My Bait Shop Blog

Oster's Jointed Tuffe Minnow

December 4, 2018

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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Yo-Zuri Knuckle Bait Product Review

August 19, 2018

One of the best parts about having our store is getting to try out new baits, or baits new to us.  Some of these are...

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PICO Lures - A Short History of the Company

May 5, 2018

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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All-Time Great Fishing Lures for Catching Bass! My Top 10 Best Lures Ever for Bass!

April 13, 2018

If you are like me you grew up reading all the articles you could find in outdoor magazines like Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, Field and...

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R.C. Lures (Musky Lures), Zelienople, PA

February 17, 2018

One of my favorite things about collecting fishing lures is trying to solve the mysteries that present themselves.  With the age of the internet the...

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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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