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Funsten lure surprise #8580690
Yesterday at 02:11 PM
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Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan
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saskbone Offline OP
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Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan

Posted a month or so about this old lure tube. It was listed online at an auction with one picture. I bid on it and got it for $20. Got a surprise when I picked it up. The bottle of lure was in it about a1/4 full. The

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Only date I can find is 1904 worlds fair on it
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Little damage on the label. It has Funstens animal lure embossed on the glass around it
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Not sure if it’s the original top. Looks like the top screws off for a vent hole or a little spout to apply lure. Tried to unscrew it but it’s stuck
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For $20 I’m happy.

Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580693
Yesterday at 02:15 PM
Yesterday at 02:15 PM
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Idaho
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Now go catch something with it and post a picture! Lure is supposed to get better with age, if that is true that stuff ought to be a lethal weapon.

Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580694
Yesterday at 02:17 PM
Yesterday at 02:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2007
MN
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MN
Being aged like that it should be excellent on saltine crackers!


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580708
Yesterday at 02:46 PM
Yesterday at 02:46 PM
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MT
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MT
so you lured people in with the original post?

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Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580723
Yesterday at 03:50 PM
Yesterday at 03:50 PM
Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
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W NY
It looks awesome, id pay $20 all day. Hopefully someone in the know will chime in with an estimated price


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Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580830
Yesterday at 07:48 PM
Yesterday at 07:48 PM
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Montana
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Good find


Let me sugar coat this
Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: Turtledale] #8580867
Yesterday at 08:52 PM
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MN
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MN
Originally Posted by Turtledale
It looks awesome, id pay $20 all day. Hopefully someone in the know will chime in with an estimated price


It's worth whatever someone will pay for it, and so far that's $20.
It's cool but the only ones interested in this kind of stuff is trappers, and we're all cheap SOB's.

Re: Funsten lure surprise [Re: saskbone] #8580878
Yesterday at 09:11 PM
Yesterday at 09:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
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Lol


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