Joe Yee Red Rainbow Doll Eyes "Evil" Apollo 12" 7.6oz Skirted Red-Yellow Near New Pre-Owned

**This lure is in near new condition - No chips or cracks on the lure face. There is a slight bite mark/surface mark on the nose of the bait, so it did have a little bit of run. Otherwise it's in perfect running condition.**

**Lure comes skirted as photographed.

Joe Yee sadly passed away at the age of 96 on August 30, 2024. For the last decade or so, his grandson Steven Kegley has been handling distribution of his lures while working with him in his shop. Since his passing, Steven has been cleaning his lures that he either made recently or has been sitting on shelves, which this lure here is one example.

If you've seen our video of Joe's personal shop when Chris Donato interviewed him (check out our YouTube channel), you will see that there is a massive assortment of lures from over the decades still in his shop. That being said, for the time being, we are still offering Joe's handmade lures. Steven has begun making some of his own as well under the label "Joe Yee Lures by Kegz", so you will easily be able to identify which ones are made by Joe and which ones are made by Steven. You can be confident that these here were in fact made by Joe Yee himself.

The Apollo is widely known as Joe's most copied lure. Many fakes are out there, so it is difficult to make sure you are getting a truly authentic Apollo without knowing the source. Thankfully, this right here is 100% hand made by Joe Yee himself. This lure has likely caught more Marlin than any other lure Joe Yee ever made, originally created in the 60's.

Insert: Red Rainbow Wrap
Resin Color: Clear
Eye Pattern: Doll Eyes
Skirt Pattern: Bleeding Mackerel over Orange with Black Dots & Black Lateral Lines