Prototype Lures/Baits/Artificials

Prototypes here were never for sale, rather testing and evaluation, and were shared by good friend Uffe Edefuhr, a one time serious ABU Collector.

Many more have been shared around the world of ABU Collectors before Uffe and I became friends.

My most recent gifts from Uffe are these having no names but one can see the ABU heritage.

Thanks mate for the gifting and willingness to permit me to share with ABU fans worldwide.

Prototype ABU spinner bait

Prototype Kaleva with Droppen body

Prototype Shiner weedless

Modified Salar design

Strange ABU prototype

You will see here , my most valued due to ownership, the original special weighted Island lures made for Gote Borgestrom, in 12g size (double thickness metal) rather than usual 7g size for deeper fishing and longer casting.

Soon, as I learn how to photograph a very difficult subject, the double thickness 4g Toby in Silver, I will share it here. Due to the thickness and extreme curvature of the spoon, it just barely received the identification impressions.

The weird looking giant Ladybeetle was another that never made it to large scale production and sale.

i also have an ABU Toby lure with the identification impression on the wrong side of the spoon.

Uffe tells me....

The original handmade lead model for the Krill is here with the first Stainless steel example produced in the factory prior to being stamped and named in production models.

Today I talked to my friend Bert Nilsson from Asarum in Blekinge! He was working many years together with Ove Soldemyr! In fact the protos of the weedless Toby that you now have was made by Bert! He told me about the goat hair that he attached to the metal thread on the protos! I did not know that he was in this position working close to Ove! This Bert is the father to the Cleopatra fly reel! He still have one of this protos in his possession! Bert will do some research about Ove for me!! ......

I have today got some news from Bert, my pal in Asarum. He say that the first Toby was made by a man named “Sven-Åke Kullberg” . He made a 18 gram Toby. Later on there were made Toby´s in other sizes and then Ove Soldemyr was the constructor and Bert Nilsson my pal helped him to punch out the metal pieces! " .....to be continued we hope...

In the search for all the ABU plugs, I am still looking for a Kynoch, Black Rakan, and a jointed Killer of any colour or size, for my lure display. Old Record spinners/spoons such as Ideal X, Pike, Pendeldraget, Kelly, Doublespinnaren are still very scarce and yet to be found in my collection also.

If you have any other lures, that are un-needed or doubles in your collection and are available for swapping or a reasonable fee, I would be very pleased to hear from you.