Lake George N.Y. Lure ID

[Flipperfla]

This lure was found in Lake George in upstate New York around 40 years ago. While vacationing at the lake we would take a day and do underwater dock repair, recovery, whatever at a Friends house in return for letting us keep our boats at their dock. To the one side of the main dock and boathouse they complained of constantly hitting something when coming in to dock their boats. Threw on the tanks to check it out….. turned out to be a long forgotten remains of a crib dock. We tied a nylon strap around the large rocks and pulled them to the shoreline with a Jeep. When we got some of the rocks cleared we came across the logs the main frame of the crib dock and planking. While my Buddy and I were clearing the planks I turned a plank over and there were 3 lures laying on the piece of wood under the plank we just cleared like someone just sat them there yesterday! The Family that live there have been there for generations and don’t even remember a dock there so it was pretty old. I kept one and one to my Dive Buddy and one to the homeowner. I put the ring and hook on. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

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[BennyV]

This lure was found in Lake George in upstate New York around 40 years ago. While vacationing at the lake we would take a day and do underwater dock repair, recovery, whatever at a Friends house in return for letting us keep our boats at their dock. To the one side of the main dock and boathouse they complained of constantly hitting something when coming in to dock their boats. Threw on the tanks to check it out….. turned out to be a long forgotten remains of a crib dock. We tied a nylon strap around the large rocks and pulled them to the shoreline with a Jeep. When we got some of the rocks cleared we came across the logs the main frame of the crib dock and planking. While my Buddy and I were clearing the planks I turned a plank over and there were 3 lures laying on the piece of wood under the plank we just cleared like someone just sat them there yesterday! The Family that live there have been there for generations and don’t even remember a dock there so it was pretty old. I kept one and one to my Dive Buddy and one to the homeowner. I put the ring and hook on. Any ideas? Thanks. View attachment 2061747 View attachment 2061748

They still make these. Not crazy old.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

ACME Tackle (think Coyote from the Road Runner cartoons). $3.50 can get you a new one.

 

[newnan man]

They are good lures too for several types of gamefish.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Agreed. They also still make the KastMaster and that's a favorite.

 

[Flipperfla]

They still make these. Not crazy old.

Did some research. Acme was founded in 1952, I looked it up we were there in 78. The condition of the dock where found, that would date it around 71 years old max.