Shovel Nose Louie
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Yes, the moulds were lost sometime before the move from Seattle to Chinook . The company that did the plastic work moved from Seattle to Puerto Rico and that was the end of the shovels. Jim Maxwell who owned Grizzly Tackle had the foresight to sit down with Bill Minser and interview and record the history of the company when they bought it from him.
I have a ton of old paperwork and binders of info from some of the "old guard" plug collectors that I was fortunate enough to have been given over the years. The link below is to a very good book by Russel Christianson which has a good portion of Jim Maxwells interview with Minser in it. Well worth the price of admission.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...aw2o1v58gtGSuYp_POz6KTaW&ust=1561599637600334
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...aw2o1v58gtGSuYp_POz6KTaW&ust=1561599637600334
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nootkaassassin
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Looking to pay top dollar for a near mint/mint pink pearl SHOVEL. I am missing one........ 
I know a collector selling off his collection. Pearl pink, excellent condition by itself, $150.00. He has about 13 shovels left. I am attaching a photo of what I have, including what you are looking for, but my interest is different, in that I am trying to keep them fishing rather than in a display case. I have picked up three more since this photo was taken, including two pearl pink and one red eye.
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kronic_fisherguy
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Just picked up a couple more shovels in excellent plus condition with matching Seattle Boxes. Makes 16 now.
Nice!! Post up some pictures!
Hope this works. last time showed upside down.
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Beautiful and still effective. Lost one tonight on a (Tomic repaint) pearl pink shovel. Unfortunately, hit on the rowers rod in the holder, which is always a bit problematic in getting to it in time to strike the fish and set the hook. Was on for about 10 seconds. Saw one other fish weighed tonight at 27 lbs.
Goathorns
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Did the rower continue to row? Wouldn't that set the hook for you?
In this case yes. As the theory goes, if the rower puts a couple big strokes into it when the fish hits that might set the hook, but there are a lot of variables involved including speed; are you going with the current or against it; angle the fish hits from, etc. The bottom line is that if you are not holding the rod to feel the first change in action and strike in that second, your odds are lower of a good hook. The rower must also be continuously twisting around to check for other boats and avoiding potential collisions and may not see the hit precisely when it happens.
Really, whether the fish is well hooked is largely up to the fish.
The shovel delivers! My guest boated a 24 and later hooked a big fish this evening but unfortunately shook the hook as we rowed out of the pool. One more tyee on the board tonight. Fish starting to roll in the pool. Time to weather the conditions. The fish are here.
rockfisher
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shovel or not, wood louie next to stubbie (I think) both 51/4.
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If wood, it will not be a shovelnose. The stubby was 5 1/4 long but was not a shovel. Still nice and the collectors like them.
rockfisher
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looking at the stubbie, same length and width but the scoop is way deeper on the wood louie and deeper and wider that any plug I have. the question is would that give it the same action as a shovel? I assume some have both plugs and might have direct knowledge.