Sold2024Early South Bend 5hk Underwater MinnowVery early bait, having the slender body style with tapered tail, shallow cups and unmarked pointed props. Finished in sienna crackleback yellow belly with 2 fine hand painted gill marks and good glasSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend Underwater MinnowFinished in solid white, with red hand painted gill marks, marked pointed props, good glass eyes, about VG+ with wear, hook marks, partial ring around the belly weight and age lines. A very tough coloSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend Underwater MinnowNice condition on this teen's 3hk minnow in seldom seen yellow hex finish. With good white iris glass eyes, and unmarked pointed props, condition is shiny Ex-/Ex, with only light box wear, a few pointSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 903 Underwater MinnowFinished in frog spot, bright and shiny, marked blunt spinners, 3hk, about Ex-. Housed in a seldom seen introductory Troll-Oreno box that's VG+/Ex- with the Sheridan R. Jones collection stamp on the iSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 903YP Underwater MinnowFinished in bright yellow perch with marked blunt props, shiny Ex-, with light wear, hairlines in one eye, a few small hook marks and age lines, most likely unfished. Coming in its correct seldom seenSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 904R Underwater Minnow3hk minnow in red hex finish with black hand painted gill marks, good glass eyes, blunt marked props, shiny Ex-. Housed in a tough target box that's also about Ex-, stamped 968 MS (for a Midge-Oreno iSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend Weedless Underwater MinnowIn bright rainbow finish, with blemish free white iris glass eyes and red hand painted gill marks, shiny VG+ due to tiny flakes along age lines, small nose chip, pointers and age lines. Rigged with unSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 953 Musky Casting MinnowOne of South Bend's rarest underwater minnows, only produced in 1914, rigged with marked pointed props, finished in white with a blended slate back and hand painted gill marks. Outfitted with 3 heavySee Sold Price
Sold2022TWENTY FISHING LURES MOSTLY WOODEN.American, 20th century. Featuring South Bend "Bass-Oreno", "Underwater Minnow" and "Spin-Oreno", Creek Chub "Darter" and more. Some glass eyes. Varying wear and paint loss. Includes two tackle boxes.See Sold Price
Sold2023Pflueger 5hk Underwater MinnowNo. 3149, tough early chub finish with red hand painted gills, Neverfail hardware, bulldog marked front prop, about VG+ condition. This large scale pattern is hard to find on the 5hk.See Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 932Y Combination MinnowEarly version with unmarked pointed spinner, thin hand painted gill marks, and blemish free white iris glass eyes. Finished in rarely seen yellow hex, with light wear/soiling, tiny factory imperfectioSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 901 Midget MinnowDating from the early 20's, 2 1/2" minnow in tough red head aluminum body, with marked blunt front prop and good glass eyes, shiny Ex-. Introductory Midget Minnow box is crisp with only light wear andSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early Pflueger Underwater Minnow5hk, with fine green crackleback finish and red hand painted gill marks, white iris glass eyes, unmarked props and see through gem clip hardware. Condition is shiny VG+/Ex-.See Sold Price
Sold2017Fishing LuresLot misc. early fishing lures and reels including rare Joe Pepper Jersey Minnow on card, Rome N.Y., Bomber Water dog, Supreme Plueger Cub reel, Heddon River Runt, South Bend #550 casting reel.See Sold Price
Sold2023Early South Bend LUM Surf-OrenoComing in its Surf-Oreno Nite-Luming No. 963 intro box, with good glass eyes and appearing unfished, Ex-/Ex. The tough introductory grades about Ex- and retains a color fold out box insert. A combinatSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pflueger 5hk Underwater MinnowFinished in rare blue back blended to aluminum with red hand painted gill marks, unmarked props and Neverfail hardware. Condition is VG-/VG due to wear/rubs, hook marks, hairline, flakes/bubbles, andSee Sold Price
Sold2015Group of Three South Bend MinnowsIncludes an Excellent Red Side Finish (RSF) Bass Oreno, a Very Good plus Rainbow finish Combination minnow with tail hair loss and a couple of tiny paint chips and an Excellent minus Green Scale threeSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pflueger 5hk Underwater MinnowFinished in tough frog scale, Neverfail hardware, pressed eyes, floppy bulldog marked prop, possibly unfished but VG+/Ex- due to heavy age lines.See Sold Price
Sold2022Harkauf Combination Bucktail MinnowRare early underwater minnow, 2 3/4”, clearly stamped "THE HARKAUF" along the left side. With good yellow glass eyes, unmarked bow tie style prop, blended green to aluminum finish and red hand pSee Sold Price
Sold20242 South Bend LuresEach finished in red/white, including a Midget Surf-Oreno (Ex-), and a Pike-Oreno, marked lip (VG+). Coming in introductory boxes: South Bend Minnow stamped 976 RH (crisp Ex-) and Surf-Oreno stamped 9See Sold Price
Sold2023Pflueger Neverfail MinnowRarely seen solid aluminum finish and red hand painted gill marks on this 5hk underwater minnow with unmarked props, Neverfail hardware and good glass eyes. Shiny VG+/Ex-, with light wear, a couple smSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 999 MinnowShort production bait made for only three years (1929-1931), with good glass eyes, stenciled back, and finished in a beautiful dark green crackleback, gold belly and pink sides. Condition of this rareSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend 902 MinnowFinished in white with black back stripe and red hand painted gill marks. Rigged with marked pointed props and good white iris glass eyes, appearing unfished, condition is about Ex- with light wear, sSee Sold Price
Sold2024South Bend Combination MinnowShiny red hex finish with hand painted black gill marks, white bucktail, good white iris glass eyes, and marked pointed spinners. Condition is much better than most, at least Ex-, with light wear, a fSee Sold Price
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