Collecting old fishing tackle is a fun hobby. Fishing items from the late 19th or early 20th century show the craftmanship that was common to those Victorian times. I am specifically interested in the preservation and history of antique angling memorabilia.

I am a private collector, not a dealer, of antique fishing related items for over 25 years. As such, I am able to offer a fair price for your antique tackle. I am especially interested in early fishing reels, wooden and metal lures, and fishing medals. If you are interested in selling your old tackle or simply want a free appraisal, you can E-mail me at:

or phone me at:

407-496-7940

Kissimmee, FL

To help you know which fishing tackle items are collectable, I have listed the ones I'm most interested in. This list is not inclusive of all collectable fishing reels or lures. Please contact me for specific information.

FISHING REELS - All of these fishing reels will be marked with the makers name. Value range is $50 to $3,000.

I am especially interested in any reel made by companies from Kentucky.

• ABBEY & IMBRIE: A&I
• AMERICA: Any model
• BATE: T.H. Bate or T.H. Bate & Co.
• BENJAMIN: Benjamin-Sellars Mfg. Co., Benjamin Thumezy
• BILLINGHURST: Any Model
• BLUE GRASS REEL WORKS: Any Model
• CHAMBERLAIN: Chamberlain Cartridge & Target Co.
• CHUBB: Thos. Chubb
• CONROY: J.C. Conroy, Thos. Conroy, or Conroy-Bissett & Malleson
• FOSS: Al Foss 3-24
• FOWLER: A.H. Fowler
• FULLILOVE: Frank W. Fullilove
• HARDMAN: J.W. Hardman
• HEDDON: Reel No.'s 30, 35, 40, 45, 3-15, 3-24, 3-25, 3-30, 3-35, 4-15, 4-18
• HENSHALL: Henshall-Van Antwerp
• HOLZMAN: Any Model
• HORTON: Horton Mfg. Co.
• GAYLE: Geo. W. Gayle, Geo. W. Gayle & Son or C. Gayle
• LEONARD: H.L. Leonard or Leonard-Mills
• MEEK: B.F. Meek, B.F. Meek & Sons, Horton Mfg., Meek & Milam, or JF & BF Meek
• MILAM: B.C. Milam or B.C. Milam & Son
• MILLS: Wm. Mills & Son
• PHILBROOK & PAYNE: ANY Model
• REDIFOR: Redifor Rod & Reel Co.
• SAGE: J.L. Sage
• SNYDER: George Snyder (marked "GS")
• TALBOT: Wm. Talbot or Talbot Reel Co.
• VOM HOFE: Edward vom Hofe, Julius vom Hofe, or F. vom Hofe
• WISNER: C.H.Wisner
• WELCH: Jack Welch
• WHEELER: Wheeler & McGregor

FISHING LURES - The wooden lures typically have glass eyes and may or may not be marked with the makers name. Value range is $30 to $2,000.

I am especially interested in any lure made by companies from Florida.

• ABBEY & IMBRIE
• ADAMS: E.C.Adams Jersey Expert
• ARBOGAST: Fred Arbogast metal lure
• BARRACUDA: Florida Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co., Barracuda Brand
• BATE: T.H.Bate metal lure
• BITE-EM: Bite-em Bait Co.
• BOULTON: T.J.Bolton
• BRUSH: H.C.Brush Trolling Spoon
• BURGESS: Burgess Weedless Hook Co.
• CARTER'S: Carter's Bestever Bait Co.
• CASE: Case Bait Rotary Marvel
• CHAPMAN: W.D.Chapman metal lure
• CHARMER: Charmer Minnow Co.
• COLDWATER: Coldwater Bait Co. Helldiver
• COMSTOCK: Harry Comstock Flying Helgramite
• COSTA: H.B. Costa Bait Co.
• COX: Cox's Tampa Minnow, Grover Cox
• CCBCO: Creek Chub Bait Co.
• DECKER: Ans. B. Decker
• DETROIT BAIT: Detroit Bait Co. North Channel Minnow
• DETROIT GLASS: Detroit Glass Minnow tube
• DONALY: Jim Donaly
• EGER: Eger Bait Co.
• ENTERPRISE: Enterprose Mfg. Co. or Pflueger
• FLORIDA FISHING TACKLE CO.: Barracuda
• FLORIDA SHINER BAIT CO.: Flood Minnow
• GARLAND: Garland Bros., Cork-Head Frog Minnow
• GRESH: Earl Gresh
• HAAS: Haas Tackle Co.
• HAMILTON: Hamilton Mfg. Medley's Crawfish
• HANSON: Jacob Hanson
• HARRIS: C.R.Harris Frog
• HASKELL: Riley Haskel metal lure
• HASTING: James Hasting rubber frog or minnow
• HEDDON: James Heddon
• IMMELL: Immell Bait Co. Chippewa lure
• KALAMAZOO: Kalamazoo Fishing Tackle Co.
• KAUFMAN: H.C.Kaufman & Co. Harkauf Minnow
• KEELING: Fred C. Keeling & Co. Expert
• LLOYD: Lloyd & Co Hungary Jack
• MCHARG: John McHarg metal lure
• MOONEY: Goodrich Special
• MOONLIGHT: Moonlight Bait Co.
• MURPHY: D.A.Murphy
• OLOD HICKORY ROD & TACKLE CO. - Kinney's Bird Lure
• ORLANDO BAIT CO: Any Lure
• OUTING: Outing Mfg. Co. metal lure
• PARDEE: Fred A. Pardee
• PFEFFER: Jim Pfeffer
• PEMBERTON: Pemberton Bait Co.
• PEPPER: Joe E. Pepper
• PFLUEGER: Pflueger Mfg. Co.
• PONTIAC: Pontiac Mfg. Co.
• RHEAD: Louis Rhead
• RHODES: Fred Rhodes
• ROBINSON: Robinson Bait Co.
• SHAKESPEARE: Wm. Shakespeare Tackle Co. wooden lure
• SOUTH BEND: South Bend Bait Co. wooden lure
• TAMPA: Tampa Bait & Tackle
• VANCE: Dazzy Vance
• VANN-CLAY: Vann-Clay Co.
• WELCH: Welch & Graves glass minnow tube
• WILSON: Wilson Bait Co.
• CLINTON: Clinton Wilt Mfg. Co.
• WINCHESTER: Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
• WOODS: F.C.Woods Co.
• WORDEN: F.G.Worden Bait Co.

This is only a sampling of the lure manufacturers. Contact me for specific questions.