Daniels
Newel Daniels of Fort Dodge, Kansas, hand-carved from wood his own type of curved fishing lures. When Kautzky, who had a thriving sporting goods business, saw the lures, he hired Daniels to produce them.
Hand-Carved
Daniels single handedly carved all the Lazy Ikes sold from 1938 through 1940 before leaving the company and giving the rights of the lures to Kautzky.
Lathe
Despite the loss of Daniels and his skills, the hand-carving production of Lazy Ikes continued until 1945, when a wood lathe took over the job of turning out the wooden lures.
Plastic
The lures remained wooden until 1960, when it became more practical to make them from plastic.
Mighty Ike
One example of a Lazy Ike lure is the Mighty Ike, a lure designed for trolling and shallow cranking. It is 3 inches long, fitted with two No. 6 treble hooks and comes in colors such as pink, metallic blue and yellow.
Wobble
The banana-like shape of the Lazy Ike causes it to "wobble" in the water, a motion that makes it attractive to many game fish.
