UBANGI Type Fishing LureĀ in BROWN TIGER
*See Below for a Dizzying Amount of Info Connected to Ubangi Background!
Color: BROWN TIGER
Condition: Ex-; Some Marks/Surface Scrapes; see pics
Length: 2ā
Weight: 1/4 oz
Action: Spinning; Crankbait
1st Ubangi Manufacturer: The Allen Tackle Company
2nd Ubangi Manufacturer: (Gene Cooper) Cooper Loor From Chicago, Illinois
Subsequent Ubangi Manufacturers: Tru Katch from Texas (They Called It a Pop N Pull);Ā Ronnie Zint'sĀ Big "Z's" Better Baits, & Katchmore from Wisconsin
The Ubangi Name was Given to This Sweet Little LureĀ in Reference to a Congolese Tribe From Africa. The "Ubangi Tribe" Were Sensationalized in the 1930s United States After a Group Were Made Famous by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus for Their Indigenous Practice of Lip Plating/Stretching. The "Ubangi Savages" Sideshow Popularized the People & Their Practice but LostĀ Its Buzz by the 1940s. Apparently ItĀ Made an Indelible ImpressionĀ for One Circus Goer In Those Years, for the 1st UBANGI Lure Was Produced in the Late 1950s & the Longer Bottom Lip was Named in Recognition of the Ubangi Practice. More Info on "The Ubangi Misnomer"Ā & The UBANGI SAVAGES.
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