SALAS LURES began in 1958 by Dal Salas in South Gate, California. The same year he began making the 4x. Dal's earliest jigs were experimental and were stamped with just an x on back. He later began adding numbers. In 59' he came out with the christy series that he purchased from Eddie Davis.
JERRY JIGS were made by Jerry Esten in the late 50's and were distributed by Pioneer Tackle company in Reseda, Ca.
STRAGGLER LURES were built by Leonard Lussier in Norwalk, Ca. in the late 50's through the sixties.
UDICO LURES were made back east in the 50's and 60's and looked just like the Candy Bar lure.
APACHE LURES came out of Long Beach, Ca. in the 50's and were owned by Fuchs family in the 70's and 80's no known original owner.
HOUSE OF JIGS were 1st made in the mid 50's in Compton, Ca. There were 7 different jigs. The mickey, pisces, eppie, explorer, pete 2, atlas and the explorer 2.
DANICO LURES made the nike and the zeus in South Gate, Ca. by Danny Collins in the mid 50's through the 60's.
HOODWINK TACKLE Co. in L.A. made the hoodwink lure during the mid 50's.
ACME TOOL AND DIE CO. made the powerhouse and lucky strike jig. The owners were Paul and Pete Halapoff. They came out in the mid 50's. The 1st were the powerhouse 102 series and later powerhouse 220. The lucky strike jig was their smallest. The same company made the high speed transmissions but was later sold to Coleman Co.
MAC LURES were made by Wayne McGowen of Mac's Tackle in long beach, ca. The 1st jig, the mac, was made in 1952. Later came the jr. In 53' the big mac and atomic worm were released. 54' the special and bob o. The jigs were made into the 1960's. Important note was that in the spring of 53' mac lures started making a wide range of colors to choose from.
MORE TO COME....
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I began fishing the Redondo Pier when I was in the 5th grade, I had the honor of being taught the art of fishing by some of the great people I know. Dal Salas, Louie, Whitey, Strong, these were the best people to learn from. They took me under their wings and taught me everything from bait to lures and Rod Building to reel repair. Later I had the honor of meeting and becoming very good friends with Dal Salas's grandson Marty who took over the lure business and ran it with his grandmother. Together we built the 42 foot "Salas Six X" commercial Swordfish boat (every day for 11 months we worked on the boat)docked in King Harbor and later in Dana Point. Marty gave me one of his grandfathers fishing trophies that I still possess today along with hundreds of Salas lures thar Marty would give me to use on fishing trips. He also made me some custom PeeWee's cast from aluminum which are the only ones I know of to this day that have ever been made. Great family and great fishing memories!
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Lonnie Argabright