lures

The Middle School Plug Masters

Joe_Cermele — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:17:30 -0400

The seventh-graders at Bordentown Regional Middle School in New Jersey are turning out some serious striper plugs in shop class. It's a project dreamt up by New Jersey teacher and angler Greg Poole, and with a little help from a master plug-maker and a group of kids genuinely interested in learning the craft, the result is some impressive poppers and Danny swimmers that any surfcaster worth his salt would agree will catch. This is their story.

The Killers: 112 Can't-Miss Lures of Today's Top Guides

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:59:34 -0500

Ask fishing guides to name their favorite lures and most sigh, then grumble, then inevitably utter some variation on the words, “That’s tough, because it all depends on the conditions.” But deep down, all guides—regardless of sponsorships, endorsements, or free lures showered on them by manufacturers—know the patterns that will get them hooked up on their home waters anytime. They all have standbys that get it done come rain, wind, or dirty water.

Favorite Lures of the Smallmouth Guides

Joe_Cermele — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:16:56 -0500

Guide John Blais

John Blais
Location: Belgrade/Cobbosseecontee Lake, Maine
Credentials: Blais has been chasing smallmouth throughout Maine for over 20 years, both is still-water and the river systems. Boating 50 fish a day is common, and he’s led clients to his share of six-pound bronzebacks.
Number of years guiding: 7

Favorite Lures of the Crappie Guides

Joe_Cermele — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:19:46 -0500

Captain Jim Porter

Jim Porter
Location: Stick Marsh/Farm 13, Florida
Credentials: An accomplished fishing writer and professional guide since 2002, fifty percent of all Porter’s trips are for crappie, during which he routinely boats fish weighing two pounds or better.
Number of years guiding: 7
Contact: (321) 951-7841; stickmarsh.com

Favorite Lures of the Walleye Guides

Joe_Cermele — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:07:24 -0500

Captain Rick Millette

Rick Millette
Location: Lake Erie, Ohio
Credentials: Millette has taken the knowledge gained fishing Erie since 1962 and turned it over to his clients, who have put walleye over 14 pounds in the box with his help.
Number of years guiding: 28
Contact: (614) 771-1910; eriequest.com

Favorite Lures of the Pike Guides

Joe_Cermele — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:56:33 -0500

Captain Bobby Liedberg

Bobby Liedberg
Location: Lake Delavan, Wisconsin
Credentials: Liedberg has called Lake Delavan his home since childhood and now plies its waters with clients, offering a “no pike, no pay” rule on all full-day trips.
Number of years guiding: 12
Contact: (630) 830-7687; pikeboy.com

Favorite Lures of the Striper Guides

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:35:24 -0500

Captain Gene Quigley

Gene Quigley
Location: Manasquan, New Jersey
Credentials: A fly and artificial specialist, Captain Quigley has earned a reputation as a top guide on the Jersey Coast, putting clients on stripers up to 58 pounds.
Number of years guiding: 16
Contact: (732) 528-1861; shorecatch.com

Favorite Lures of the Trout Guides

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:31:20 -0500

Captain Ernie Calandrelli

Ernie Calandrelli
Location: Niagara River, New York
Credentials: For 22 years, Calandrelli has been guiding clients on the Niagara River to lake trout, brown trout, and steelhead weighing up to 22 pounds.
Number of years guiding: 22
Contact: (716) 609-3064

Favorite Lures of the Largemouth Guides

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:04:15 -0500

Captain Roger Lee Brown

Roger Lee Brown
Location: Lake Champlain, New York
Credentials: Brown is a former pro tournament angler turned operator of a 3-day bass fishing school with national and international cliental from as far off a South Korea, Africa, and New Zealand.
Number of years guiding: 23
Contact: (518) 597-4240; capital.net/~rlbrown/

Collectible Fishing Lures: Rare Mechanical and Spring-Loaded Baits from the Early 20th Century

fieldandstream-editor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:41:07 -0500

Table of Contents

1. Neon Fire Fly ($75-$150)
2. Bubble Minnie ($50-$300)
3. Anderson Minnow ($75-$100)
4. Make-Em Bite ($350-$500)
5. Cats Paw ($50-$75)
6. Dubble Header ($50-$500)
7. Glowbody Minnow ($50-$400)
8. Magnetic Weedless ($20-$40)
9. Johnson Striker ($200-$400)
10. Combination Minnow ($250-$300)
11. Pflueger All-in-One ($100-$2000+)
12. Retrievable Minnow ($300-$1800)
13. Fenner Weedless ($15-$60)
14. Rhodes Frog ($140-$2000)
15. Darby Weedless ($100-$800)
16. Schaller Three Bagger ($50-$350)
17. Evans Weed Queen ($100-$200)
18. Wilson 6-in-1 ($75-$500)
19. E-Z WAY ($200-$1000)
20. Drake's Sea Bat ($75-$150)
21. Automatic Weedless ($100-$150)
22. PLUS: A Note About Lure Values

Don't forget to check out our other lure galleries
Gallery I: Early 20th Century Collectibles
Gallery II: Rodents, Reptiles, and Other Critter-Shaped Baits

About the Author
Rob Pavey, a full-time writer and outdoors columnist with The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, has collected and studied fishing lures more than 24 years. His awardd winning collection of early lures and boxes is among the most comprehensive ever assembled.

Rob is a 22-year member of the National Fishing Lure Collectors Club and has authored or edited three reference books on antique tackle and written dozens of magazine and feature articles on the topic. His educational website www.mrlurebox.com contains photos and details on hundreds of other early lure makers, as well as information on collecting and appraisals.

If you've got a lure you think he might be interested in, or just want to ask him some questions about collecting antique tackle, shoot him an email at: rpavey1@comcast.net