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Antique Lure and Reel Ads

Shakespeare Kazoo Minnow Lure Ad 1907

Shakespeare Kazoo Minnow Lure Ad

Shakespeare Kazoo Minnow Lure Ad Here’s is Shakespeare Kazoo Minnow Lure Ad from 1907. These ads were for the Shakespeare Kazoo Minnow, an economy minnow for their line up. Very similar to fellow lure make giant Pflueger’s Competitor Minnows. Shakespeare advertises the different minnow quality variations in the 1907 catalog. The first version of the […]

Moonlight Fish Spear Lure Ad 1916

Moonlight Fish Spear Ad

Moonlight Fish Spear Lure Ad This Moonlight Fish Spear Lure Ad comes from a 1916 Shakespeare Lure catalog, yes that wasn’t a mistype. The Fish Spear is a classic Moonlight bait we don’t get to see advertised much due to the scarcity of early Moonlight antique fishing lure catalogs. I do find it amusing the […]

KK Minnow Lure Ad 1909

KK Minnow Lure Ad 1909

KK Minnow Lure Ad This KK Minnow Lure Ad comes out of the year 1909 although the Minnow was patented in 1907. That makes this great antique lure 107 years old. The K&K Minnow is lure is always a treat and a delight to add to ones antique fishing lure collection. The Minnow That Swims […]

Pflueger Luminous Lure Ad 1885

Pflueger Luminous Ad

Pflueger Luminous Lure Ad 1885 This Pflueger Luminous Lure Ad came out in 1885. This makes it 131 years old and a treat to still be able to see. Finding advertising that is this old is certainly a high point for those out there like myself that love old paper that has to do with […]

Spalding Pneumatic Sporting Boat

A.G. Spalding Pneumatic Sporting Boat

Spalding Pneumatic Sporting Boat This A.G. Spalding Pneumatic Sporting Boat is a classic example of a early float tube. I’ve always really enjoyed the old ads and find many of them amusing when your pursuing through an old catalog and you stumble upon certain one that make you wonder what the artist print block maker […]

Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story

Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story

Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story This Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story is borrowed from; A souvenir of the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River. by John Haddock, and was written in 1895. We see another famed antique lure maker referenced, WD Chapman of Theresa NY. The old articles are great to be able to associate the […]

Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler

Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler

Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler 1918 In this Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler article you will find an amazing read. I was truly excited when I ran across this gem. If you love antique lures and you love the history bind them, you will love the article from the May […]

Louis Rhead Fishing From Dreamland Pier

Louis Rhead Fishing From Dreamland Pier

Louis Rhead Fishing From Dreamland Pier This News article, Louis Rhead Fishing From Dreamland Pier comes from the Brooklyn Star Circa 1908. We get a chance to see Louis Rhead’s art as well as his Penmanship. I think we as lure collectors forget that sometimes he just wasn’t the fly rod lure maker extraordinaire, but that […]

Donaly Redfin Catchumbig Lure Ad 1912

Donaly Redfin Catchumbig Lure Ad

Donaly Redfin Catchumbig Lure Ad This Donaly Redfin Catchumbig Lure Ad comes to us from the August 1912 issue of Field and Stream. Discussing with the reader the features, functions and benefits of the New Donaly antique lure. REDFIN THE CATCHUMBIG BAIT FOR BASS AND PICKEREL Body 3 1/2 inches long  No 27 Price 75c […]

Charmer Lure Advertisement

Charmer Lure Advertisement

Charmer Lure Advertisement This Charmer Lure Advertisement is a great piece of angling ephemera. This piscatorial themed ad is from a 1911 Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co catalog. One of Chicago’s famed sellers, jobbers of all goods including fishing wares, famous for selling the REV-O-NOC brand. This advertisement of the antique Charmer Lure shows us […]

KK Animated Minnow Antique Lure

KK Animated Minnow Antique Lure This is a scarce and very desirable K&K Minnow, made in Toledo, Ohio. This jointed, 2 piece, wooden, yellow egg yolk glass eyed minnow is a collector favorite. The lure has two segments held together via nested screw eye. The lure employs the use of 3 dual hooks held to […]

Black Bass in Florida James Heddon Janette Hawley

Black Bass In Florida James Heddon Janette Hawley

Black Bass in Florida James Heddon Janette Hawley In the Black Bass Florida James Heddon Janette Hawley article from 1904 printing of Angling Stories we get this great article from James Heddon, I think. The book is a compilation of Angling stories from other Magazines, such as Sports Afield. We see in the article penned […]

Artificial Lures for Black Bass

Artificial Lures for Black Bass

The Chapter Artificial Lures for Black Bass out of  a 1905 “The Book of Basses”  is a great read. The article is about their opinions on artificial lures and the experience the author has had. You also note the illustrations are done by Louis Rhead. the famous fly tier. They cover great antique lures such as […]

Pflueger Wooden Minnows Article 1918

Pflueger Wooden Minnows Article 1918

Pflueger Wooden Minnows Article This Pflueger Wooden Minnows Article was printed in 1918. The article proclaims and lays out in detail the evolution of its lures asserting it was the first, or the industry leader in the artificial minnow production. It lays out a time line for the production of the Pflueger Crystal Minnow, The […]

Seeing through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing

Seeing Through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing

Seeing Through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing (I wrote this post  a year and half ago, and since September is ITP aware month, I thought I’d repost.) Seeing Through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing is my meager attempt to assimilate the last two weeks of my life to fishing theme. Some who follow […]

Syracuse Split Bamboo Fish Rod Company

Syracuse Split Bamboo Fish Rod Company

Syracuse Split Bamboo Fish Rod Company This Syracuse Split Bamboo Fish Rod Company, Henry Loftie catalog is a great early pre 1900’s Catalog. Circa 1889, this cover has made it over a century protected for it to be enjoyed by collectors and American Fishing Historians a century later. I’ve always been fond of Antique Paper […]

Wright McGill Eagle Claw History

Wright & McGill Eagle Claw

Wright McGill Eagle Claw History This Wright McGill Eagle Claw History tale was taken from an excerpt from the Company in 1974. Stories like these breath life into the companies that we as collectors seek out. Being able to bring the different pieces of the puzzle to the table and recreate history with lore. Wright […]

Shakespeare Bait Company Baseball Team

Shakespeare Bait Company Baseball Team

Shakespeare Bait Company Baseball Team Many people are not aware of a Shakespeare Bait Company Baseball Team and a Antique Fishing Lure company relationship. Well its true, there is a tie in between Americas Favorite Past Times, Baseball and Fishing. Many years ago in doing my research for the Old Fishing Lure website I came […]

Sam the Black Bass Man Part I Sunday Sounds

Sam the Black Bass Man

Sam Sam the Black Bass Man Part I In introducing Sam the Black Bass Man, I must digress back a bit, and say thanks for all the views , likes comments, emails and texts I’ve received. The last 12 Months with Fin and Flame has been fun. I have even bigger expectations and plans for […]

Shakespeare Antique Lure Ad 1906

Shakespeare Antique Lure Ad 1906 This Shakespeare Antique lure Ad 1906 was taken from “The Evening Star” newspaper and shows us the New addition of the Rhodes Mechanical Swimming Frog to its Artificial bait arsenal. The ad illustrates the Shakespeare Revolution, The Shakespeare Wooden Minnow and the Rhodes Mechanical Swimming Frog. Shakespeare Antique Lure Ad 1906 […]

Nifty Minnie Minnow Tube Lure Ads

Nifty Minne Lure Box

Nifty Minnie Minnow Tube Lure Ads These Nifty Minnie Minnow Tube Lure Ads, come from both 1914, and 1915. These ads reveale the lures intended appeal. To try and keep the minnow alive longer. Combining both the qualities of a minnow tube and a 5 hook underwater minnow the Nifty Minne claimed to do both. I […]

Izaak Walton Colored Print

Izaak Walton Colored Print

Izaak Walton Colored Print This Izaak Walton Colored Print is one of my favorites. I posted the other week a Currier and Ives Colored Trout photo and got good reception, so I thought another piece of art was apropos. This dates to the mid 1800’s and was published by Dean and Company. There are as […]

John Mann Trolling Spoons

John Man Trolling Spoons Ad 1883

John Mann Trolling Spoons This John Mann Trolling Spoons Ad dates to 1883. American Angler magazine gives us some great ads and stories. Im pretty partial to John Mann as I’ve collected his lures and miscellaneous items like tea tins from his general store, personal artifacts, and business items such as trade cards for over […]

Pflueger Fish Scaler

Pflueger Fish Scaler

Pflueger Fish Scaler This Pflueger Fish Scaler ad comes from 1892. The Chicago Journal of Commerce printed or show cased this new to market Pflueger Enterprise Manufacturing Company item. Many people think Pflueger’s reach ended at lures and reels, however Pflueger was trying to create a end to end fishing tackle company that could provide […]

Country Living Facebook Cover Photo Antique Lures

Country Living Facebook Cover Photo Antique Lures

Country Living Facebook Cover Photo Antique Lures Just a quick post to note the Country Living Facebook Cover Photo is now showing Fin and Flames Antique Lures They published the article on their Facebook Page here, but got a few of the details mixed up like Heddon being the first lure producer, but O well…Country […]

Chippewa Lure Ad Recreation April 1914

Chippewa Lure Ad Recreation April 1914

Chippewa Lure Ad Recreation April 1914 This piece is a Chippewa Lure Ad is from the sporting trade rag, Recreation, Date April 1914. Recreation was another favorite magazine for antique lure and reel makers to advertise in. You Need the Chippewa -The Bait That Made Good= =In Your Tackle Box- First introduced to sportsmen last […]

Decker Lure Ad Field Stream 1912

Decker Lure Ad Field Stream 1912

Decker Lure Ad Field Stream This Decker Lure Ad Field Stream comes from 1912. This ad comes after one of the greatest fishing derbies and challenges Field and Stream had. “The Decker lands so soft and true And spins when drawn in. Its lifelike lines are sure to lure.” When you re amongst the big […]

Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement

Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement

Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement The Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement is a great little article and photo. This snipet is taken from the May, 1909 Field an Stream, Tools of the Craft section. The Jamison antique lure refereed to as the “Style X” Coaxer is actually a Convertible Coaxer fishing lure. I think the […]

Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad

Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad

Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad This Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad comes out of a 1911 August issues of Field and Stream. I’m a super big fan of both these antique lures. The antique lre books out there date the Clinton Champion to 1912 and the Little Wonder antique […]

Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909

Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909

Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909 This is a Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909. Lockhart’s Wagtail Witch That a rose by any other name would smell as sweet is pre-eminently true when applied to the implement that has attained repute under the designation of “Lockhart’s Water Witch Bait” and for […]

1906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field

906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field

1906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field These ads are a 1906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field.  Ads from the past let us put many of the antique lure puzzle pieces together. Whether it is from being able to time stamp production of certain antique lures, or being able to decipher the lure makers intentions, they are valuable […]