I have an original hand carved and signed by Fred Young balsa "Big-O"

crankbait. It was given to my grandfather by Fred himself at Calvary

Baptist Church in Oak Ridge Tennessee. Both Fred and my grandfather

were deacons there. It is also the church I grew up in. This lure has

been in a box, unused for over thirty years. My mother recently found

it. It is in excellent condition, and has never been in the water. I

contacted Pradco (Cotton Cordell) and spoke to someone named Ryan. He

said they would probably be very interested in the crankbait, and that

he wanted to contact his bosses first, then someone would be calling

me. Apparently they are assembling some type of museum exhibit and he

felt they may want it for that. I have contacted a few other

professional anglers and/or bass magazine editors, but haven't gotten a

definate answer yet. But I just started contacting people yesterday. My

quesion is...does anyone out there know what it's actually worth, and

would anyone be interested in buying it. I believe we have two more

somewhere, but so far I have only found the one. I believe Bobby Murray

(the man who originally knew Fred and brought the lure to Cordell

initially) is one of the people Ryan was going to contact. We're trying

to find something out about it before we have to talk to these people

from Pradco. I'd apprecitate any help! Thanks!! Gary My phone number is

865-335-1741 e-mail garywp9@hotmail.com