1982 Bagley Lure Brochure The 1982 Bagley Lure Brochure is a bit unique. The brochure has the exact same photos used in the 1982 Bagley Lure Fishing Tackle Catalog but his as found in a trifold type format. This piece came from the estate of a good friend of Bill Stuarts. The piece features photos […]
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1993 Bagley Catalog This 1993 Bagley Catalog features some great lures. The newly released, ICU and Deep Diving Top Gun Series made their appearance. We get a direct letter from president Bill Suart to the Bagley fishing tackle dealers. We get a one page summation of the famous Bagley 35 Steps of Quality I’ve highlighted […]
1989 Bagley Catalog The 1989 Bagley Catalog is exceptional. For the first time we get a detailed history about the Bagley Bait Company by not just any Bagley employee but by Dean Bagley The history goes into detail about the purchase of the Dean Brothers Pork Rind business and how Pig Skin would lead to […]
1981 Bagley Catalog The 1981 Bagley Catalog was more of a fold out pamphlet than the traditional catalog we would become accustomed to in later years. Bagley Lures would release or feature the “New” Baby Small Fry Series lures and of course market towards the “True to Life” series Bagley Lure Colors. The brochure also […]
1994 Bagley Catalog The 1994 Bagley Catalog was the 40th Anniversary catalog. Its always nice to hear from the top down. Mr Stuart was very hands on and had the pulse of the company, its distributors, employee’s and fisherman always at heart when making decisions for the Bagley Bait Company. As with some many of […]
Bagley 1996 Lure Catalog This Bagley 1996 Lure Catalog spans the 1996 and 1997 years. Contained within are not only your standard Lures but the Select line as well. The Bagley select line were of lower quality and make than the traditional Bagley Bait Company fishing lures people had become a custom to. On the […]
Bagley 1991 Lure Catalog This Bagley 1991 Lure Catalog is a great classic piece fishing tackle history. This issue contains the great article about 35 Steps to Quality written by President Bill Stuart, a Bagley Bait Company mantra. A master color chart showing the rarity or commonality of the variety of the Bagley Lures in […]
Bagley Shalr B Lure The Bagley Shalr B Lure is a very rare Vintage Bagley Balsa fishing lure. The Shall’r B 1 or SHB1 Antique Fishing Lure shown below in the gallery is in 0BR, or Black on Brown. This lure is rated a 10 of 10 in the Bagley book. The lure has only […]
Bagley Lures That New Black Magic Bagley Lures That New Black Magic was the Company’s big break. Every company needs a little magic boost at the beginning to get them in the national fishing tackle limelight. While they only mention them as being from Winterhaven it didn’t take long for the public to catch on. […]
Bagley Balsa Shiner Lure The Bagley Balsa Shiner Lure has always been a favorite of mine. Not exactly sure why, possibly because there were quite a few in my dads hoard of fishing tackle he left me when he passed. The Balsa Shiner would end up with two different names over its lifespan in the […]
35 Steps to Quality 35 Steps to Quality, that was the Bagley difference. Difference in many things, good and bad some might suppose. While the Balsa Revolution had given way to plastic extrusion for some, the Bagley Lure Company double down on what made them what they were and would still be decades later, a […]