Hi there,
Just a very short story about some lures that I like...
As
a child, I remember sitting at the kitchen table and listening with great
attention, to my father and his friends, talking about a lure that could swim
at different deep. To find the fishes wherever they would be hiding. This to me
was magic and resonated in my mind as the fisherman ultimate tool. I wanted
one.
Today
I have a few in my collection, and in fact they are still being produced.
ABU Hi-Lo.
The
Abu Hi-Lo is a well-known lure that has been used by many.
It
is nearly a look-alike of the Heddon Vamp Spook from America. But it had
something more, it has an articulated bib.
The articulated bib.
It
first appeared in 1955 at a time when the Swedish company was called AB
Urfabriken. It then arrived with a bib adjustable in five different positions. In
1958 it gained one more and now offers the choice of six different angles for
the bib. Giving the lure the ability to swim from very deep to very shallow, it
can be used as a surface lure, a bit like a popper.
The
real collector will look for the pre-1958 version, easily recognizable for not
having any patent marking on the belly.
Mines, all have a marking on the belly.
It
has been available in five different sizes, included the jointed version.
As
a floating, slow sinking or sinking lure.
Originally
built in Sweden, the production moved to Asia in 1981.
They
have since been made in Japan, Taiwan and China.
Not
that many lure models have been produced for over fifty year, and are still
being used now. It still sells very well overseas with Pike fishermen, and I
was told that there is still some passionate using it down south. But today, for
many up here, it has lost its flavor.
Still,
I definitively like them…
Here are a few of them:
Three sizes and a jointed one.
Blue and all alone.
Two brothers.
Yes I know, none of my Hi-Lo were made prior 1958, so all the lure that I show you in this post are not really collector lures...
But hey, it could be worse.
Have a good day,
Me.
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