(Photo: Lang�s Auction.). Giant Copper Haskell Giant Minnow Lang’s Auction/Wall Street Journal. A reel made by the vom Hofes, German immigrants Who set up shop in New York in the 1850s, can bring $25,000 or more. Giant Copper Haskell Giant Minnow: If any fishermen own this lure in their fish hunting tackle box then, they have just hit the jackpot. A reel made by vom Hofes can fetch $25,000. One of the holy grails for collectors is the Giant Haskell Minnow, a large hammered copper lure with a flexible tail that wiggles in the water. The Holy Grail of this lure example, what is known as the 1853 copper Giant Haskell Minnow is arguably the rarest antique lure of all time. In 2003, the lure was sold at Lang’s Discovery Auction in Waterville, N.Y. for an astonishing $101,200 Source: Wide Open Spaces It is handmade with 24K gold over sterling silver. google_ad_client = "pub-4231259291726608"; google_ad_width = 468; , Show Only one โ€ฆ “It’s the only lure of that size and style known to exist,” said Jim Schottenham of Lang’s, which holds two big tackle sales a year and has a database of more than 30,000 customers in 44 countries. Other sizes of the Haskell minnow were made and sold by Haskell, ranging from a small 3 1/2" length minnow to a 6" size, in various finishes such as copper and brass, with rare examples known that have a silver over copper finish. The Haskell Minnow lure sold for $102,000. The Heddon Frog Lure is another contender for the rarest and most … It is likely that just one of these lures actually exists. The Haskell Minnow is hollow, ten inches long and made of copper. Check out the 5 most valuable antique lures. 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