From Heddon and Pflueger classics to the legendary Haskell Minnow, learn how to identify, value, and collect old fishing lures. Similar to oil painting, the age of the work, the artist’s name and ...

When Bill Sonnett says he enjoys "old school" bass fishing, he isn't exaggerating. Sonnett not only collects antique fishing gear, he fishes with it. Other bass fishermen can have their high-powered ...

GRAND RAPIDS — When someone approaches Terry McBurney with a tackle box, anticipation sets in. “It’s like turning over rocks, hoping to find a gold nugget,” said McBurney, an expert on antique fishing ...

Who knows what riches might lurk in the back corner of your old fishing tackle box? Hobart Manns knows. And now, so does a Billings fisherman. Mann, of Gresham, Ore., has set up his Outback Angler ...

I think it’s fair to say that the average angler gravitates toward the latest and greatest developments in tackle. Don’t get me wrong, I do too. I’m always eager to try a new lure on my home waters, ...

straddles the line of what many consider “tackle,” but it’s still vintage, can be used when fishing, and I bet is something that will bring back memories for some of you. It also came with a great ...

A few weeks ago, I met Vinson Bowers at The Mill Pond in Whiteville. The objective was fishing from a wooden boat in waters where he spent much of his childhood. Bowers' father, Lawrence Bowers, built ...

Ever wonder if those old fishing lures in Grandpa’s tackle box in the attic are worth money? Now’s your chance to find out. The Florida Antique Tackle Collectors will hold a show, sale and auction ...

Buying, selling and bartering for old fishing tackle has been a hobby of thousands of anglers for many generations. And while it's possible to luck in to a fortune in old lures, reels or rods at an ...

Sometimes, the tried and true methods of catching fish are the best ones. The fishing lure industry brought in $5.8 billion a year in 2013, according to the American Sportfishing Association, but it’s ...

Jul. 23—On Saturday, Greenville's Fletcher Warren Civic Center will be a mecca to collectors and enthusiasts of vintage fishing equipment for the first-ever North Texas Antique Fishing Lure and Tackle ...

The interest in collecting antique fishing tackle has increased in recent years, explained in part by the simple law of supply and demand. But just because a lure looks old doesn’t mean it is ...