Lure Lore: Vaughn's Lure
Vaughn's Lure
This wooden body lure was manufactured in the early 1940's by Vaughn's Tackle Company of Cheboygan, Michigan, and has a rotating head with three flutes of varying colors. The head rotates on a shaft which is screwed into the body. A small washer separates the rotating head and body. The hook hangers are simply small eye hooks which are also screwed into the body. The lure is depicted in Carl F. Luckey's book, Old Fishing Lures and Tackle (No. 4) as well as Karl White's Fishing Tackle Antiques and Collectibles (11/1995 edition). The colors listed below were cited or illustrated in both books. The wooden body measures 3 1/2" with another 1/4" tacked on for the nose loop.
Known Colors
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THANK YOU for posting the Vaughn rotating lure page. I had watched a RetroBassin episode that was filmed at a Convention but the sound quality was atrocious and the Camera work was irritatingly inept. I finally figured out that the vendor was saying “Vaughn” and found your info right away. Youtube is ate up with low quality click bait and in my case I am 78 years old with reduced hearing and reduced vision. “Sparky” at RetroBassin will be here someday if he wears out enough calendars ! Too bad that they can’t include Closed Captioning. But you “saved the day”. SOLDIER ON !
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