February 3, 2012
Here’s one from the “small world” file….
On Tuesday I posted a little piece on a bright orange spinnerbait that had rekindled some nearly decade-old memories. A few hours later, I got an email from my friend Dan O’Sullivan (the mastermind behind the AdvancedAngler.com website), which brought it back full circle. His email, reprinted with his permission, read as follows:
My wife and I made that "Tangerine" spinnerbait you have in the picture, as well as the "Flamingo" ones you have.
Christina and I owned and operated Lim-it Lures of California from 2002 to 2006 when we sold it to Paul "Stretch" Cunningham; my tournament partner who passed away in November.
That color was in our catalog all along, and had sold something like 50 copies in the previous years. In 2003, we sold over 600 of them to the stores around the Delta in less than one month. The Delta received a bunch of rain that year and was muddy in the early pre-spawn. The "Tangerine" color made the Delta bass absolutely ignite in the dirty water and guys were catching bass by the dozens on it.
Since Paul's passing, I've asked Talon Lures to keep the color going, and they added it to their catalog - called it "Orange Crush"
I love it when all of the pieces fit together nicely.
If you’d like one of your own, they’re available at http://talonlures.com/shibuispinnerbaitorangecrush-limitededition.aspx
