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xc600

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Vintage
« on: Feb 24, 2023, 09:17 AM »


Any know about these. Cleaning out my grandfathers tackle box and found these.

Mac Attack

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #1 on: Feb 24, 2023, 09:39 AM »
They used to call them "cow bells".

For trolling lakers, but smaller ones can be used for walleye and pike.

The inline weights on a couple help to get them down deep.

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #2 on: Feb 24, 2023, 10:16 AM »
Thanks Mac. The larger ones say Seneca on them so I thought maybe Lakers. I thought he fished pike in Oneida mostly but he must have gotten around. Would these dat back to 40's-50's?

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #3 on: Feb 24, 2023, 10:45 AM »
Very cool stuff display it well I have some of my grandfathers stuff as well as a lot more displayed love the old stuff


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Re: Vintage
« Reply #4 on: Feb 24, 2023, 10:56 AM »
Thanks Mac. The larger ones say Seneca on them so I thought maybe Lakers. I thought he fished pike in Oneida mostly but he must have gotten around. Would these dat back to 40's-50's?

Could be that old.
I fished with that stuff in the 60’s and 70’s.  A little in the early 80’s.

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #5 on: Feb 24, 2023, 11:11 AM »
That's a beautiful display for sure.

Johnnh

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #6 on: Feb 24, 2023, 02:49 PM »
We trolled cow bells in rivers and lakes for years. I still see them being used on Winnipesaukee, Squam, etc.
They produced plenty of fish.
Nice collection
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Re: Vintage
« Reply #7 on: Feb 25, 2023, 12:10 PM »
are those inline weights or floats to keep it off the bottom ? i have some old ones like that and i trolled with them off of riggers in cayuga but didn't work as well as the newer rigs

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #8 on: Feb 25, 2023, 04:50 PM »
They are floats. Largest blade is 4"

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #9 on: Feb 26, 2023, 07:12 AM »

 I have a few cowbells still in the original packages from the 70s

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #10 on: Feb 26, 2023, 08:21 AM »
Great display! I fished "Cow Bells" in the 40's and 50's. The short ones. They do work but I hate to troll. My buddy use to say lots of guys die while trolling! They fall asleep, fall over board and drown! :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Vintage
« Reply #11 on: Feb 26, 2023, 09:15 AM »

 Lol

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Re: Vintage
« Reply #12 on: Feb 26, 2023, 10:36 AM »
I have a few cowbells still in the original packages from the 70s

I walked into a bait store once back in the 80's asking if they had cowbells. I got a look like I was crazy and "why would we have cowbells in a bait store?" I had to explain to them what they actually were.
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Re: Vintage
« Reply #13 on: Feb 26, 2023, 10:36 AM »
Great display! I fished "Cow Bells" in the 40's and 50's. The short ones. They do work but I hate to troll. My buddy use to say lots of guys die while trolling! They fall asleep, fall over board and drown! :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Vintage
« Reply #14 on: Feb 26, 2023, 11:41 AM »
That's funny!

 



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