Some bleeder lures. The top lure is 4 3/4 inches long like the Muskyite but without the metal lip and weighs 1.6 oz with the hook guards.
Dye pellet well on bottom of lure
Box insert front
Box insert back
Box insert -instructions
Box insert – color patterns
Box insert – models
Gateway ad that list two more models: Big Boy and the Spinner
Brooks-Eidson Tackle Co., Dallas, Texas. Maker of Whiz-Bang lures.
Whiz-Bang lures
Whiz-Bang poppers
Insert from cardboard box – side 1
Insert from cardboard box – side 2
Whiz-Bang Trailer
Dyna Tackle Co., Dallas, Texas.
Dyna-Mite Lures
Ad in Western Sportsman, March 1947
Dyna-Mite Boxes
Dyna-Mite box inserts. Top from red box Bottom from yellow box
New additions
Dynamite popper lure (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
Popper ad (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
Page from a Dyna-Mite calendar published in 1945 (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrels)
Gi-Gi Lure Co., Fort Worth, Texas. Maker of the Paddle Popper and the Bass Tool.
Paddle Poppers
Color Chart
Box insert with Mouse Gray as color pattern 102
Box insert with Red & White as color pattern 102
The Gi-Gi Bass Tool lure pictures below courtesy of Colby Sorrells
Two sizes
Front of Bass Tool package
Back of Bass Tool package
Display card
Lakeside Lure Co., Dallas, Texas. Maker of the Sassy Susie lure.
Sassy Susie lures Bottom 3 on right are marked “medium”
Top side comparison of the Sassy Susie and the Sassy Susie (Medium)
Sassy Susie with box (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
Mercury Worm Lure Company, Dallas, Texas. Maker of the Mercury Worm. Various inserts included in the square plastic package.
Mercury Worms
Insert: side 1
Insert: side 2
Insert: side 1
Insert: side 2
Insert
Two different box inserts
Insert: side 1
Insert: side 2
Mitey Atom tackle Co., Dallas, Texas. Maker of the Mitey Atom lure.
A Mitey Atom color list from a box insert: All White #101, White with Red Head #102, Shad #201, Green Perch #202, Yellow Perch #203, Shiner #204, Crabb (Craw-Dad) #205, Yellow Frog #206, Green Frog #207, Black Widow #208.
Mitey Atoms
Lure color stamps
Lure color stamp. One box not stamped.
Side of box pictured above
Side of box pictured above
Another version of the Mitey Atom box (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
Shadrac Bait Co., Fort Worth, Texas
Shadrac lures
Both sides of package insert
Shadrac catalog page (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
Shadrac catalog page (photo courtesy of Colby Sorrells)
The Mouse Bait Co., Fort Worth, Texas. (The Mouse Bait of Fort Worth, Texas “The Bait That Swims” – article by Colby Sorrells, NFLCC Gazette, December 2021)
Ad from Hunting and Fishing magazine, Jan, 1926
Top mouse No. 200 that has been repainted a couple of times. Bottom mouse No. 400.
Nice group of mice (photo courtesy of Cathy Jorgenson)
