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Below are some great books to help you get started collecting fishing lures and tackle. Randys antique fishing lures i buy old fishing lures. There are a number of excellent books about collecting antique fishing tackle. Pflueger governor lure the pflueger governor lure was first introduced around 1892.
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Heddon, creek chub, rebels, rapalas, pflueger, shakespeare, south bend, bagley, bomber, helin, lazy ike, norman, storm, smithwick and more. Since i have many antique fishing lures and vintage fishing lures for sale or trade i have listed them by maker. The governor was the luminous version to its non luminous counterpart, the admiral. They include lures by creek chub, heddon, pflueger, shakespeare, south bend and others. This book is a valuable resource for the collector, antique dealer or angler interested in classic fly. Leo cooper of stamford connecticut whos creation born from his passion of fishing for striper, turned his personal creations into a business sometime between 1956 and 1958. Reference books about antique fishing lures, extensive information on collecting antique lures from heddon, shakespeare, pflueger, and south bend. Concerned primarily with the most colectible antique fishing lures made before 1940, this deluxe hardbound book contains well over 1,300 lures beautifully. Many excellent books about fishing and antique fishing lures and tackle are available through the whitefish press.
Todays episode has old fishing lures and book that i got in the mail, plus bass fishing lure deals for this spring. From antique lures and reels to transistor radios and vintage coolers, you can take these highly coveted catches all the way to the riverbank. Joes old lures antique fishing tackle upcoming lure shows. Luckey updates his popular title with more information and prices, plus expanded coverage of plastic lures. Fishing is a sport that has been traced back tens of thousands of years. Below are some great books to help you get started collecting fishing lures and tackle or to add to your library. Heddon was one of the worlds largest producers of honey.
Upcoming shows lure collector clubs lure collector books lure collector web sites. This fancy pflueger metal spoon and minnow was given a series 792. Aug 28, 2019 a board featuring vintage fishing tackle, brought to you by the fishing for history blog and the whitefish press. Here you will find a multitude of fishing lures and related items that do not fall under some of the major tackle manufacturing giants of old such as heddon and shakespeare lure companies. Antique and vintage fishing tackle collectors weekly. Resources for those interested in the hobby of collecting antique fishing lures. He gave this lure to honey distributors as an incentive for them to buy his honey. Antique lure the excitement or quiet joy of fishing diary for serious fishermen or weekend warriors hobbies log weather. Handcrafted designs create a folk art feel, attracting collectors from a range of backgrounds. My website is easy to navigate around in and you will find information that is not available anywhere on the internet or in text books.
In a lot of cases, they say when heddon made this frog back in late 1800s. Message board special topics message board frequently asked. In the years to come i plan to continuously add material to my lure website. One can never have enough reference material when collecting old tackle. Fishing lures have been around for as long, beginning as bone implements, moving to wooden and metal handcrafted lures in colonial and preindustrial times, and finally becoming todays massproduced metal and plastic lure styles. Following is a list of the 35 most valuable antique fishing lures, according to whites newest books. I also added a page of antique fly rod lures which includes lures by any maker.
Click on the maker you are interested in to see the list of available antique lures. From antique fishing lures and reels to vintage coolers and vintage radios, you can take these highly coveted vintage fishing gear collectibles all the way to the riverbank. Open up any old tackle box found in the basement of your grandparents house, or at a local flea market, and you may strike gold. To learn more about antique fishing tackle, check out the following titles. This antique fishing lure was made by the enterprise manufacturing company, of akron ohio. Tough lures tough lures antique vintage fishing tackle. Hooked on old wooden fishing lures missouri department.