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Posted 14 years ago
aycockonxion
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This is another of my grandfathers old fishing lures that has since become mine. I've never used it but I'm certain it's seen its share of Oklahoma and Texas lakes. I'm curious about its age and rarity.. I just wish I had the box for this one. Thanks for everyones help!
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Your lure was manufactured by the Fred Arbogast company of Akron Ohio somewhere in the 1960's. It's the 3/8oz version, and the color is "Frog". It is one of the standard colors produced for the lifetime of the bait. Fred Arbogast began producing the first Jitterbugs in 1938 out of wood (yours is plastic), and they are currently produced under the Arbogast name (but produced by Pradco, visit them online at http://lurenet.com).
It's definitely one of the best top-water baits ever produced. Collector value is minimal. $5-10. Rare colors can fetch from anywhere to $100-$1000.
Hope this helps!
Kevin
I have a lure similar to the one pictured this is a nice lure, I will post some pics of the one I have.
I HAVE A LARGER RED AND WHITE VINTAGE JITTERBUG LURE. WANTING TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS WORTH. IT`S IN VERY NICE CONDITION.
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thank you Pop, Ralph, spitnimage, and Kevin for all the nice comments and the good info. And thank you for the love officialfuel, spitnimage, and van!
Thank you scandinavian_pieces!!
wow i found one of the wooden ones on a pier by the ocean and it looks like it came right out of the box! This one's beautiful too, great colors!
I have some vintage jitterbug lures still in box never used do you how much they are worth to a collector
How do I send pictures?
DII FRED ARBOGAST EVER PUTHOS NAME ON THE LURE I DONT MEAN THE METAL PART I AM ASKINGS ABOUT THE LURE ITSELF??