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Eye shape screams Googan. They make a 2-hook 3 1/2 inch model: Jr. Scout. There's a 4 1/3 inch model: Scout, but it has three hooks. edit: I've never used them, I don't own any.

That's huge. In case you haven't seen it, there's a "State vs State 2026 Edition" for fun contest. It's in the General Bass Fishing Forum. Be sure to read the rules on the first page, especially the "entry fee."

Many years ago, I bought some Lucky Craft baits for approximately $18 a piece. I've only used them a couple times. Probably not worth the price since I hardly use them. I have paid (much) more than that for a couple wood lures when I was thinking about collecting older lures. Those lures never see water and I later decided not to collect older lures. For lures I use regularly, I think I paid $9.99 for some XCalibur One Knockers back when XCalibur existed. I wonder what the current price is for XCalibur One Knockers? For actual use, I'm quite cheap and try not to buy any lure that costs more than $10.

@Glenn , Does that wire I circled in your photo prevent the buzzbait from bending out of shape? If not, what is it's purpose?

@scaleface , Quite some time ago I bought a couple of those lipped Rat-L-Traps mail order. When they arrived I noticed the attachment point is plastic and I wasn't sure about the durability so I never used them.

I've bought spinner blades from Lure Parts Online, Barlow's Tackle, and Jann's Netcraft. You should check out the blades listed online for each. Lure Parts Online has Premium finish and Regal finish. Regal finish being more expensive (gold, copper, silver).

There is a 2.5" Ring Craw Mini listed at reinsfishing.com. Is that the same thing? https://www.reinsfishing.com/product/2-5-ring-craw-mini/

Sad news. Tom was very generous with his knowledge. Condolences to his family.

@WRB-2.0, Another option would be donating to a freshwater aquarium. The California Academy of Sciences has a Steinhart Aquarium (which has fresh and salt water fish on display). I think the Los Angeles Zoo has some fish on display (I'm not sure). Maybe you can contact one of those to find out if they are interested. There are other freshwater aquariums in other parts of the USA.

@Bazoo, I think it is a Cabela's Rip-N-Shad from the early 2000's. See photo from 2005 catalog.

So, it was a beer run.

The Real Thing:

@MontanaBasser, You can find most state fishing regulations online.

The really old Rat-L-Traps have lead shot inside. The newer ones have steel ball bearings. Lead has a "softer" sound than steel, so perhaps the old Rat-L-Traps have a different sound when retrieved.

@Darth-Baiter, The inside of the mouth is blue. Is the flesh blue? If so, is it still blue after cooking? Mean-looking teeth.