Traditional lures

[SooperClooper]

I still have one or two early lures including a Rublex Floppy, a rubber bodied plug with a lip that had two positions, caught quite a few pike and the odd perch on it before being retired.

[John Milford]

I still have one or two early lures including a Rublex Floppy, a rubber bodied plug with a lip that had two positions, caught quite a few pike and the odd perch on it before being retired.

Some of my poissons nageurs, including two sizes of the Floppy (centre).

[John Milford]

I remember making spoons from spoons when I was a lad.My Dad helped me drill the holes for the treble and split ring.I even caught small Pike on them.

Lures certanly don't come much more traditional than an old table spoon!

The decoration on this one lifts it nicely above the ordinary.

[John Milford]

These old lures are popularly known as the 'roach plug'. Intriguingly, I have also seen them referred to as the 'Aerialist minnow'.

Their distinctive colour pallette, including the orange eyes, is the same as some more conventional-looking plugs that I know were distributed by Allcocks. However, l've yet to come across an Angling Guide or catalogue page listing them.

Has anyone else seen anything in print I wonder?





They are most often found, as above, with two trebles and a line tie. However, I also have one, with no screw eyes and a single treble hook flight running through the central alloy tube.