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Collecting Vintage Fishing Lures

Many outdoor enthusiasts as well as anglers enjoy the hobby of collecting old fishing lures. For those not familiar with the sport of fishing, a fishing lure is an artificial bait that has a hook or multiple hooks attached to it. These vintage fishing lures were designed to resemble the favorite foods of popular game fish. A wide variety of different materials were used for making these lures with the earliest ones being wood and metal. These antique fishing lures were also produced in all shapes and sizes depending on which type of fish they were designed to catch. Modern day fishing lures are a little more high tech and come in a large variety of brands and sizes but the main goal of any of these baits whether modern or old is to catch fish.

Collectible fishing lures were produced by many different bait companies. Some of the most sought after antique fishing lures were manufactured by the Creek Chub Bait Company, Fred Arbogast and Company, James Heddon and Company and the Paw Paw Bait Company just to name a few.

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Last update: Tuesday 05/22/2012

Creek Chub Fishing Lures

Vintage Creek Chub Fishing LureVintage fishing lures made by the Creek Chub Bait Company that was located in Garrett, Indiana produced some of the most collectible fishing lures of all. They were also one of the first artificial bait companies in the industry to use of glass eyes in fishing lures.

Collectible fishing lures from the Creek Chub Bait Company included lures named: Pikie, Beetle, Tiny Tim, Dingbat, Dinger, Wiggler, Wee-Dee, Weed Bug, Wigglefish and Darter.

Vintage Creek Chub Fishing Lures for Sale

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Heddon Vintage Fishing Lures

Heddon Vintage Fishing LureJames Heddon and Company was founded in 1902 and began producing wooden fishing lures by hand in their family home located in Dowagiac, Michigan. In 1932 they began producing fishing lures made from plastic. The first plastic lures produced were made from plastic mixtures that broke down over time making them scarce and hard to find in good condition grades today. By the early fifties Heddon had become a well known brand for producing fishing lures rods and reals and other types of fishing gear. The company was sold in 1955 and has since been sold a number of times.

Vintage Heddon Fishing Lures For Sale

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Paw Paw Fishing Lures

Paw Paw Fishing LuresPaw Paw fishing lures were produced by the Paw Paw Bait Company located in Paw Paw, Michigan. Originally known as the Moonlight Bait Company that began in the early 1900s, the name was changed to the Paw Paw Bait Company in the early 1920s. The company was purchased by purchased by Shakespeare in 1970.

Paw Paw Fishing Lures for Sale

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Your comments on old fishing lures are welcome.

  • skiesgreen Feb 14, 2012 @ 4:14 am | delete
    Some people will collect anything. This is a well done lens. Blessed and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012. Hugs
  • miss_marple Jan 31, 2012 @ 4:20 am | delete
    I didn't realize that people collected them. Very interesting article.
  • Makavile Mar 4, 2011 @ 12:15 am | delete
    Making your own lures is always lot of fun.
    nice lens, thanks for the tips.
    im a bass fisherman myself so if anyone needs any bass fishing techniques that's where you can find it:
    http://www.bestbassfishingtechniques.com
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