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Collecting old fishing tackle and lures is an interesting and natural extension to the sport of fishing. It has been one of the most untouched and under exploited areas of collecting in America. Collectors willing to pay money for artificial bait tend to be sport fishermen themselves, attracted to antique lures by their construction and seemingly endless variety of shapes, colors and ingenious designs. The earliest metal lures -- known as spoons or spinners, depending upon how they were designed to wiggle through the water when reeled in -- were made before the Civil War and represented one of the first American innovations in sport fishing. You can collect these antique lures only in their mint to near mint condition for best value.

Antique Fishing Lures, as a collecting hobby, has continued growing over the years until now it is becoming very popular. When you come across an old lure, either in your attic or from a family collection, or even something you found at a flea market, keep in mind some important points. The first thing you may wish to do is get out the harsh cleaning liquids and make that old lure look new again. That would be a mistake. In fact, collectors recommend resisting the urge to clean or restore a vintage lure you located at the local flea market, pawn shop or wherever. A great vintage lure that has been touched up can forever lose its value. 

Collectors have been waiting for the newest book from Dudley and Deanie Murphy have written a book, "Fishing Lure Collectibles," that details some of the more important points of antique lures. The book features more than 3,500 lures shown in full color. The authors discuss the most collectible fishing lures made since 1940. Fishermen will enjoy this history of America's earliest fishing lure manufacturers prior to 1901. This book is done in color and contains a list of current values.

Interestingly decorated wooden boxes are of interest to collectors because these were used to hold the lures originally. If you have an old tackle box out in the garage or down in the basement, get it out now and check for some of these extremely rare antique fishing lures.