Okiebug 1974 The Catalog
Okiebug 1974 The Catalog looks back at Don Butler’s Okiebug Distributing Company and the catalog he put out during those years.
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Tag: vintage tackle
Ray Scott and the Out House
By 1973 he pretty much owned those parts of the market. Was there anything else he wanted in his empire? Evidently he wanted to expand into the tackle business and thus, the story of Ray Scott and the Out House mail-order catalog.
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Fred Arbogast Ads 1940
Hand tying was labor intensive and Arbogast was looking for a quicker way to turn out baits. To decrease the labor, he turned to making skirts out of rubber. In doing that, Arbogast invented the living rubber skirt in 1936 and introduced the Hawaiian Wiggler shortly thereafter.
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Rufus Eubank’s Sure Slayer
“A couple days ago BFA ran the “Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two” feature. I wanted to share something on the Buggs Island tournament that Woo Daves won.
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The Twin Spin
The first twin spin I ever heard of was a Shannon Twin Spin, originally invented around 1915. Through the 50s the bait style was an old standby up until roughly the mid-70s.
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Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two
“Daves grew up on Kerr where his folks operate a dock at Palmer Point. Last year he almost led the Virginia State BASS Federation team to the national championship, but Lady Luck spoiled it.
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The Crazy Head Lure Company
Here is a little history on Charlie Brewer’s Crazy Head Lure Company and how he came up with Slider Fishing.
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