exact replica of old lure

A certain well known company made a balsawood lure that I had utmost confidence in. The company changed ownership a couple of times, each one altering the lure and now it is a cheap imitation, made of plastic or acrylic?, and a waste of time to drag through the water. I can understand the company not making the lure a high priority as it is hard to cast and difficult to adjust to run true. I used it for trolling and back in the day. it would fill up the livewell with crappie, walleye , bass, catfish. stripers, etc. It had a broad bill, trolled around 15 feet deep with 125 feet of line out and displaced a lot of water. A hard wobble is the only way i can describe it. The action wasn't quick and fast but wide and hard.

So I'm wondering if I can have the old lure duplicated by a lure maker? Are lures patented? What are my options? And if it is legal, who could do it?

Thanks in advance
fair weather

Unless you plan on marketing the new lure, I can’t imagine a company would raise an eyebrow if you had a lure maker duplicate it. A very small subtle difference and name change would be advised. Keep in mind, in today’s world, if you happen on a good thing, it will be reverse engineered and copied quickly.


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Originally Posted by M R Dux

Unless you plan on marketing the new lure, I can’t imagine a company would raise an eyebrow if you had a lure maker duplicate it. A very small subtle difference and name change would be advised. Keep in mind, in today’s world, if you happen on a good thing, it will be reverse engineered and copied quickly.


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Sad but true