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Does anyone know a shop that sells these?They might be long gone and i might be showing my age but back in the 80's i had a few top water heavy solid plastic,clear blue mackerel pattern and the same in green.I must have caught 500 bluefish on those two lures.They were heavy plastic and took a beating.I would love to find some.

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Yankee Lures were made by the brother of the guy who owns The Fisherman's Line (website and catalog). If Bob doesn't have them, no one does. The plug you posted was called the Bass Bomb.

 

However, he appears to be carrying a line of bluefish lures called B&D, which really resemble the old Yankee models. Might be a company that bought the molds from Yankee, or are otherwise related to them.

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Jessica. Mr Johnson who operates and makes plastic plugs bought out the company a few years back and was in the process of redoing some last year when we spoke He was setting up all of the molds and was looking for someone to tie buck-tails that was local . I know that he was facing some serious health issues at the time and we have not spoken since, I will Give him a call and see if in deed he made up any to actually put out in the stores. I do know that he had remade the mold and made it more aerodynamic . The prototype worked great. :D

 

You would know him under the name of the Roberts Lure Company , located on Martha's Vineyard

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Jessica Just got of the phone with Peter Johnson . The only shop that he placed them in was Red Top. It was a limited production. he tells me should they be out that you can reach him on his web site and he will fill your order. Just Pull up Roberts Lure Company

 

Good luck

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Yankee Lures were made by the brother of the guy who owns The Fisherman's Line (website and catalog). If Bob doesn't have them, no one does. The plug you posted was called the Bass Bomb.

 

However, he appears to be carrying a line of bluefish lures called B&D, which really resemble the old Yankee models. Might be a company that bought the molds from Yankee, or are otherwise related to them.

 

B&D Hmmmmmmmmmmmm1838911

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Bernie are you making the bodies or purchasing them ?

 

The inject able foam is a similar process that was introduced by Mr. Bob Pond when he began his Atom Plugs many years ago in Attleborough. It makes for a very quality plug overall.:D

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Thank you for info,I remembered later that it was not the mackerel pattern at all that was sooo lucky for me,it was a solid blue plastic somewhat transparent with silver flecks threw out the plastic.

 

Yes, I remember those. They also had a squid colored one. I used to call them the toothbrush handle series. :laugh:

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