My Bait Shop Blog

Slammer Topwater Company, Kelliher, MN

October 16, 2017

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

August 13, 2017

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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Smithwick 1970 Catalog

June 1, 2017

To be more precise the Jack K. Smithwick & Son catalog, all two pages from 1970.  2 pages showing all of the color patterns for...

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Outdoors May 1949

April 16, 2017

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

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Rediscovering the Passion!

December 20, 2016

Many years ago I flipped a canoe in the Wisconsin River while fishing with my Dad. While we recovered most of our items I managed...

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