What to keep - lures

[Aridhol]

I picked up a semi-full tacklebox for $20 this weekend and I've cleaned up some of the spoons and plugs. I'm wondering what's worth keeping as most of this I've never used (only my second or third season fishing since I was a kid).
Any help from all the experienced folks here would be appreciated.

I also got about half dozen teaser heads and probably 20 hootchies and squirts but I think I can sort out what's worth while with those.

 

[photocopy]

Have caught worthwhile fish with all of those except plugs. I have never really fished with plugs

 

[kingblazer84]

tom macks are always trusty the plugs I would run for sure but might want to put a trailing hook on them if the regs allow it. helps with hook up.

 

[fytfire]

Email sent

 

[Aridhol]

double post.

 

[Aridhol]

Thanks
The brass & chrome ones are (left to right)
Gibbs glendon stewart 5 1/2, Stewart 6, 5 "wonder" (this has no manufacturer name).

The bottom one is a Luhr Jensen Krocodile and it's quite heavy. A quick google makes it look like it's for bass but I never try for bass, this one I think i'll pass on.
That hotspot apex I've never seen any like it before with the 2 metal eyes right in the lure, I assume it's fished the same as any other Apex?

 

[getbent]

The croc will work while tossing on a spinning outfit.
The others (clendons) are old stalwarts that have caught fish for years.
Why not keep them and fish them all?

 

[Seafever]

Keep everything in that pic.

The plug bottom right for sure.

That green lure top right that looks like an Apex (but isn't).....never seen one of those before.......(?)....but it looks like it could work..

All those barbs need to be pinched....

The Cop Car spoon appears to have two rings and a swivel on it. Can't see clearly but it looks like somebody added a split ring to the welded ring and then added a swivel.

I would take the split ring and swivel off and tie direct to the welded ring.


It seems that's what happened on the Coho killer spoon too. Swivel and split ring added to the welded ring. Take those off and tie direct to the welded..

Looks like time for a hook change on the Clendons...all rusted to crap.

The hook on the Coho Killer looks like a Matzuo.....and it looks like it was added later because it's facing the wrong way IMO.

The plug with the two trebles on it looks like it could be deadly.....I would fish that color combo in a heartbeat.....

Not sure what's going on with that plug.....looks like it has a swivel hanging off the back treble for some strange reason......if it were mine I would take that swivel off.

 

[Rockfish]

That plug with the two trebles on it is a “Macks Squid Salmon Plug”. They were very popular in their day and definitely are responsible for a lot of Chinook ending up in sports boats years back. If you go to a lot of garage sales you will find them in different patterns. Don’t remove the swivels on the hooks, they are supposed to be there. Given the rather stubby design compared to say your standard non tubby Tomic plugs such as the other two plugs, you will find that it has a lively action at slower speeds. The hooks on old used ones seem to rust out and are difficult to change as the swivel was added to the hook directly at the time of manufacture. All you can do is cut off the hook, add a small split ring and then be careful that the hooks don’t end up so far extended that they catch each other. If you like fishing old school, a Macks Squid, an old Peetz rod and reel and a two lb ball with a lift off hanger will catch you bigger Chinook. That’s one of the ways it was done before riggers dominated.

 

[Seafever]

I see now that the swivel on the rear of that Mack squid plug is connected to the hook...

When I first looked at it I thought the swivel was not connected to the hook and was just 'there' for some reason.....

You're right best to leave it like it is....

 

[Aridhol]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate all the replies.
I'll be trying these out throughout the month and I'll be sure and pinch all the barbs