The Fishing Lure Collector's Bible: The Most Comprehensive Antique Fishing Lure Identification & Value Guide Available (Paperback)

~ (Author), Rick Edmisten (Author), Dudley Murphy (Author)

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Product Description

There are more than 1,800 lures presented from many manufacturers with heavy emphasis on Creek Chub Bait Co., Heddon, South Bend, Shakespeare, and Pflueger. In addition to the many illustrations presented by company, there are a complete index, tips on displaying your collection, and other collecting trivia. Every illustrated lure has complete descriptions, and a price range to reflect todays exciting collecting trends.

Product Details

• Paperback: 469 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; illustrated edition edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574321064
• ISBN-13: 978-1574321067
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,461,877 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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94 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Fishing Lure Collector's Bible - R. L. Streater, February 17, 2000

By	J. D. Lantz (Florida) - See all my reviews

I was disappointed. To begin, this book is a very difficult read. The 'Color Gallery' is beautiful but the picture captions give little or no information and refer the reader to the 'Value Guide'. Here is the problem. The 'Guide' appears to be nothing more than a collection of 400+ pages of poor b&w photocopies of old magazine ads! The copy consists of small, hard to read newsprint; tiny, type-written 'values'; hand-lettered, cartoonish descriptions and comments and some 'hand-drawn' depictions of various lures. The rest of the lure pictures range from coarse 'line-drawings', to 'blotchy', to totally black silhouettes. All told, it is difficult to judge the content due to the lack of detail, which should be the priority here. Perhaps I have been spoiled. My first book on this subject was Carl F. Luckey's "Old Fishing Lures & Tackle", a totally classy and professionally done work. It is everything the 'Collector's Bible' is not. Mr. Luckey's publication is done, and done well. Mr. Streater's publication looks like a second or third draft, not yet ready to go to the printer.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First In Fishing Lure Collecting Information, November 30, 2004

By	Salmonmaster (Olympic Mountains) - See all my reviews

The "Bible" was the first book that I knew of, that gave collector's information on fishing Lure collecting. Originally the bible came in a three ring binder. This book, while not in the same format of the current books, carries forth the original ideas and information of the author and gives the readers some idea of how much work went into being the first book on collecting. This book is still valid today with information on obscure manufacture's that are not listed in some of the other reference's. Always a good read, but not to be confused with the coffee table reference books that are also available.