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The Alou company was formed by Al Rheinfleder and Lou Palma about 35 years ago. They made the Alou Eel and the Baittail.
The ALou Eel was a rigged rubber eel with a lead swim plate on it. It came in several sizes and a few colors.
The Baittail was a lead jig which used the hind 5 or 6" of a rubber eel. It was similarly to a jig and Sluggo.
I still have a few Alou Eels kicking around. They worked OK. I would say that a rigged real eel would outfish them most of the time.
The company pretty much dissolved after Mr. Rheinfleder tragically drowned while fishing in his canoe in the Delaware River with his son. His son who was wearing a lifejacket suurvived. Al who was not wearing a lifejacket did not. At least thats the way I remember the story.
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