Mystery Lure?

[Joenothum]

A while back I told my dad to keep an eye out for old warts (or any for that matter) because he goes to lots of estate and garage sales. Long story short, he has become addicted to collecting vintage fishing lures. He still somewhat new to it but he loves doing it. 

 

Today he sent me a picture of a lure and he can't find out what make or model it is.  It looks like you open the bait and stick a live shad or minnow in it, close it, and fish it.  The holes would provide circulation for the bait? I dont know...I figured I'd post it here and see what you guys think it may be. 

[Ketchup]

Thats something ive never seen. The concept, if how you stated, would be cool to see if a camera was placed in there. 

[Joenothum]

I'm just guessing to the concept.

[Quillback]

Seems like I remember something like that being advertised years ago back about 1970.  Put your bait in the container like you are saying. 

[Browning Guy]

The minnows/shad had no idea how good they had it back then.  Sure beats getting a hook stuck thru your back.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I think it was called a minnow master.  You put a live minnow In it.  I actually saw a new version advertised on TV recently.

[garyw]

not exact but close https://www.pinterest.com/pin/397020523380121905/?lp=true

 

or sombody with better eyes than mine

https://www.google.com/search?q=live+minnow+lure&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmgaGs4bXTAhVh7oMKHfOAAwgQsAQIYQ&biw=1437&bih=700#imgrc=T8ZK2oy0uW0xxM:

[bferg]

The original Live Target!! 

Not sure this is the same but it looks similar this Captive Catch on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/gourmet-lures-inc-captive-catch-plastic-minnow-tube-fishing-lure-NIB-/222300312186

The Captive Catch was from the 1970's.  It looks like they had a lip on them that makes them dive, although the site below makes it sound like that lip could be removed.  Perhaps you have one where the lip has been removed?

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-captive-catch-fish-lures-160226309  

 

Edit:  Also found this old lure:  Lurk Live Lures from Kansas City MO

https://books.google.com/books?id=L8MMozmVi58C&pg=PA417&lpg=PA417&dq=lurk+live+lures&source=bl&ots=eCtVAhwy8h&sig=E6SwTx-711pTGaK1yNzDAwmeh6U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWtqDA9LXTAhVhOJoKHb0_BBUQ6AEISzAC#v=onepage&q=lurk live lures&f=false

Here is a better image:  https://br.pinterest.com/pin/393994667370601744/

[Joenothum]

The Lurk Lure one looks very very close to it.  It came with a bunch of Heddon lures and I wonder if Heddon made a concept live minnow tube lure.