This is the
typical Carter's Bestever plug. Made without eyes, and finished in
vivid, electric colors, they were popular among the array of diving bass
plugs available in the early and mid 1920s. The picture boxes were very
well done. The paperwork inside describes several sizes and finishes.
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This is the Dunk's
version of the lure shown above. Notice this bait has glass eyes. The
catalog inside folds out to be very large and includes a host of rods,
reels, decoys, gaffs and other sporting paraphernalia offered by the
America Display Company.
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This is my favorite
Dunk's bait, and one of my favorite all time baits. The wooden lure has a
spring loaded head that can be rotated to make the lure dive or skitter
on the surface. The Dubble Header was patented in 1932. The wooden head
models are rare. Most have metal heads. Check out the graphics on this
very neat "intro" box that was made only for a year or so.
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This is the Dunk's Pike
lure, a long, almost musky-sized glass eye bait. it's basically a large
version of the Bestever plug. The foldout flyer inside mentions an even
larger version for muskellonge. Bet it came in a really great box. Maybe
we'll find one someday!
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This is the Dunk's Swimalure, in
"yellowjacket" finish. It is one of the more unusual baits
from this company. Note the green box, which was used in the later years
of Dunk's lure manufacture. The paperwork folds out to almost a small
poster size.
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