Mesabooger Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 I used to buy bumble bee spinnerbaits at the local Roses store over 15yrs ago, anyone know what happened to the company? The spinnerbaits had a unique head design with big eyes. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Mesabooger- If we are talking about the same guy, his name is / was Bob Pingel. He was from the Bull Shoals Lake area. I used to see Bob a couple of times a year but I haven't seen or heard anything about him since he started building rods. He was building Spinning rod's with a unique handle on them. I think he called it something like "comfort grip". Anyway they were supposed to be less tiring to fish all day. I couldn't tell you if he still makes the rod's but I haven't seen any in years. You can modify a spinner bait mold to create the eyes like Bob made. It isn't really all that hard. The eyes were not the most unique thing about his bait but the blades were. He might not have been the first, but he sure made the chopper blades pretty "famous" around here, he called them chopper B's I think. Thos blades were still available the last time I looked. Maybe someone else has some updated information on Bob. Tally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesabooger Posted July 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 I'm not really sure where the person was from. I cant seem to remember the address on the package, if it's the same guy I didnt know he made rods. I remember the package of the spinnerbaits was mostly yellow with a black border. I bought them when I lived in Kentucky about 15yrs ago, I do seem to recall some of those blades you're talking about though. Thanks for replying, it looked like nobody was going to answer back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowMaker Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Here is the name and address of Kenny McGregor. He has been in the fishing tackle business for quite some time now and might can help you out. Kens TBC 1000 U.S 62 Grand Rivers KY. 42045 Phone: (270) 362-4323 Fax: (270) 362-2837 Email: kenstbc@hcis.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesabooger Posted July 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Thanks Widowmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Yamamoto-McCrary Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I remember a spinnerbait called Bill's Bumblebee that was very popular in the early 70s. It was manufactured by Bill Hundley and was used a lot in the Elk River area near Athens, Alabama and also Wheeler and Pickwick. It was such a great lure that just about every other fish caught and featured on local fishing shows was caught on that lure. Back during that era local fishing shows were very popular. Now they are just about nonexistent. Local fishing shows were great advertisement for local tackle manufacturers back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
