Ice Fishing Equipment and Spearing Decoys
The items in this category are carved wood fish decoys used by Ice Fishermen to lure and and spear sport fish. Primarily from Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.
A Good Early Folky “Mouse” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy in All Original Condition. Probably 1930’s or 1940’s. Retains its Original Dark Red/Brown Upper Body Paint and its Mustard/Yellow Underbody Paint. Good Old Original Paint with Some Normal Wear from Age and Use. Carved Head and Ears. Black Painted Eyes and Mouth. Nice Large Cut and Painted Side “Fins”. From an Old Cape May, NJ Collection. Note the Collection Number on the Bottom.
Price: $125.00
ITEM: 9221be45
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A Nicely Done White, Yellow and Orange Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy in a Nice Larger Size – 8 3/4” Long. Fashioned with Carved Gills and Carved Open Mouth. 7 Cut and Painted Tin Fins. Painted Eyes and Heavy Lead Weight. Probably from the Great Lakes Area, Circa 1940’s to 1950’s. A Very Attractive Decoy with Nice All Original Paint.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 9921eb430
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An Interesting Graduated Group of 3 Animal Bone, Brass and Steel Fishing Jigs from the 1900’s. This Type of Jig was Primarily Used for Tuna Fishing. The Group Consists of 3 Different Sizes Determined by the Bone Length Alone so They are Longer in Total With Ring and Hook. The Lengths are 4”, 5” and 6”. The 6” and 4” Jigs Have a Single Hook. The 5” Jig has 2 Hooks. The Price is for the Group.
Price: $120.00
ITEM: 98823be58
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A Nice Smaller Size Colorful Cadillac, Michigan Style “Sucker” Fish Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 6 1/2” Long. Featuring a Deeply Carved Head and Mouth, Deep Set Carved Eyes and Gills. Nicely Carved Cadillac Style Curved Body and Tail. 5 Cut and Painted Tin Fins. Weighted Body. An Unusually Well Done Form and Painted Decorated Example.
Price: $110.00
ITEM: 1018be45
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Well Carved and Painted Large Colorful Brown Trout Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy with Strong Upper and Lower Body Paint Colors and Finely Detailed Painted Accents all Around the Body and Tail of the Fish. Tack Eyes. Size = 9 3/4” Long. A Very Nice Large Carved and Colorful Example. Texas Collection.
Price: $125
ITEM: 1120TX40/13
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A Larger Nicely Carved and Painted Brown Trout Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy, 9 1/8” Long. Well Done Carving and Detail in the Paint Decoration. Carved Mouth and Carved Gills. Painted Large Tack Eyes. 6 Painted Tin Fins. All in Fine Original Condition. From a Tennessee Collection.
Price: $105
ITEM: C92020be47
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A most unusual Red and White All Metal Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy by James Heddon & Sons, C.1930’s. Pictured in Karl T. White’s Fishing Tackle Book on Page 119, size = 4 1/2” Long. Side Fins are Soldered to the Body. A Large Lead Weight is Cast Around the Front of the Body. Interesting construction. Fine Condition. Found in Minnesota.
Price: $95
ITEM: 11820be16
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Here we have an Interesting Early Carved and Painted Sucker Fish Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy, 6 5/8” Long. Well carved with a very pronounced Head and Mouth. 6 Painted Cut Tin Fins. The painted Decoration is colors of Browns and Yellows. The Paint appears to be old house paint that was often the go to source for painting these earlier Decoys. Painted Eyes. A little more of a folky look than many. From a Minn. Collection.
Price: $95
ITEM: 918be48
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Larger Rainbow Trout Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy, 7 1/8” Long. Nicely painted colorful Wood Body with 6 Paint Decorated Tin Fins. Tack Eyes and Carved Gills. Nice original condition. From a Minn. Collection.
Price: $95
ITEM: 2320be67
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A nicely done Larger Pike Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy, 8” Long. Well carved Slender Wood Body with 6 Paint Decorated Tin Fins and Tin Tail. Carved Gills and Tack eyes. 2 Weights. Nicely done paint work with Greens, Whites, Creamy Yellows, Red and Black. Fine original condition.
Price: $75
ITEM: 219be20
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