{"product_id":"gene-vanderhoek-plunger-pink-tint-chrome-tri-paper-insert-new-design-vinyl-skirt-1","title":"Gene Vanderhoek Plunger - Pink Tint - Chrome Tri-Paper  Insert - New Design  - Vinyl Skirt","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Design Gene VanderHoek Saltwater Tackle Pink Chrome Trifold 12\" Plunger, Black Skirt\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKona Legend Captain Gene VanderHoek has caught 4 granders in his 50 years of fishing in Kona\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has the unique weight distribution of ⅓ taper and ⅔ length,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnweighed- the way they have always been\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack sparkle skirt with pink inner skirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe plunger is unweighted as it is perfectly balanced\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Gene still makes them from the original mold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLures are skirted by the captain himself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 459px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.296875px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkirted Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 412.703125px;\"\u003e4 oz  oz \/ 110 gr\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.296875px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 412.703125px;\"\u003e12\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 170.296875px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 412.703125px;\"\u003eNew, skirted by the lure maker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBio: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis early fishing days include having been  a deck hand  for Bart Miller and Scott Crampton.  According to Captain Gene,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Bart Miller had forgotten more about fishing than most people knew.”  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo how did the most popular saltwater lure shape come about? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs told to us by Captain Gene Vanderhoek –\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In the 1980’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es 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.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday Captain Gene VanderHoek is still fishing Kona waters and running his plungers and using the same original grander catching mold from the 80’s! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gene VanderHoek Lures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406032769261,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/1684\/1314\/files\/vanderhoek-plunger-pink-01_1_ca6593bf-af48-41e8-b925-673e466471eb.png?v=1786006761","url":"https:\/\/biggamelureshawaii.com\/products\/gene-vanderhoek-plunger-pink-tint-chrome-tri-paper-insert-new-design-vinyl-skirt-1","provider":"Big Game Lures Hawaii","version":"1.0","type":"link"}