For collectors of vintage and antique fishing lures
WOW check out this antique fishing lures collection for sale on Craigslist. Complete with display case.
Looks great. Posted on Craigslist on August 29th, 2009 so will probably be gone soon.
More info… visit the link at: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/spo/1348609539.html
A whole bunch of lures some with orignal boxes for sale on Craiglist. Check out this link (posted August 7th, 2009 so if you looking too long after this date it could well be gone).
http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/atq/1311422424.html
Fred Arbogast started out making his own lures and sharing them with his friends. He was obviously good at it because before long lots of people wanted them and he set up his own fishing lure company. Many of these are sought after by those who collect antique fishing lures.
Knowing the history will help you in your collecting. Here’s my potted history of Fred Arbogast’s lures…
1932 – The Tin Liz, Fred’s first commercial lure is trademarked. There ended up being several variations on the original Tin Liz including the Twin Liz, Snake, Kicker, Sunfish, and fly rod versions
1936 - Hawaiian Wigglers are added to the product line. The famous rubber “Hula Skirt” provided the swimming action.
1938 – The Jitterbug is released and becomes an immediate success with Bass fishermen.
1940 - The Hula-Spinner a popular lure for fly rod fishing for bass
1941 - The Hula Popper was introduced, it was the first surface lure to feature a Hula Skirt.
1944 - The Hula Dancer a sinking lure for mid-depth and open water.
1946 – The Sputterfuss, a surface lure with a double blade spinner on the front, a skirt and the famous buzz.
1955 - The Sputterbug a surface bait with noisy, splashy action and a Hula Skirt.
1956 - The Arbo-Gaster a floating lure with a fast swimming but deep diving action due to it’s long front lip.
1962 – The Dasher, Scudder and Prancer a range of large, wooden, saltwater lures is introduced.
1968 - The Mud-Bug was introduced in 1968 it represents a crayfish and is deep diving.
Modern lures are still manufactured and sold by the Arbogast Lure Company however these have less appeal to those who collect antique fishing lures.
Collecting Antique Fishing Lures - 3 Tips for Success
If you’re keen to collect antique fishing lures there are some important things you need to know before you begin. Just follow these three tips for collecting antique fishing lures success.
Tip #1. A important factor when you start to collecting antique fishing lures is making sure that you know the purpose of your collection is. The reason why this is important is because have a collection objective its easy to get distracted and chase around after the latest thing to catch your attention. If you don’t have a collection objective then you run the risk of diluting your effort and ending up with a mediocre collection of little value.
Instead of complicating your collection efforts by trying to buy one of everything or really expensive, rare lures, try it this way: read a couple of books and then pick a collection theme that interests you eg. Heddon lures. In fact, if you focus on a single manufacturer or type of lure, then you will find that you’ll develop your expertise and your collection much faster.
Tip #2. Another important consideration for collecting antique fishing lures is where you get your information from. It’s critical that you use good reference material because there are plenty of low quality junky old lures out there. Make sure you study the best reference books like “Fishing Lure Collectibles – by Dudley and Deanie Murphy”, then you’ll be fine.
You don’t have to buy hundreds of lures or lures costing hundreds of dollars in order to create a great collection of antique fishing lures. All you need to do is start slowly, do some background research make sure you buy lures that add value to your collection theme.
Tip #3. Have you considered looking for lures online. It’s not as difficult as you might think. One of the best sources is Ebay. Even if you’re not based in the US you can still collect lures from your own country. Every country has fishing of some description and every country has fishing lures. Maybe collecting Austrian fishing lures could be really fun! I just looked on TradeMe in New Zealand (a local Ebay equivalent) and found a bunch of antique phantom lures for sale for about US $15.
So if you really want to collect antique fishing lures, follow these tips to focus your efforts, and speed up your collecting.
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