I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ITEM ... AND IF UR LOOKING AT THIS... I'M SURE YOU KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO ... BUT HERES WHAT I CAN TELL YOU...

****** I'M JUST GONNA BE UP FRONT AND HONEST WITH YOU ... THIS LURE WILL BE ADVERTISED AND 4 SALE LOCALLY AND SURROUNDING AREAS .. -- SOMETIME FRIDAY AFTERNOON ... BUT IF THIS GETS OFF TO A GREAT START AND SHOWS A LOT OF INTEREST -- I WILL REMOVE ALL OF THE LOCAL ADS AND 1 OF YOU ... WILL OWN THIS RARE IOWA LURE .. I'LL ADD TO THE DESCRIPTION AND LET YOU KNOW... THIS LURE WILL SELL HERE ON EBAY ... IF IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DRAWING MUCH ATTENTION HERE ON EBAY ... I'M GONNA GET NERVOUS AND IF I GET A LOCAL OFFER I LIKE ... **** I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THIS LISTING ****  IOWA ISN'T VERY FAMOUS FOR GREAT VINTAGE LURES OR LURES WITH MUCH VALUE... LAZY IKE -- BUT THIS THING IS AWESOME AND PRETTY RARE.. 

WELL ANYWAY ....  I MISS THE OLD DAYS OF EBAY ... WHEN 85-90% OF THE LISTING WERE AUCTIONS ... TODAY ITS 85-90% OF BUY IT NOW LISTING ... SO WE ARE GONNA ROLL BACK --- TO 1999 AND ITS 99 CENTS AND GOOOOOOO

THIS LISTING IS FOR A NEAT OLD VINTAGE LAND-EM BAIT CO LURE CALLED LAND-EM LURE PAT'D 1938

IT COMES WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS ITS ORIGINAL PLAIN BROWN BOX --  IT HAS SOME SOILED OR DIRTY SPOTS AND I ASSUME THE PREVIOUS OWNER WROTE THE INFO ON THE BOX --- SEE PICS .. 

THE LURE IS PLASTIC WITH A FRONT METAL LIP

AT IS LONGEST POINTS -- FROM THE FRONT METAL LIP TO THE BACK OF THE BACK HOOK -- OVERALL LENGTH IS 4 1/2 INCHES LONG--

JUST THE PLASTIC BODY MEASURES -- 3 5/8 INCHES LONG 

EMMETSBURG IOWA 

PATENED 11-1 -38

SEE PHOTO OF MANUFACTURES NAME PAT'D DATE ETC ... 

ITS SPRING LOADED -- AFTER YOU SET IT.... WHEN A FISH PULLS ON THE BACK HOOK --- THAT SETS OFF THE 2 SHARP SPRING LOADED MECHANISMS... 

IF UR GONNA PLAY WITH IT... MAKE SURE UR JUST HOLDING ON TO THE FRONT METAL LIP..  TURN THE SET WIRES --  SET EACH ONE OF THE SPRING WIRES AND THEN PULL ON THE TIP OF THE BACK HOOK ... WHAM!!! 

IT SEAMS TO WORK LIKE IT SHOULD..

AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS HAD A COUPLE DAMAGED SPOTS --  1 ON EACH SIDE OF THE SHORT HOLDING WIRES NEAR THE BACK OF THE LURE..   THAT HOLD THE SPRING ACTIVATED HOOKS TILL THEY ARE ACTIVATED. ... BUT MORE I LOOKED AT IT .. THE INDENTURES ON EACH SIDE -- I THINK THEY ARE PART OF MANUFACTURING.....  AND FASTENING OF THE BACK MECHANICAL SPRING RELEASE ... BUT I'M NOT 100% SURE .. SEE PICS 

I TRIED RESEARCHING THE COMPANY AND LURE HISTORY ... I FOUND A PIC OF A COUPLE OF THESE LURES BUT NO HISTORY ON THE LAND EM BAIT COMPANY ... SO IF ANYONE KNOWS ANY HISTORY ON THAT COMPANY AND IF THEY MADE ANY OTHER LURES --- PLEASE TELL ME THE STORY .. I LOVE THE HISTORY OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND CO.

ITS IN FOUND CONDITION -- I'LL LEAVE THE CLEANING AND WHAT NOT TO THE NEW OWNER ...

WELL TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE PHOTOS -- 23 PICTURES GIVE OR TAKE --- AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS IF YOU HAVE TIME ... 

I BOX SHIP EVERYTHING -- I DON'T USE ENVELOPES... UNLESS ITS INSIDE OF A BOX .. 

FREE USA SHIPPING VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL