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 […]
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George Cummings Marvelous Bass Getter The George Cummings Marvelous Bass Getter antique fishing lure. Born in Vermont in the second half of the 19th century George F Cummings would supplant himself into some of the greatest era of fishing tackle production. George left Vermont and moved to Dover during what I like to refer to […]
Wonder State Bug R Bird Lure The Wonder State Bug R Bird Lure is a great miscellaneous antique fishing lure. The lure was made in Helena Arkansas, Circa 1948. The lure is pretty scarce to find and the box even more so, as the company was in business for only a single year. The box […]
Jim Donaly Redfin Floater Minnow Antique Lure The Jim Donaly Redfin Floater Minnow Antique Lure is a collector favorite. Jim Donaly patented his first lure in the early mid teens, coincidentally with lure that went by the same name. We see this later on with lure makers, as they use the same names or model […]
Intro Heddon Crab Wiggler Paper The Intro Heddon Crab Wiggler Paper dates to the 1916. This is the large size Wiggler papers vs the more common found smaller format used inside Baby Crab Wiggler boxes. Baby Crab Wiggler Heddon’s Dowagiac Floating Diving Wiggling Minnow The above illustrates our new “Baby Crab Wiggler”, a smaller pattern […]
Sure Catch Quiverlure The Sure Catch Quiverlure is a antique lure of intrigue. Not much is known or written about this obscure 1930’s antique fishing lure company that I’ve run across. Fishing Tackle makers both reel and lure (More so Lure) companies would come in to existence and fade into the night in somewhat obscurity […]
Messinger Fly Bucktail Hair Frog Collection We had a historic Messinger Fly Bucktail Hair Frog Collection in on Consignment a year or so ago. Over 40 Messinger Frog’s, no 2 exactly the same a life collection of a fellow NFLCC antique fishing tackle club member. We’ve been given an opportunity to not only help sell […]
Goo Goo Eyes Lure The Goo Goo Eyes Lure is another one of those lures from the golden age of Striper fishing in New England. Leo Cooper of Stamford Connecticut who’s creation born from his passion of fishing for striper, turned his personal creations into a business sometime between 1956 and 1958. These surf casting […]
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 […]
Paw Paw Woggle Bug Lure The Paw Paw Woggle Bug Lure was first introduced in 1963. The Woggle Bug series WB-900 shown with a lip, bears a striking similarity to the 20 year young Fred Arbogast Jitterbug Circa 1942, even the name is very similar to Jitterbug. The wooden, pressed and painted eye, antique fishing […]
Spiral Lure The Spiral Lure was originally introduced in 1935. This antique lure was made in Detroit, Michigan a mecca or home for many many fishing tackle manufactures, not to mention the auto industry. This antique fishing lure has a single forward line tie which acts as a dual purpose wire through frame when retrieved […]
Heddon Minnow White Pasteboard Box This is a Heddon Minnow White Pasteboard Box. The lure is a early circa 1911 era Combo made by James Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan. The wooden, glass eyed, minnow lure has 3T and cup rig hardware. The lure has three red gill marks, a single belly weight and dual unmarked […]
Heddon Big Mary The Heddon Big Mary Lure is another antique lure in the Salt Water Special series lure line up. The antique lure shown is series 800, and the color code is a letter P for Shiner Scale. The lure would have been housed in a red border up leaping bass box marked 809P. The lure […]
John Dineen Spinning Minnow The John Dineen Spinning Minnow has always been a favorite antique fishing lure of mine. I must admit I’m pretty partial to metal minnows though. This scarce John Dineen 1911 Spinning Minnow Lure was born in Wisconsin later calling Chicago his home. John’s first crack at the fishing world was stringers, […]
Heddon High Forehead Lure This Heddon High Forehead Lure in Wood Box is a great example of a classic and one of the earliest Heddon minnow styles. Shown below is a desirable vintage Heddon High Forehead Underwater Minnow antique fishing lure, a wood box model series 100. Being a wooden, glass eyed lure measures roughly […]
Heddon White Down Bass Box Minnow This Heddon White Down Bass Box Minnow Lure is quite a package. This is a wonderful, and over 100 year old complete antique fishing lure package. A desirable vintage 1912 Heddon Underwater Minnow antique lure. A model series 100, this wooden, glass eyed lure measures roughly 2 3/4″, and […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Miscellaneous Lure Makers
Jamison Wig L Twin Lure Color Chart
Jamison Wig L Twin Lure Color Chart The Jamison Wig L Twin Lure Color Chart depicts the range in colors for this collector favorite lure. The Wig L Twin was first introduced in 1939. This tenite or plastic made lure has character both above and below the water. The sheet shows the 11 standard colors […]
Howes Vacuum Bait Lure The Howes Vacuum Bait Lure is one of the quintessential antique fishing lures. This classic fishing lure was born in North Manchester, Indiana by Francis Howe Circa 1909. Easily one of the most identifiable vintage fishing lures with its triangular wooden chunk shape. This wooden lure measures roughly 2 1/4″ in […]
Brandel Double B Antique Lure The Brandel Double B Antique Lure is a neat classic fishing apparatus. Circa 1948 this lure seems to have an identity crisis, it cant figure out which way it wants to spell its name. Certainly the premise of the lure is derived from past attempts from lure makers to increase […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Miscellaneous Lure Makers
Whopper Stopper Lizard Lure
Whopper Stopper Lizard Lure This is a super Whopper Stopper Lizard Lure dealer sheet introducing this new and unique lure. The sheet exclaims its a new lure, and is stamped, Nov 3 1953. This plastic jointed lure a really a unique piece and would be fun to collect a complete color set. We have a […]
Jamison Struggling Mouse Lure The Jamison Struggling Mouse Antique Fishing Lure was first introduced around 1917. This great little Jamison lure wooden antique fishing lure measures 2 1/4″ in length. The cool little unit has both an upper and a lower line tie. The smallish lure features an upturned diving wing on each side of […]
H&C Surprise Minnow This H&C Surprise Minnow is a great and historically significant, over a century old antique fishing lure that has class and character. This classic antique fishing lure was originally introduced in 1913 and is the Intro variation created by Florian Clarkson & Oscar Hummon of Lipsic, Ohio. These were labeled as the […]
Jamison Barbless Hooks How Smiling Bill Jamison Made His Barbless Jamison Barbless Hooks; It must not be supposed that it was an easy thing to design this simple hook. “Bill,” like thousands of others, had an exaggerated idea of the power of a fish to throw a hook. He thought it would take some unusual […]
Bud Stewart Wounded Sucker Decoy Signed Bud Stewart Wounded Sucker Decoy are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Shown below in the gallery is a Signed Bud Stewart Spotted Sucker Dark House Ice Fish. Bud Stewart was from Flint Michigan, and who’s work can date back to the 30s. This fish is a very nice example. […]
Adjustable Wing Lure Challenge Tackle The Adjustable Wing Lure was made by Challenge Tackle Company of Medville Pennsylvania. This antique lure dates to around 1951 and can be found in a Tube inside its single piece folding cardboard box. The lure is a mottled colored plastic and it actually two halves fused together. There is […]
Model Pflueger Surprise Minnow Lure History of Pflueger Surprise Minnow Lure; this classic antique fishing lure was originally introduced in 1913 by Florian Clarkson & Oscar Hummon of Lipsic, Ohio. These were labeled as the H&S Surprise Bait prior to Pflueger purchasing the rights and being first cataloged by them in 1914. This fine example […]
Hoef-TE-Doo Vintage Lure The Hoef-TE-Doo Vintage Lure is circa late 1930’s early 1940’s and was created by Leroy C Hoefer. Hoefer lures we made in Minneapolis, Minnesota the land of 10000 Lakes as its sometimes referred to. This classic inline spinning rig was meant to catch Bass, Northern Muskie, Pike, Lake Trout. Measuring 6 1/2″ […]
Heddon Cousin II Antique Lure The Heddon Cousin II Antique Lure was the second version in the Cousin line and came about around 1974. This Heddon of Dowagiac, Michigan made lure was assigned a model series number 7335. This plastic spook lure that resembles a cross between a snake and a salamander measures in at […]
Naughty Nymph Fishing Lure The Naughty Nymph Fishing Lure is over a half a century old and dates to 1950. Its creator and patent holder Norman Mellot was from Moundsville West Virginia. The lure came in 4 different distinct sizes and weights. 1/4 oz, 3/8 oz, 5/8 oz & 1/2″ oz with lengths between 2 […]
Sonic Live Action Lure The Sonic Live Action Lure is a classic antique fishing lure. This lure falls into the rotary head category as when the bait is retrieved through the water it turns the head with the metal blades. The lure itself is comprised of a hollow plastic body with a partition through the […]
Trenton Mad Mouse Lure The Trenton Mad Mouse Lure was first introduced in 1947. The Trenton Manufacturing Company was located in Covington Kentucky. The antique fishing lure used the eyes not only to adorn the lure. They were painted screws which secured the lire top the body. The mouse lure was roughly 2″ in length […]
Shakespeare Waukazoo Surface Lure The Shakespeare Waukazoo Surface Lure was released somewhere in the late 1920’s. This unique bulbous or light bulb shaped wooden antique fishing lure was a model number 6555. Shakespeare of Kalamazoo Michigan only made this fishing lure for less than a half a dozen years and it was gone in the […]
The following blurb came from the Indiana School Journal for December 1877. It was written by Charles Wackford of Shawnee Prairie, Indiana, and retells a very charming Christmas tradition mixed with fishing. I love it. We reached home at ten o’clock, receiving an invitation on the way to eat Christmas dinner with the Graham family. […]
Heddon SOS 170 Minnow Lure The Heddon SOS 170 Minnow Lure is the second to the largest in the family of 4. This antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1928 by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan. The wooden fishing lure measures in at roughly 4 1/2″ in length. The lures main focus was the larger […]
Creek Chub Bomber Kreeker The Creek Chub Bomber Kreeker shown first in the gallery below was introduced in 1942. The Bomber lure was a series model number 6600 made by Creek Chub of Garrett Indiana. This wooden antique lure is 2 7/8″ in length, and can also be referred to as a Kreeker (After), and […]
The following story by F.L. Harding from Outing Magazine (August 1908) is a charming story about a fishing contest and a special lure. I enjoyed it very much, and wish now to have a Bilkin’s Electric Frog of my very own. Bilkin’s Electric Frog by F.L. Harding ENTERPRISE was the slogan of the Parmacheenee Piscatorial […]
Heddon Fat Body 100 Antique Lure Green Crackle Back White Pasteboard Box This is a Heddon Dowagiac Underwater Model 100 Minnow Lure. The lure is a early circa 1911 era Combo. The wooden, glass eyed, minnow lure has 3T and cup rig hardware. The lure has three red gill marks, a single belly weight and […]
Heddon Artistic Minnow Lure with Buoy The Heddon Artistic Minnow Lure was first introduced in 1907. This wooden glass eyed Heddon Dowagiac antique fishing lure was a series number 50. The lure was available with a single, a double and a triple belly weight in this tiny unit. The lure was available with a solid […]
Rinehart Jinx Lure Model 200 The Rinehart Jinx Lure Model 200 series lure is the Bass Size offering. Fred Rinehart of Newark Ohio, began producing this middle size version around 1940, three years after he (technically) started his business. The Bass size Jinx would be produced for over two decades, or 22 years to be […]
Early Shakespeare Antique Lure & Reel Rod Catalogs Here is a great little glimpse back in time to the earliest Shakespeare Lure, Rod & Reel catalogs. This not only gives us an idea of the items but what the company was focused on in the early days. These are rare to find, so enjoy being […]
Pflueger Ballerina Antique Lure The Pflueger Ballerina Antique Lure was introduced around 1952. This wooden pressed and painted eye lure was Pflueger of Akron, Ohio model series number 5400. This wooden tapering cigar shaped fishing lure has a front forward line tie. The lure itself measure 4 1/8″ in length from tip to toe and […]
ABOUT THIS ISSUE The August issue of Angling Echoes focusses on the fishing reel. I have been fascinated by fishing reels since my childhood days when I would disassemble my father’s Mitchell 308 on the dining room table at our cabin, and then struggle mightily trying to put it back together before he found me […]
Heddon Laguna River Runt Antique Fishing Lure This is a Vintage Heddon Laguna River Runt lure. This antique lure was first introduced in 1939 and lasted through 1952/. What makes this one scarce is it has the toilet seat rigging for the hook hangers, most will be found in two piece flap rig. This wooden […]
Paw Paw Platypus Lure Photo Gallery The Paw Paw Platypus Lure Rainbow Trout was first introduced in 1941. This strange looking plastic, raised painted eye lure, was the Paw Paw Bait Company model series #3500. The lure originally called a Wham Doodle, which was made of wood with whats referred to as an alligator eye. […]
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 […]
The following article appeared in the trade journal The Printer’s Ink for October 1921. It covers in enormous detail the customer service department for South Bend Bait Co. of South Bend, Indiana. If you ever wondered why the firm grew so large so quickly, look no further than the manner in which they tailored letters […]
Creek Chub Husky Injured Minnow Lure This Creek Chub Husky Injured Minnow Lure is a series 3500. This wooden glass eyed Creek Chub Bait Company lure made in Garrett Indiana was first introduced in 1929. The antique lure measures 5″ inches in length. The Silver Flash Example below in the gallery is believed to have […]
Creek Chub Husky Musky Lure The Creek Chub Husky Musky Lure was first introduced in 1919. This large wooden lure made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana had a model number 600. While its said its intent was to be salt water fished lure as it was first introduced in Mullet Scale […]
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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 […]
Wright & McGill Bass O Gram Antique Fishing Lure The Wright McGill Bass O Gram Lure in first introduced around 1929. The Bass-O-Gram antique lure was made by The Wright and McGill Company out of Denver Colorado. The lure was available in a 2-3 different sizes. The Bass O Gram was made from the traditional molded rubber composition that most […]