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Robert A. Slade, after collecting old fishing tackle since 1958 and contributing articles on old fishing lures for a collector magazine for several years started researching and writing books in the 1990's. He published the History & Collectible Fishing Tackle Of Wisconsin in 1999 which sold 4,500 copies. Bob realized that even though there have been many books published on the subject of old fishing lures that few books covered any detailed history on the old lure makers. His latest book writing project was nine years in the making and covers over 100 years of lure making history starting in 1875 and covers over 2,500 lures makers throughout all of North America. The Encyclopedia Of Old Fishing Lures Made In North America is the first publication with extensive history and patent information on old lure makers and the first to include extensive coverage on Canadian lure makers. The author traveled to 11 states and 3 Canadian Providences visiting collectors homes, newspaper archives, museums and other sources and has taken over 10,000 pictures in preparing the historical stories for these books. The set of books arranges for the individual and company lures makers to appear in alphabetical order. Each book has over 400 pages of text, pictures and collector values with each book containing a table of contents and index as well as a master index for the complete set of books.

• F.S.T. Trolling Spoon
• Factory Distributors / Rable Rouser Lure Co.
• Faills, Wayne
• Fair Play Industries / Manufactured by Vetco Products Co.
• Fairfax Mfg. Co.
• Fairfield Lure Co.
• Fairmont Gun Shop
• Falls Bait Co.
• Falls City Bait Co. / Stratton & Terstegge Co., Inc.
• Fantasy Fishing Co.
• Farcht, Sr., Joe
• Fare, Eric
• Farley, E.L.
• Farlow, J.W.
• Farmer, Fred A., & Co.
• Farr-Turek Lures
• Fast Texas Folkart Lures
• Fastex Corp.
• Faulconer, Ralph
• Faulkner, T.G.
• Feather River Lures/ Canadian Rod & Gun, Ltd.
• Federal Cartridge Co.
• Fee Original Lures
• Felix Supply Co.
• Felmlee Bait Co. / Felmlee Enterprises
• Fenner Weedless Bait Co.Fenske Tackle Co.
• Ferguson-Moore Tackle Co.
• Ferrell Lures
• Ferris Bait Co.
• Fetch-It Co.
• Fetchi-Lure Co. / Fetchi Plastic Lures
• Fighting Fish Products
• Figure Eight Tackle Co.
• Fikuart, J.
• Finizen Lures, Inc.
• Finn Bait Co.
• Fire-Lite *Mfg. Corp. / World's Products Co. (Distributor)
• Firmin, Herman P.
• Fischer Rod Mfg. Co. / Fischer- Schuberth Co.
• Fish Factory
• Fish Fyter Co. / Dayton Acme Co.
• Fish Jewelry
• Fish Measures and Weighing Scales
• Fish On Lure Co.
• Fish-A-Lure Co.
• Fish-Eze Products
• Fish-Rite Co., Inc.
• Fishaton Bait Mfg. Co., Inc.
• Fishee Tackle Co.
• Fisher Lure Co. / Manufactured by Fisher Motors / Distributed by Billy FinnBaits, Inc.
• Fisher, Bart
• Fisher, Herman
• Fisher, J. Kennedy
• Fisher's Bait & Tackle Co.
• Fisherman Co.
• Fisherman's Fly and Bait Co.
• Fishfinder, Inc.
• Fishing Country, Inc.
• Fishlove, H., & Co. / Royal Magic Novelty Co.
• Fishmaster Sporting Goods Co. / Jerry Sylvester's Tackle Shop / Phillip Morris & Co
• Fishmoor, Inc.
• Flam Fin Tackle Co.
• Flanagan, G.W. / Shakespeare Lures
• Flash-E-Lures
• Flaska, Robert
• Flat-Shad Baits
• Flayter, John
• Fleck Lures
• Flectolite Lure Co.
• Flegel, Benjamin F.
• Flicks Lures
• Florida Artificial Bait Co.
• Florida Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co., Inc. / Dandy Lures
• Florida Novelty Co.
• Florida Shinner Bait Co.
• Florida's Complete Fishing Kit
• Floyd's Baits & Services
• Fly Boy Lures
• Fly Fish Kit Co., Inc.
• Fly Flipper Lures, C.F. Skalik
• Flying Bait Co.
• Fogelson, D.J.
• Foot, John
• Ford's Tackle Manufacturers
• Form-A-Lure Co., Inc. / Lee Wulff Productions
• Formart Containers, Inc.
• Forster Lure Co.
• Foss, Al / American Fork and Hoe Co. / True Temper
• Foss, J.Dewey
• Four Rivers Tackle Co.
• Four Seasons
• Four-Tees Bait Co.
• Fox River Fly Co.
• Fox, Charles K., Lures / Penn Dart Co.
• Frabill Mfg. Co. / Matrex Minnow Buckets
• Fran-Lane Lures
• Francis Consolidated Spinner Co.
• Frankfurth, WM., Hardware Co.
• Franklin Feth-R-Fin Bait Co.
• Franks, Calvert
• Fraser, Glen M.
• Frederick's Baits
• Frederiksen Saltwater Lures
• Freeman, Mikesell
• Freeport Hook
• French, Louis 0.
• Frisk, Joe
• Fritz, Robert N. / R.N.F. Bait Co.
• Froelich, Joe
• Fromme Bait Co.
• Frost, Carrie J. / C.J. Frost Fishing Tackle Co. / G.W. Frost Flies / G.W. Frost & Sons
• Frost, H.J., & Co.
• Fudally's Tackle Co.
• Fujita, John, Mfg.
• Fuller's Tackle Shop
• Fury Mfg. Co. / Fury Tackle Co.
• G & S Bait Co.
• G & S Mfg. Co.
• G. G. Bait Co.
• Gabbard Tackle Co.
• Gad-About Gaddis Productions, Inc.
• Gaide, Carl J.W.
• Gale Lures
• Gall, Jacob Jay / G.I. Products Co. / Bobcar Industries, Inc.
• Gallasch, Bill, Flies
• Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.
• Game-Guide Products
• Gapen Fly Co. / Dan D. Gapen / The Gapen Co.
• Gapen, Don, Inc.
• Garcia, Charles, & Co., Inc. / Charles Garcia Corporate
• Gardi
• Gardiner, Jr., Nathan A. / Thomas H. Bate & Co. / Wilkinson Co.
• Gardner Co.
• Gardner Sports Mfg., Inc.
• Garland Brothers
• Garlock Hardware & Implement Co.
• Garrett Mfg. Co. / Sure-Lur Sales Co. / Garrett Mfg. Co.
• Garrison Machine Works / Getzum Tackle Co.
• Garrison, G.H.
• Garst, Stephen H.
• Gat Custom Lures
• Gates, Fred, & Co.
• Gates Charter Service & Lure Co. / Gates Tackle, Inc.
• Gatley, C.M.
• Gaustad Bait Co.
• Gavian Corporation
• Gayle, George W., & Son Reelworks
• Gaymer, M.R., Tackle Co.
• Gebhardt, Victor
• Gee Wiz Bait Co. / All Star Bait Co.
• Gehf-Lure Bait Co.
• Geisinger, Arthur F., Co.
• Gellings, B.J.
• Gen-Shaw Baits
• Genalure Co.
• General Gizmo Industries
• General Merchandise Co.
• General Tool Co.
• Genesco
• Geneva Tackle Co.
• Geneve Lures
• Geno's Lures
• Geoff's Lures
• George & Son Mfg. Co.
• Gephart Mfg. Co.
• Gere Bait Co., The
• Gerey, John
• Gerlat, M.E., Co.
• Getzum Tackle Co.
• Gi-Gi Lure Co.
• Giannelli Fur Covered Baits
• Gibbs Tool & Stamping
• Gibbs, Stan, Lures
• Gigl, Joseph
• Gil-O Lures, Inc.
• Gilbert, Jim, Enterprises