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[RayburnGuy]

After searching for answers about the Norman bait in my last post I got to thinking about some other lures that had undergone name changes.

Does anyone remember what the original name of the Zara Spook was? And what it was made out of?

Ben

[gbass1951]

The original wood version, the Zaragossa, was made in
the 1920s for fishing in Florida.

[RayburnGuy]

gbass1951, on 11 September 2011 - 05:42 AM, said:

The original wood version, the Zaragossa, was made in
the 1920s for fishing in Florida.

Give that man a cigar.

[gbass1951]

Just shows my age...old as dirt.

[RayburnGuy]

You and me both gbass. And in my case not nearly as pretty.

Anyone else have any interesting tidbits about lures and their origins, oddities, history, etc?

Edited by RayburnGuy, 11 September 2011 - 10:45 AM.

[JSC]

Zaragossa ... as I understand it was the redlight District in P cola. and because of the walk the dog action (tail wagging)
thus the name ..... Thats the story I heard.

JSC

[toadfrog]

I must be suffering from old timers I plum forgot all about that until I read the Zaragossa name. Now where did I leave that darn car?

[RayburnGuy]

@ JSC Had not heard that. Pretty interesting. I'll bet there are quite a few interesting stories about how baits got their names.


@ toadfrog

lmao..............You are one of a kind Toadfrog.

If your like me it won't be long before you'll be able to hide your own Easter eggs.

Ben

Edited by RayburnGuy, 11 September 2011 - 11:29 PM.