Not sure of who came out with it in 1920's but Fred Arbogast came out with the rubber skirted Hula Popper in 1940
Back in the early 1920's two brothers came up with a idea for a fishing lure. One of them would carve out the baits and his wife would paint them. They sold these locally for awhile and in 1939 they got a patent on them. They did not ever really have a name, they had a rubber skirt on them and they just called it the skirt bait. Who were these brothers and where were they from ?
Stay tuned I will give some hints later on today and will give the answer tonight.
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Not sure of who came out with it in 1920's but Fred Arbogast came out with the rubber skirted Hula Popper in 1940
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph
Layfield Brothers, Jester and Floyd
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Yeah, the Hula Popper is first to come to mind for me too.
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Another vote for the hula popper.
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Yep research says I was wwwwwwwwrrro, not right. but they did use Fred Arbogasts rubber skirts just behind the head, not closter to the tail.
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph
Yes....that is my hint....the lure was without the skirt until after they got their patent. They then added the skirt and instead of putting on the tail it was placed behind the head.
I have spent most my life fishing........the rest I wasted.
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I will give another hint later on
I have spent most my life fishing........the rest I wasted.
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PICO Lures Field Rep
I agree with DockShootingJack, Jester and Floyd Layfield
Proud to have served with and supported the Units I was in: 1st IDF, 9th INF, 558th USAAG (Greece), 7th Transportation Brigade, 6th MEDSOM (Korea), III Corp, 8th IDF, 3rd Armor Div.
1980 Ebbtide Dyna-Trak 160 Evinrude 65 Triumph
Layfield brothers. Tyler Texas Or Kerens Texas. Sunny Brooks Fishing Lure Company (Layfield Lures)