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South Bend Fishing Photo Contest

South Bend Photo Fishing Contest Historic Preview

Do you remember the South Bend Fishing Photo Contest Advertised in 1922 Catalog? Neither do we but it was a cool event. Let's take a...

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Antique Fishing Lures

Antique Fishing Lure Archives Added

As you know we are dedicated to preserving fishing, lures, and our hobbies history here at My Bait Shop.  Today we are proud to announce...

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1973 Crazy Legs Ad

Crazy Legs Lure Lore

If you have never really checked out the full history sections of My Bait Shop, I highly recommend you do.  We try to devote half...

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Hairy Berry Bait

How about those 40 Year Old Hairy Berries?

I love finding old fishing lures.  Some are to collect.  Some are to fish.  Some are both.  This latest find fits in the last category. ...

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20 Vintage Creek Chub Baits Worth a Fortune

20 Vintage Creek Chub Baits Worth a Fortune

One of the things I really like about collecting fishing lures is the history.  Researching, compiling data and writing pages for my website.  I've had...

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20 Vintage Heddon Fishing Lures Worth A Fortune

20 Vintage Heddon Fishing Lures Worth A Fortune

Have you seen our latest article?  It's titled "20 Vintage Heddon Fishing Lures Worth A Fortune" and I had a blast writing it.  Heddon is...

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Oster's Jointed Tuffe Minnow

Oster's Jointed Tuffe Minnow

Oster's Lures or Oster's Tackle Manufacturing of Cleveland, Ohio began in the late 1940's.  Oster's trade name was "Fish-Getter Lures" and can be seen on...

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PICO Perch Fishing Lure

PICO Lures - A Short History of the Company

PICO is one of the oldest lure manufacturers not just in Texas, but also in the nation.  The year was 1933 and the Great Depression had...

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Slammer Topwater Company, Kelliher, MN

Slammer Topwater Company, Kelliher, MN

I was recently going through a large stack of older tackle catalogs I had purchased awhile back and one of the catalogs jumped out at...

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The Original Mickie Spoon - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

The Original Mickie Spoon - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

The Original Mickie Spoon - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Living in Wisconsin I am especially interested in antique Wisconsin made fishing lures.  They are always fun...

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Outdoors May 1949

Outdoors May 1949

A cool magazine cover from 1949.  Was still 20 cents at the time.  How many lures can you name? ...

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