Antique Lure Manufactures

One can think of countless ways to interpret and disseminate between the various antique, old fishing lures, and the fishing lure manufactures themselves. Old fishing lure makers from ancient bone jigs, to handmade metal lures to industrialized metal lures, on to the old handcrafted wooden lures, and finally to the fishing lures of the 21st century. Each, though different, is and was utilized for the same purpose, to catch fish. I think we as antique, old and vintage tackle collectors forget that point sometimes in our quest to feed our fishing lure addiction.

    Whether it be out of necessity, or for sport, the basic intent is to land that water dwelling beauty. Fishing, a sport which has evolved out of a humans basic need to eat, into what some consider to be the ultimate escape, and now for the lucky few that get to catch a paycheck while doing it.

    Below you'll see buttons that will lead to the antique and old fishing lure manufacturers. I'll try to annotate some history surrounding the fishing lure maker and show some examples their craftsmanship. There are and will be multitudes of  fishing tackle manufactures I will not cover due to the vast amount. To cover the entire list would be a task that would take a lifetime. Over time I will continually add to and go more in-depth with the subsequent old and antique fishing lure makers.