Category Archives: Creek Chub Lures

Creek Chub Baby Crawdad Lure

Creek Chub Baby Crawdad Tan Crab in Box

Creek Chub Baby Crawdad The Creek Chub Baby Crawdad Lure was first introduced in 1918 and was first called the Crab Wiggler, later the Crawdad. The antique lure was a Creek Chub model series 400, and was a smaller version of the crab or crawdad. The Crawdad lure had quite a production run and was […]

Creek Chub Dinger Lure

Creek Chub Golden Shiner Dinger Lure

Creek Chub Dinger Lure The Creek Chub Dinger Lure was first produced in 1939 and was made until 1954. This Creek Chub Bait Company of Garret Indiana antique fishing lure was a model series number 5600. This wooden glass eyed lure falls into the hair bait category. The hair itself stacked vertically on the rear […]

Creek Chub Wiggler Antique Lure

Creek Chub Wiggler Lure

Creek Chub Wiggler Antique Lure While it may have taken years to refine the Creek Chub Wiggler Antique Lure was the first lure ever commercially produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. The year, 1916, the World was in the in the middle of what it termed as the “Great War” or […]

Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure

Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure

Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure The Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure is a cool little antique lure. The Polly Wiggle is born of the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana, and was a model series number 1700. This smaller wooden lure measures in at 1 1/4″ in length and was first introduced in 1924. […]

Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure

Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure

Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure The Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure is a painted wooden antique lure with Beaded eyes. The antique lure is a Creek Chub series model number 3600. The antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1929 and lasted just under 20 years. The lure is 3 inches in length, sports a […]

Creek Chub Jointed Midget Pikie

Creek Chub Jointed Midget PIkie

Creek Chub Jointed Midget Pikie The Creek Chub Jointed Midget Pikie  antique lure was first introduced in 1934 and lasted until 1961. This lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana was given a model series number 4200. Expounding up the great success the Pikie line up continued to be one of […]

Creek Chub Deluxe Wag Tail Lure

Blended Red Head Deluxe Wag Tail

Creek Chub Deluxe Wag Tail Lure The Creek Chub Deluxe Wag Tail lure was made by Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. Wagtail Chub was being produced by hand since all the way back in 1918. Lets put that into world perspective; 1918 wasn’t a time of peace, relaxation and fishing. 1918 most importantly […]

Creek Chub WiggleFish Lure

Creek Chub Wiggle Fish Silver Shiner

Creek Chub WiggleFish Lure The Creek Chub WiggleFish Lure was first introduced in 1925. The lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana would be a staple in their antique lure line up for more than a quarter of a century. This wooden, glass eyed lure was a model 2400 and measures […]

Creek Chub Jigger Lure

Creek Chub Jigger Lure Red & White

Creek Chub Jigger Lure The Creek Chub Jigger Lure was first introduced in 1933 and was available for 13 years. The wooden antique lure was a model number 4100 made by Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. This glass eyed wooden lure featured, has a head at a 45 degree angle which would guide […]

Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure

Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure

Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure was the largest in the Bug Wiggler antique Lure line up. Very rare and hard to find now by collectors it was only made for 8 years between 1924-32. The antique lure was given a model 1400 by the Creek […]

Baby Jointed Pikie Lure

Baby Jointed Pikie Lure

Baby Jointed Pikie Lure The Baby Jointed Pikie Lure was another extension in the infamous Creek Chub Pikie family line lure. This antique lure was given a model series number 2700.  First being introduced in 1927 is would last half a century in the Creek Chub Catalogs until 1978. This wooden lure was a Jointed […]

Creek Chub Spoontail

Creek Chub Spoontail

Creek Chub Spoontail The Creek Chub Spoontail antique lure was made for spin fishing. This Creek Chub lure was first introduced in 1954 and was short lived and phased out of the catalogs by 1956. This small wooden lure had painted eyes, a belly treble attached via screw eye hanger and a trailing treble attached […]

Creek Chub Silver Sides

Creek Chub Silver Sides

Creek Chub Silver Sides The Creek Chub Silver Sides antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1957. This Classic Creek Chub lure was cataloged until 1961, and was given a model series number 1700. This unmarked dual prop wooden fishing lure, was made for saltwater fishing and the costal angler. The lure resembled the already […]

Creek Chub Sucker

Creek Chub Sucker

Creek Chub Sucker The Creek Chub Sucker, Model 3900, was one of the shortest lived antique fishing lures made by CCBC. This wooden, glass eyed fishing lure was first introduced in the 1932 Creek Chub Lure Catalog and was only made for a single year and was discontinued by 1933. This classic bait is 3 […]

Creek Chub Plunker Lure

Creek Chub Fire Plug Plunker Antique Lure

Creek Chub Plunker Lure The Creek Chub Plunker Lure was first introduced in 1927. This Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana fishing lure was assigned a model number 3200. The wooden antique lure was made for over a half a century in the Creek Chub lure line up. The fishing lure measure 3″ in length and […]

Creek Chub Surface Ding Bat

Creek Chub Western Auto Yellow Skunk Surface Dingbat Lure

Creek Chub Surface Ding Bat The Creek Chub Surface Ding Bat lure was first introduced in 1938 and given a model series number 5400. Another lure in the series of popular hair baits designed and made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. This antique fishing lure has a distinctive face and feature. […]

Creek Chub Snook Pikie Antique Lure

Creek Chub Snook Pikie Mullet Antique Fishing Lure

Creek Chub Snook Pikie Antique Lure The Creek Chub Snook Pikie Antique Lure is a model series 3400. The Creek Chub Bait Company, of Garrett Indiana introduced this lure in 1929 and produced it for almost half a century until 1978. This wooden, glass eyed Pikie minnow is just a little larger than the famous […]

Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure

Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure

Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure was first introduced in 1938. The Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana assigned this antique fishing lure model 4900. The Jointed Darter was Leap frogging off the success, sales, and accomplishments of it’s straight one piece brother the model 2400 series darter that […]

Creek Chub Baby Injured Minnow Lure

Creek Chub Lures Baby Injured Minnow Yellow Spot

Creek Chub Baby Injured Minnow Lure The Creek Chub Baby Injured Minnow Lure is an iconic Creek Chub Lure. The Baby Injured Minnow lures is the smaller of it brethren in the Injured Minnow series. This wooden glass eyed Creek Chub Bait Company lure is a model series number 1600. The lure was first introduced […]

Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Antique Lure

Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Lure

Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Antique Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Antique Lure is certainly one of the companies mainstays. The Jointed Pikie has a history that spans roughly 5 decades, or 50 years of fishing lure production. From various lure colors, the evolution of eye differences, lure composition, size of diving lips the Jointed Pikie […]

Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure

Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure in White Scale

Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure The Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure is a great little antique lure. The lure was Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana’s model number 6400. This small, pear shaped, painted eye, wooden antique fishing lure measures in a 1 3/4″ in length. This antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1941 […]

Creek Chub Baby Pikie Lure

Creek Chub Baby Pikie Minnow

Creek Chub Baby Pikie Lure The Creek Chub Baby Pikie Lure was first introduced to the fishing lure public in 1921. This lure a model 900 series was produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. This smaller version of the industry changing and dominating Pikie minnow was made of wood and measured […]

Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Lure

Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Antique Lure

Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Lure was first introduced in 1917 and lasted all the way through 1954. This antique fishing lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana was given a model series number 200. This lure is the smaller version of the longer 100 Wiggler […]

Creek Chub River Rustler Lure

Red & White River Rustler

Creek Chub River Rustler Lure The Creek Chub River Rustler Lure was a short lived lure, first introduced in 1930 and only lasting until 1935. This lure a model series number 3700 was produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. This smallish chunk type antique fishing lure is made of wood and […]

Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure

Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure

Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure The Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure was first introduced in 1924. This glass eyed, wooden, antique lure was Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana model series number 2100. The Fintail shiner is 4 inches in length. The lure has glass eyes and the new improved lip which held one […]

Creek Chub Beetle Lure

Creek Chub Beetle Lure

Creek Chub Beetle Lure The Creek Chub Beetle Lure was first introduced in 1931. Made in Garrett Indiana by the Creek Chub Bait Company this antique fishing lure was a model series number 3800. Produced for 23 years this wooden antique lure measures 2 1/2″ in length and weighs in a 3/4 oz. The lure […]

Creek Chub Surf Popper Antique Lure

Creek Chub Surf Popper Antique Lure

Creek Chub Surf Popper Antique Lure The Creek Chub Surf Popper Antique Lure is a large piece of fishing lumber. Made by the Creek Chub Bait Company, out of Garrett, Indiana this antique lure was first produced in 1953 and was out of production by 1958, so only five years worth of production which makes […]

Creek Chub Salt Spin Darter

Creek Chub Salt Spin Darter R&W Color Code 7702

Creek Chub Salt Spin Darter The Creek Chub Salt Spin Darter was a short lived or produced antique lure. The antique lure was first produced in 1955 and was out by 1958, so only was present for three years worth of production. This wooden, painted eye, antique fishing lure was given a model series number […]

Jointed Husky Pikie Lure

Creek CHub Mullet Jointed Husky Pikie Lure

Jointed Husky Pikie Lure The Jointed Husky Pikie Lure was a trusted Muskie lure. The Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana would assign the model number 3000 to it. This Giant Jointed Great Northern slayer was first introduced in 1931 and lasted until 1978. This Jointed version of the similar Husky Pikie measured in […]

1933 Creek Chub Catalog

1933 Creek Chub Catalog

1933 Creek Chub Catalog This 1933 Creek Chub Catalog has a great piece about the rare and coveted & illusive Creek Chub Line Spool CREEK CHUB LINES Next to good lures a good line is the most important part of a bait caster’s equipment, for on the smoothness. flexibility and strength of the line depend […]

Creek Chub 1953 Catalog

Creek Chub 1953 Catalog

Creek Chub 1953 Catalog The Creek Chub 1953 Catalog brings out a neat bit of American fishing history along side the Creek Chub Bait Company line up. An Old American Custom Modernized through Creek Chub Creations Stepping backward through the pages of American history, we find the stalwart Indian before Columbus and even before the […]

1948 Creek Chub Lure Catalog

1948 Creek Chub Lure Catalog

1948 Creek Chub Lure Catalog The 1948 Creek Chub Lure Catalog Gives a a Waring about Fishing Lure imitations. Genuine Creek Chub lures are manufactured only by The Creek Chub Bait Co. Garrett. Ind., U. S. A. To identify these lures and distinguish them from ihe host of cheap, worthless imitations which have sprung up, […]

1941 Creek Chub Catalog

1941 Creek Chub Catalog The 1941 Creek Chub Catalog States “Heres Proof” Each year many thousands of testimonial letters and splendid pictures of catches ol big game fish taken on Creek Chub True to Nature Lures are received from fishermen throughout the entire United States and more than forty foreign countries!These fishermen come from all […]

1936 Creek Chub Catalog

1936 Creek Chub Catalog

1936 Creek Chub Catalog The 1936 Creek Chub Catalog Explains “Why Creek Chub Baits Catch More & Bigger Fish. MADE by fishermen – for fishermen. Creek Chub’s Famous Fish Fooling Lures are created to accurately resemble in looks, size, shape, coloration, and above all, in life-like swimming movement the natural living minnows, frogs, crawdads, mice, […]

Creek Chub Triple Jointed Pikie

Creek Chub Triple Jointed Pikie

Creek Chub Triple Jointed Pikie The Creek Chub Triple Jointed Pikie was first introduced in 1959. This antique fishing lure was made from 1959 and lasted all the way until 1978.  The Creek Chub Bait Company assigned this lure a model series 2800-P. The lure while called a triple jointed pike only has technically 2 […]

1935 Creek Chub Catalog

1935 Creek Chub Catalog Cover

1935 Creek Chub Catalog The 1935 Creek Chub Catalog has a great excerpt on its Fly Rod Lure offerings. FLY ROD LURES Within the last few years a brand new sport has been developed : Fishing for pan fish with small plug lures. Wonderful sport can be had with these little lures on blue gills, […]

1931 Creek Chub Catalog

1931 Creek Chub Catalog

1931 Creek Chub Catalog This 1931 Creek Chub Catalog a a great early example of the offerings  avaibe that year. Remember in 1931 America was in the middle of some major happenings. We were 2 years deep into the great depression, and if that wasnt enough, we began to see man kinds negative affects on […]

Creek Chub Faust Special Lure

Creek Chub Faust Special Lure

Creek Chub Faust Special Lure The Creek Chub Faust Special Lure looks like the cross between a Plunker lure and a Creek Chub Skipper. Dating from the 1940’s to the 1950’s this special order Creek Chub Bait made its appearance. While being made in Garrett Indiana, its written that its destination was not a sporting […]

Creek Chub Fly Fishing Lure Pikie

Creek Chub Model 1200 Pikie

Creek Chub Fly Fishing Lure Pikie The Creek Chub Fly Fishing Lure Pikie was fist introduced in 1924, born in Garrett Indiana. This now almost 100 year old fly rod sized version of the classic Pikie minnow fishing lure, came in both a bass and a trout size as so many of the Creek Chub […]

Creek Chub Baby Wiggle Fish Lure

Creek Chub Baby Wiggle Fish Lure

Creek Chub Baby Wiggle Fish Lure The Creek Chub Baby Wiggle Fish Lure was first introduced in 1925. This antique lure made by Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana was a model series number 2500. This wooden antique fishing lure measures 2 1/2″ in length and is a multi segmented lure weighing only a half ounce. This […]

Shur Strike Injured Minnow Lure

Shur Strike Injured Minnow Lure

Shur Strike Injured Minnow Lure The Shur Strike Injured Minnow Lure was introduced in the early 1930’s. The antique fishing lure was given a series code IM. Unlike the Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana Injured Minnows, the Shur Strike antique fishing lure was produced with two treble hooks. The lure hooks used a standard type of […]

Creek Chub River Scamp Lure

Creek Chub River Scamp Lure

Creek Chub River Scamp Lure The Creek Chub River Scamp Lure was a model number 4300. This was first introduced in the Creek Chub antique lure catalog in 1934 just after the great depression. The Scamp lure would last for almost 2 decades in the lure line up. The Scamp is similar in looks to […]

Creek Chub Pop N Dunk Lure

Creek Chub Pop N Dunk Lure The Creek Chub Pop N Dunk lure was a model series number 6300. This antique fishing lure was first produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana in 1941 and ended in 1954. This antique fishing lure is wooden in composition, has glass eyes and measures 2 […]

Creek Chub Husky Dingbat Lure

Creek Chub Husky Dingbat Lure

Creek Chub Husky Dingbat Lure The Creek Chub Husky Dingbat Lure was first produced in 1938 and only lasted 8 years and was out of production by 1946. Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana assigned it a model number 5300. This is the largest of the Creek Chub Dingbats and measures 2 1/2″ in length with […]

Creek Chub Jointed Striper Pikie Lure

Creek Chub Fire Plug Jointed Striper Pikie

Creek Chub Jointed Striper Pikie Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Striper Pikie Lure, Model 6800 came on the scene a lot later compared to the rest of the Pikie lure family, making its introduction in 1950. The antique lure made it almost 3 decades in the Creek Chub Bait Company Catalog, and disappeared with many […]

Creek Chub Spinning Deepster Lure

Creek Chub Deepster Antique Lure

Creek Chub Spinning Deepster Lure The Creek Chub Spinning Deepster Lure was first introduced in 1953 and only lasted a very limited time. The antique lure was a model series number 9600 made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garret Indiana. This small deep diving plug received its name due to the large diving […]

Shur Strike Small Dude Lure

Shur Strike Small Dude Lure

Shur Strike Small Dude Lure The Shur Strike Small Dude Lure was first released around 1941. The Creek Chub Bait Company under the Shur Strike Bait Companies name in Garrett Indiana produced this small wooden lure measuring just a hair over 1 3/4″ in length. With a name like “Small Dude” you know it has […]

Shur Strike Gar Minnow Lure

Creek Chub Shur Strike Gar Minnow

Shur Strike Gar Minnow Lure This Shur Strike Gar Minnow Lure was a series GM and was first introduced in 1936, it skipped a few years and was back in production from 1939 through 1941. The Creek Chub Bait Company like the other antique lure makers branched out its normal lure line up and created […]

Shur Strike Bass Oreno Lure

Shur Strike Bass Oreno Lure

Shur Strike Bass Oreno Lure The Shur Strike Bass Oreno Lure was first introduced in 1932. This style “C” shown was the first version, which would only have a front non descript prop instead of both a front and rear that the later would adorn. Shur Strike lures as we’ve covered in the past were […]

Creek Chub Champ Lure

Creek Chub Champ Lure

Creek Chub Champ Lure The Creek Chub Champ Lure was first introduced in 1936. This antique metal lure was Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana model series number S30. The model number end would change to match the color of the lure for example a green scale one would be S39. This odd metal lure only […]