The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Bob Slade, Tess Slade

    CARROLL. SPINNER. COMPANY. MOUNT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA I can't tell you muchabout the3”long (41/2” overall) wooden SHASTA PLUG. In the mid 1950's, Gordon Buck also started a company in Mount Shasta, California, making a couple of lures ...

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    HARRIS, CHARLES R. MICHIGAN 8. ILLINOIS Charles R. Harris (1848 - 1922) made a number of important lures in his lifetime. His most noted and prettiest lure was the HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG. The frog was made in a 3-1/4” and a 1-1/2” ...

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures
    By Robert A. Slade

    Robert A. Slade, after collecting old fishing tackle since 1958 and contributing articles on old fishing lures for a collector magazine for several years started researching and writing books in...

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    SHELBURNE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS The Mason Bait Company made a 71/2”, wooden, no eyed striperbass bait named the DEVONSHIRE. Thebomb or endofabaseballbatshaped lurehadcup riggingwitha barrel swivel for the belly hook that was tied into a ...

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

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  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    FROST, CARRIE J. C. J. FROST FISHING TACKLE COMPANY G. W. FROST FLIES G. W. FROST & SONS STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN A truly remarkable young ladyin Wisconsin history was Carrie J. Frost, who startedtying flyrodflies in the 1890's.

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    Pacer Products 272 Pop Geer Lures 296 Pachner and Killer, Inc. 274 Grizzly Fishing Tackle 297 Pacific Fishing Tackle 287 William A. Hansen 297 Pacific Northwest Salmon Plugs 8 Lures: 288 Harris Fish Lures 298 Abe 8 Al Tackle Co.

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    People purchasing these books can buy any one single book, a whole set, or even a book a month if they desire as the books will be printed and shipped on demand.

  • The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    By Robert A. Slade

    ... LURE COMPANY CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS In the early 1970's, the Dutchy Lure Company, of P. O. Box 148, Chicopee, Massachusetts, produced a little, soft rubber, minnow-shaped lure called the ROYAL DUTCHMAN. The 2-1/2” lure had a raised top ...