Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating - View Single Post - PLUG HISTORY --continued

justplugit · 12-05-2003, 11:53 PM

According to Gary Caputi,
in FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS,"Over 100 years ago,fishermen had no fancy plugs to use for striped bass,yet they consistently caught bass on homemade lures that imitated a wide variety of coastal baitfish.The lures were made from tin,cast in bronze molds that were closely guarded family secrets. They were called block tins or tin squids. They were popular until the outbreak of ww II,when tin was declared a strategic metal and it became difficult to obtain for anything but war use.When the sanctions on tin were finally lifted,in the late 40's ,tin squids were already just a memory for most fishermen and plugs were beginning to eclispe their popularity"
"Tins are interesting lures from a historical standpoint and due to the interesting characteristics they offer an angler." He states they are made to match every kind of baitfish,can be fished in all kinds of conditions,can be fished at different depths and still catch fish as well as they did when they were first used.

ANY INPUT FROM YOU "TIN GUYS"?

12-05-2003, 11:53 PM	#2
justplugit Registered Grandpa iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 8,592	Plug History---continued According to Gary Caputi, in FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS,"Over 100 years ago,fishermen had no fancy plugs to use for striped bass,yet they consistently caught bass on homemade lures that imitated a wide variety of coastal baitfish.The lures were made from tin,cast in bronze molds that were closely guarded family secrets. They were called block tins or tin squids. They were popular until the outbreak of ww II,when tin was declared a strategic metal and it became difficult to obtain for anything but war use.When the sanctions on tin were finally lifted,in the late 40's ,tin squids were already just a memory for most fishermen and plugs were beginning to eclispe their popularity" "Tins are interesting lures from a historical standpoint and due to the interesting characteristics they offer an angler." He states they are made to match every kind of baitfish,can be fished in all kinds of conditions,can be fished at different depths and still catch fish as well as they did when they were first used. ANY INPUT FROM YOU "TIN GUYS"?