Reels and lures

[Skrimpy]

Found these in an old tacklebox. I understand that some old wood lures are worth money and the reels are 20s fly reels and a baitcaster. If these are worth anything someone let me know!

 

[DownNDirty]

The fly reels are what are known as "skeleton" reels; 1920s sounds about right. Search ended auctions on ebay; you could probably get $10-$20 for each of them. The baitcaster is 1920's or possibly teens & should have a number on the foot-possibly 60. That indicated the line capacity & thus the size. Search ebay for similar reels. Not sure about the lures but they are probably 1940s or earlier. Good luck

 

[Skrimpy]

The baitcaster has a 40 on the bottom

 

[UnderMiner]

Great score with the tackle box treasures!

I recall reading about a legendary lure that is worth a fortune if you find one. It's called the "Giant Copper Haskell Minnow" made in 1853. Invented by Riley Haskell one was sold at auction in New York in 2003 for $101,200. Haskell made two versions, the big ones sell for $100K+ while the smaller ones sell for $10K-$15K.