Description
Black and white 9 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ ad for their extensive line of Bait and Fish Foolers. The ad headline says that “You, too, can Catch More Fish with Creek Chub’s complete selection of Fish Foolers!” and has pictures that show Al McClane holding up the 44 lb Barracuda that he caught using a Plunker, Olin Keller holding up the 20 lb 6 1/4 oz Pike he caught using a Pikie Minnow and Ed Chapman holding up the 10 lb 12 oz Bass that he caught using a Creek Chub Crawdad. The bait they show in this ad are broken up into three categories. The first one is For Light Rod and Spin Casting and shows the Spinning Pikie of the No. 9300 Series with a weight of 1/4 oz and a price of $1.10, the Spinning Injured Minnow of the No. 9500 Series with a weight of 1/4 oz and a price of $1.10 and the Spinning Plunker of the No. 9200 Series with a weight of 1/4 oz and a price of $1.10. The next category is For Fresh Water Casting and Trolling and they show the Famous Pikie Minnow of the No. 700 Series with a length of 4 1/4 in, a weight of 3/4 oz and a price of $1.35, the Baby Jointed Pikie of the No. 2700 Series with a length of 3 1/4″, a weight of 1/2 oz and a price of $1.50, the Original Injured Minnow of the No. 1500 Series with a length of 3 3/4 in, a weight of 3/4 oz and a price of $1.35, the Ding Bat of the No. 5100 Series with a length of 2 in, a weight of 5/8 oz and a price of $1.35, the Darter 2000 of the No. 2000 Series with a length of 3 in, a weight of 1/2 oz and a price of $1.20 as well as the Plunker of the No. 3200 Series with a length of 3 in, a weight of 5/8 oz and a price of $1.20. The third category is For Salt Water Casting and Trolling with the two lures shown being the Husky Plunker of the No. 5800 Series with a length of 4 1/4 in, a weight of 1 oz and a price of $1.50 and a Jointed Striper Pikie of the No. 6800 Series with a length of 6 1/4 in, a weight of 3 1/4 oz and a price of $2.50. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
Source: 1952 Sports Afield Fishing Annual.
