Paddle Popper Lure The Paddle Popper Lure was first introduced in 1966. This cool little lure was made by The Gi Gi Lure Company of Fort Worth Texas. This small plastic antique fishing lure measures 2 1/4″ in length body alone. The lure has a standard plastic trailing grass skirt. Inside the skirt is the […]
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Rev O Noc Underwater Minnow Lure The Rev O Noc Underwater Minnow Lure dates to the mid and early teens. Like the Shakespeare lure shown in side the “New Winner” wood box, this is a South Bend 3 Hook underwater minnow lure of dual purpose. The Rev-O-Noc name was used as a trade name by […]
Shakespeare Fisher Bait Lure The Shakespeare Fisher Bait Lure was first introduced in 1940. The Shakespeare Bait Company from Kalamazoo Michigan gave this lure the model series number 6509. This wooden fishing fishing lure measures in at 3 3/4″ in length. This lure kinda stays within the same theme we see Shakespeare go with in […]
Biff Surface Wobbler Lure The Biff Surface Wobbler Lure was patented in 1925. This Single Wobbler was made by the Biff Bait Company out of Milwaukee Wisconsin. The antique lure itself is a kidney shaped piece of cork affixed to a aluminum frame. The lure features the frame that is attached to the front propeller […]
Wilson Flanged Wobbler Lure The Wilson Flanged Wobbler Lure was first introduced in 1914. The lure was also deemed the Winged Wobbler as shown on the front of the accompanying antique lure box. The Lure made by Wilson, the Hastings Sporting Goods Company of Hastings Michigan. The lure itself is wooden in composition, with a […]
Shakespeare Darting Shrimp Lure The Shakespeare Darting Shrimp Lure is a series 6535. This antique wooden lure was first introduced by the Shakespeare Bait Company of Kalamazoo around 1925. This antique fishing lure was a multi segmented wooden fishing lure that measured 4 1/4″ in length. The lure had some resemblance of a shrimp in […]
Jamison Convertible Coaxer Lure The Jamison Convertible Coaxer Lure was introduced around 1905-1909. I give a date range as the books say one thing and I have dug up advertising that says it was new that dates to 1909. Either way its a very early lure and another one of our century club members. The […]
Chippewa Lure Ad Recreation April 1914 This piece is a Chippewa Lure Ad is from the sporting trade rag, Recreation, Date April 1914. Recreation was another favorite magazine for antique lure and reel makers to advertise in. You Need the Chippewa -The Bait That Made Good= =In Your Tackle Box- First introduced to sportsmen last […]
Shakespeare Floating Spinner Lure The Shakespeare Floating Spinner Lure came along in the Shakespeare lure catalog in around 1910. The antique lure was given a model series number 35 and 45 by the Shakespeare Bait Company of Kalamazoo Michigan. The model numbers were based on size of the lure, the smaller being 2 7/8″ in length, and […]
Pfleuger TNT Lure The Pfleuger TNT Lure is a series 6900. The metalized minnow lure was first introduced in 1929. This antique lure made by Pflueger of Akron Ohio, measures 3 1/4″ in length. It was available in roughly 6 Different colors. The lure features a deep diving lip in the notched mouth and painted […]
Gowan Bumble Bug Lure The Gowan Bumble Bug Lure was first produced in 1949. This antique lure was made by the Gowan Manufacturing Company of Gowan Michigan. Doing research on the company itself there wasn’t anything out there i could put my fingers on. The lure first made of wood transitioned into plastic somewhere around […]
Hendryx Burdett Bait Lure The Hendryx Burdett Bait Lure is one of the harder to find Hendryx antique fishing lures. If you not familiar with Hendryx baits, or reels, but your familiar with Winchester reels, your actually familiar with Hendryx and just didn’t know it. Winchester bought the rights Hendryx in the late teens or […]
Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement The Jamison Coaxer X Lure Advertisement is a great little article and photo. This snipet is taken from the May, 1909 Field an Stream, Tools of the Craft section. The Jamison antique lure refereed to as the “Style X” Coaxer is actually a Convertible Coaxer fishing lure. I think the […]
Gudebrod Bippie Lure The Gudebrod Bippie Lure was made in 1975. I believe this lure is one of the youngest I’ve featured on the Blog. I would like to make sure that my intent isn’t just to feature the rare and expensive but yet give a good cross section of all the lures rare or […]
Pflueger Helgramite Lure The Pflueger Helgramite Lure shares its name partially with another more valuable brother inside the Pflueger antique lure lineup. Yes, the Flying Helgramite. The Pflueger Helgramite was originally named the Dobson. The Dobson lure dates back to roughly 1885. I say roughly as when were discussing things that are 130+ years old […]
Watt Tackle Twirling Twirp Lure The Watt Tackle Twirling Twirp Lure is quite an interesting lure. The lure dates to around 1947 and was made by the Watt Tackle Company out of Detroit Michigan. This wooden no eyed lure measure 3 1/4″ in length. The lure fashioned after a propeller features three set fins that […]
Shakespeare Kazoo Wobbler Lure The Shakespeare Kazoo Wobbler Lure is seen first around 1928. This wooden, glass eyed, antique lure is Shakespeare’s series number 6637. This Kalamazoo Michigan lure is 4″ in length and features a curved or slanted face. The lure has two belly hooks one off center and the other trailing from the […]
Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad This Clinton Wilt Champion Little Wonder Antique Lure Ad comes out of a 1911 August issues of Field and Stream. I’m a super big fan of both these antique lures. The antique lre books out there date the Clinton Champion to 1912 and the Little Wonder antique […]
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Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909
Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909 This is a Lockhart Wagtail Witch Lure Ad FS May 1909. Lockhart’s Wagtail Witch That a rose by any other name would smell as sweet is pre-eminently true when applied to the implement that has attained repute under the designation of “Lockhart’s Water Witch Bait” and for […]
1906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field These ads are a 1906 Heddon Lure Advertisement Western Field. Ads from the past let us put many of the antique lure puzzle pieces together. Whether it is from being able to time stamp production of certain antique lures, or being able to decipher the lure makers intentions, they are valuable […]
South Bend King Andy Lure The South Bend King Andy Lure was a very short lived lure. The King Andy was once again another antique lure that was a victim to the model sharing number scheme of the South Bend Bait Company. The lure was a model series number 975, which was also shared by […]
Moonlight 3 Hook Underwater Minnow Lure This Moonlight 3 Hook Underwater Minnow Lure dates to probably around 1928. The question as to why it took Moonlight 18 more years to jump into the popular style of fishing minnow we will never know. The 3T or 3 Hook glass eyed wooden lure features a forward and […]
South Bend Midget Pike Oreno The South Bend Midget Pike Oreno Lure is a series 974. This wooden antique lure is 3″ in length and is the smaller version of the Pike Oreno. This lure unfortunately shares its model number not with one other lure but 2, making for a total of 3 South Bend […]
Whirling Dervish Lure The Whirling Dervish Lure is interesting antique lure. The lure itself is made plastic in the form of a drill bit of sorts. The lure dances across the top of the water as does its namesake across the dance area. The lure has a single trailing dressed treble hook. The Whirling Dervish […]
Makinen Wonder Lure The Makinen Wonder Lure was made by Makinen Tackle Company from Kaleva Michigan. The lure was first introduced in 1947. Some of the earlier Makinen lure were made of wood, the Wonder Lure however is made of tenite. The lure is 2 1/2″ inches in length, features a round diving lip, and […]
Heddon 175 Musky Minnow Lure Frog Scale The Heddon 175 Musky Minnow Lure Frog Scale is a very uncommon combo. This wooden glass eyed musky minnow was first introduced in 1906, and was a staple in the Heddon Dowagiac line up for decades. The 175 lure was first found in a treasured tall sized type […]
Anderson Minnow Lure The Anderson Minnow Lure is a fun miscellaneous bait and falls in the spring loaded category. This lure first made in 1949 by the Anderson Bait Company out of Chicago, Illinois. The lure was offered up in frog, perch or red head paint scheme finishes. The hook would lock into place on […]
Shakespeare Hydroplane Jr Lure The Shakespeare Hydroplane Jr Lure was a short lived lure by most standards, only haven been offered for roughly 5 years. The antique lure was a series 709, and was thought first appeared in 1920. I have recently uncovered an article talking about it from Recreation 1916, so I guess we […]
Shakespeare Barnacle Bill Lure The Shakespeare Barnacle Bill Lure is a really cool lure. This lure is a series model 6529, and was first introduced in 1931. The antique lure is made for salt water fishing, thus having a heavy duty forward line tie that runs the length of the lure. This wooden glass eyed […]
South Bend BeBop The South Bend BeBop is a wooden pressed eye antique lure. The lure is a series 902 and is a color RYT, red yellow tail and has pressed eyes and surface rigging. The lure is the smaller of the series at 3 3/8″ in length and there is a larger a series […]
Barracuda Reyhu Lure The Barracuda Reyhu Lure is a small wooden 2 1/2″ fishing lure. The antique lure was made by The Florida Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Company, Barracuda Brand and was found in the 1950’s. The Lure can also be found under the Dandy Lures brand out of Tampa Florida in the Orange Clear top […]
Shakespeare Worden Bucktail Revolution This item the Shakespeare Worden Bucktail Revolution lure is part of one of the sets of metal lures that are iconic foundation Shakespeare lures. The Revolution lures in line symbolizes early Shakespeare. Circa 1903, this is the earlier model. You can tell by the rounded aft section and the “Mickey Mouse […]
Chase A Bug Lure The Chase a Bug Lure is just a really really neat neat lure out of Detroit Michigan, and made in a great looked molted green color. The fishing lure was made by Leo Krozaleski, the founder of Leon Tackle Company. The Chase a Bug when pulled through the water spins the propeller […]
South Bend Coast Oreno Lure The South Bend Coast Oreno Lure is a great piece of craftsmanship. This large big game and saltwater lure was a series 985 and was a trolling bait more than capable of landing the coveted Tarpon. The Coast Oreno in the Oreno Lure tradition, came in a few different varieties […]
Bubble Sally Lure The Bubble Sally lure first showed up in 1948. Fair Play Industries out of Detroit Michigan put out 2 lures that focused on a antique lure niche using effervescence. The antique fishing lure itself was only 3/4″ in length attached to a spinner and housed or held the bubble action tablet. There […]
Pflueger Razem Lure The Pflueger Razem Lure was a series 7496. The lure was first introduced in 1929 and was only around 6 years until 1935. Pflueger has been making rubberized minnow by over 50 years at this point. This antique fishing lure had the best of all worlds for it combined a minnow with […]
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 […]
Trip Lure Atomic Fishing The Trip Lure was made by Atomic Fishing Tackle Division of S&G Products in Bogota New Jersey. This obscure antique fishing lure dates to the end of WWII, Circa 1946. The antique lure falls into the spring loaded hook category with some others such as the EZ Way. The Trip Atomic Fishing […]
Heddon Sonar The Heddon Sonar was first introduced in around 1959 by Heddon of Dowagiac, Michigan. The antique fishing lure came in a multitude of of colors ranging from basic primary colors to the flashy eye popping fluorescent, to mimicking that of a fish itself in the natural series. The Sonar was advertised in 3 […]
Heddon Shrimpy Spook Lure The Heddon Shrimpy Spook lure is a series 9000, produced by James Heddon & Son, of Dowagiac, Michigan. This antique plastic spook lure is 3 7/8″ inches in length. The lure was first introduced in 1930 and was only in its catalogs a few years. The lure is made of Pyralin […]
Pflueger Pine Cone Scale Spinner Lure The Pflueger Pine Cone Scale Spinner lure can date all the way back to the late 1800’s. One of the keys to Pflueger’s success (no pun intended) in the fishing lure arena has always been tied to its sale of metal spoons. A concept which was due to being […]
Jet Jiggler Antique Lure The Jet Jiggler lure was “Built with Jet Action” or so at least the box says. This antique lure is circa 1960 and measures 3″ in length. The lure was made by KO Plug Company Yonkers, New York. This nifty lure has a hole through the center of the lure allowing […]