Gene Vanderhoek Lures 12" Pink Tube - Skirted - New

Gene Vanderhoek tinted tube in vinyl, Kona style. Captain Gene Vanderhoek has made small batch of these 12" tubes. As with all of Gene VanderHoek’s lures, this tube is unweighted. He has skirted them in vinyl. Inserts are genuine shell veneer. Head Weight: 3.6 oz / 102 gr Size: 12" Condition: New, skirted by the lure maker Captain Gene Vanderhoek Bio: Gene Vanderhoek and Scott Crampton were great friends and started making lures in the 1970’s along with brothers and Rusty and Jimmy Unger. It was the golden age of fishing and lure making when friends shared lure making tips and molds with each other. The goal was simply to catch fish and do what they could to help each other. His early fishing days include having been a deck hand for Bart Miller and Scott Crampton. According to Captain Gene,“Bart Miller had forgotten more about fishing than most people knew.” So how did the most popular saltwater lure shape come about? As told to us by Captain Gene Vanderhoek – “In the 1980’s