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04/25/24 06:03 PM
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Bayou Burner
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I was surfing on TW and noticed the Ribbits and Top Toads are under another company name (Frog Factory). Visited Stanley’s official website: All orders are suspended at this time. Anyone here have any information on this?
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Bayou Burner]
#15056550
04/25/24 08:07 PM
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Javelin
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The owners of Stanley sold out and shut down Huntington Texas operations.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Bayou Burner]
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04/26/24 12:29 PM
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ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50)
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I have a tackle tray of ribbits. I fish them as a topwater bait. they can be on fire if the conditions are right.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Bayou Burner]
#15057160
04/26/24 01:24 PM
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TBassYates
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Back in the day when I was fishing the Anglers Choice Pro Am and Redman tournaments I got to meet Lonnie Stanley a few times and visit their place in Huntington. He was an East Texas legend and his Spinnerbaits, Jigs and Ribbits were a staple for most anglers at that time and most were wearing those great Stanley caps.Times change but for those of us who were lucky enough to be fishing during that time will always remember his legacy.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
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#15057239
04/26/24 02:38 PM
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Dan21XRS
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Dang... Sorry to hear this... I still have quite a few of his jigs... The hand tied skirts were the best... Dan
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Javelin]
#15057244
04/26/24 02:42 PM
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SC-001
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The owners of Stanley sold out and shut down Huntington Texas operations. Is this recent? Manns first, now Stanley, damn
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
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#15057257
04/26/24 02:58 PM
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Strugglebus
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2 of the best, most innovative lure companies ever. Now all we get are retreads of lures ripped off from others. To get any variety, you have to shop on ebay.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Javelin]
#15057357
04/26/24 04:19 PM
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RCarter
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The owners of Stanley sold out and shut down Huntington Texas operations. 
WORK HARD.....FISH HARDER!
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Bayou Burner]
#15057766
04/27/24 12:49 AM
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Siler
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I grew up throwing Stanley Vibrashafts. I hope this isn't true, but I was afraid a sale would happen after Lonnie passed. The ribbits and spinnerbaits are still the best in their category IMO.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
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#15057775
04/27/24 12:56 AM
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CCTX
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mapquest
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Dang it!!
Well crafted lures at a good price. Genius level designs.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: ogles824 (aka Lakewaydr50)]
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04/27/24 04:37 AM
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Bayou Burner
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I have a tackle tray of ribbits. I fish them as a topwater bait. they can be on fire if the conditions are right. Oh yeah-I’ve had some epic days swimming them over grass with the top toads too  I still have a few jigs, plenty of the frogs. Hopefully we’ll see the spinnerbaits and jigs come back too.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Mark Perry]
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04/29/24 11:19 AM
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TBassYates
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Thanks for the info Mark. Great to know the original Ribbit will always be available. When LFT discontinued the original Craw Tube I literally spent years looking for an exact replica as far as size and texture of the plastic. Had to go through a lot of copies of the bait to finally find the right one. Hopefully with the new ownership at LFT they might look into bringing the bait back. Would love to get it locally again.
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Re: Stanley Lures/Jigs
[Re: Siler]
#15060474
04/30/24 02:38 PM
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cajuncountryman
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I last few years the Stanley spinnerbaits are not built well & fall apart fairly quickly when used heavily. Too bad.
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