The crash of a large skipjack herring leaping clear of a 5-pound largemouth caught the angler’s attention, and the wheels began to turn. It was the summer of 2013; Ben Parker had just graphed a school of Kentucky Lake bass and lined up to make a cast. Parker said, “Seeing the bass I was after chasing 10-inch skipjack, I paused and looked down at my lure. It was a, big at the time, 5.5-inch spoon, but if I wanted to match the hatch, I’d need a spoon twice its size. I could
not stop thinking about what a much larger spoon would do.” A week later, Parker was telling the story to Brooks Woodward of Nichols Lures. “Brooks and I both knew we might just have something here, and he had the connections to go from idea to prototype and, eventually, production. It took a few tries to get the shape and cup correct, but by June of 2014, we had a winner,” he said.
