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 […]
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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 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 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 […]
Heddon Luny Frog Lure Initially the Heddon Luny Frog Lure was introduced around 1927. Changes in material would influence the way Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan would do business for decades to come. Making a switch from the standard wooden material, Heddon would evolve into a colossal giant making artificial baits with plastics. It widely known […]
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 […]
Heddon Giant Jointed Vamp Frog Scale Lure The Heddon Giant Jointed Vamp Lure is a serious wooden lure and admittingly larger than most of the fish I catch. The model 7350 was wooden, glass eyed, antique fishing lure is 6″ in length, jointed in the middle. This antique lure crafted by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan […]
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Shakespeare Hydroplane Antique Lure Article 1916
Shakespeare Hydroplane Antique Lure Article 1916 Magazines containing things like this Shakespeare Hydroplane Antique Lure Article from Recreation Vol 54-55 magazine in 1916 are great. Being able to uncover history’s shroud as it pertains to Antique Fishing lures and their makers is great. It was prior though by many reference materials and books that the […]
Heddon Wiggler Lure Paperwork The Heddon Wiggler Lure Paperwork is a scarce desirable vintage lure Paperwork. The paperwork shows both the Deep Diving Wiggler Model 1600 and the Near Surface Wiggler, Model 1700. The paper dates to Circa 1915 and explains the features functions and benefits of the classic collectible lures. The Latest from Dowagiac Heddon’s […]
South Bend Pike Oreno Lure The South Bend Pike Oreno Lure was given a model number 957, by the South Bend Bait Company of South Bend, Indiana. The wooden antique lure went through a host of changes in its 21 years. The lure was first introduced in 1931 and lasted all the way until 1952. […]
Shakespeare Jerkin Lure The Shakespeare Jerkin Lure was first introduced in 1940. The antique lure is Shakespeare of Kalamazoo Michigan lure model series number 6567. The lure is defiantly try to piggy back or recreate the success of the Creek Chub Darter and Heddon Zara fishing lure. This wooden pressed eye lure is 4″ in […]
South Bend Underwater Minnow 905 The South Bend Underwater Minnow 905 series is Circa 1912. This 905 series wooden, glass eyed minnow lure was made for over 20 years. The lure was South Bends 5 Hook Underwater minnow lure was the companies industry standard 5 hook lure at the time. The lure had a front […]
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Moonlight Floating Bait Lure Ad 1910
Moonlight Floating Bait Lure Ad 1910 This Moonlight Floating Bait Lure Ad is from 1910 and sourced from the Outdoorsman’s Handbook. We see here a new lure just the year before produced by the Moonlight Bait Company from Paw Paw Michigan. You will notice however that the collar is the second version collar on the […]
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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, […]
South Bend Two Oreno Lure The South Bend Two Oreno Lure was a series model number 975, and for some reason, shared a model number with a King Andy and a Pike Oreno, south bend had quite a few lures that shared numbers over time. That actually would explain the Two Oreno as its actually […]
Heddon Punkie Spook Lure The Heddon Punkie Spook Fly lure was made no doubt due to the popularity of the now famous Heddon Punkinseed lure. This antique fly lure was a series 980, and shown in Heddon’s White Shore Finish Color Code XS and XRW. The lure was made in the in roughly a half […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures
WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition
WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition This WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition is a pretty unique advertisement. It lends itself or proves that life was simpler back then in the 19th century. In a day and age where everything seems to be complicated from our fishing boats to the equipment installed upon them, we have come […]
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 […]
Pflueger Antique Lure Sign Ad This Pflueger Antique Lure Sign Ad window sign was published in a 1905 Vol. 23 of “The Hardware Magazine”. The ad specifies how dealers in Pflueger’s Fishing Tackle can get one. I will take a dozen please. Finding Point of Sale or store displays for the Antique Lures, Reels and […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lures, Chapman Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc)
WD Chapman Photo
WD Chapman Photo This WD Chapman Photo is truly a great piece of history. In speaking to a local historian in Theresa New York Jefferson County she said she had a photo of the antique lure maker and would make a copy of her copy and mail it to me. Little nuggets of history come […]
Bud Stewart Snake The Bud Stewart Snake is truly a piece of art beyond the obvious category of being a antique fishing lure. The snake and the frog have always been two of my favorite Bud creations that were outside the normal spotted fish decoy world. The hand carved wooden body of the snake measures […]
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 […]
Heddon Crab Spook Lure The Heddon Crab spook was a short lived antique lure. This plastic crab shaped lure was first introduced in 1935 and was produced all the way through 1943. The Crab Spook was given a model series number 9900 & 9909. This classic vintage lure used 2 bead eyes, and flap rig […]
Heddon Gamefisher Lure This is a vintage Heddon Gamefisher antique fishing lure minnow, a model series 5500. This triple segmented, wooden, no eyed lure measures 4 3/4″, and weighs in at 3/4oz. The lure was first introduced in 1923 and made through 1933 just at a decade. The lure has L Rig Hook hangers and […]
Shakespeare Floating Bait Lure Ad This Shakespeare Floating Bait Lure Ad comes to us from what I believe is a 1922 Shakespeare Lure Catalog. I say what I believe is, as it says Catalog #20 in it, and knowing Shakespeare printed its first catalog in 1902 Im just making the assumption. However, the lures in […]
Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures, Chapman Lures, Miscellaneous Lure Makers
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 […]
Heddon Dowagiac Expert Lure Ad 1903 The is a Heddon Dowagiac Expert Lure Ad from 1903. Telling folks that finding any advertisements for early Heddon antique Lures is tough is an understatement. This has always been one of my favorite catalogs of mine to look through. Heddon having just begun to produce commercially in 1902 […]
Heddon Black Sucker Lure The Heddon Black Sucker Lure seem to be on most collectors want list and is often reffed to as the quintessential antique Heddon lure. This antique fishing lure is first seen around 1911, so its another over the century mark. Personally I can only hope to look this good after 100 […]
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 […]
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Pflueger Muskellunge Minnow Ad 1904
Pflueger Muskellunge Minnow Ad This Pflueger Muskellunge Minnow Ad is brought to you from 1904. The Ad itself is out of the 1904 Pflueger or Enterprise manufacturing Company from Akron Ohio. I’ve always loved this giant lure and had wished I had kept my example of this giant rubber minnow. The ad is a really […]
Creek Chub River Scamp Lure The Creek Chub River Scamp Lure was a model number 4300. This was first introduced in the Creek Chub antique lure catalog in 1934 just after the great depression. The Scamp lure would last for almost 2 decades in the lure line up. The Scamp is similar in looks to […]
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W D Chapman Lure Article Closure 1893
W D Chapman Lure Article Closure 1893 In this W D Chapman Lure Article Closure 1893 we see WD Chapman Lure Company say adieu to the fishing tackle industry in a Jewelers trade rag in 1893. Sorry for the blurry article. A lot of the older magazines and paper articles don’t scan well. Fishing Tackle […]
Heddon Wilder Dilg Bob Davis Fly Lure We’ve come to know the Heddon Wilder Dilg Bob Davis Fly Lure as Yellow Head Yellow Hackle fly. But, do we know who Bob Davis the American Editor and photographer is? Why is this a face on the cover of the intro Heddon Fly rod antique lure box. […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures, Pflueger Lures
Pflueger Trory Minnow Lure Ad
Pflueger Trory Minnow Lure Ad This Pflueger Trory Minnow Lure Ad comes to us from a 1904 catalog. The Pflueger Enterprise Manufacturing Company Claims to have created the first artificial minnow production with its Crystal Minnow then on to the Flying Helgramite then to the Trory. Its hard to argue with them. The Trory minnow […]
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 […]
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Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story
Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story This Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story is borrowed from; A souvenir of the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River. by John Haddock, and was written in 1895. We see another famed antique lure maker referenced, WD Chapman of Theresa NY. The old articles are great to be able to associate the […]
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 […]
Pflueger All In One Lure In this page a Pflueger All in One Minnow Antique Fishing Lure Correct Box . The all in one minnow, a model 3500, is a very desirable and scarce Pflueger minnow lure that was first introduced around 1914 and lasted until 1923. This wooden lure has a taped cigar shape […]
Heddon Dummy Double Lure Paperwork This Heddon Dummy Double Lure Paperwork is a scarce and desirable piece. It usually is the last piece to complete the lure box and paperwork combo. This is the short version (As there is a larger size as well) of the paperwork and dates to 1916-1918. the paperwork shows a […]
Miss Golddigger Lure The Miss Golddigger Lure was the invention of Jodell White. Jodell was a simple man, who grew up during the depression. As we have seen before the countries economic woes would supplant many families, including the White’s. Jodell’s family was forced to move around during his early years as many families would […]
Spinno Minno Lure The Spinno Minnow lure is a antique lure collector favorite, and is a model series 500. This plastic fishing lure was first produced by the Pecos River Tackle Company of Carlsbad, New Mexico in 1944. The fishing lure measures roughly 2 1/2″ in body length, not counting hardware, and tips the scales […]
South Bend Crippled Minnow Lure The South Bend Crippled Minnow Lure was first made in 1929 and was only made a few years and was gone around 1933. The lure was fashioned after the success of other lure makers such as Heddon and Creek Chub with their injured minnow and SOS lure products. This South […]
Creek Chub Spinning Deepster Lure The Creek Chub Spinning Deepster Lure was first introduced in 1953 and only lasted a very limited time. The antique lure was a model series number 9600 made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garret Indiana. This small deep diving plug received its name due to the large diving […]
Moonlight Pikaroon Antique Lure The Moonlight Pikaroon Antique Lure is probably the most synonymous with the Moonlight Bait Company of Paw Paw, Michigan. Although it should be the Floating Bait line, the Pikaroon with its sleek sexy looks and curves, woos most collectors its way. The Pikaroon wasn’t originally a Moonlight Bait like the Floater, it […]
Old Fighter Lure This Old Fighter Lure was first made in 1950. The Old Fighter fishing lure was made by the Beaver Bait Company out of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The plastic lure feature a distinct row of beads in the middle section of the lure on both sides. The colored beads which have small spinners in […]
Edson Fish Fooler Lure The Edson Fish Fooler Lure was born in Grayling Michigan. This classic vintage lure was introduced in the early 1950’s and his patent was granted in 1955. The metal spoon is made of aluminum is jointed or has two segments which are held together via sets of split rings. The lure […]
Winchester Multi Wobbler Lure The Winchester Multi Wobbler Lure was first introduced in 1921. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was located in New Haven Connecticut. The multi wobbler minnow is Winchesters copy of the Heddon Crab Wiggler. The wooden glass eyed antique lure bears the same shape as the crab wiggler, however it uses rear […]
Staley Johnson Twin Min Lure The Staley Johnson Twin Min Lure was first introduced in 1947. This wooden, painted, antique lure was made to give the impression of a school of fish by having two lures attached. The fishing lure had dual wooden bodies affixed to a metal frame underneath with 3 smaller treble hooks […]