Monday Morning Fishing Trivia

["G"]

What was the mans name who's father founded a bait company in 1929 ? this man founded his own bait company in 1934 and then in the late 1940's developed a weighted spinner that became and still is the number one selling in-line spinner, and about this time he joined with his fathers bait company. Also....what was the name of this spinner ?
I might give a hint later on today. I will give the answers and some more about the story tonight.

[spartannation]

Mepps Aglia?

[scrat]

Mepps spinner made by Andre Muelnart I have used them years ago we called them a squirrel tail mepp had gold or silver blades caught a lot of farm pond bass with them back years ago.

[tahoe 50]

Yep I concur with that. Growing up in Ca. We used the black furry with yellow dots.

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[scrat]

Mepps also had magazine ad's were if you send them so many squirrel tails they would mail you lures in exchange for them years ago.

[trypman1]

Sounds good to me!

[Slab]

Exciting "G". Thanks for educating us on fishing history. Can't wait for the full answer.

[Lonnie84]

A French engineer by the name of Andre Meulnart invented the Mepps spinner in 1938.

["G"]

Hint...notice I said a weighted spinner....
another hint... this famous bait has a willow leaf blade and a hackle tail

[chippewa]

Rooster tail


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