Joe Yee Silver Starburst Shakey Eyes Medium Plunger 12" 8oz Skirted New Pre-Owned
**This lure is in brand new condition - No chips or surface marks or cracks on the lure face. Perfect running condition. There is a sliver of starburst paper inside the resin that is not perfectly placed, but otherwise the lure is in mint 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.
This particular head is the small cousin to Joe's most famous lure head in the Medium Plunger. 100% hand made by Joe Yee himself, this lure has been molded or mimicked time and time again because of its perfect shape and movement in the water. Has the same effectiveness in the water as his Super Plunger but in a smaller size to fit the profile of a wider range of big game fish as well as a wider range of locations/boats when larger lures are less desirable.
Insert: Silver Rainbow-Iridescent Starburst (**There is a single strand of starburst paper out of place from the rest of the insert that can be seen in the photos with close-ups**. )
Resin Color: Clear
Eye Pattern: Black-Red Shakey Eyes
Top Skirt Pattern: Black with Red Lateral Lines
Bottom Skirt Pattern: Orange-Yellow