Gene Vanderhoek Plunger - Pink Tint - New Design - Vinyl Skirt New Old Stock

New Design Gene VanderHoek Saltwater Tackle Pink Tint Shakey Eye on Abalone Kona Legend Captain Gene VanderHoek has caught 4 granders in his 50 years of fishing in Kona. It has the unique weight distribution of ⅓ taper and ⅔ length Fuchsia back over clear Genuine abalone shell veneer insert Unweighed- the way they have always been Black sparkle skirt with pink inner skirt Shakey eye on genuine abalone shell veneer The plunger is unweighted as it is perfectly balanced Captain Gene still makes them from the original mold Lures are skirted by the captain himself Skirted Weight: 5.5 oz | 155 gr Size: 12" Condition: New, skirted by the lure maker Bio: 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 I was out fishing with brothers Rusty and Jimmy Unger (Makers of the Lollipop Lures). I brought along 2 lures that I had made, the shape came from a stainless jet head but with the nose cut off." "There were 2 Lollypop lures starboard and 2 of my lures Portside. Rusty Unger called it a plunger because it was “plunging up and down”. My lure caught a 209lb marlin and the rest is fishing history. Today nearly every lure maker has a plunger in their line, including the Joe Yee who made it bigger and called it the Super Plunger." Today Captain Gene VanderHoek is still fishing Kona waters and running his plungers and using the same original grander catching mold from the 80’s!