What is this lure please????

[Fredline]

Has anyone seen this 4" lure before or knows who made it? Any info. would be very much appreciated. I have had it for a while and lures are not my thing. Gold or rubbish? Fredline.

[Olly]

A sand-eel imitation perhaps? But by who & when?

[Dave Burr]

Never seen one like that and I can't see where the 'action' would come from? Interesting though.

[Scott]

Interesting looking thing, looks home-made, have you fished with it?.....

Never seen one like that and I can't see where the 'action' would come from?

....given the shape, the swivel on the nose and the paddle on the tail, does it spin when retrieved?

[Santiago]

Looks very interesting. Do you know what it's made from? Is it metal with a coil of some type of plastic??

[Fredline]

It is a metal braid core with heavy duty mottled plastic wrapped the length of the lure. Unusual.

[Olly]

Has it lost the 'spinning' vanes at the head end? There are similar examples in "Fishing Tackle" by Graham Turner.

[John Milford]

Gold The lure's spiral body and tail are made from celluloid. I'm 99% sure it will be by Percy Wadham who was making celluloid lures and floats (and 'Dreadnought' reels) in Newport I.O.W. from around 1919.

[John Milford]

99.99% Percy Wadham.

The celluloid tape whipping on the hook and the black eye spots are identical on these Wadham's 'OK Gudgeon' from my collection.

[Fredline]

Thanks for the heads up on that John. Lures are not my thing. I have had a look at some old tackle guides and this lure appears to have more in common with Percy W than the rest. Fredline.