Ice Fishing Fish 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 great stylized Perch Spearing Decoy, 7″ long. Interesting contoured body and well shaped fins. Very nicely painted with nice detail. Fine condition.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 1018BE38
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A very nice 6 1/2″ Pike Spearing Decoy with a well formed body and nicely painted with 6 tin fins
Price: $110
ITEM: 1018BE33
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A wonderfully carved Swimming Mouse Spearing Decoy. A good chunky carved “critter” 5″ long with strong facial features, glass eyes and curved wire tail. Carved and signed with his stamp (RN) by Richard Nelson from Minnesota. Did his carvings 20-30 years ago.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 1118EB31
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Giant Sized (22″ long) Sturgeon Spearing Decoy from the 1950’s – 60’s. Used to attract and spear large Sturgeon. A rare, large and interesting decoy.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 1018BE36
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Vintage “stylized” Trout Spearing Decoy. Nicely craved and paint decorated. Signed “RIC”. 6 1/2″ long. Fine original tin fins. Probably a Wisconsin carver about 20+ years ago.
Price: $40
ITEM: 1118BE20
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Spearing decoy from Michigan, about 50 years old. 8 1/4″ long with carved gills and carved mouth nicely painted with red accents. Original condition with some in use wear. The tail is inset into the body. Fins have their original screw attachments.
Price: $125
ITEM: 1118BE62
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A wonderful later example of the “Cadillac, Michigan Style” of spearing decoys made famous by the Dean of Decoy Carvers, Oscar Peterson. Probably from around the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. Very well carved and paint decorated. Carved in the “Sucker Fish” form.
Price: $110
ITEM: 1018BE45
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Very nice crude 8″ long Perch Spearing Decoy with a well carved wood body, tin fins and tack eyes. The wood body and paint are in fine used worn condition. The 2 side fins have been replaced with period tin. Note the nicely sawtooth cut dorsal fin treatment.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 1018BE30A
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An interesting and charming “spearing” decoy that is made from hand shaped wires with a tin head and fins. It is 5 1/2″ long and in fine original condition. Hard to say id this was created as an actual decoy or as a creative work representing a spearing decoy. Nice craftsmanship and fine condition.
Price: $110
ITEM: 1018BE53
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An exceptional Green Frog Spearing Decoy, 6 3/4″ long, 2 1/2″ wide. refined carved body with wonder raised glass eyes and tin side “fins:. The body paint and decorations are very well done and realistic. From an Oklahoma collection.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 1018BE78
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