Princeton Fishing Reel The Princeton Fishing Reel is a product made by the Fraser Reel & Specialty Princeton Bait Casting Reel Company, and dates to around the 1950’s. This antique reel was made in Fraser, Michigan, it’s namesake, and is a Deluxe Model 10-C Bait Casting Reel. The reel is a quadruple multiplier, has duronze […]
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William Delany Fishing Lure Like many in their day William Delany Fishing Lure maker began his trade as a Jeweler in the 1800’s. Many in the Delany line of Cobourg, Onatario made their livelihood in similar fields. While many know that William and William Jr were involved in Jewelry and Fishing lures, William Sr’s brother […]
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Angling Echoes September 2018
Angling Echoes September 2018 About This Issue Angling Echoes September 2018; I love fall. The gorgeous autumnal colors, the excitement of the new school year, the crisp cold of the first frost. It also makes for the best fishing where I grew up in the northland. “Summer fishing is for weekend hacks; September and October […]
Ocean City Sylph Salt Water Reel The Ocean City Sylph Salt Water Reel is exceedingly reel. I know at first thought if your a collector your thinking Ocean City made tons of Salt Water reels, and they did. There are a few though such as the Sylph that are seriously hard to fin, I promise, […]
Heddon Pal P-41N Narrow Spool Reel The Heddon Pal P-41N Narrow Spool Reel dates back to the early 1950’s. This antique Reel has Ruby Red Jewels on its matte black scribed Face plates. The reel features “New” Demount-able Head Rings for easy cleaning and oiling. The head rings feature a grip-able scrolling for decoration as […]
Pflueger Knobby Antique Reel This Pflueger Knobby Antique Reel is a real gem (Pun Intended). This beautiful light weight reel is made of Nickalum, and was touted for its light weight strength combining Aluminum and Nickle. This Knobby comes in a tough to find Satin Red Finish. The Reel has a Cork Arbor and is […]
South Bend Better Bass Oreno The South Bend Better Bass Oreno, is a model number 73. This vintage lure produced by the South Bend Bait Company is made of wood as was the traditional model. Trying to improve upon its already mastered production of the generational Bass Oreno, a model series 973, the Better Bass […]
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Jamison Vs Decker Worlds Bass Fishing Contest of 1910
Jamison Vs Decker Worlds Bass Fishing Contest of 1910 Jamison Vs Decker Worlds Bass Fishing Contest of 1910; In 1910, two titans of the tackle industry — William “Smilin’ Bill” Jamison and Anson B. Decker — pitted themselves and the finest fishing lures that they manufactured in what was widely billed as the first “World’s […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Extra Strong by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Extra Strong; 91 years ago in 1927 the G H Mansfield Company (EST. 1821) of Canton Massachusetts produced this EXTRA STRONG brand of Japan silk casting line that was designed to take the strongest of the fighting Musky fish. To convey the great strength […]
Bender & Flynn Darter Antique Lure This Bender & Flynn Darter Antique Lure was created in and around 1945. This creation made by Albert Bender & E.C. Flynn of Pinellas Park, Florida. Albert Bender a Wood Worker, E.C. Flynn and artist combined talents the year that ended the great war and together created and produced […]
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Seeing through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing
Seeing Through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing (I wrote this post a year and half ago, and since September is ITP aware month, I thought I’d repost.) Seeing Through the Ice Louis Rhead Ice Fishing is my meager attempt to assimilate the last two weeks of my life to fishing theme. Some who follow […]
Heddon Musky Vamp Antique Lure The Heddon Musky Vamp Antique Lure over went many identities and names through its lifespan. The antique lure was first introduced as the Musketeer Vamp in 1927, The name was changed to Musky Vamp in 1928 and would also be referred to as a Giant Vamp. While its name was […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Biltwell by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Biltwell; 91 years ago in 1927 the G. H. Mansfield Company (est. 1821) offered the BILTWELL brand silk bait casting line with an attractive label featuring one of America’s dreadnought battleships that were easily recognizable due to their two lattice masts, sometimes called “cage masts”, […]
Creek Chub Jointed Snook Pikie Lure The Creek Chub Jointed Snook Pikie Lure was first introduced in 1938. While its inventory continued to be sold and was in the Creek Chub Bait Company lure catalogs until 1978, it was produced after 1965. This large jointed or segmented lure is brother to the traditional and straight […]
Heddon 300 7 Hook Minnow Lure This Heddon 300 7 Hook Minnow Lure dates to 1925. The model Heddon of Dowagiac, Michigan assigned this was a model 300 which had been being produced already for 20 years, just another version of it. This behemoth of a antique lure was a wooden fat body 300, with […]
Heddon Spinfin Antique Lure The Heddon Spinfin Antique Lure was first introduced in 1956 and was in Heddon’s lure catalog line up until 1976. The lure was assigned a model number 411-413. The numeration is based on its weight and color ranging from 2 1/4″- 2 5/8″ and weights between 1/8, 1/4, & 1/2 oz […]
Heddon Salt Water Torpedo Lure The Heddon Salt Water Torpedo Lure was first introduced in 1946 and was produced until 1956. The lure was assigned a model series number 30 by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan and is stamped by its maker on its underside. This salt water version of very popular standard version was a […]
Heddon Crackleback Antique Lure The Heddon Crackleback Antique Lure was first introduced in 1971 and manufactured all the way to 1976. Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan created this little whale or dolphin look alike and assigned it a model series number 8000. The lure is made of plastic, measures 3 7/8″ in length and tops the […]
Heddon King Zig Wag Antique Lure The Heddon King Zig Wag Antique Lure was first introduced in 1938 and manufactured all the way to 1953. The 1930’s through the 1950’s was considered a boom time for Salmon targeted fishing lure. Many of the top lure companies would be integrating Salmon rigged or type lures into […]
HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982 BOOK DETAILS 5.5” x 8.5” Paperback • 264 Pages • 300+ Black and White Images To Purchase this book please visit our sister site Whitefish Press; HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982 DESCRIPTION In this HISTORY OF PFLUEGER BAIT CASTING REELS 1901-1982, the third and final volume […]
Shakespeare Floating Bait Lure The Shakespeare Floating Bait Lure was first advertised in 1908. The lure was Shakespeare of Kalamazoo Michigan model series number 41. This wooden glass eyed antique lure measures 3 1/4″ inches in length. The Floating Bait lure shape would wide at the top rounded edge tapering towards the belly, an upside […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday Italian Brand
Tight Lines Tuesday Italian Brand by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Italian Brand; 96 years ago in the Spring of 1922, the author, artist, angler and hunter, William Harnden Foster, painted a wonderful scene of a fly fisherman who had crawled to the edge of the bank above the water to avoid spooking this trout […]
Heddon Crazy Crawler Lure 2120 Series The Heddon Crazy Crawler Lure 2120 Series antique fishing lure was first introduced in 1941. This Crazy Crawler lure made by Heddon of Dowagiac, Michigan would be a great seller for Heddon over the next few decades. The offered the wooden version in three different models and corresponding sizes. […]
Schnell Fish Getter Lure The Schnell Fish Getter Lure was first introduced around 1926. The lure was made by its namesake August F Schnell of Kankakee, Illinois. The lure a solid metal spinner with a rotating front half spinner or propeller very very similar to the Al Foss Jazz and Shimmy Wiggler series of lures. […]
Trigger Fish Antique Lure The Trigger Fish Antique Lure was a creation of the Davis Tackle Manufacturing Company, Detroit Michigan. The lure dates to the late 1940’s in patent application and in production. This fishing lure falls into the spring loaded fishing category, where by when pressure is place on the top of the lure […]
Creek Chub Skipper Antique Lure The Creek Chub Skipper Antique Lure Vintage Fishing lure is a model series 4600. Made by the Creek Chub Bait Company of Garrett Indiana, they first introduced these lures in 1936 and made them through 1951. This wooden, glass eyed, fishing lure measure 3″ in length and has kind of […]
Pflueger Catalina Lure This Pflueger Catalina lure was a model 5500 series. This version of the lure date to the mid 1920’s to 1940 by the Pflueger Bait Company of Akron, Ohio. This wooden, glass eyed coast minnow type is the 3rd version of the Catalina. This antique Pflueger Lure measures 4 1/8″ in length […]
South Bend Midget Surf Oreno Lure The South Bend Midget Surf Oreno Lure is a model series 962. This lure is touted as being one of the South Bend Bait Company out of South Bend Indiana’s longest lasting lures. The lure first appearing in 1916 and lasted all the way through 1952. Its no wonder […]
Wilson Fluted Wobbler Antique Lure The Wilson Fluted Wobbler Antique Lure was first introduced in the mid teens. The lure was also 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 multiple flutes […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday Shakespeare Dollar Dandy
Tight Lines Tuesday Shakespeare Dollar Dandy by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Shakespeare Dollar Dandy – 85 years ago, in 1933, the Shakespeare Tackle Company introduced its Dollar Dandy fishing line to fishermen facing the adverse economic effects of America’s Great Depression. “We’re in the Money” is a song from the 1933 Warner Bros. film […]
Worth Flutter Fin Lure This version of the Worth Flutter Fin Lure is Circa 1962. The Worth Fishing Tackle Company was located out of Stevens Point Wisconsin. The Flutter Fin nicknamed by many “The Mustache Lure” was an invention made by Delbert Patterson of the Nova Tackle Company. The lure was sold around 1961 to […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday G H Mansfield & Co
Tight Lines Tuesday G H Mansfield & Co by John Etchieson The firm of G H Mansfield & Co. of Canton Massachusetts had already been producing some of the best hard braided silk fishing lines for 10 years when America celebrated the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. This historic event, (the first official World’s Fair […]
South Bend Lil Rascal Antique Lure The South Bend Lil Rascal Antique Lure is actually quite an obscure little vintage lure. The Lil Rascal was given a model series number 955 by the South Bend Bait Company of South Bend Indiana. This wooden lure is very similar to the South Bend Midget Pike Oreno that […]
Creek Chub Midget Plunker Lure The Creek Chub Midget Plunker Lure was born in Garrett, Indiana. The Creek Chub Bait Company was looking to capitalize on its widely successful Plunker Lure line up. The midget plunker, made of wooden measuring 2 1/4″ would be the second to smallest in the line and the smallest wooden […]
South Bend Fish Obite Antique Lure The South Bend Fish Obite Antique Lure was given a model series number 1951 & G1951 for the Fire Lacquer color set. This plastic fishing lure was made by the South Bend Bait Company, of South Bend Indiana. First introduced in 1939 this antique fishing lure would last 14 […]
Kimmich Mouse Antique Lure The Kimmich Mouse Antique Lure was first introduced in 1929. This antique fishing lure invented by Harry Kimmich of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Harry (John) Kimmich was not a lure inventor full-time. He owned a tire shop downtown, the “Kimmich Tire Shop.” We see this with a lot of miscellaneous lure makers, […]
Johnson Auto Striker Vintage Fishing Lure The Johnson Auto Striker Vintage Fishing Lure is a highly sought after miscellaneous lure. Made by Carl A Johnson, this classic antique fishing lure was patented in October of 1935, Patent number 2017903. This wooden fishing lure was made at the offices located at 5900 South Halstead Street, Chicago, […]
Pepper Roman Spider Antique Fishing Lure The Pepper Roman Spider Antique Fishing Lure is a truly timeless lure. This great classic antique fishing lure dates back over 100 years and comes to us from a small central New York Town, Rome, NY. Pepper was an innovator, and inventor and a key cog in the wheel […]
Heddon Bubbling Bug Fly The Heddon Bubbling Bug fly rod minnow lure is Heddon’s Series number 90. The fly rod fishing lure is not your A Typical small trout Fly one thinks of, as you can see in the gallery against a ruler this fly measures 1 3/4″ in length. This antique Heddon fly rod […]
Keller Gets Em Lure The Keller Gets Em Lure was first introduced in 1916. Made in Rochester, Indiana this antique fishing lure is just cresting the century old mark. This colorful wooden, antique fishing lure measures in at 3 1/4″ in length. This vintage minnow came in a painted eye and no eye version. The […]
Kurz Buck Skin Lure The Kurz Buck Skin Lure is over 100 years old. Given that it is a piece of folded rawhide it looks pretty darn good for being over the century mark. The Kurz Bros. Co. were based in Chicago, Illinois @1369-89 North Branch Street.and during a time in the mid teens where […]
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Collectors Guide to Glass Minnow Traps
Collectors Guide to Glass Minnow Traps From long-time NFLCC member and glass minnow trap collector and historian Brent Vonderheide comes the first book ever to deal with the popular subject of Glass Minnow Traps. In so doing, he will help the reader distinguish vintage glass traps from the many contemporary makers. Knowledge is power, and […]
Millsite Steel & Wire Works Promotional 3 Pack This Millsite Steel & Wire Works Promotional 3 Pack is complete with 3 different intro Model 1940 Rattle Bugs. Model Number 903R, 905R & 907R, make up this unheard of package. If there is one box that is considered rare and tough to find it is this […]
Millsite Steel & Wire Works Jointed 99R The Millsite Steel & Wire Works Jointed 99R Vintage Fishing Lure is an exceptional piece. This antique lure is a model #402, Sinker. This introductory model measuring 3 3/4″ and weighing in at 3/4 oz was made in 1939 and is made of early tenite plastic at the […]
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What the Guide Said Bill Lambot
What the Guide Said Bill Lambot What the Guide Said Bill Lambot; It is easy to understand the motivation for writing a first book. Everyone likes to think that they have a few good stories to tell. But what motivates an angler to write his second book of essays about fly fishing? A second book […]
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FORGOTTEN FLY RODS VOLUME 1
FORGOTTEN FLY RODS OVERLOOKED & UNDERAPPRECIATED AMERICAN FISHING ROD MAKERS, VOLUME 1 FORGOTTEN FLY RODS VOLUME 1: We know a good deal about many of the major American rod makers, ranging from Hiram Leonard to Eustis W. Edwards to Lyle Dickerson. But high end fly rod makers like these are just the tip (and a […]
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THE HISTORY OF THE FISH HOOK IN AMERICA
THE HISTORY OF THE FISH HOOK IN AMERICA The first of a three-volume series on the history of the American fish hook traces the origins of the hook industry from its humble beginnings in Brooklyn to its position as a major competitor both in foreign and domestic markets by 1900. The product of more than […]
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, […]
Snook Minnow Lure The Snook Minnow Lure is a creation of Bob Ousley. Bob, a technician for Sears whose job eventually would transplant him from Tennessee to Florida had many hobbies. A man whose who careers and hobbies intersected and involved the use of his hands. To be handy in trades and his endeavors from […]
Collect Old Reels Join ORCA Today To Join Visit: ORCA In 1989 Mike Nogay, a dedicated reel collector from West Virginia, decided that it was time for reel collectors to have their own organization. He thought up the name, had the club logo designed, and had ORCA incorporated as a non-profit, educational corporation in the […]