2005 NFLCC Magazine Article Index This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2005 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2005 Volume 15 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures Reels Tackle & Flea Market Items From […]
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NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2002 Volume 12 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures, Heddon Pf;ueger, South Bend, Charmers, Frogs, […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2001 Volume 11 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Lures, Harkauf. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2000 Volume 10 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Fly Rod Lures, Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub. From […]
1794 Fishing Tackle Ad This a 1794 Fishing Tackle Ad. It proves that sometimes while we believe the roots of the American Fly Fishing or Fishing Tackle industry started in the early to mid 19th Century, it did not. While names such as TH Bate, JT Buel, WD Chapman and others like Bradford and Anthony […]
Heddon Magnum Torpedo Lure The Heddon Magnum Torpedo Lure was first introduced in 1969. This Antique Lure was Heddon / Pradco in Ft Smith Arkansas model series number 362. This plastic spook lure is the largest of the Torpedo Spook lures and measures 3 1/4″ inch in length. This antique lure features a single forward […]
George Fenner Weedless Automatic Bait Lure George Fenner Weedless Automatic Bait Lure was first introduced in to the market in 1925. A year later in 1926 his patent, 1571770 would be granted. This small spring hook type bait has been dubbed the WAB for short, or Weedless Automatic Bait. George Fenner and the Weedless Automatic […]
Howes Vacuum Bait Lure The Howes Vacuum Bait Lure is one of the quintessential antique fishing lures. This classic fishing lure was born in North Manchester, Indiana by Francis Howe Circa 1909. Easily one of the most identifiable vintage fishing lures with its triangular wooden chunk shape. This wooden lure measures roughly 2 1/4″ in […]
Trade House Tackle, Part 21:Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co. One of my favorite subcategories of trade tackle were those marketed by auto supply stores. Today, most collectors are puzzled by the connection between automobiles and fishing tackle, but in the early history of the car little distinction was made between motoring and sporting pursuits. For […]
Trade House Tackle, Part 15: The Tackle of the Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd.Today we get another Canadian company that sold a ton of fishing tackle over the years, but often gets overlooked as a trade house.The Canadian Tire Corporation, Inc. is a massive company (they employ nearly 60,000 people today) with hundreds of branch operations […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lures, Antique Reels, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Fishing For History, Voices from the Past
Voices from the Past James Grant
Voices from the Past James Grant There is nothing more delightful than coming across a reference to a fishing tackle maker in an unexpected place. In my “other job” as a history professor I try to keep up on recent research. A fairly recent book I picked up called Gwen Raverat: Friends, Family and Affections […]
Antique Lures, Antique Reels, Fishing For History, Trade House Tackle
52 Trade Houses in 52 Weeks Part 9 Bostwick-Braun Company
52 Trade Houses in 52 Weeks Part 9 Bostwick-Braun Company Trade House Tackle, Part IX: The Bostwick-Braun Company of Toledo, Ohio The Bostwick-Braun Company is one of the oldest surviving corporations in the state of Ohio. Founded in 1855 by a pair of brothers–William and Charles B. Roff–from Racine, Wisconsin, it has served the Ohio […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Win-Oreno by John Etchieson This very rare Win-Oreno brand Irish Linen Cuttyhunk line coiled on a card, is not found in any of the company’s customer retail catalogs but was found featured in the 1935 South Bend Bait Company Dealers’ catalog. It was illustrated with a leaping bass taking a South Bend […]
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 […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc)
Tight Lines Tuesday Colored Spools
Tight Lines Tuesday Colored Spools by John Etchieson – Tight Lines Tuesday Colored Spools; All fishing lines, with very few exceptions, had been packaged on solid black color enamel painted wooden spools since 1880. However, 85 years ago at the depths of America’s great depression in 1932, many fishing line spools took on some bright colors […]
Lanes Wagtail Wobbler Lure The Lanes Wagtail Wobbler Lure was first introduced in 1924. This antique fishing lure was fashioned by Charles W. Lane of Madrid, New York. Charles Lane a prominent resident of Madrid was known locally as a fine clock maker and jeweler. The Wag-tail wobbler lure was hand painted in shades of […]
Neon Mickey Antique Fishing Lure The Neon Mickey Antique Fishing Lure was first introduced in 1955. This novelty type lure was born by the Neon Mickey Company out of Oregon. This plastic fishing lure measures 4″ in length and was available in a few primary colors. The purpose or guise of the Neon Mickey was […]
Jacks Tackle Pogo Spinner Lure This Jacks Tackle Pogo Spinner Lure was introduced in 1955. Jack’s Tackle Manufacturing Company was located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jack’s made a small assortment of plastic and wooden lures in the mid 1950’s. This Pogo Spinner is a Smaller version of the Pogo Stick Lure, that you can actually […]