The interest in collecting antique fishing tackle has increased in recent years, explained in part by the simple law of supply and demand. But just because a lure looks old doesn’t mean it is ...

Is your grandpa’s old tackle box stashed somewhere in the attic? Might those dusty containers in the basement house the fishing lures Uncle Fred gave you when you were a kid? Is that bamboo flyrod and ...

When Bill Sonnett says he enjoys "old school" bass fishing, he isn't exaggerating. Sonnett not only collects antique fishing gear, he fishes with it. Other bass fishermen can have their high-powered ...

Top-estimated lot: the first American wooden minnow bait representing the link between late-1890s plugs and the first commercially offered minnows from early 20th century This wonderful antique minnow ...

YORK — Got an old fishing rod, some tackle or some lures hanging around your attic, basement, or garage, perhaps handed down from your father or grandfather? At 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m., ...

From Heddon and Pflueger classics to the legendary Haskell Minnow, learn how to identify, value, and collect old fishing lures. Similar to oil painting, the age of the work, the artist’s name and ...