Article
Early fishing lures named for Maine lakes: Part II – Lakes other than the Rangeleys.
The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club Gazette
(2022)
Abstract
My research into early Maine fishing lures revealed 17 spinners named for Maine lakes, 7 of these lakes in western Maine and the remaining 10 scattered across three other regions of the Pine Tree State. More specifically, Southern Maine has the Lake Auburn Trolling Spoon (C. H. Morse, inventor & maker), the Belgrade [Lake] Trolling Spoon (C. H. Clayton, inventor & maker), Sebago Twin Spinner (C. H. Clayton, inventor and maker), Sebago Spinner (various makers), and the Pennesseewasse [Lake] Spinner (Bill Burgess inventor & maker). Only two lakes in Central Maine had spinners names for this region’s lake: the Lucerne Trolling Spinner (F. W. Hobbs inventor & maker) and the Sebec Spinner (Iver John Sporting Goods, seller). Only two lakes in Northern Maine had namesake spinners: The Moosehead Spinner (Edwards & Walkers Hardware, seller), the Moosehead Troller (F. E. Bailey, inventor & maker), and the North Twin [Lake] Spinner (Bill Burgess, inventor & maker).
The relative rarity of the 17 spinners varies greatly. Specifically, I found multiple examples of 11 spinners, one example each of three spinners (i.e., boxed examples of the Rangeley Lake Troll, the Richardson Lake Spinner, and the Pennesseewassee Spinner – all Burgess creations), and no examples of three spinners (i.e.; South-Arm, Umbagog, and North Twin – again, all Burgess creations). Either as individuals or as a set, these six Bill Burgess spinners offers the lure collector unique opportunities to find extra rare – and thus extra special – metal fishing baits from northern New England.
Keywords
- Maine,
- outdoor heritage,
- fishing,
- fishing spinners,
- maine lakes
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring March, 2022
Citation Information
William B. Krohn. "Early fishing lures named for Maine lakes: Part II – Lakes other than the Rangeleys." The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club Gazette Vol. 44 Iss. 141 (2022) p. 30 - 36 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_krohn/103/