $450.

Creek Chub lures included a Kingfish Pikie with GE and Strawberry Spot that was EX- and brought $405. A Weed Frog #2819 that was frog color and NIB sold for $710.

Metal lures were well represented by a late 1800s John Pepper Batwing Spinner in VG that sold for $1299. A British James Gregory Flexible Jointed Cleopatra in VG sold for $1226.01.

A salt water 8" Fishmaster Heavyweight Tarpon Lure, white/red head, and EX in a fair box sold for $406.88.

Miscellaneous Fishing Stuff:

An EX and sought after Stan Gibbs fish carving of a bluegill drew a lot of interest before topping out at $988.85. It is shown here.

A Fly Caster pipe tobacco tin in VG brought $177.50. A Pennsylvania Fish Commissioners tin sign with a bass on it (identified by the seller as a trout) and in EX condition reached $99.99. A Shakespeare fishing line display in VG, metal and 5.5" x 7.5" sold for $100.

Catalogs included a Heddon 1923 in VG with foldout, which sold for $630. A CCBC combination catalog/flyer from 1926 in Good fetched $464.26.

A Mint spool of Shakespeare "Indian" silk fishing line in a VG box created a stir when it sold for $363. Search your tackle boxes for one like the picture to the right. Of course one of the buyers no longer needs that spool. 

A J. W. Gilson (Florida) wooden tackle box in EX brought $710.

A Tennessee Non-Resident Reelfoot Lake fishing license button, with paper license, from 1937-38 in EX sold for $461.99.

Reels:

Casting reels included a Shakespeare Service #21642, 50 yard size from 1910 in VG condition sold for $560. Wow! A Tournament #1744 that was EX in a VG box/papers brought $225.49. An Arjon Commander that was near Mint in leather case/papers, etc. sold for $431. An early style Pflueger Supreme in VG brought $363.99. An Ambassadeur 5000D gold that was mint in box/parts reached $1090. From Tradera's European auction came a rare Ambassadeur 5000 in black with older font and EX in leather case which sold for @$4100 USD. 

Salt water and big game reels were started off by A Pflueger Par #3859½, GS and HR, 350 yard reel that was VG in a VG maroon box brought $481. A George Gary reel, 5" diameter by 1½" wide and VG+ condition, which sold for $609. A Fin-Nor 12/0 big game reel #248 in EX reached $997.87. A Perez #1 surf reel that was New in Box sold for $227.50. A California J. A. Coxe 4/0 reel in EX brought $787.

Kentucky reels included a Meek & Milam #2 GS reel with 12:00 half handle that sold for $1200.

Tops in the reel category was a very rare Willard H. Bradley reel, patented in 1868, and G-VG condition that sold for $10,000. It is shown to the left.

Fly reels included an Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 2/0 salmon size reel, in EX- that brought $1403. A Pflueger Hawkeye 60 yard size that was VG sold for $392. A Leonard-Mills 3" HR/GS trout reel in EX reached $965.15, while a Leonard Bi-Metal fly reel, 2¼" diameter, and EX topped out at $1413.88. Another that was 2-5/8" diameter and VG sold for $1559. A raised pillar Pflueger Progress #1783, 60 yard, nickel and gunmetal that was EX in a VG box sold for $255.

A 5" wood and brass reel by Milwards in VG sold for $314.50. Another unmarked Nottingham style reel in VG reached $201.