Payne Humane Woggle Bug Lure The Payne Humane Woggle Bug Lure is a part hook appliance and part vintage fishing lure manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. This wooden antique lure measures 3 1/4″ in length. The lure doesn’t feature glass or tack eyes, moreover, the single forward line tie screws / anchors give the appearance of […]
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SJ Meyer Manhattan Lure The SJ Meyer Manhattan Lure is one of those antique fishing lures we haven’t found too much information about. There is an estimated 10 year time frame that this lure is being attributed to 1910-1920. This antique fishing lure made of wood is typical of the rotary head style of lures […]
Jamison Nemo Antique Lure The Jamison Nemo Antique Lure is one of my favorite lures made by smiling Bill. Circa 1910 this rotary head antique lure made by the William Jamison Company of Chicago, Illinois. This wooden fishing lure measured 2 3/8″ in length, and was also available in a musky sized version. The lure […]
PK Bright Eyes Lure The PK Bright Eyes Lure is a lot easier of a mouthful than saying Pachner & Koller. This antique lure company got its start in 1933 in Chicago Illinois. The stories early beginnings are neat and filled with lore as the two traveled the country pulling a horse trailer selling hooks. […]
Outing Du Getum Lure The Outing Du Getum Lure was first introduced in the late teens. The Outing Manufacturing Company of Elk Hart Indiana among its release of a series of hollow metal antique fishing lures. The Du Getum resembled a bug or a beetle even a floating frog. The lure came in two different […]
Edgren Spinning Minnow Lure The Edgren Spinning Minnow Lure was first introduced in 1904. The lure was made by the Edgren Manufacturing Company our of Chicago Illinois. This smallish metal fish shaped antique fishing lure was available in three different models and sizes. Sizes 1-3 were offered for sale, with Size 1 the largest, measuring […]
Coulter Thrasher Frog Lure The Coulter Thrasher Frog Lure is a very neat antique fishing lure. This plastic frog fishing lure was first made in 1958 however was patented in 1961. This plastic frog measures 4″ in length and has two trebles to secure its catch. The patent papers below describe it best. We have […]
Detroit Bass Caller Lure The Detroit Bass Caller Lure was first introduced in 1939. Made by the Detroit Bait Company out of Detroit Michigan kind of looks like an airplane at first glance. This antique wooden lure measure 3 1/2″ inches in length. The lure has a scooped popper type mouth with the front line […]
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Omer Immell Inventor of the Chippewa Lure
Omer Immell Inventor of the Chippewa Lure This Omer Immell Inventor of the Chippewa Lure historical excerpt is about Omer Immell, the inventor of the Chippewa antique fishing lure. HISTORY OF TREMPEALEAU COUNTY Omer F Immell hustling agent for the New York Life Insurance company was born on a farm three miles east of Blair, April 22, […]
Gee Wiz Frog Lure The Gee Wiz Frog Lure was first introduced in 1930. This great frog was made by the All Star Bait Company, out of Chicago Illinois. This is the regular sized from measuring in at 4 3/8″ in length. The frog antique fishing lure can be found in a musky size or […]
Froglegs Fishing Lure The Froglegs Fishing Lure was first introduced in 1940. This classic antique fishing lure was made by the Modern Sporting Goods Company of Austin, Texas. This fly eater was first made out of wood and would later transition to plastic after the company itself would change names as well. The lure measures […]
Judas Frog Lure The Judas Frog Lure was made in 1947. We see a lot of lures especially novelty type antique fishing lures being made after WWII, as all the men return from the war wanting to spend time doing recreational things. This also is the beginning of the Baby Boom era and generation, and […]
Val Lure Val Products Chicago This Val Lure Val Products Chicago made lure is a uniquely made fishing lure. The lure was made by Val Products out of Chicago Illinois, in the early to mid 1930’s. It didn’t last too long and was gone from production a decade later. The lure itself is a jointed […]
Wilson Bassmerizer Lure The Wilson Bassmerizer Lure was first introduced in 1917. Wilson or the Hastings Sporting Goods Company out of Hastings, Michigan had been in business for a half dozen years by this point and had produced a handful of lures. The Bassmerizer is a no eyed, wooden lure, with a diving plane at […]
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Tropical Bait Stormy Petrel Lure
Tropical Bait Stormy Petrel Lure The Tropical Bait Stormy Petrel Lure has always been a favorite with collectors. Ned Danforth of Indianapolis, Indiana was the Owner and inventor of the Stormy Petrel. Ned began making his now famous fishing lures as early as 1935. The Stormy Petrel as it is referred to some as the […]
Nichols Jumbo Killer Lure The Nichols Jumbo Killer Lure was first introduced in the early 1940’s. The Jumbo Killer, made by the Nichols Bait Company of Corpus Christi Texas, later to be known by PICO. This lure bears a striking resemblance to most of the top water type lures of the day, the Heddon Lucky […]
Rainbow Wiggler Lure The Rainbow Wiggler Lure was first introduced in 1949. This antique fishing lure was made by the V.O. Prichard Company out of Springfield, Missouri. This is a plastic lure which measures 2 3/4″ in length. The lure was made of two separate plastic or lucite halves fashioned together with a color section […]
Martin Hotter N Ell Lure The Martin Hotter N Ell Lure falls into its own type category. More in the Hook & Harness and Spring Loaded category. The 1951 lure catalog features two pages on the “Hotter’n’ell”. One of the things I enjoy most about doing Fin and Flame is featuring some of these neat, […]
Nifty Minne Lure Minnow Tube The Nifty Minne lure, Circa 1913 falls into the minnow tube lure category. I’ve always spelled the name of this antique lure wrong for years Ill admit it. Minnow lure constraint devices vary from tubes to cages to hooks and pins to hold in place the pray to provide the […]
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Skinner Turkey Wing Ad 1884
Skinner Turkey Wing Ad Since today’s motif is Turkey, I found this apropos. This Skinner Turkey Wing Ad came from 1884. The Hibbard Spencer and Bartlett Company was a large seller of many items fishing tackle included. GM Skinner Clayton NY Silver Plated Oval and Kidney Pattern. These Baits are noted for superior workmanship and […]
Jamison Winged Mascot Lure No. 2 Jamison Winged Mascot Lure No 2; Today I lost one of my best friends who I traveled across country to lure shows for years with. For two decades Joe and I were friends and my list of memories just as long. So many times, at the end of the […]
Jamison Humdinger Lure The Jamison Humdinger Lure was first introduced in 1916. This wooden no eyed fishing lure was made by William J Jamison Company out of Chicago Illinois, know affectionately as “Smilling Bill”. This antique fishing lure measures 3 1/8″ inches in length and is really a larger version of the struggling mouse which […]
Hastings Frog Antique Lure The Hastings Frog Antique Lure was originally made by James T Hastings, of Chicago, Illinois. He patented his version of the fly eater, August 24th, 1895. However, this version of the antique frog lure was made by smiling Bill Jamison, also of Chicago, Illinois. Jamison acquired the rights to this patent somewhere […]
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Barracuda Brand Antique Lure Line Up
Barracuda Brand Antique Lure Line Up This Barracuda Brand Antique Lure Line Up sheet was part of a catalog sent out to tackle dealers in the 1950’s. The sheet focuses on 12 of its current fishing lure line up and explains to dealers the features, functions, and benefits and packaging of each antique lure. I […]
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Bomber Bait Company Press Release
Bomber Bait Company Press Release This Bomber Bait Company Press Release and accompanying letter from one of the founders is a neat breadcrumb that I came across in sizable pile of research docs, catalogs, and salesman brochures I had amassed over time. It was hidden behind some papers I had looked at many many times […]
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Buckeye Bait Mad Minno Lure Color Guide
Buckeye Bait Mad Minno Lure Color Guide This Buckeye Bait Mad Minno Lure Color Guide give us a an example by color Salesman or Dealer Sheet. Fining out what colors certain lures come in not only help us collectors by giving us a color guide to go by, but can help when trying to find […]
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Pico Lure Sales Sheet
Pico Lure Sales Sheet This Pico Lure Sales Sheet dates to the January of 1952. The antique lure sales sheet contains a half dozen different lures in the assorted colors they were available in. Of historical note, you will see the PO Box address change, from 1194 to 5366 for those who may be tracing and […]
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Smithwick Lure Early Sales Sheet
Smithwick Lure Early Sales Sheet Here is a great Smithwick Lure Early Sales Sheet that I found among some other early Miscellaneous fishing lure dealer sheets. By Looking at the classic baits we know its early, unfortunately, there is no date stamped on this one like some of the others. I would bet this would […]
Rhodes Mechanical Frog The Rhodes Mechanical Frog lure in the correct wooden box combines 2 different things that antique lure collectors get excited about. First off, a wood box lure, who doesn’t like just the sound of that. This antique lure box shows the printed images clearly, and shows the patent date of October 31, […]
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Clark Popper Scout Darter Lure Chart
Clark Popper Scout Darter Lure Chart This Clark Popper Scout Darter Lure Chart coinsides with the Water Scout, Little Eddie and Streamline posted yesterday. Giving us another look at a few lure models. Clark’s Popper Scout Clark’s Darter Scout Whichever series of Clark’s lures you choose, they are yours for better fishing. They are designed […]
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Bottom Scratcher Lure Color Chart
Bottom Scratcher Lure Color Chart This Bottom Scratcher Lure Color Chart give us a cool look at the sale sheet for a uniquely named antique fishing lure. The Bottom Scratcher came out in around 1950 and helps us date the piece, as it talks about the “New” bait. Bottom Scratcher A New, Deep Diving Bait […]
Millsite Daily Double Lure The introductory variation of the Millsite Daily Double Lure is an ingenious antique fishing lure. The lure being able to be fished deep or shallow from the selection of which line tie the angler would attach affecting its depth. This example is the Floater variation of the famous lure, dated from 1941 […]
Joe Bob Crippled Critter Crawfish Lure The Joe Bob Crippled Critter Crawfish Lure was introduced around 1947. This antique fishing lure was made by the Joe Bob Manufacturing Company, out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The lure itself has been found in a few different variations. This unit is 4 1/8″ in length and is a […]
Hinkle Lizard Lure The Hinkle Lizard Lure is a neat miscellaneous antique fishing lure. Dating back to the 1940’s, some sources using 1946, others using 1949 as its date of origin. We do see that the patent was applied for in 1949 and not granted until 1952, knowing this we can easily deduce that it […]
Keeling Musky Expert Minnow Lure The Keeling Musky Expert Minnow Lure is a nice big lure and is Circa 1915. This large wooden Keeling antique lure measure 5″ in length. The Musky Expert minnow has 2 extra large type 2 double hooks on the sides and a single treble hook hanging from the rear screw […]
Leo Wise Jointed Wobbler Lure This is a Leo Wise Jointed Wobbler lure. This a product was made by Leo Wise out of Detroit, Michigan. This antique Leo Wise Lure is a multi segmented fishing lure measuring 4 5/8″ in length. The composition is wood, with the a typical Wise fine Splatter enamel paint finish. […]
Winnie Stump Dodger Lure The Winnie Stump Dodger Lure was born in Traverse City, Michigan. Albert Winnie received his patent for the Stump Dodger Lure in 1915. While the patent dates to 1915 his lures were being created earlier. It is no surprise that Traverse City would be home to a great lure maker. The […]
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Pepper 20th Century Minnow Lure The Pepper 20th Century Minnow Lure is really and neat minnow. Made by John Pepper of Rome New York. The early classic fishing lure is not given the credit its due this lure is its namesake and is the 20th Century, Circa 1900. This version is has the crude paint […]
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WD Chapman 1888 Lure Maker Rochester NY
WD Chapman 1888 Lure Maker Rochester NY The WD Chapman 1888 Lure Maker Rochester NY business description below gives us great insight into WD Chapman the antique lure maker. Giving insight into its business structure and partners of the era ,and some of the relational Chapman antique lure stamping you may find. It also isn’t […]
Jim Pfeffer King Shiner Lure The Jim Pfeffer King Shiner Lure is a beauty to hold and admire. This huge big game fish wooden lure, has painted eyes, a large single red hand painted sweeping gill mark. The Shiner series lures were known far and wide, and was certainly one of, if not the lure […]
Detroit Minnow Tube Antique Lure The Detroit Minnow Tube Antique Lure is a classic staple to most advanced lure collections. Circa 1914 this antique fishing lure used the premises to save from having to replace minnows all day long. I’ve never quite understood the thinking with a glass fishing lure. As even the earliest of tackle boxes […]
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Holzwarth Expert Minnow Lure Ad 1901
Holzwarth Expert Minnow Lure This Holzwarth Expert Minnow Lure Ad dates to 1901 and was found in a Wisconsin Naturalist Magazine. Really a strange place to advertise the ad for his Expert Minnow lure so far away from Ohio. I say this as there is not much information out there about Holzwarth in general and […]
Schoonies Skooter Lure Ad This Schoonies Skooter Lure Ad was found in a 1916 Shakespeare antique lure catalog. The Skooter is a really neat antique lure. The lure itself is rather hard to come by so its neat we get to at see it in an ad. Schoonie’s “Skooter” A Surface Bait and a Perfect […]
Thoren Minnow Chaser Lure The Thoren Minnow Chaser Lure was produced by its namesake A.H. Thoren. The antique lure was made in Chicago Illinois at 7407 Rhodes Ave. I’m not sure if they’ve ever pinned down a true start date. Some resources state 1928 and made by another manufacturer, Blake, of Casper, Wyoming. While others […]
Orchard Industries Bottom Scratcher Lure The Orchard Industries Bottom Scratcher Lure was first introduced in 1950. Orchard Industries of Detroit, Michigan made a small handful of Antique lures in the 1950. With a name that invokes a smile and is catchy it’s hard not to like this small lure. While it’s intent is to make […]
Superstrike Shrimp Lure The Superstrike Shrimp Lure was first introduced in the late 1920’s. The lure made by the Florida Artificial Bait Company of Saint Augustine Florida. This celluloid lure has quite a interesting history. The lures celluloid was salvaged from the wings of an experimental airplane purchased by George Ettles and Henry Farrin. I […]
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 […]
Beetle Bug Bait Lure The evolution of the Beetle Bug Bait Lure starts with these Rare Weighted Prototype Vintage Lures. The first two pictures feature one with White Buck-tail Red Feather. Both examples have identical measurements to an actual Beetle Bug Bait Company Beetle Bug. They were acquired at an NFLCC lure meet many years […]
Clewell Snakerbait Lure The Clewell Snakerbait Lure was first introduced in 1926. Robert L Clewell from Canton, Ohio came up with this strange looking antique fishing lure that is very sought after by antique lure collectors. This painted early form of plastic or rubber wound or built onto a wire harness, in the shapes of […]