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The N.F.L.C.C. (National Fishing Lure Collector's Club) was founded in 1976 and has now over 4000 members; they publish a quarterly "Gazette" plus 2 magazines a year.
Don't forget to pay a -free- visit to the O.R.C.A. (Old Reel Collectors Association) site. This club founded in 1990 with over 900 members publishes the quarterly "Reel News" magazine. For the collectors of fixed spool reels there are also the OFSRSIGs (Open-Face Spinning Reel Special Interest Groups). Under supervision of Ben Wright these groups are specialising in one or more brands of spinning reels.
The F.A.T.C. (Florida Antique Tackle Collectors) has a web site dedicated to the preservation and information of all fishing tackle and related items.
The C.A.T.C. (Carolina Antique Tackle Collectors) was formed in 1991 by a small group of seven fishing tackle collectors from South Carolina. The Club has since grown to over two hundred members representing fifteen states.
T.C.A. (stands for Tackle Collectors of Arkansas) was incorporated on February 15, 1999 by David Stalnaker who serves as Chairman/President and six other veteran tackle collectors who also serve on its board.
Canada also has a collectors club: the C.A.F.T.A. (Canadian Antique Fishing Tackle Association).
The Meisselbach Association was established in 1993 by Phil White as the first specialty fishing tackle club in the States.
The Danish Fishing Tackle Collector's Club or "DGK" was established in 1986 and is probably the oldest collector's club in Europe. They have now 300 members mostly form Scandinavia but also from Germany, England and the U.S.A. Twice a year an auction sale is organised with 500+ lots per event and their bimonthly magazine "Loppefiskeren" is sent to all their members. You can contact the Chairman of this club by mailing to Heinz Gerhard.
Some sites of general interest:
Looking for a load of links on collecting lures and tackle? Try Joe Yates' WebLinks.
More about collecting old lures can be found at the AntiqueLures site. Early (pre-1960) antique fishing lures and lure boxes made by: Heddon, Shakespeare, Pflueger, South Bend, Creek Chub, as well as dozens of smaller pre-1940 companies. Michael Nichols made one of the best organised and instructive sites I've seen!
A site devoted to lures made by the Creek Chub Bait Co. Amazing!!!
Hardy: History and their reels is a wonderful site by Grey Fox!
Or visit the official Hardy web site...
Another amazing site is the French Collection Pêche site built by Marc Rattez. You don't need to know a single word of that nice language generally spoken in France to enjoy the stuff they're showing. Some items are unique!
Don't forget to have a glimpse at the German collector's site of Wolfgang Kalweit: Altes Angelgerät. It contains a lot of information on the history of German and other reels.
O.R.C.A.-Reelnews editor Phil White has the most accessed collectable tackle site on the internet : the Old Fishing Stuff site. It includes the hottest news, tackle show calendar and a load of frequently updated information.
Old Reels - Welcome to the reel world, is the other remarkable site of Phil White. It offers you a view on some of the rarest Meisselbach reels, tackle manufactured by Horton and for the unhealthy between us there're also Smoking Collectibles. I enjoyed a lot his prints of Victorian type ladies in fishing scenes… but you don't need to agree with me!
A really GREAT site on collecting Mitchell reels is here!
Bret Costin allows us to take a look in his personal museum on Mitchell and Penn reels and Stick's "sticks". A surprisingly collection of Mitchell salt water models -including the very early ones- is on display here.
Steve Vernon has a very interesting site on Antique Fishing Reels.
Tim Martin is another Mitchell enthusiast...
What about a Dutch site dedicated to Mitchell? Have look at werpmolens.nl !
Jean-Marie Van Den Eynde, member of our club, shows his collection on his website.
The first Italian site on tackle collecting is run by Giorgio Cavatorti; entitled Antique Fishing Tackle, it's completely written in Italian. Giorgio is also the author of the first book on tackle collecting published in Italy…
Do you know other fine or interesting sites? Please let us know. We'll be proud to list them here!
I just couldn't resist to add some "Successful Hunting Sites" underneath:
Paul Morgan has a beautiful site on books related to our hobby; the name of his virtual -and real- shop is Coch-y-Bonddu Books. You'll find a lot of books in mint or fine condition. Contact him for his offer on used books!
Laura Hiscock -always present at our Euroshow in Eindhoven- has a complete catalogue of fine books on Fishing, Big Game Hunting, Travel, Guns, Shooting, BB, Countryside Pursuits, Archery and Falconry online at www.hallam-books.co.uk
A.M. Rapach-Angling Books offers a choice of Rare, Collectible, and Used Fishing Books.
Books about Collecting can also be found on Joe Yates' site.
"Angling Books Old & New" can be found at Anglingbooks.net.
David Grayling is a specialist in fine and rare sporting books with a great range of unusual fishing volumes in stock.
The Reel Thing is
an English site especially designed for the unconditional lovers
of the House of Hardy : got to "view the shop" and
have a look below at the "inside the shop". You'll feel
at home at once! Contact the owners at their e-mail address
for all your quests.
The Anglers Collectibles Exchange is another on-line
store offering New and Vintage Bamboo Rods and
New and Vintage Reels. They also offer a lot of useful information!
TackleCollecting.com
is designed with the antique fishing lure collector in mind. You will
find color charts and other useful information on Arbogast, Creek Chub,
Heddon, Paw Paw, Pflueger, Shakespeare, and South Bend lures.
There are over 1,000 images and 40 web pages on this web site.
Steve Middleton owns a shop
in England but also runs the online business Traditional
Angling Products specializing in tackle and memorabilia.
Peter Carman known for his
selling of rare and collectable items at fishing fairs
and on auctions, started the new Millenium with the building
of the site Angling Antiques: Collectable Tackle
On-Line.
www.fishingtackletrader.com
is a new and interactive fishing site, suited
for both private and trade advertisers. Look at
their online classifieds section!
CoolTackle.com
presents fine antique
and collectible fishing tackle for sale including: ABU, Shakespeare,
Alcedo, Record, Fenwick, Pflueger, Mitchell, Creek Chub Bait Co, Bronson
and others.
Ian Rotherham from Classic Tackle
offers a mail order business, based in England. Both
collectors and anglers will find articles of all kinds.
He's specializing in old and modern centrepin reels and pre-1980
Mitchell reels. The items he's offering are always as described
and the shipment is as quick as lightning!
Have
a look at VintageFishingTackle.com the site
of John and Anne Ayers specialising in quality British
tackle: reels, rods but also catalogues and books.
Let's go
to some nice auction sites:
Don't forget to visit the
site of the famous British auctionneer Neil Freeman.
Have a look at his online catalogue! You can also trace the results of his
former auctions...
Try Mullock's
for their auction catalogues and auction calendar.
New is the
Online Fishing Sale!
But France also has something
to offer : try Olivier Coutau-Begarie from "DROUOT" to see when their
upcoming auction of fishing tackle and related items
will be held in Paris.
Germany has something to
offer too: visit Udo Hildebrandt's
site!
I believe eBay is already
well known by each and every beginning or expert collector. Try following
links : Sporting Goods > Fishing or Collectibles
> Fishing and make your choice by clicking on the
items you're interested in. Don't forget you also can sell
your doubles : it's a perfect way to finance your always expanding
collection…
Looking for "Angling in Art"?
Check Sporting Art Auctions for some very valuable and
highly collectible prints in the Sale Catalog. They are
also interested in selling old but collectable tackle under
consignment conditions.
No more money to spend?
Perhaps it's time to read
first a lot of valuable information on collecting antique tackle...
Did you try Classic
Angling ?
