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JayandCoyote
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Corpus Christi-Southside
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Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 01 May 2008
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good stuff!
becky
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| Central Scrutinizer wrote: | | Thanks for the Memories, Ranger Rick. |
| ziacatcher wrote: | | However I bet if you were fishing naked Ranger Rick would have a problem with that |
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RPool
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 06 Mar 2006
Posts: 795
Location: San Antonio; Padre Island
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| Very interesting story. The history of the island, the lower lagoon and early days of fishing - all fascinating. I have Speckled Trout to thank for that addiction! |
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bulldog1935
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 07 Feb 2017
Posts: 1061
Location: downtown Bulverde, Texas
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A good friend locally has the Pico collecting bug.
I certainly fished the Pico plastic lures when I was young.
And I definitely enjoyed the history - thanks for the post.
For me, it's the reels more than the lures, and I'm a bit of an historian.
These are a couple of shelves showing my bait reels, the lower shelf are the ones that would probably interest this forum most.
I don't have any big-game reels - the collectibles tend to be very expensive - nothing larger than squidding reels.
Also some nice cane bait rods, but many more fly rods and reels.
If it interests you, here's Ron Gast's collection - probably the most extensive and diverse in the country.
https://luresnreels.com/
Especially around Corpus, keep your eyes peeled for those big game reels, they can be worth a small fortune.
A friend found a Kovalovsky 13/0 that sold for $4000 in auction - it was being used as a dusty barn doorstop, and she paid $55.
Even some of the squidding reels, in good condition, the oldest Pfluegers with the lacquered bulldog badge like in my avatar, can be worth several hundred dollars -
- and the older, rarer models (e.g. Pflueger Avalon and Sea King) over $1000.
Texas had a bait reel manufacturer, Gulf Reel Company
https://www.orcaonline.org/reel-makers-texas/
Here's the national lure collecting club, which have local meets for display, discussion and swap
http://www.nflcc.org/index.php
I'm betting Dr. McKee is an active member. Certainly his great collection and history research would be valuable at a meet.
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