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    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
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    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America

    By Robert A. Slade

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    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 1990's. He published the HISTORY & COLLECTIBLE FISHING TACKLE OF WISCONSIN in 1999 which sold 4,500 copies. Bob realized that even though there have been many books published on the subject of old fishing lures that few books covered any detailed history on the old lure makers. His latest book writing project was nine years in the making and covers over 100 years of lure making history starting in 1875 and covers over 2,500 lures makers throughout all of North America. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OLD FISHING LURES MADE IN NORTH AMERICA is the first publication with extensive history and patent information on old lure makers and the first to include extensive coverage on Canadian lure makers. The author traveled to 11 states and 3 Candian Providences visting collectors homes, newspaper archives, museums and other sources and has taken over 10,000 pictures in preparing the historical stories for these books. The set of books arranges for the individual and company lures makers to appear in alphabetical order. 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. Each book has over 400 pages of text, pictures and collector values with each book containing a table of contents and index as well as a master index for the complete set of books.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateDec 13, 2011
    ISBN9781466908222
    The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America
    Author

    Robert A. Slade

    THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OLD FISHING LURES MADE IN NORTH AMERICA covers over 2,500 American and Candian lures makers starting in 1875 and for the next 100 plus years. There is extensive history and patent information along with numerous pictures of the of the lures made.

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      The Encyclopedia of Old Fishing Lures - Robert A. Slade

      © Copyright 2011 Robert A. Slade.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-0822-2 (e)

      Trafford rev. 11/15/2011

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      North America & international

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      phone: 250 383 6864 ♦ fax: 812 355 4082

      CONTENTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      INTRODUCTION

      MY PERSONAL FAVORITE LURE

      M & A TACKLE COMPANY

      M. & H. MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      M & H TACKLE

      CEDAR CREEK MINNOW

      M & H TACKLE

      M H TACKLE (2)

      M H TACKLE (3)

      M & L TACKLE COMPANY

      M & L TACKLE COMPANY

      M & L TCKLE COMPANY (2)

      M & M LURES - M & S LURES - S & S LURES

      SNIDER’S LURES

      M & M LURES—M & S LURES—S & S LURE

      M & M LURES—M & S LURES—S & S LURES (2)

      M & M LURES—M & S LURES—S & S LURES (3)

      M & M LURES—M & S LURES—S & S LURES (4)

      M. & M. PRODUCTS COMPANY

      M-L CUSTOM LURES

      M-L CUSTOM LURES

      M-L CUSTOM LURES (2)

      M-L CUSTOM LURES (3)

      M-L CUSTOM LURES (4)

      M-O-S BAIT COMPANY

      M. P. BODGE PRODUCTS

      MAC-DELL COMPANY

      MACATAWA BAIT COMPANY

      MACATAWA BAIT COMPANY

      MACATAWA BAI COMPANY (2)

      MACK, A. G.

      MACK A. G. (2)

      MACK, RAY

      MACK, RAY (2)

      MACK, RAY (3)

      MACK’S TACKLE WORKSHOP

      MACK’S TACKLE WORSHOP

      MACK’S TACKLE WORKSHO (2)

      MACK’S TACKLE WORKSHO (3)

      MACK’S TACKLE WORKSHOP (4)

      MACREADY PRODUCTS, INC.

      MAD DOG LURES

      MAD DOG LURE

      MAD DOG LURES (2)

      MAD DOG LURES (3)

      MAD DOG LURES (4)

      MAD DOG LURES (5)

      MAD DOG LURES (6)

      MAD MAN KIRKS

      MAGIC MINNOW HISTORY (1931-1961)

      MAGIC MINNOW HISTORY (1931-1961)

      MAGIC MINNOW HISTORY (1931-1961) (2)

      MAGIC MINNOW HISTORY (1931-1961) (3)

      MAGNA-DYNE PRODUCTS

      MAGNUS, FINN H.

      MAGNUS OCEANIC CORPORATION

      MAGNUS, FINN H. (2)

      MAGNUS, FINN H. (3)

      MAGUIRE, PHILIP F.

      MAUIRE, PHILIP F. (2)

      MAGUIRE, PHILIP F. (3)

      MAGUTH INDUSTRIES, INC.

      MAGUTH INDUSTRIES, INC. (2)

      MAIN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY

      MAIN AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY (2)

      MAKALL CORPORATION

      MAKALL CORPORATION (2)

      MAKALL CORPORATION (3)

      MAKIE & NORTHRUP

      MAKIE & NORTHRUP

      MAKIE & NORTHRUP (2)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (3)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (4)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (5)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (6)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (7)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (8)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (9)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (10)

      MAKINEN TACKLE COMPANY (11)

      MALECEK, C. G.

      MALFET, LEO A.

      MALLETT, HUGH

      MALLETT, HUGH (2)

      MALONEY, JAS.

      E. F. RINTELMAN

      MALONEY, WILLARD S.

      MALONEY, WILLARD S. (2)

      MAMBRIM PRODUCTS

      MAMBRIM PRODUCTS (2)

      MAMBRIM PRODUCTS (3)

      MANISTEE BAIT COMPANY

      MANISTEE BAIT COMPANY

      MANISTEE BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MANITOWISH WATERS BAIT COMPANY

      MANITOWISH WATERS BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MANN, J. S.

      MANN, JOHN H.

      MANN, JOHN H. (2)

      MANN, JOHN H. (3)

      MANN, JOHN H. (4)

      MANN’S, TOM, BAIT COMPANY

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (2)

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (3)

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (4)

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (5)

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (6)

      MANN’S BAIT COMPANY, TOM (7)

      MANNING-BOWMAN & COMPANY

      MANNING’S TASTY SHRIMP LURE COMPANY

      MANNING’S TASTY SHRIMP LURE COMPANY

      MANNING’S TASTY SHRIMP LURE COMPANY (2)

      MANSFIELD, GEORGE M., CORPORATION

      MANSFIELD, CORP., GEORGE M. (2)

      MANUCRAFT COMPANY

      MANUCRAFT COMPANY (2)

      MAPLE LEAF BAIT COMPANY, LTD.

      S.W. ELLIS & SONS

      MAPLE LEAF BAIT COMPANY, LTD.

      MAPLE LEAF BAIT COMPANY, LTD. (2)

      MAR-VEL PRODUCTS

      MAR-VEL PRODUCTS (2)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY

      MARATHON BAIT COMPANY

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (2)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (3)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (4)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (5)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (6)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (7)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (8)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (9)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (10)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (11)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (12)

      MARATHON BATTERY COMPANY (13)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L.

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L.

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (2)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (3)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (4)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (5)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (6)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (7)

      MARBLE, WEBSTER L. (8)

      MARC REEL COMPANY

      B & H TOOL & DIE COMPANY

      MARC REEL COMPANY (2)

      MARC REEL COMPANY (3)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      JULES CATARAU LURE COMPANY

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (2)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (3)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (4)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (5)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (6)

      MARINE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (7)

      MARINE SPECIALTIES MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      MARION BAIT COMPANY

      MARKHAM, C.E., MANUFACTURING

      MARKHAM, R. S. T.

      MARLYNN LURE COMPANY

      NATURALURE COMPANY

      MARLYNN LURE COMPANY

      MARLYNN LURE COMPANY (2)

      MARLYNN LURE COMPANY (3)

      MARLYNN LURE COMPANY (4)

      MARONEY, THOMAS

      MARONEY, THOMAS (2)

      MARS HILL WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY

      MARSH, JOHNNY, BAITS, INC.

      MARSH, JOHNNY, BAITS, INC. (2)

      MARSHALL-WELLS COMPANY

      MARSHALL-WELLS COMPANY, LTD.

      MARSHALL-WELLS HARDWARE COMPANY

      MARSHALL-WELLS COMPANY

      MARSHALL-WELLS COMPANY (2)

      MARSHALL-WELLS COMPANY (3)

      MARTIN BAIT COMPANY

      MARTIN BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MARTIN BAIT COMPANY (3)

      MARTIN BALSA BAITS COMPANY

      WESTSIDE TIRE COMPANY

      GREATER OZARK FISHING LURES

      MARTIN BALSA BAITS COMPANY (2)

      MARTIN BALSA BAITS COMPANY (3)

      MARTIN FISH LURE COMPANY

      MARTIN FISH LURE COMPANY

      MARTIN FISH LURE COMPANY (2)

      MARTIN FISH LURE COMPANY (3)

      MARTIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      MARTIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (2)

      MARTIN OUTBOARD MOTORS

      DIVISION OF PRESTO COOKER

      MARTIN OUTBOARD MOTORS (2)

      MARTIN, BOB

      MARTIN, JACK H.

      MARTIN’S LIZZARD

      MARTIN LIZZARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      BASS-BUSTER LURES

      MARTIN, JACK H.

      MARTIN, JACK H. (2)

      MARTIN, JACK H. (3)

      MARTIN, M. D.

      MARTIN, M. D. (2)

      MARTY’S EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY COMPANY

      MARTY’S SILVER SADDLE BAIT COMPANY

      MARTY’S SILVER SADDLE BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MARTZ TACKLE COMPANY

      MARTZ TACKLE COMPANY

      MARTZ TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MARTZ TACKLE COMPANY (3)

      MARTZ TACKLE COMPANY (4)

      MARVEL AUTOMATIC FISH HOOK

      MARVEL AUTOMATIC FISH HOOK

      MARVEL AUTOMATIC FISH HOOK (2)

      MASHBURN, PAUL E.

      MASON FISH LURE COMPANY

      MASON FISH LURE COMPANY

      MASON FISH LURE COMPANY (2)

      MASSON, RUDY, PRODUCTS

      MASTER BAIT COMPANY

      MASTER BAITS

      MASTER LURE COMPANY

      A. PELTO

      MASTER LURE COMPANY (2)

      MASTER LURES

      MASTER LURES (2)

      MASTER LURES (3)

      MASTERLURE, INC.

      MATT’S MOCK-FROG COMPANY

      MATT’S MOCK-FROG COMPANY (2)

      MATTOX, CLYDE O.

      MATTOX, CLYDE O. (2)

      MAULDIN, R. W.

      MAXX TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRALURE)

      MAYER TACKLE COMPANY

      MAYER TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MAYER TACKLE COMPANY (3)

      MAYNARD’S QUALITY FISHING TACKLE COMPANY

      MAYVILLE METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY

      MC BRIDE, WILLIAM F.

      MCCAGG MODEL COMPANY

      MCCAGG MODEL COMPANY

      MCCAGG MODEL COMPANY (2)

      MCCAGG MODEL COMPANY (3)

      MCCAGG MODEL COMPANY (4)

      MC CALL, J. B.

      MC COLLUM, SR., JOHN A.

      MC CORMIC BAIT COMPANY

      MC CURRY, J. E.

      MC DONAH, TEDD R., METALSMITH

      MC DONAH, TEDD R., METALSMITH (2)

      TEDD R., METALSMITH (3)

      TEDD R., METALSMITH (4)

      TEDD R., METALSMITH (5)

      TEDD R., METALSMITH (6)

      TEDD R., METALSMITH (7)

      MCDONALD, JAMES

      MCDONALD, JAMES

      MCDONALD, JAMES (2)

      MCDONALD, JAMES (3)

      MCDONALD, JAMES (4)

      MC DONALD, JOHN

      MC DONALD, PETER

      MC DONALDS JEWELRY & SPORTING GOODS

      MC DONALD JEWELER

      OLD MCDONALD-ON THE FARM

      MCDONALD LIF-LIK LURES

      MC DONALDS JEWELRY & SPORTING GOODS

      MC DONALDS JEWELRY & SPORTING GOODS (2)

      MC DONALDS JEWELRY & SPORTING GOODS (3)

      MC DONALDS JEWELRY & SPORTING GOODS (4)

      MC ELROY, AL

      MC ELROY, AL

      MC ELWAIN, J. R.

      MC ELWAIN, J. R. (2)

      MC ELWAIN, J. R. (3)

      MC FOY’S

      MCGAHEE, W. D.

      MCGAHEE, W. D. (2)

      MC HARG, JOHN B.

      MC HARG, JOHN B.

      MC HARG, JOHN B. (2)

      MC INTOSH, J. R.

      MCLAUGHLIN, FRANK, INVENTOR

      WILLIAM CRAWFORD GOFFATT, MANUFACTURER

      A. L. & W., DISTRIBUTOR

      MCLAUGHLIN, FRANK (2)

      MCMAHAN, WALTER C.

      MC NEAL, PAUL

      MC NEAL, PAUL (2)

      MC NISH BAIT COMPANY

      MC NISH BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MC PHERSON, WILLIAM R.

      MC ROBERTS, C. G.

      MC ROBERTS, C. G.

      MC SWAIN GLASS COMPANY

      MC SWAIN GLASS COMPANY (2)

      MC SWAIN GLASS COMPANY (3)

      MEANS, NORMAN E. L.

      JACK BOEHME

      MEEHAN, G. F.

      MEEHAN, G. F. (2)

      MELDRUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      MELDRUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY (2)

      MELOCHE BROTHERS

      MELODY MANUFACTURING COMPANY

      MELOTT BAIT COMPANY

      MELOTT BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MELOTT BAIT COMPANY (3)

      MELOTT BAIT COMPANY (4)

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY (3)

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY (4)

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY (5)

      MERCOY TACKLE COMPANY (6)

      MERCURY BAIT COMPANY

      MERIT PRODUCTS COMPANY

      MERIT PRODUCTS COMPANY

      MERIT PRODUCTS COMPANY (2)

      MERIT PRODUCTS COMPANY (3)

      MERIWETHER LURES

      MERMAID BAIT COMPANY, INC.

      MERMADE BAIT COMPANY

      MERMADE BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MERMADE BAIT COMPANY (3)

      MERMADE BAIT COMPANY (4)

      MERMADE BAIT COMPANY (5)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES

      & ICE FISHING DECOYS

      MULL TOOL WORKS

      LLOYD’S, INC.

      STREAM-EZE COMPANY, INC.

      OTHER MERMAID LURE

      & DECOY MAKERS

      AIR LIGHT PRODUCTS COMPANY

      ALASKA HOOKER

      DAVID A. CHARLES

      TOM CHRISTENSON

      HAMILTON ENGINEERING COMPANY

      IMPERIAL COMPANY

      MADONNA & MARILYN

      MONROE LURES

      MERMAID LURE COMPANY

      MIJE COMPANY & MAJDAK

      SPINNER COMPANY

      MUSKY CLASSIC LURE COMPANY

      NATIVE-CRITTER LURES

      JIM NELSON

      NORM’S LURES

      PLAY BOUY LURES

      SALESART, INC.

      SENECA TACKLE COMPANY

      UNKNOWN MERMAID TYPES

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (2)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (3)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS(4)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (5)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (6)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (7)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (8)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (9)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (10)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (11)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (12)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (13)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (14)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (15)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (16)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (17)

      MERMAID TYPE LURES & ICE FISHING DECOYS (18)

      MERRILL, L. A., BAIT COMPANY

      MERRILL, L. A., BAIT COMPANY (2)

      MESSACAR, H. E.

      MESSING, HUGO

      MESSINGER, JOSEPH

      MESSINGER, JOSEPH (2)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (2)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (3)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (4)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (5)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (6)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (7)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (8)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (9)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (10)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (11)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (12)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (13)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (14)

      METAL MESH BAIT COMPANY (15)

      METALCRAFT PRODUCTS, LTD.

      METALURE COMPANY

      METALURE COMPANY (2)

      METALURE COMPANY

      FINLEY BAIT & TACKLE SHOP

      METALURE COMPANY (2)

      METRO SPECIALTIES COMPANY

      METRO SPECIALTIES COMPANY (2)

      METZGER BROTHERS

      MEVAGISSEY, ALEX J. INGRAM

      MEYER, LOU, COMPANY

      MEYER, LOU, COMPANY

      MEYER, LOU, COMPANY (2)

      MEYER, S. J., COMPANY

      MEYER, S. J., COMPANY (2)

      MEYER, COREY

      MEYER, COREY

      MEYER, COREY (2)

      MEYER, COREY (3)

      MEYER, COREY (4)

      MEYER, COREY (5)

      MEYER, COREY (6)

      MEYER, COREY (7)

      MICHIGAN FISHING INDUSTRIES

      MICHIGAN FISHING INDUSTRIES (2)

      MICHIGAN LAKES TACKLE COMPANY

      FLORIDA LAKES TACKLE COMPANY

      MICHIGAN LAKES TACKLE COMPANY

      MICHIGAN LAKES TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES

      FOSTER ENTERPRISES

      4636 S. WAYNE ROAD

      LIVE BAIT LURE COMPANY

      4459 S. WAYNE ROAD

      SPORTSMAN SPECIALTIES COMPANY

      42 IONIA AVE., S. W.

      IRVING HAUG

      THE MCLEOD ARTIFICIAL

      BAIT COMPANY

      RICE ENGINEERING COMPANY

      912 STEPHENSON BUILDING

      BAL-DART, INC.

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES (2)

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES (3)

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES (4)

      MICHIGAN PLASTIC LIVE MINNOW LURES (5)

      MICHIGAN PRODUCTION GRINDING COMPANY

      MICHIGAN TACKLE COMPANY

      MICHIGAN TACKLE COMPANY

      MICHIGAN TACKLE COMPANY (2)

      MID-NORTH TACKLE COMPANY

      MID-WEST BAIT COMPANY

      WOLF RIVER MANUFACTURING, INC.

      BARRETT ENTERPRISES

      MID-WEST BAIT COMPANY

      MIDWEST CITY LURES, INC.

      MIDWEST CITY LURES, INC. (2)

      MIDWEST CITY LURES, INC. (3)

      MIDWEST TACKLE COMPANY, INC.

      SAF-T-LURE COMPANY

      SAF-T-LURE COMPANY, INC.

      GLENWILLOW PRODUCTS COMPANY

      MIDWEST TACKLE COMPANY, INC.

      MIDWEST TACKLE COMPANY, INC. (2)

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      Tony Nata III.

      A percentage of the proceeds of the sale

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      more information, please visit www.tonysroom.org.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Writing a series of books on this scale took me over a nine-year path of research and photography. However, even with that, it would not have been possible for me to have completed this project without the assistance of hundreds of contributing people. Consequently, these books are the result of the collective efforts and contributions of the following people and many others too numerous to mention.

      First of all, I would like to extend special thanks to Dan Basore of Warrenville, Illinois. I spent nearly a month at Dan’s home as an invited guest on two separate visits to do research and photography. We spent countless hours pouring over the Richard Walton files alone. (Richard Walton is without a doubt this country’s first intensive lure collector. He started shortly after the turn of the twentieth century and collected and kept meticulous records of his finds for another 50 years.)

      Other major contributors included the following: Alan Bakke (MN), Adrien Delbasty (LA), Dennis Giese (WI), Billy Gregory (WI), Steve O’Hern (MN), Doug Lenicheck (WI), Gary Ludwig (IN), Dean A. Murphy (MO), Robert Robbie Pavey (GA), Virgil Potvin (WI), Joe Stagnitti (NY), Larry & Pat Sundal (IA), Al Tumas (WI), and Matt Wickham (KY).

      There were many collectors and non-collectors who contributed serious time and effort into these books: Philip Allen (MN), Laurie Bingham (NY), Eric Borgerding (WI) David Budd (IN), Robert Bulkley (IN), Doug Carpenter (OH), Arlan Carter (WI), John Conlin (MN), Craig Farver (CO), the late Art Hansen (WI), Peter Heid (NY), Tom Jacomet (AZ), Jack Leslie (IN), Randy Nelson (IN), the late Richard Nissley (MI), the late George Richie (MI), Dale Roberts (MI), William Robinson (IN), Ray Rodgers (AK), Richard Rounds (Canada), Tom Schofield (WI), Travis Slater (NY), Chris Slusar (WI), Arne Soland (OR), Colby Sorrells (TX), David Spengler (WI), Mike Thompson (OK), John Workman (Canada), and the late Clarence Zahn (MI).

      Other contributors to these books included the following: Bill Bailey (TX), Hollis Bosley (IL), Tom Clayton (NJ), Randall Cobb (CO), John Collen (WI), Curt Conner (IA), Gary Cripps (WI), Wayne Dionne (TX), William Earl (MI), Mike Echols (FL), Lindy Egan (OH), Mike Estep (tN), Jim Frazier (FL), Ron Fritz (FL), Dave Gusted (CA), Walter Geib (WI), Mike Hampton (CA), Ron Hanley (GA), Eddie Hobbs (IL), Dave Hoover (OH), Tom Jacomet (AZ), the late Art Kimball (WI), John Kolbeck (MN), Robert & Sue Kutchera (WI), John Laimon (WI), Bob Lehmkuhl (WI), Joe McCarthy (WI), Dennis McNulty (VA), John Muma (MS), Joe Muzynoski (WI), Mike Potthier (WI), Bill Stuart (FL), and Joe Yates (FL).

      Edited by: Jessica & William Lehmann (WI)

      Layout by: Robert Lehmann (WI)

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Meeting Bob Slade for the first time was a shocking experience to me. It was December, 1988 that another collector introduced me to Bob, who at the time was completing research for his book, The History & Collectible Fishing Tackle of Wisconsin. Here was this big guy talking non-stop with unbelievable passion about Wisconsin fishing lures. Most impressive was his knowledge of the history of each lure and its inventor or manufacturer. To me, this is what sets Bob apart from many other lure collectors in this compulsive and rewarding hobby of ours. It helps that Bob is blessed with a wonderful memory that supplements hi s pas sion for collecting fishing tackle and the history of fishing lures. Bob trained himself in the art of photography to enhance his stories of lure history and lure identification.

      Bob was born in 1938 in Charlotte, Michigan and grew up on the family farm. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and ran a trap line while in high school. Bob spent four years in the United States Air Force and graduated from Michigan State University. Bob worked in the insurance industry for over thirty years in both management and sales. Since his retirement, Bob has concentrated on fishing-lure collecting.

      I have fished with Bob in the Northwest Territories at a lake at which he has fished for many years. The fishing hole is 140 miles north of Yellowknife and has yielded many monster pike and lake trout to Bob including a 35-pound pike that he boated. At home in Wisconsin, Bob is a fanatical bass fisherman.

      All this fishing fits nicely into his passion for lure collecting. Before I met Bob, his lure collection had numbered over 12,000 lures—one of the largest collections in the United States—which he sold for health reasons. However, Bob could not be stopped for long and soon started collecting again. When he finished his book on Wisconsin lures, Bob sold his second collection of many thousands of lures.

      Today, Bob is still very busy buying and selling lures for research of the history. This task could go on and on forever and never be finished. Bob is quickly recognized at lure shows carrying his camera, interviewing collectors, and taking photos of both new finds and different variations of known lures. (Many collectors have never known the history of some lures prior to Bob writing up their story.) He greatly enjoys the hunt part of collecting, and I think he is on a mission to provide all of us with a guide to tackle identification and to tell the stories of fishing lure history.

      Bob is blessed with a wonderful wife, who graciously puts up with all of this lure stuff and also does the hard work of packaging and shipping his lures.

      Thank you, Bob, for this encyclopedia of fishing lures.

      DOUG LENICHECK

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      INTRODUCTION

      When I started doing research and writing on this current book project in the fall of 1999, I had no idea that it would take nine years to complete. I have traveled to eleven states and three Canadian providences doing research and have taken well over 10,000 pictures.

      I have been invited into dozens of homes to do photography and have spent many days in museums and libraries researching old archives. During these nine years, my normal fishing time has been cut in half, and our home has become a warehouse of boxes of papers and pictures.

      I originally began the project with the intention of covering only a few Great Lakes States, and, in fact, the original title of the books was going to be, Lures of The Great Lakes States. However, the undertaking kept growing and growing until finally it was covering all of the United States and parts of Canada. I’m not professing that these books cover every lure maker that existed in this country and Canada, but

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