Atom Lures

The ultimate lure for saltwater surface plugs is the creation of Bob Pond it was in the late 1940s that Pond switched the manufacturing process from wood to plastic. With his passing in December 2009, Atom Lures founder Bob Pond was greatly respected. In addition to the work of Rhode Island Sen. John Chafee, Pond founded Stripers Unlimited, which is widely credited with saving striped bass from extinction on the East Coast. Despite scowling from many sportsmen and scientists, Pond persisted in his efforts It was Uncle Josh Bait Co. that purchased the rights to Atom Lures in 2002.