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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.

• Woolfie Lures, Inc.
• Worden Industries
• Worden's Combination Bait
• Worth Tackle Co. / The Worth Co.
• Wotta-Frog - Paw Paw Bait Co.
• Wright & McGill Co.
• Wright Cast & Troll Spoons
• Wright Tackle Co.
• Wright, H.G.
• Wyant Lures
• Wycech, C.E.
• Wyl i e's Catfish Lures
• Wyrill, J.F.
• Y N T Tackle
• Yeck, Dick
• Yindra, Leonard
• Yipsi Bait Co.
• Yokich Musky Spiral / Yokich, George A.
• York Baits
• Yosbida, Sam
• Young Lures, Inc.
• Young, Fred
• Yuncker Brothers
• Z-Lures
• Zak Tackle Mfg. Co.
• Zamboni Weedless Hook Co. / Zamboni Weedless Plugs
• Zeibig, B.H.
• Zenith City Tackle Co.
• Zero Hour Bomb Co. / Zebco Co. / Zebco/Brunswick Corp.
• Zielke, Charles
• Zimmerman, Charles
• Zing Tackle Co.
• Zink Artificial Bait Co.
• Zinke Brothers
• Zizz Lures
• Zoli, Inc.
• Zorro Bait Co.
• Zumski, Ed