Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification & Value Guide [Paperback]

Carl F. Luckey (Author), Tim Watts (Author)

Book Description

Series: Old Fishing Lures & Tackle | Publication Date: November 5, 2006

The "lure bible" is back and better than ever! This mammoth guide, now with 2,500 full-color photos, delivers all the pricing, details and lure advice serious collectors want, from a name they trust and admire.

This 7th edition features more than 5,000 listings, complete with collecting data and updated prices for everything from the Plunking Dinger to the Creek Chub Mouse. Collectible lures from Heddon, South Bend, Paw Paw, Pflueger, Creek Chub, Shakespeare and more are featured in this trusted reference. The familiar style of the late Carl Luckey and Clyde "The Bassman" Harbin Sr. is carried on by the next generation with Tim Watts, Harbin's grandson, serving as contributing editor. With the last three editions of this book boasting a combined 86,500 copies sold, this new edition continues the tradition lure enthusiasts have come to trust.

-5,000 different lures listed

-2,500 full-color photos for easy identification

-Contains lures from leading North American lure manufacturers

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Russell E. Lewis is a Michigan college professor and author. Having collected fishing lures since 1950, Lewis and his wife at one time ran a business, Heritage Tackle 'n Tiques, where they dealt fishing lures online and at antique shows. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 7 edition (November 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896892522
• ISBN-13: 978-0896892521
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #837,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Sports Memorabilia

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This has become my Fishing Tackle "bible", September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

This is the second book I purchased when I started collecting fishing tackle. It is the most comprehensive book I have found yet and is filled with information on the history of the lures. I use it hand-in-hand with Fishing Lure Collectibles by Dudley Murphy and Rick Edmiston. I strongly recommend this book be added to your collection.

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The encyclopedia for collectors of fishing lures & tackle, May 18, 1999

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This review is from: Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

This giant volume (670 pages) will delight any lure and tackle fan. It contains over 2,000 photos with 32 pages (hundreds of items) in full color. Compiled by a real authority. This isn't just a picture/price guide, but it has much valuable and interesting information ranging from history, buying, selling and trading, displaying, organizations and manufacturers. Value ranges are shown. It covers reels, rods, lures, and more. Old ads and photos of packaging are shown. This paper back book weighs almost 4 pounds. It is the 5th (1999) edition of the publication.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars START HERE, January 20, 2001

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R. Hanna (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

THIS BOOK WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. FOUND GRANDAD'S TACKLE BOXES FROM THE 50'S. THIS BOOK ALLOWED ME TO IDENTIFY 98 OUT OF 139 TOTAL LURES, FLIES, AND OTHER ITEMS. (HIS PEACH PIT AND BANDAID WERE NOT LISTED.) THIS BOOK HAS STARTED A HOBBY WHICH I HOPE TO PASS DOWN TO MY CHILDREN. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THIS MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE! THANKS C.F. LUCKEY AND AMAZON.COM!