Well, I swung and missed the other day. Had two beautiful little homers in my site’s, looking for a fastball to swing to the fence on, but got thrown a curve. Strike three, and I’m out. Name of the game I guess, you win some and you lose some. Here’s the two beauties that slipped through my fingers the other day. These two babies had Choke Canyon Reservoir written all over them, and there wasn’t much work to be done to them at all.
Vintage South Bend No. 973P Bass Oreno Lure
An original wooden South Bend Bass Oreno in a basic cream color with shades of brown and gold. The paint was in really good shape with very minimal checking or chipping. Just an excellent little lure that was ready to swim again. Hooks contained some rust, but that was about all that I would’ve changed with this particular beast. Made them smaller I would have (my Yoda speak). Good little lure made sometime in the late 30’s early 40’s. I could just imagine the bass this would’ve tagged for me again. This one got away with a crisp $7.00 bid from retto1.
Vintage South Bend No. 973YP Bass Oreno Lure
Again, crying in my milk here. Good color, glass eyes (in good condition), good pattern to have on the water “Yellow Perch”. The paint did have some damage but only on the top of the lure, nothing that I’d fix though since it is on top and the rest of the pattern and color is great. Once again though, the hooks gotta go. I can’t believe this baby got a way from me for a measly $5.35. I’m going to have to start paying closer attention.
Both these lures rated definite “Fisher” material.
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