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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.

• L & D Tackle / Belluzzo Tackle Co.
• L & FCo.
• L & L Bait Co.
• L & R Desnagger Co.
• L & S Lures / L & S Bait Co. / Rex Line Bait Co. / Compac Lures
• L.S. Bait Co.
• La Chance, Joseph C.
• Le Lure Tackle Co. / Verne "Frenchy" La May
• La Pine's Lunker Lures
• Lac Du Flambeau Native American Lures
• Lachmann, E.J., Co.
• Laco Products, Inc.
• Lageson, K.J.
• Lagrange Bait Co.
• Lahtinen, L.F.
• Lake Products Co. / W. Rustowicz
• Lakeside Lure Co.
• Lakeside Tackle Co., Inc.
• Lamar, Otis
• Lamay, George J.
• Lamb, Jack
• Lamb, John
• Lame Hawk Mfg. Co.
• Lam oth e-Stoke s
• Lamprey Lure and Tackle Co.
• Land-Em Bait Co.
• Land-O Tackle, Inc.
• Landon Bait Co.Lane, Chas W. / Lane's Tackle & Bait Co. / Lane, C.W., Mfg. Co. / Lane, Ed, & Co., Inc.
• Lane, Oscar
• Lange Lure Co. / Lange's Artificial Baits
• Lapp, Don
• Lapper Lures
• Larry's Baits
• Larsen, Jack
• Larson Bait Co.
• Larue Mfg. Co.
• Lassiter Lures
• Lathrop Co.
• Latiano, Ed
• Latta, Don
• Lau, Glen H. (Lau Sports) / Warner Sof - Lure Co.
• Lauby Bait Co.
• Lauer, W.J., & Co.
• Lauffer's Scientific Lures
• Laurvick Gun Shop
• Lauzon Sales Co.
• Law-Lure Co.
• Lawrence, R.W., Co.
• Lawson's Products
• Lawton Bait Co.
• Layfield Lures / Texas Big Bass Lure / Sunny - Brook Lure Co. / Layfield Lure Co.
• Lazy Dazy Bait Co.
• Leblanc, E.H.
• Leblanc, Homer, Tackle Manufacturer
• Leboeuf Mfg. Co. / Hew Plastic Sales
• Lectrolure Co.
• Lee Lure Co.
• Lee Auto Salvage Co.
• Lee Lures-Top Water Baits
• Lee Spinners / Percy Tackle Co. / Lee Spinner Co. / J. Lee Murray Co. / Bill Burgess
• Lee's Lures
• Leech Lake Bass Lure
• Leech Lake Mfg. Co.
• Leeper, Henry
• Leffel Lures
• Legend Lures
• Legendary Lures
• Lehman, A.A.
• Lehman's Lures
• Lehto, Vaino E. / Chase Minnow Co.
• Leighton, E.G. / Leighton Lure Co.
• Leisure Hour Products, Inc. / William T. Beatty
• Leisure Lures
• Lenicheck, Scott
• Leo Lure Co.
• Leon Tackle Co.
• Leonard Lures
• Lepage Lures
• Lepage Sporting Goods
• Lesney Co., The
• Leusch & Gibson
• Levan Industries
• Lew-Ma k Lure Mfg. Co.
• Lewis, Henry J., & Co.
• Lewis Brothers
• Lewis, Charlie
• Lewis, William W. / Lewis Bait Co. / Pflueger
• Lex Baits / Hampton Fishing Lures
• Libby Mfg. Co.
• Liberty Mfg. Co.
• Lidert, A.W.
• Lie, Cornelius
• Lif-Lik Lure Co.
• Lifetime Bait Co.
• Lightning Lures
• Lillis Lure Co.
• Lind, James A., Bait Co.
• Lindberg, E.I.
• Lindle Lures
• Lindquist Brothers Bait Co., Ltd.
• Line-O-Chazz
• Links, Gene
• Lipman Lures, Inc.
• Lisk Fly Mfg. Co.
• Lite Striking Fish Hook
• Litening Lures
• Little Craw Bait Co.
• Little Jim Mfg. Co.
• Little Kentucky Bait Co.
• Little Sac Tackle / Little Sac Bait Co.
• Litton Tackle Co.
• Live Action Lures
• Live-Action Bait Co.
• Livingston, J.
• Lizun, Augustus
• Lloyd & Co.
• Lobb, Floyd Ferris
• Lockhart, E.J.
• Lockjaw Lures
• Loftie, Henry, Syracuse Bamboo Furniture Co.
• Loke Musky Lures
• Long Island Mfg. Co.
• Long, Fred, Lures
• Long, Hal
• Long, Jim
• Long, Melvin "Grandpa"
• Loomco Procucts Co.
• Loon Country Lures
• Louisiana Lures
• Lovelace Mfg. Co.
• Lowe, William T.J.
• Lu-Lu Bait Co.
• Lucas, T.W. / Sportsman's Supply Co., Inc.
• Luck "E" Strike USA
• Lucky Bug Shope
• Lucky Bunny Bait Co.
• Lucky Day Bait Co.
• Lucky Duck Bait Co.
• Lucky Grossman Lure & DecoysLucky Joe Bait Co.
• Lucky Lady Tackle
• Lucky Lures
• Lucky Lures
• Lucky, Gardi, Rabbit Foot Lures / Dix Fishing Lures / Pel Industries, Inc.
• Lucky Strike Bait Works, Ltd.
• Lucky Strike Mfg. Co.
• Lucky-O Tackle Mfg.
• Luger, K.E., Co. / H.B. Warnock
• Luhr's Lures / Luhr Jensen and Sons, Inc.
• Lull, Edward, Bait Co.
• Lulu Lures
• Lumalure, Inc.
• Luminastic Products Co.
• Luminous Art Products, Reg'd
• Lund, Harold
• Lupton, S.F.
• Lur-All Mfg. Co.
• Lur-Ozark Co., Inc.
• Lure & Plug Co.
• Lure & Plug Retriever Systems:
  • Cloyd-Griffin Distributor's Inc.
  • Gripper Baits, Division of ECS Anchor Supply
  • Hound Dog Plug Retriever
  • Kar-Gard Co.
  • Karry's Lure Retriever Co.
  • Lake & Stream Products
  • Lawrenz Products, Inc.
  • Lure-Line Saver Co.
  • Marlin Electric Co.
  • Northland Products, Inc.
  • Otters
  • Pfaff Mfg. Co.
  • Panef Mfg. Co.
  • Per-Fec Lure Retriever
  • Plug Nokker Sales Co. / K & M Sales Co.
  • Sav-A-Lur Co.
  • Savalure Co.
  • Snagaway Enterprises, Ltd.
  • Snag Devil Retriever Systems
  • Snag Master/ Cabela's
  • Stevenson's Products, Inc.
  • Super Products Co.
  • Sur Shot Plug Retriever
  • Thulco Products
  • W.N. Wells Co.
• Lure of Hope
• Lure Research
• Lure That Weighs Your Fish / Breese Industries, Inc.
• Lures and Stuff
• Lurk Live Lures, Inc.
• Lyford Lures
• Lynx Mfg. Co.
• Lyon & Coulson, Inc.