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11-19-2004, 11:43 AM
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So, you think you know needles?
Who made these classics?
I am giving these to DZ for his needle collection...we were talking and he seemed excited to know I had a few left. They were in one of my backup storage tubs that I have not opened in a long time.
So .... who made these plugs? I will give you a hint if you want.
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11-19-2004, 12:50 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
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My guess is Arnold Spofford!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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11-19-2004, 12:54 PM
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sick of bluefish
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Are those boone, or boon, something like that? Just a guess
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11-19-2004, 01:07 PM
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they look really old
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11-19-2004, 01:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Slipknot
they look really old
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Almost as old as Flap  |
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11-19-2004, 02:08 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
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I actually have the green one on top, but I'll be damned if I can remember who made it 
It's not a Boone or a Spofford. |
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11-19-2004, 02:13 PM
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All up in the Interweb!
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very similar to the original gibbs. maybe a pichney?
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Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man. 
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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11-19-2004, 03:57 PM
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You guys are making me feel old.
You probably have never heard of him. But if you look thru your old "NE fisherman" mags (80-82) and Tim Colemans old striper books he makes mention of him (TC fished with him a lot at BI)
Hints
They were made in 1980 or 81
last hint...
a "quiet" guy from SE CT area
Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 11-19-2004 at 04:19 PM..
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11-19-2004, 04:09 PM
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this is buggin me now. i have read Coleman's books a bunch of times, but don't remember the builder though. got any more? my needlefish collection is missing one those no matter who they are! |
Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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11-19-2004, 04:30 PM
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Silent George
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11-19-2004, 04:33 PM
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BINGO!! You know your needles. wayto go JKRock!
they were called "the silent sand eel"
Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 11-19-2004 at 04:45 PM..
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11-19-2004, 04:35 PM
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Boston Anglah
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shhhhhhh george
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Used hard and put away dirty....
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11-21-2004, 12:55 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
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how'd I miss this thred
Dang I got to take the camera in the cave
I got needles from the 70's  |
Pro Tool Club....
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11-23-2004, 01:13 PM
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I have one  |
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11-24-2004, 01:49 PM
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Going to do a "Needlefish History" presentation on January 20th in Newport. Will be open to all interested fishermen. Stay tuned for details. Special thanks to Sandman for providing more info for my presentation.
DZ
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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11-24-2004, 03:50 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
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Not Bob Hahn ??? he make a needle ? |
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11-24-2004, 09:41 PM
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i have some gags needles wood ones in the pacjkage.i have hahn needles also.My friend turned them in the seventy's on a giant metal lathe.some would just get the flame treatment very deadly.
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11-25-2004, 06:36 AM
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Gags is going to surprise us all again this spring with the re-issue of some old wooden lures, They are long and thin and stripers love them. Bliz it looks like he changed his mind! |
Why even try......... 
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11-25-2004, 09:33 AM
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Flap, got a couple for you.. Cape needle lore... ever here of the "Need-Eel", or the Nauset Needle? both circa 60's...The first one I think actually was sold, the other was homemade, and copied by those that could... I've been pickin some of the old-timers brains on needles, they remember versions of them in the 50's, used with success especially near the "old" Chatham inlet.
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11-25-2004, 12:31 PM
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11-25-2004, 12:35 PM
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Looks like Bob Hahn to me
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11-25-2004, 12:39 PM
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forgot the picture
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11-25-2004, 01:31 PM
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Registered Grandpa
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Ya Mac,i think your right.The yellow one is defenitely a Hahn color.
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11-25-2004, 11:19 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
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eastmans use to have a wall of hans, i have the same needle hanging up.
we use to split his lures open on rocks but it was a change from the gibbs so they was nice to have, the cedar ones that is
Karl I got some old cape needles here |
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12-08-2004, 07:37 PM
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Found this one in the wash this year? The eyes appear to be glass or some type of sequin (pin hole in the middle). On the nose, paint was green on top and red on the bottom. Can you tell if this is a custom or factory producecd? Just curious.
Oops - Is that a MurEel in the background  |
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12-08-2004, 09:31 PM
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Stuck In Reality
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So for those plugs would 44.00 be worth it. The winning bid was high.
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Go Ugly Early 
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12-08-2004, 11:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by tynan19
So for those plugs would 44.00 be worth it. The winning bid was high.
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I am going to say yes because VB knows his stuff.........
either that or they were something that was missing in his enormous collection....... |
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12-09-2004, 08:24 AM
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$20 a piece for those? easily worth it if you don't have any in your collection like me. friggin' VB.....  |
Co-Host of The Surfcast Podcast
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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12-09-2004, 09:42 AM
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Karl you got me on those. Are you sure it wasn't called the "needle-eel" I remember hearing something about those but could be what you mentioned. I remember showing that little red head six inch needle to a couple guys I knew one night at the Old Bass Run tackle shop. One was a guy who had a Jeep Grand Wagoneer ( what we referred to as a Cape Cod Cadillac as anybody who was well heeled in those days on Cape drove one) who used to fish Nauset with his son alot. He was a native and he hung out at Tony C's shop when he first opened it. The guy hung a lot of nice fish off Bass Run's outside rack. I remember him mentioning a "needle-eel" when I showed him the plug.
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Why even try.........
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12-09-2004, 10:08 AM
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worth every cent
Toby, what do you want ? I still owe you
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