Old and Antique Fishing Lure and Reel Clubs

National Fishing Lure Collectors Club

The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club (NFLCC) was founded in 1976.  It is a non-profit, educational, international organization.   The primary objectives of the NFLCC are to foster an awareness of fishing tackle collecting as a hobby and to assist members in the location, identification, and trading of collectible fishing related equipment.

Old Reel Collectors Club

ORCA is The Old Reel Collectors Association, Inc., which is a non-profit, educational corporation. We are a loose knit group of fishing reel collectors who are joined by our interest in old fishing reels, and their history. As they're Constitution and By Laws say:

    "The purpose of the Old Reel Collector’s Association, Inc. is education through the collection and distribution of historical and technical data regarding fishing reels, their development and their inventors and manufacturers from the earliest times through the present day. In order to enhance the knowledge of these subjects, the collection and preservation of examples of post production reels is to be encouraged for the benefit of present and future generations..."

Florida Antique Tackle Collectors

Florida Antique Tackle Collectors, Inc. (FATC) is a non-profit, educational corporation, incorporated in the State of Florida. The purpose of FATC is education through the collection and distribution of historical and technical data regarding fishing equipment, its development, its inventors and manufactures from the earliest times through the present day, and to assist other groups and individuals having a similar purpose. In order to enhance the knowledge of these subjects the collection and preservation of examples of fishing tackle is to be encouraged for the benefit of present and future generations

Carolina Antique Tackle Collectors

The CATC was formed in 1991 by a small group of seven fishing tackle collectors from South Carolina. The Club has since grown to over two hundred members representing fifteen states.