Manucraft Company Chrome Turbulure Lure This is a neat Vintage Manucraft Company Chrome Turbulure Lure. The lure dates to the early 1940’s from Evergreen Park Illinois. The scarce lure comes with its ,equally if not more scarce correct 2Pc Cardboard Box. As with many fishing lures the fisherman is able to control the depth by […]
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Carters Dunks Dunk It Lure The Carters Dunks Dunk It Lure was first introduced around 1931-1933. This Indianapolis Indiana, and Dayton Ohio Produced lure like many other makers was the culmination and consolidation of multiple lure companies coming together. Milt Dunkelberger owned American Display and it is believed he bought the patents to The Carters […]
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John Betts Synthetic Flies- Flies with an Edited Hackle – Catch the Hatch
Book Overview 118 pages • handwritten and illustrated • 11″ x 8.5″ • softcover • printed in the USA To Purchase this book visit our sister site Whitefish Press: John Betts Synthetic Flies- Flies with an Edited Hackle – Catch the Hatch BOOK DESCRIPTION This is a wonderful book from the great John Betts containing three […]
Dozey Boy Vintage Lure The Dozey Boy Vintage Lure is considered a mechanical or a spring loaded type lure. The lure dates to the 1950-60’s time frame. Made by the Accepted Lure Company and Hasand Inc. out of 6055 Wichita Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. This non-descriptive plastic fishing lure measures in right around 3″ in length. […]
Pflueger Supreme Bait Casting Reel This auction is for a Pflueger Supreme Bait Casting Reel. The antique reel is marked as a serial number 3402, which I believe makes it a fairly early one into the late teens early 1920’s. This great example is made of a reel has smooth tops of the end caps. […]
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The Home Rodmaker Book
The Home Rodmaker Book Building Saltwater, Bait Casting, and Fly Rods from Wood & Bamboo In The Home Rodmaker, Stillman Taylor probably taught more people how to make fishing rods than any other writer of the 1900-1930 era. Yet today, he is virtually unknown even to the most advanced rod makers and fishing historians. How […]
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Bamboo Lore Notes on Making, Wrapping, and Repairing Bamboo Fly Rods
Bamboo Lore Notes on Making, Wrapping, and Repairing Bamboo Fly Rods In Bamboo Lore, Edwin Thomas Whiffen (1874 – 1957) was a prominent outdoor writer in the 1910s and 1920s who led a varied and fascinating life. A native New Yorker, he spent an active career as a teacher in New York City. A graduate […]
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The 2018 Whitefish Price Guide to Vintage Fishing Lures
The 2018 Whitefish Price Guide to Vintage Fishing Lures Book Details Softcover, 154 Total pages, 8.5″ x 11″, Color Images ABOUT THE BOOK Everyone has an opinion on what a vintage fishing lure is worth, but there is only one way to know for sure: find out what similar or identical lures have sold for […]
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Father of the Five Strip Bamboo Fly Rod
Father of the Five Strip Bamboo Fly Rod In the Father of the Five Strip Bamboo Fly Rod Robert W. Crompton was many things — artist, writer, advertising man, outdoorsman, fly fisherman — but we remember him best today as the father of the five strip bamboo fly rod. Noted bamboo rod maker and author […]
Gentleman Jim Lure with Pflueger Archives Bait The Gentleman Jim Lure Was first seen around 1947. The lure was made of a plastic called tenite. The lure in almost a large salamander shape was 3 7/8″ in length. The Gentle Man Jim was made by C.W. Waddle Company out of Chicago Illinois. The lure featured […]
Abbey Imbrie Lincoln Bait Casting Reel This Abbey Imbrie Lincoln Bait Casting Reel is for a 100 year old and dates to the mid teens. Labeled the “Lincoln” this great example is made by the Montague Reel Company for Abbey & Imbrie. As you may or may not know Abbey and Imbrie didnt make products, […]
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The Oldest Gun House in America History of the Edward K. Tryon Co., 1811-1965
The Oldest Gun House in America: BOOK DETAILS 7.44″” x 9.68″ Crown Quarto softcover – 160 Total Pages • Black and White Images To Purchase this book visit our sister Site Whitefish Press: The Oldest Gun House in America ABOUT THE BOOK The Edward K. Tryon Company was one of the most iconic gun and hardware […]
The Video of the Week Another old home fishing video. Love these. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This bizarre English-Made Howban Reel is a wonderful find. Tugis is an early vom Hofe A&I casting reel. I’ve never seen this Shakespeare Dealer Sign before. What’s not […]
The Jointed River Minnow Book Publishing Details This Limited Edition Hardcover w/Dust Jacket is limited to just 50 Signed & Numbered Copies. NOTE: Buyers of this book will be allowed to purchase future Limited Editions in the History of Illinois Fishing Tackle series before they become available to the general public. To Purchase this book […]
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Al Foss The Life & Fishing Lures of the Pork Rind King
Al Foss The Life & Fishing Lures of the Pork Rind King Book Details: 6″ x 9″ Softcover • 312 Total Pages • Black and White Images To Purchase this Book Please visit our Sister site Whitefishpress: Al Foss The Life & Fishing Lures of the Pork Rind King DESCRIPTION Al Foss was an iconic name […]
Pflueger Redifor Bait Casting Reel This Pflueger Redifor Bait Casting Reel is for a 100 year old, and dates to the mid teens. Made by the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, Pflueger, in Akron Ohio. This great example of an antique fishing reel is made of a German Silver with smooth tops and adorn with jeweled end […]
Jamison Winged Mascot Antique Fishing Lure The Jamison Winged Mascot Antique Fishing Lure In Rare Deluxe Scale Finish shown below is quite a treat. The Winged Mascot lure began being made by the W.J. Jamison Company, of Chicago Illinois, in 1915. The deep and rich history of the Jamison lure company begins in 1904 with Smiling […]
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Millsite Fishing Tackle Book
Millsite Fishing Tackle Book Details Softcover, 160 pages, 8.5″ x 11″, Full Color throughout ABOUT THE BOOK To Purchase this Books Visit our Sister Site Whitefishpress: Millsite Fishing Tackle Book This book is a comprehensive and well written history of the Millsite Steel & Wire Works and the Millsite Tackle Company, both fishing tackle makers […]
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Fishing For History April – May 2018
Dr Todd and Authors have out done themselves again with this months Fishing for History. Setting the bar high with this Jam Packed 126 Page Colossal Angling Time Capsule. A Detailed Interview with Jan Cummings • Jim Dorr on Fly Rod Baits • Bill Sonnett on the Ashaway Slip Cast• Dr. Todd Larson on Heddon […]
Millsite Opaque Minnow Lure Special Order Yellow Scale Silver Body Red Rib This is a Special Order Millsite Opaque Minnow Lure. This indestructible painted eye floating vintage minnow lure is measuring in at 3″ and weighing in at smooth 3/5oz. The antique fishing lure was produced in the Opaque version from 1953-62, by the Millsite […]
Dickens Weedless Wonder Lure The Dickens Weedless Wonder lure first emerged roughly around 1920. The Dickens Bait Company was located in Ft. Wayne Indiana. The lure came in its own labeled “Weedless Wonder” patent applied for two piece cardboard box as shown, marked 63 on the ends. The box described itself as being “A surface bait […]
Shur Strike Crab Lure This Shur Strike Crab Lure was first introduced around 1938. This Shur Strike minnow was made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana and given a series model, CR. This wooden, antique minnow measures 2 3/4″ in length, and can be found in both Glass & Tack eyes. The […]
Bite-Em Bate Bite-Em Bait Lure Its hard to find a antique lure more identifiable than the Bite-Em Bate Bite-Em Bait Lure. Having two locations then fits with the two names you will find associated with Bite-Em Lures. The lures can be found with both spellings of the word Bate & Bate. The first location for […]
Saltwater Fishing Near New York Charles Bradford Saltwater Fishing Near New York Charles Bradford; Charles B. Bradford was a newspaperman involved with the sporting trade for many years. An editor of such long-forgotten journals as Boz and Nature, he was a New Yorker at heart and wrote of fishing in the city often. He penned […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Bear Brand by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Bear Brand; Curtis P Brown, administrator of the estate of Howard C. Brown, doing business as The Brown Silk Braid Company, of East Hampton Connecticut introduced the short lived (1931 – 1932) BEAR BRAND silk and linen fishing lines in the pages of the […]
Heddon After Heddon Part I Heddon After Heddon Part I; Many people know the legend of the founding of Heddon. Indeed, the story of James Heddon, the erstwhile beekeeper-turned-fisherman, has become apocryphal, and has been covered in great detail by collectors and fishing historians alike. Yet it is easy to forget that James Heddon ran […]
Bite Em Wiggler Minnow Lure The Bite Em Wiggler Minnow Lure a model series 101, was another offering made by the Bite Em Bait Company of Warsaw Indiana later moving to Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Having produced antique lures from the late teens, 1917 time frame they produced around 8-10 offerings. Simplicity seemed to be at […]
Creek Chub Open Mouth Shiner Lure The Creek Chub Open Mouth Shiner antique lure resembles the Darter lure somewhat as both having the notched mouth. The lure was actually named the Open Mouth Weedless at first. The antique lure was first introduced around 1918/1919 and was a creek chub series 500. The antique fishing lure […]
Friday Funhouse March 2nd 2018 The Video of the Week The Fieldsports Channel in Britain ran this little video on CSI: Fishing Tackle a few years back. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This Luhr Jensen Lure Display is pretty cool. Holy smokes is this Chippewa in the Box […]
Pflueger Governor Lure The Pflueger Governor Lure was first introduced around 1892. This antique fishing lure was made by the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, of Akron Ohio. This fancy Pflueger Metal Spoon and minnow was given a series 792. The “Governor” was the Luminous version to its non luminous counterpart, “The Admiral”. These lures were offered in […]
Chippewa Minnow Lure The Chippewa Minnow Lure was two parts of a lure first patented in 1910. The second part of this antique fishing lure was patented in 1911. Both Patents shown below in the antique fishing lure patent galleries. The Immell Bait Bait Company, of Blair Wisconsin was the creation of Omer Immell born […]
Bait Casting Reels Lloyd Tooley Bait Casting Reels Lloyd Tooley; Lloyd J. Tooley was an outstanding tournament caster, angler, and tackle maker. The originator of the short “Kalamazoo” style bait casting rod, he also marketed a fishing lure that is quite collectible today. Here he surveys the state of bait casting reels in a very […]
Rinehart Musky Buzer Lure The Rinehart Musky Buzer Lure was a creation of the Fred Rhinehart Tackle Company out of Ohio. The Musky Buzzer lure was first introduced in 1948 and made through 1962. At 5″ the Musky Surface buzzer antique lure was the largest of the molded plastic (Tenite) lures offered by the Fred […]
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Fishing For History Magazine February 2018
Fishing For History Magazine February 2018 Click the Above to View a Free LQ Flip Book. You can order a HQ Flipbook or PDF right below this section. After you place the order you will receive an email containing the link to click to download the product. This may take a few minutes. If you […]
Angling Echoes This Fly and That Fly Angling Echoes This Fly and That Fly; Thad Norris was affectionately known as “Uncle Thad” to his legion of fans and readers. The author of one of the most important books on angling in American history — The American Angler’s Book (1864) — he was also a rod […]
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Friday Funhouse Feburary 16 2018
Friday Funhouse Feburary 16 2018 The Video of the Week If you don’t know Andy Foster — former president of ORCA — watch this video as he gives a great overview of antique fishing reels. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Holy moly are these two Tuna Jigs blowing up! […]
Sunday Reads Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes Sunday Reads Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes; Edward Seymour was a classic Eastern “sport” — one of the those wealthy New Englanders who were among the first to frequent the nearly pristine wilderness of the northeast. His article reproduced here is widely considered one of the […]
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Fishing for History Friday Funhouse 2-9-2018
Fishing for History Friday Funhouse 2-9-2018 Fishing for History Friday Funhouse 2-9-2018; The Video of the Week If you’ve never been introduced to Lee Sisson, you need to check out this short video to learn how he impacted Bagley Baits. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This is a BEAST […]
Big Fish that got us at Sombrero Light Key Big Fish that got us at Sombrero Light Key; Bill DeWitt was a major figure in the fishing tackle trade from the 1930s through the 1950s. As owner of the Shoe Form Company in Auburn, New York, he opened Bill DeWitt Baits as a division of […]
Lucky Bunny Lure The Lucky Bunny Lure falls into the strange lure category. The antique rabbit fishing lure was first introduced in 1954. This antique lure was made by the American Rod and Gun Company out of Stamford Connecticut. Yes, this is a real rabbits foot. I assume since it is said to bring good […]
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Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover
Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover; Wont be long and our 2nd issue will be out. Here is a Sneak Peek at February’s cover and a few of the story titles. Come take a look, and view a free high quality copy in flip-book form inside the page. Or […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color
Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color; Kingfisher Introduces Color – 108 years ago in 1910 the E J Martin’s Sons company of Rockville Connecticut introduced color into the bird image and labels of their famous Kingfisher brand of silk fishing lines for the first time sine […]
THE FROSTFISH AND THE DRY FLY THE FROSTFISH AND THE DRY FLY; Edward T. Whiffen is one of the great forgotten outdoor writers of the early part of the twentieth century. A playwright and poet of note, he penned a number of eclectic outdoor articles on odd subjects such as this one on the Adirondack […]
Friday Funhouse February 2 2018 Friday Funhouse February 2 2018 ; The Video of the Week Some of you may have seen the ABU Garcia documentary, but if you haven’t, sit back and enjoy. It really its great! 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Once or twice a […]
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Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis
Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis; The fish here reproduced, be it understood, is a genuine specimen of the speckled brook trout, or, to put it scientifically, of the Salmo-fontinalis, and weighed eight and a half pounds when taken from the water by its captor, R. G. Allerton, of New York City. It […]
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Angling Echoes Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes
Angling Echoes Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes An excerpt from Angling Echoes Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes; As regards methods of fishing, it need only be said that the high-toned angler will not tempt his intended victim with anything but a fly at any season. The best fly-fishing is to be had in the […]
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Angling Echoes Premier Issue January 2018
Echoes Premier Issue January 2018 Click the link below to read the first issue, and think about subscribing! 12 issues a year, $.99 an issue! Angling Echoes Also Take a look and like & follow our Facebook Page: Angling Echoes Facebook Page On Instagram @AnglingEchoes Angling Echoes is a unique departure in fishing magazines based on […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday Silver King
Tight Lines Tuesday Silver King by John Etchieson – Tight Lines Tuesday Silver King; The “Silver King” and the Schmelzer Arms Company – The first tarpon ever caught with a rod and reel was taken in 1885 by W. H. Wood using bait and a thumb stall reel with linen line on Sanibel Island in […]
Vermilion Mouse Lure The Vermilion Mouse Lure is a cool little unit. This antique lure is wooden with faceted glass eye and has a leather tail. The mouse lure was first introduced in n the early 1920’s somewhere between 1922 to 1924, and was made by Frank Knill of Vermilion Ohio. The lure itself, minus […]
NFLCC Greater Milwaukee Lure Show NFLCC Greater Milwaukee Lure Show; Ever Wondered what it was like to look through the eyes of a antique lure collector? Mac Hoover did an amazing job in this short piece about the Greater Milwaukee Classic. If your interested in the history of fishing (Bass, Ice, Fly, Carp, Crappie, Salt […]