tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293404479643690316.post785637720893045703..comments2024-03-17T09:41:44.814-04:00Comments on Fishing for History: The History of Fishing and Fishing Tackle: Worst Packaging Job Ever, ReduxTealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05227788765970706674noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293404479643690316.post-75201247593170388842008-12-30T15:03:00.000-05:002008-12-30T15:03:00.000-05:00Opposite end of the spectrum. I purchased from Joe...Opposite end of the spectrum. I purchased from Joes board, at a small price (and I can't really remember why, I must have been drinking) the three most worn out lures I've ever seen. A luckey 13 and 2 CCBC Darters. Nothing was left on the outside of any of them but a few spots of primer that contained no hint as to what color they might have once been. The hardware was corroded beyond recognition. Most of the hooks were missing points and some were nothing but a single, remaining, dangling, rusty shaft with no bends or points left. It was obvious that these baits had been used extremely hard and put away after being used in salt water. When they arrived they were packed in a large box burried in packing. Each lure was wrapped in yards of toilet paper until it resembled a grapefruit. The time required to remove this was substantial. Then one was faced with each hook wrapped and taped in a golfball sized wad. When this was removed, each remaining point was further wrapped and taped. It was obvious that the person who sent them to me thought that they were priceless. I still laugh at this when I look up from my desk and seen these warriors who obviously lost the war and remember the incredible packaging job that they arrived in.Bill Sonnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283531315055791224noreply@blogger.com