Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure was the largest in the Bug Wiggler antique Lure line up. Very rare and hard to find now by collectors it was only made for 8 years between 1924-32. The antique lure was given a model 1400 by the Creek […]
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Cool Ripple Casting Frog Fishing Lure This Cool Ripple Casting Frog Fishing Lure is a really neat early fly eater. This specific lure is the Intro Model, and is Circa 1946 a very Tough Version to come by. The Cool Ripple will also become known as the little beast. Made by the Associated Specialties Corporation, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Funhouse Friday February 23 2018 The Video of the Week Kentucky Afield does a lot of great videos, including this survey of Lew Kornman’s tackle collection. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Congress Trade Minnows from Supplee-Biddle Hardware are always fun. I think CCBC Red Wing Black Bird is […]
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 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 […]
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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Tight Lines Tuesday Ace Hardware by Shakespeare
Tight Lines Tuesday Ace Hardware by Shakespeare by John Etchieson Here is a rare 80 year old ACE STORES “QUALITY” brand Japan silk casting line from 1937 that was manufactured by the Shakespeare Tackle Company. In 1924, to increase buying power and profits, entrepreneurs Richard Hesse, E. Gunnard Lindquist, Frank Burke and Oscar Fisher united […]
Hustle Kindness Hustle Kindness? What on earth does this have to do with antique fishing lures and just what are you talking about? Every now and then people come and go through our lives for certain reasons, many which are unbeknownst to us at the time. Many of you who follow this blog or know […]
Abbey Imbrie Ghost Lure The Abbey Imbrie Ghost Lure comes from one of the larger jobbers in American fishing history was Abbey and Imbrie. Although its roots are decades deeper the company itself was founded in 1875 via merger, Abbey and Imbrie’s reach into the various facets of the fishing tackle history would run long […]