Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles

by Russell E Lewis

• ISBN13: 9781574322774
• ISBN10: 157432277X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Collector Books

Summary

A history, identification, and value guide of fishing lure collectibles from 1940 until the mid 1980s, including lures, reels, rods, decoys, and miscellaneous items. This book is the first to give plastics more complete coverage and to detail the impact of spinning on fishing lure collectibles. Featuring manufacturers such as Heddon, Creek Chub, South Bend Sleepers, Luhr Jensen & Sons, Shakespeare Sleepers, Paw Paw Bait Company, Pflueger, and Weber Tackle Company. Also highlighted are modern reels and rods and miscellaneous collectibles. Over 1,200 color photos and original catalog pages and advertisements. 8.5 x 11. 288 pages.

Table of Contents

Dedication	4	(2)
Acknowledgments	6	(1)
About the Author	7	(1)
Introduction	8	(1)
A Word About Values	9	(2)
Dating Techniques of Modern Fishing Lure Collectibles	11	(4)
``The Modern Era''	15	(4)
Heddon	19	(61)
Heddon plastics: Where the action is
Creek Chub	80	(13)
Creek Chub Plastics: Still number two
South Bend	93	(13)
South Bend sleepers
Luhr Jensen & Sons, Inc	106	(6)
Luhr Jensen & Sons Inc.: The Great Western family of lures
Shakespeare	112	(16)
Shakespeare surprises
Paw Paw	128	(25)
Paw Paw productivity
Pflueger	153	(28)
Pflueger forever
Weber Tackle Company	181	(37)
A history of innovation, 1896--1988
Doll Top Secret Lures	218	(6)
Dolls: Why these?
Buckeye Baits	224	(8)
Bug-N-Bass and Mad Minnos
Arbogast	232	(16)
A Jitterbug in every box
Pico Perch & Tackle Industries	248	(20)
Pico Perch and related Swimmin' Minnows
Millsite Tackle Company	268	(8)
An early leader in plastics
Paul Bunyan	276	(7)
The Babe the Blue Ox of plastic baits
Summing Up and Looking Ahead	283	(1)
Annotated Bibliography	284	(3)
Endnotes	287