Tag Archives: antique fishing lure

Clark Goofy Gus Lure

Clark Goofy Gus Lure

Clark Goofy Gus Lure The Clark Goofy Gus Lure was first introduced around 1948. The lure made by the C.A. Clark Bait Company, Springfield, Missouri was given a model series 2600. This top water fished wooden lure measures 3 1/8″ in length. The antique fishing lure has both a front and rear unmarked propellers, however […]

Martin Injured Minnow Lure

Martin Injured Minnow Lure

Martin Injured Minnow Lure The Martin Injured Minnow Lure in Circa late 1930’s. Martin is a name synonymous with the Salmon Fishing tackle world. Thier standard plugs being great fish catchers for decades. This is a bit of a deviation for the company but this Injured Minnow lure was trying to capitalize on the successful […]

Shakespeare Tantalizer Jr Lure

Shakespeare Tantalizer Jr Lure

Shakespeare Tantalizer Jr Lure The Shakespeare Tantalizer Jr Lure was first introduced in 1940. The Shakespeare Bait Company From Kalamazoo, Michigan assigned it, Model series number 6638. This antique fishing lure is wooden, only ever came with painted pressed eyes and measures in at 3 5/8″ inches in length. This is the smaller brother to […]

Keeling Pike Kee Wig Lure

Keeling Pike Kee Wig Lure

Keeling Pike Kee Wig Lure The Keeling Pike Kee Wig Lure was first introduced around 1928. This wooden, no eyed, pointed at both ends torpedo shaped lure measure 4 5/8″ in length. The Kee Wig lure is very similar to the Flapper lure, however its more slim or skinnier lure. The antique lure rides on […]

Streich Flex O Minnow Lure

Streichs Flex O Minnow Lure

Streich Flex O Minnow Lure The Streich Flex O Minnow Lure was first patented in 1921. This antique lure was made by the Streich’s Company out of Joliet Illinois. The lure was a painted metal head with glass eyes and a rubber tail. The antique fishing lure had only a single hook to which the […]

Shoff Socko King Lure

Shoff Socko King Lure

Shoff Socko King Lure The Shoff Socko King Lure is by far and away one of the cooler looking lures made in the 40’s. I’ve always enjoyed this little lure when they have come in on consignment. The lure was introduced around the late 30’s early 1940’s and falls into the North West Salmon plug […]

Lakeland Products Mystery Lure

Mystery Lure

Lakeland Products Mystery Lure The Lakeland Products Mystery Lure has gone by a few names in its lifetime. This version of the Mystery lure was made in the early 1950’s by the Lake-Land Products Company out of Detroit Michigan. This antique lure is a plastic lure made in a leg bait type fashion. The lure […]

Shakespeare Pop I Lure

Shakespeare Pop I Lure

Shakespeare Pop I Lure The Shakespeare Pop I lure was a series model number 6574, and created by the Shakespeare Bait Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This painted eye, wooden lure, was Shakespeare’s answer to a segment of fisherman wanting to emulate one of natures greatest food supplies for sports fish, the frog. The antique lure […]

Heddon Vamp in Goldfish

Heddon Vamp in Goldfish

Heddon Vamp in Goldfish This Heddon Vamp in Goldfish is a series 7500, and painted in Heddon Goldfish color, a color we as lure collectors cant seem to get enough of. The lure was first produced in 1920 and was a regular staple in the James Heddon and Son lineup. The color is a tough […]