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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.

• V. L. & A. (Tackle Distributor)
• V. L. & D. Co.
• Vacumet Fishing, Inc.
• Vacuum Bait Co.
• Val Products Co.
• Valentine Live Bait Lure Co.
• Valley Crafts
• Valley, Mike
• Van Patten, Jno. W.
• Van's Artificial Bait Co.
• Vance, Dazzy, Tackle / Tampa Bait & Tackle Co.
• Vandersloot, F.S.
• Vandes Co.
• Vann-Clay Co. / Clay Bait Co.
• Vater, E.
• Vaughn Tackle Co. / Henry J. Lewis & Co. (Dist.)
• Verlyn Products
• Vermillion Baits & Spinners / Frank Knill
• Vesco Bait Co.
• Vessely, Emil S.
• Vex Bait Co.
• Viers, E.C.
• Viking Bait & Novelty Co.
• Viking Lures
• Viking Tackle Co.
• Vim Co., The
• Visger, D.A.
• Vivian, BethVoedisch Brothers
• Vogels of California
• Vogue Co.
• Vom Hofe, Edward, Co.
• Vortex Lures
• Votaw, M.W.
• Vrazel Distributing Co.
• W & J Speciality Co.
• W&WCo.
• W & W Mfg. Co.
• W & W Tackle Co.
• Waddell, C.W., Co. / Troll-Rite Mfg. Co. / Associated Specialties Co.
• Wadland, Fred L.
• Wagner, Rudolph
• Wakefield Products Co.
• Wakemaker Lures
• Wakeman, Archer
• WaI-I Chub Bait Co.
• William Walden & Other Minnesota Aero
• Lures / William Walden / Frank Mizera, Tim Stouffer, & Nowak
• Walker & Sons (Manufacturing By)
• Walker Lures
• Walker, Al
• Walkey, Kenneth R.
• Wallace Specialty Co.
• Wallsten Tackle Co.
• Wally R. Lure Co.
• Walsh, Mike
• Walstedt, E.L., Si, Co.
• Waltco Products / W.E. Oster Mfg.
• Walters, Bill, Bait Co. / Humphrey Bait Co.
• Walters Enterprises
• Walton Products Co. / Walton Co.
• Walton Weedless Lures, Inc.
• Waltzinger, A.F.
• Wamo Mfg. Co. / S & R Research
• Wapsi Co.
• Ward, Virgil, Co. / Bass Buster Lures
• Worden's Spinner Bait Co. / Yakima Bait Co.
• Ware, Tom, Fishing Tackle Co. / Ox-Bow Bait Co./ A & S Stamping Co.
• Wareham, W.M.
• Warner Soft-Lure Co.
• Warobiew, John, Lure Co.
• Warren Group (Hargrove Tools)
• Warwick Walleye Lures
• Washington Lure & Baits
• Water Witch Co.
• Water Wolf Fishing Lures
• Waters, V.S.
• Watson, Bruce / A.M. Scheldt Co.
• Watt Tackle Co.
• Wavefish Tackle Co. / Bradson Mfg. Corp.
• Wayne Hardware Co.
• Wayne Precision Co.
• Weakland Plugs / John A. Biewer Co. / St. Clair Pencil Plugs
• Weaver Lures
• Webb & Co.
• Weber Lifelike Fly Co. / Weber Tackle Co.
• Weber, William
• Webfoot, John, Lures
• Weckwirth, F.H.
• Weed King Bait Co.
• Weedless Wonder Bait Co.
• Weedmaster Fish Lures
• Weezel Bait Co.
• Wegner Bait Co.
• Weimer, Emory L., Spinners
• Weiss, A.D.
• Welch & Graves
• Welch, Jack T.
• Weldon, R.H.
• Well's Bait Co.
• Weller, Erwin, Co.
• Welles, Henry S.
• Wells Fish Getters
• Wells, R.W., Co.
• Wells, W.L. / Weber Tackle Co.
• Welsh, Jed & Joe
• Welsh, Stewart
• West Weedless Hook Co.
• Westling, Wm. (Manufactured By)
• Westwood Products
• Wethall, Hans G.
• Wheaton Lure Co.
• Wheeler & McGregor
• Wheeler-Lunbeck Mfg. Co. (Manufactured for F.E. Comstock)
• Wheeler, G.W.
• Wheelhouse Products
• Whing Dinger Keller Co. / Hugo F. Keller
• Whirl-E-Bird Spoon
• Whirl-Lure Co.
• Whirling Dervish Bait Co.
• Whistler, Bert
• White Cloud Farms, Inc.
• White, Charlie
• White's Lure Co. / Humdinger Lure Mfg. Co./ Universal Lures, Inc.
• Whitney, H.H., Co.
• Whitney Sporting Goods Co., The
• Whitney, J.W.
• Whitney, Tony, Flies
• Whitsell Mfg. Co.
• Whittemore, H.A., Co.
• Whiz-Bang Baits
• Whopper-Stopper Sporting Goods Co. / Durable Plastics, Inc., Whopper- Stopper Bait Division / Whopper- Stopper, Inc.
• Widow Maker Lures
• Wiese, Gerald
• Wiesenfeld, R.S.
• Wiggle Tail Minnow Co.
• Wiggler Mfg. Co.
• Wild Indian Bill (Native American)
• Wiley, B.S., Top Water Baits
• Wiley, V.H.
• Wilford, LA., & Son/Croaker Bass Bait Co.
• Wilkerson, Glenn
• Williams Gold Refining Co.
• Williams Lure Co.
• Willinger Products Co.
• Willmarth Tackle Co.
• Wilson Lures/ Penton Lures
• Wilson, Al, Co.
• Wilson, Hugh S.C.
• Wilson, J.R.
• Wilson, M.E.
• Walter S. Wilson Lures
• Wilton Mfg. Co.
• Wilton Products Co.
• Wimer's Helgerlure Co.
• Winchester Bait & Mfg. Co.
• Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
• Winnebago Outdoor Supply Co. (Witch Fire Lures) / Doetail Supply House
• Winneshiek Hook & Lures Mfg.
• Winnie, Bert, Bait Co.
• Winter, L.A.
• Winter, Tom
• Wisconsin Globe Lures - Mostly Unknowns/ Roy Kvatheim
• Wisconsin Lure Co.
• Wise, Leo V.
• Wiss, Ed, Lures
• Wiswalk, E.W.
• Wittmann Lures
• Wizard Lure Mfg. Co./ Fantail Lure Mfg. Co.
• Wizzie Tail Lures
• Wold Spinner Co.
• Wolf River Tackle Co.
• Wolfe, A.L.
• Wolverine Lure & Tackle Co.
• Wolverine Reel Co.
• Wonder Products Co.
• Wonder State Products Co.
• Wonder Well
• Wonderland Industries, Ltd.
• Wood, Ed, Bait Co.
• Wood, T.A., Bait Co.
• Wood's Lures / Conrad Lures
• Woodmaster Lures
• Woods N Waters, Inc.
• Woods on the Waters
• Woods, F.C., ( Co.
• Woods, R.I.C.
• Woodstream Corp.
• Woodzick, Walter