2005 NFLCC Magazine Article Index This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2005 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2005 Volume 15 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures Reels Tackle & Flea Market Items From […]
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NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2004 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2004 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2004 Volume 14 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique 19th Century Lures Reels & Rods from England. […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2002 Volume 12 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures, Heddon Pf;ueger, South Bend, Charmers, Frogs, […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2001 Volume 11 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Lures, Harkauf. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy […]
Antique Lures, Antique Reels, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Fly Fishing, Line Spools
HJ Frost Fishing Tackle Catalog 1928
HJ Frost Fishing Tackle Catalog This HJ Frost Fishing Tackle Catalog is a real gem. H.J Frost was a New York fishing tackle jobber or wholesaler as many refer to it as for the first quarter of the 20th century. As with many jobbers, Frost sold fishing tackle and wares under different names, many collectors […]
Antique Lures, Antique Reels, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Line Spools
HH Kiffe Fishing Tackle Catalog
Kiffe Fishing Tackle Catalog This HH Kiffe Fishing Tackle Catalog is a great example of a company that has been in the sporting goods business since the late 1800’s. Being able to look into the window or through the door back into 1925 we get to sample what the antique fishing tackle industry looked like. […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2000 Volume 10 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Fly Rod Lures, Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub. From […]
Heddon Lure Catalog 1928 The Heddon Lure Catalog 1928 is a great example of Heddon asserting quality or quantity. The national reputation, for over a quarter of a century, enjoyed by Heddon Tackle, is due to its founder’s high ideals and principles, which were to manufacture a superior product and always maintain its high standard […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1999
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1999 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1999 contain the below Mentioned Articles. June 1999 Volume 9 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a photo montage of Split Shot Tin Collection with companies like Ideal, Pflueger, Alcocks, Barracuda, Olsen, Shurkatch. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy In The Begininng / Riley Haskell by Arlan Carter It’s […]
Antique Reels, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Heddon Lures
Heddon Trade Catalog 1927 Antique Lures Reels Rods
Heddon Trade Catalog 1927 In this Heddon Trade Catalog 1927 is a great example of an early Heddon Catalog, At almost 100 years old we get a glimpse into the world of James Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan. 1927 Heddon Trade Catalog
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1998
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1998 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1998 contain the below Mentioned Articles. June 1998 Volume 8 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a photo montage of the previous years NFLCC magazines. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy In The Beginning / Carrie Frost, Pioneer American Fly Tier by Jerry Martin, Fred Kibler The Fred Keeling […]
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 […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1997 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1997 contain the below Mentioned Articles. June 1997 Volume 7 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a collection of Fly rod lures by Heddon, Creek Chub, South Bend, Moonlight Wright and McGill and Others. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy In The Beginning Floating Bass Bug by Jerry Martin, […]
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 […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1996 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1996 contain the below Mentioned Articles. I have duplicate copies of the NFLCC Magazine and Gazettes available by clicking below NFLCC Magazines & Gazettes If you are a collector of antique fishing lures & tackle you really should consider joining the NFLCC, you can so by visiting […]
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 […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1995
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1995 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1995 contain the below Mentioned Articles. I have duplicate copies of the NFLCC Magazine and Gazettes available by clicking below NFLCC Magazines & Gazettes If you are a collector of antique fishing lures & tackle you really should consider joining the NFLCC, you can so by visiting […]
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 […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1994
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1994 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1994 contain the below Mentioned Articles. June 1994 Volume 4 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Line Spool Collection with rod, reel and a few underwater minnows such as the Heddon 150. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy In the Beginning Part 7 Central New York Lure […]
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 […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1993
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1993 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1993 contain the below Mentioned Articles. I have duplicate copies of the NFLCC Magazine and Gazettes available by clicking below NFLCC Magazines & Gazettes If you are a collector of antique fishing lures & tackle you really should consider joining the NFLCC, you can so by visiting […]
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 […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), NFLCC
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1992
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1992 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 1992 contain the below Mentioned Articles. I have duplicate copies of the NFLCC Magazine and Gazettes available by clicking below NFLCC Magazines & Gazettes If you are a collector of antique fishing lures & tackle you really should consider joining the NFLCC, you can so by visiting […]
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 […]
Creek Chub Baby Crawdad The Creek Chub Baby Crawdad Lure was first introduced in 1918 and was first called the Crab Wiggler, later the Crawdad. The antique lure was a Creek Chub model series 400, and was a smaller version of the crab or crawdad. The Crawdad lure had quite a production run and was […]
Creek Chub Dinger Lure The Creek Chub Dinger Lure was first produced in 1939 and was made until 1954. This Creek Chub Bait Company of Garret Indiana antique fishing lure was a model series number 5600. This wooden glass eyed lure falls into the hair bait category. The hair itself stacked vertically on the rear […]
Creek Chub Wiggler Antique Lure While it may have taken years to refine the Creek Chub Wiggler Antique Lure was the first lure ever commercially produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. The year, 1916, the World was in the in the middle of what it termed as the “Great War” or […]
Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure The Creek Chub Polly Wiggle Lure is a cool little antique lure. The Polly Wiggle is born of the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana, and was a model series number 1700. This smaller wooden lure measures in at 1 1/4″ in length and was first introduced in 1924. […]
Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure The Creek Chub Lucky Mouse Lure is a painted wooden antique lure with Beaded eyes. The antique lure is a Creek Chub series model number 3600. The antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1929 and lasted just under 20 years. The lure is 3 inches in length, sports a […]
Creek Chub Jointed Midget Pikie The Creek Chub Jointed Midget Pikie antique lure was first introduced in 1934 and lasted until 1961. This lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana was given a model series number 4200. Expounding up the great success the Pikie line up continued to be one of […]
Creek Chub Deluxe Wag Tail Lure The Creek Chub Deluxe Wag Tail lure was made by Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. Wagtail Chub was being produced by hand since all the way back in 1918. Lets put that into world perspective; 1918 wasn’t a time of peace, relaxation and fishing. 1918 most importantly […]
Creek Chub WiggleFish Lure The Creek Chub WiggleFish Lure was first introduced in 1925. The lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana would be a staple in their antique lure line up for more than a quarter of a century. This wooden, glass eyed lure was a model 2400 and measures […]
Creek Chub Jigger Lure The Creek Chub Jigger Lure was first introduced in 1933 and was available for 13 years. The wooden antique lure was a model number 4100 made by Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. This glass eyed wooden lure featured, has a head at a 45 degree angle which would guide […]
Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure was the largest in the Bug Wiggler antique Lure line up. Very rare and hard to find now by collectors it was only made for 8 years between 1924-32. The antique lure was given a model 1400 by the Creek […]
Baby Jointed Pikie Lure The Baby Jointed Pikie Lure was another extension in the infamous Creek Chub Pikie family line lure. This antique lure was given a model series number 2700. First being introduced in 1927 is would last half a century in the Creek Chub Catalogs until 1978. This wooden lure was a Jointed […]
Creek Chub Spoontail The Creek Chub Spoontail antique lure was made for spin fishing. This Creek Chub lure was first introduced in 1954 and was short lived and phased out of the catalogs by 1956. This small wooden lure had painted eyes, a belly treble attached via screw eye hanger and a trailing treble attached […]
Creek Chub Silver Sides The Creek Chub Silver Sides antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1957. This Classic Creek Chub lure was cataloged until 1961, and was given a model series number 1700. This unmarked dual prop wooden fishing lure, was made for saltwater fishing and the costal angler. The lure resembled the already […]
Creek Chub Sucker The Creek Chub Sucker, Model 3900, was one of the shortest lived antique fishing lures made by CCBC. This wooden, glass eyed fishing lure was first introduced in the 1932 Creek Chub Lure Catalog and was only made for a single year and was discontinued by 1933. This classic bait is 3 […]
Creek Chub Plunker Lure The Creek Chub Plunker Lure was first introduced in 1927. This Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana fishing lure was assigned a model number 3200. The wooden antique lure was made for over a half a century in the Creek Chub lure line up. The fishing lure measure 3″ in length and […]
Creek Chub Surface Ding Bat The Creek Chub Surface Ding Bat lure was first introduced in 1938 and given a model series number 5400. Another lure in the series of popular hair baits designed and made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. This antique fishing lure has a distinctive face and feature. […]
Creek Chub Snook Pikie Antique Lure The Creek Chub Snook Pikie Antique Lure is a model series 3400. The Creek Chub Bait Company, of Garrett Indiana introduced this lure in 1929 and produced it for almost half a century until 1978. This wooden, glass eyed Pikie minnow is just a little larger than the famous […]
Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Darter Lure was first introduced in 1938. The Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana assigned this antique fishing lure model 4900. The Jointed Darter was Leap frogging off the success, sales, and accomplishments of it’s straight one piece brother the model 2400 series darter that […]
Creek Chub Baby Injured Minnow Lure The Creek Chub Baby Injured Minnow Lure is an iconic Creek Chub Lure. The Baby Injured Minnow lures is the smaller of it brethren in the Injured Minnow series. This wooden glass eyed Creek Chub Bait Company lure is a model series number 1600. The lure was first introduced […]
Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Antique Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Pikie Antique Lure is certainly one of the companies mainstays. The Jointed Pikie has a history that spans roughly 5 decades, or 50 years of fishing lure production. From various lure colors, the evolution of eye differences, lure composition, size of diving lips the Jointed Pikie […]
Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure The Creek Chub Tiny Tim Lure is a great little antique lure. The lure was Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana’s model number 6400. This small, pear shaped, painted eye, wooden antique fishing lure measures in a 1 3/4″ in length. This antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1941 […]
Creek Chub Baby Pikie Lure The Creek Chub Baby Pikie Lure was first introduced to the fishing lure public in 1921. This lure a model 900 series was produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana. This smaller version of the industry changing and dominating Pikie minnow was made of wood and measured […]
Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Baby Wiggler Lure was first introduced in 1917 and lasted all the way through 1954. This antique fishing lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana was given a model series number 200. This lure is the smaller version of the longer 100 Wiggler […]
Creek Chub River Rustler Lure The Creek Chub River Rustler Lure was a short lived lure, first introduced in 1930 and only lasting until 1935. This lure a model series number 3700 was produced by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett, Indiana. This smallish chunk type antique fishing lure is made of wood and […]
Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure The Creek Chub Fin Tail Shiner Lure was first introduced in 1924. This glass eyed, wooden, antique lure was Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana model series number 2100. The Fintail shiner is 4 inches in length. The lure has glass eyes and the new improved lip which held one […]
Creek Chub Beetle Lure The Creek Chub Beetle Lure was first introduced in 1931. Made in Garrett Indiana by the Creek Chub Bait Company this antique fishing lure was a model series number 3800. Produced for 23 years this wooden antique lure measures 2 1/2″ in length and weighs in a 3/4 oz. The lure […]