Fall Auction

eBay Report - October 2007

The massive Live/eBay auction posted by Lang's during the last week of October and held the first weekend in November sure cuts down the amount of quality tackle during the later part of October. However, there were lots of interesting miscellaneous maker baits sold. 

Lures:

The month ended with a rare Pepper Musky Minnow, VG condition, in white with a black back stripe, selling for $2500. It is shown to the right. Another interesting lure was a Falls City (KY) Jinx, which was new on card and white/black head and sold for $193.50. It was a Bass Oreno type lure. A yellow Moonlight 1900, EX in an EX box, brought $399.50. A Moonlight Weedless Chunkbait, white/red head and EX iln an EX box sold for $350.01. A Keeling Surface Tom, yellow with bars, and EX in an EX box reached $251.11. A white/red head Staley-Johnson Twin-Minn that was mint in a mint box topped out at $305. A NIB Bagley BB4, black/orange belly and black lip, sold for $280.51. An EX Winchester Multi-Wobbler in green crackleback sold for $268.25. An EX- yellow Lockhart Wagtail Witch reached $270.99. A VG Clinton Wilt minnow, white/green spiral ended the month, selling for  $915.

A Heddon Salmon Basser that was EX in a VG box, and perch color sold for $227.50. A green crackleback Dummy Double, EX in a VG marked box reached $1480. A slate color #175 Heavy Casting Minnow, VG condition sold for $405.02.

A Creek Chub Bait Co. frog color Baby Jigger, EX in a VG box, sold for $256. A Wiggler c1916 in intro silver scale? and VG in an EX-box with papers topped out at $1450. A Shur Strike Anteater, EX in a VG box and peanut butter (?) color brought $361.78.

One of the most interesting lures was a mother of pearl & brass crawfish in EX that sold for $504.66. It would match up nicely with the mother of pearl reel being sold at Langs. Rather than try to describe it, the photo is shown to the left. 

Pflueger lures included a Pal-O-Mine #5085, white/green diamonds and mint in a mint box with papers brought $422.78. A Wizard 5 hook minnow, VG-, and green back, sold for $462.63.

Shakespeare offerings included a Tarpa-Lunge in green scale with glitter and VG+ sold for  $249.02. A Musky Paddler in frog, EX- brought $240.15. A c1909 rubber frog, VG+ brought $663. A Shrimp #135, white/red head that was mint in a VG box reached $748. A 5 hook Slim Jim Minnow with plate hardware, in pike scale and EX- sold for $481.

A South Bend Bass Oreno #973, gold scale and EX in a VG "red sky" box sold for $402.77. A 5 hook Musky Minnow, strawberry color and EX- brought $1250.

Rods:

There were some nice rods sold in October. We found a Leonard Duracane, 7'6", 2/2, restored to EX that brought $960. A Leonard 49DF, 7'6", 3/2 and also restored to EX sold for $1580. A 7' Orvis Battenkill, 2/2 and EX, reached $760. A Winston 8'9", 3/2 and EX sold for $1913. A Herters St. Albans fly rod that the seller said was made by Hardy (I don't think so), 8', 2/1 and mint brought $545. A South Bend Cross Double Built M166, 8'6", 3/2 and EX sold for $277.67. A Paul Young "The Texan" 8'6", 2/2 and Mint brought $2901. A Payne model 208, 9', 3/2 light dry fly reached $1325. A South Bend #59, 9', 3/2 and Mint sold for $256. A Hardy CC deFrance, 7'6", 2/1 and EX brought $950.

Heddon casting rods included a #60B "Rod-O-Steel" 5' steel rod in EX for $207.51. A Pal Expert bamboo 5' in mint reached $360.99, and an Expert #25L brought $293.80.

Glass rods included a Phillipson 3M Epoxite 7'6" fly rod, 2/2 and mint that sold for $535. 

Miscellaneous Fishing Stuff:

A wooden Tronick luggage company tackle box with key and EX condition received 25 bids before selling for $1026. It was reportedly from c1919, and is shown to the right. An Abercrombie & Fitch big game reel leather case in VG reached $261.09.

A "Fish Ohio" pinback from 1981 and in VG brought $178.02. A Winchester #9115 celo top split shot tin in VG sold for l$139.50.

An EX Philip Goodwin fishing scene store calendar from 1938 with all pages reached $147.50.

Reels:

A highlight was the sale of a scarce Pflueger raised pillar Summit casting reel. This was an 80 yd model in VG condition and it sold for $912. It is the reel shown here. Another scarce Pflueger sold was a 50 yard Faultless - a hard rubber & aluminum spacer reel in VG, which brought $677.

Casting reels included a Gulf LW reel from Texas a #947 New Yorker that was NIB with extras seemed a steal at l$130.49. A far more common Heddon Lone Eagle casting reel, EX in a VG box brought $410. A Langley Target #340 that was EX in a VG box/papers sold for $143.50. A Pflueger Skilkast #1953 that was mint in an EX box topped out at $265. A 4 screw ABU Ambassadeur 6000, mint in box brought $466. A left handed Bronson Green Hornet in EX- (except for the owner's initials) sold for $184.49. A J. A. Coxe Expert 20, GS in EX sold for $136.13.

Fly reels included a nickel plated Julius Vom Hofe #3 that was EX in a G box. It sold for $2362.17. What a difference a box makes! Another rare fly reel was a Meisselbach Allright #110 in G that reached $1388.63.  A 4-Brothers Egalite M1904, 2¼" in diameter and VG, sold for $177.50. The whopper reel of the month was a Talbot Ben Hur in VG-EX, c1900, that was bid to $9877.77. It was preceded by a beautiful William Mills Fairy trout reel by Julius Vom Hofe in EX that brought $1500.