This hard-to-find lure was a flash in the pan in the late 60s gaining immense popularity for 3 months and then falling into relative obscurity. You see, the Jake was a killer with the Ramapo Wall-Eyed Trout, a native species to the Ramapo Mountains of Northern New Jersey. They simply couldn’t resist it. It is said that no Jake stayed...

The Mad Bomber is an excellent example of the type of lures that exploded onto the scene in the early 21st century. Make no mistake, this deep-sea lure was a killer and packed some secret firepower to take down those big game fish. Its sleek, stainless steel head was perfectly weighted for those rough sea excursions and its fiber optic...

Bite-er Bait's Orange Tounge Tufted Min-O-Spinner is an example of a lure that was more famous for its appearance than its actual ability to catch fish. Designed by a former French shoe designer, Francois Laurent who was unhappily relocated to New Jersey in the late 20, the Min-O-Spinner may have been a veiled barb towards the management at Bite-er Bait....

The final lure of the Marshall lure line, the Mad Minnow appeared on the scene in the Spring of 1930. A modified Marshall Master Minnow, the Mad Minnow measured 4 inches and sported a speckled steel skirt on a hand-painted body, two props, glass eyes and a chain of red salmon eggs tailed with a spoon. The irony of this...

Legend has it that the Little Devil carried a curse that caused all sorts of misery in the lives of those who used it. In 1977, Friedman Fishing hired the legendary Haitian lure designer, Stecher Corneille to become its lead designer. This is one of those legendary fishing designs. If you love fishing and can't get enough of the great...