Good Luck Fishing Token and my First Steel Wheatie

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

What a beautiful day yesterday. Low 80's with a decent wind to keep one comfortable. Found my first steel wheatie in a pocket spill of 3 other wheaties. Came across the South Bend Bait and Tackle Good Luck token. That one really had my heart pounding as I at first seen the huge coin and was thinking a Morgan or Peace Dollar. Token is just smaller than an Eisenhower Dollar Coin.

We've hit this area before, but having trouble finding the silver. There's over 100 acres mowed to work, but we have to find the center of the old activity.

Hope everyone had a good day of hunting
DJH

South Bend Bait Company "Fish and feel fit" token. 1 3/8 inches. Given out by South Bend representatives at tackle shows, and through other promotions from the 1930s-1950s.

 

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[jsandin]

Excellent finds. I love that fit fisherman's expression. The years haven't been kind to his face.

 

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Excellent finds. I love that fit fisherman's expression. The years haven't been kind to his face.

I had a hard time trying to figure if it was a man or a woman.

 

[garthbfan169]

WTG diggin love the fishing token!!

 

[jgas]

Nice digs, Yes I would have been freaked at the size of that. That is a cool token from the land of Notre Dame! Now you just need a South Bend Reel and the St. Joe river and you are set!. Congrats on the digs. jgas

 

[CRUSADER]

Detecting & Fishing the perfect combination

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice going on the finds. You found a steel wheatie the only way possible (unless you dig small iron).

Put the coin on the ground and sweep the coil over it in coin or jewelry or relic mode and you will see what I mean! It will be invisble to the detector.

 

[Tank69]

cool token wtg

 

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

Nice going on the finds. You found a steel wheatie the only way possible (unless you dig small iron).

Put the coin on the ground and sweep the coil over it in coin or jewelry or relic mode and you will see what I mean! It will be invisble to the detector.

Yeah, only way possible to get one of those is in a pocket spill. That's the only reason I got it. The pinpointer kept going off on multiple targets, so I cleaned the entire hole out.

 

[Evan/tn]

cool token sounds like you got your work cut out for you in a 100 acre park!!!

 

[allen]

that is a really neat token !!

 

[House]

Nice token. I collect old reels and have a few SB. They don't make reels like that anymore. They were like a piece of art. Once again way to go!

 

[Dman]

Really neat token. I have never seen one before.