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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.

• Deatz, A.C.
• Decatur Bait Co.
• Decatur Weedless Bait Co. / Weedless Bait Co.
• Decker, Ans. B., Inc.
• Decker, E.W.
• Decou McGinty's
• DeCoursey Bait Co.
• Decoy Mfg. Co.
• Deep-Rig Trout Reel Co.
• Deer Creek Bait Co. / Lakeside Tackle Co.
• DeFier Bait Co.
• Degteroff, Gabriel P.
• Del-Lamar Industries
• Delaney Thomas M.
• Delany, William
• Delong Lures
• Delux Bait Co.
• Deluxe Tackle Co.
• Dembiec, Jim
• Demee, Charles
• Demon Lure Co. / Minnoe Lure Co.
• Demon Lure Co.
• Denninger, Al / Skimmer Bucktail Co.
• Denslo, Frank
• Dep, Inc.
• Deppe, E.E.
• DePriest, Al
• Depth Glider Co.Derry, W.O.
• Detroit Bait Co.
• Detroit Bait Mfg. Co.
• Detroit Glass Minnow Tube Co. / Bauman's Minnow Bait Cage
• Detroit Tackle Co., Inc. / Anson Tackle Co
• Detroit Weedless Bait Co.
• Detty's Fish Gripper Co. / Gudebrod Bros. Co., Inc.
• Deuster, E.J., Mfg. & Dist. / Gopher Bait Co. / D-M Lures
• Devito's Lures
• Dew Dad Fishing Lures
• Dewitt, Bill, Baits / Shoe Form Co., Inc.
• Diamond Jim Tackle Co. / Al's Gold Fish Lures / Capt. Jim Strader Lures
• Diamond Mfg. Co.
• Diamond Ray, L.L. Raymond / Superior Metal Products Co.
• Diar Plastics Co.
• Dick Products
• Dick's & Burt's Lures
• Dick's Cedar Plugs / G.C. Folmer Cedar Plugs / Cedar Plug Co.
• Dicken's Bait Co.
• Dickey Tackle Co.
• Dickinson, John T. / Ford's Tackle Mfg.
• Dicks, J.C.
• Dilly, B.F., & Son
• Dineen, John
• Dintruff, R.F.
• Ditson Mfg. Co.
• Dive-0 Lure Co.
• Dixie Bait & Mfg. Co. Dist. / Schumacher Co. Mfg.
• Dixie Popper Supply
• Do-All Bait Co.
• Doc's Catfish Worms / Catfish Charlies Bait Co. / Johnnie Pickle / Monty's Catfish Scent/ Lesney Bread Bait Pres Miracle Bait Co.
• Doc's Pool Room
• Doering, F.S., & Co. / Pearl Bait Co. / Mornarch Automatic Fish Hook
• Dolejs, Joseph
• Dollar Bay Bait Co.
• Dolphin Mfg.
• Dominion Fishing Tackle Co. / Owens Enterprises
• Domore, E., Inc.
• Don-Ash Co.
• Donaly, Jim, Bait Co.
• Donnelly, Chris
• Donnie Wobbler
• Doty, D.B., Inc.
• Double H Lures / Meyre Decoys & Lures
• Double V.
• Doucett Bait Co.
• Dow, H.W.
• Dowell, Buck
• Dozier Bait Co.
• Drag-It Sinkers and Lures
• Drake, F.R.
• Drake, H.W.
• Drake, Harry. F.
• Drake, Thomas W.
• Drifter Tackle Co.
• Druley's Research Products / St. Croix Rubber Products
• Drummond Island Trading Corp.
• Dry-A-Line Co.
• Duble The Katch Tackle Co.
• Dubrow, F.W. / P.M. Eaby
• Dugdale's Mfg. Co. / Doo-Dit Co.
• Dukes & Co.
• Duluth Fish Decoy Co.
• Dumb Idea Fishing Lures & Other Fishing Devices
• Dura Pak Corp.
• Dura-Flote (By Net Machine, Inc.) / Nation-Wide Sportsman
• Duralure Co.
• Duryea, Judd
• Dutchy Lure Co.
• Dyna Tackle Co.
• Dynomite Lure / Dyn-O-Mite Lure Co.
• E&E Lure Co.
• E & 0 Mfg. Co. / Metal Products Co.
• Easy Coast Saltwater Surf & Striper Fishing Lures
• Eaton, T., Co., Ltd.
• Eaton, Robert
• Eau Claire Fly Co.
• E.A. Ebert Lures
• Ecco Lures
• Eckardt, Max B.
• Eckfield Boat Co., Bait Division
• Ecksi-Lure Mfg. Co.
• Economy Specialties Co. / Lanol Co.
• Eddie Bait Co.
• Edelmann, J.P.
• Edgren Mfg. Co.
• Edon Bait Co. / O.L. Strausborger
• Edson Fish Lure Co.
• Edwood Co.
• Eger Bait Mfg. Co.
• Elco Tackle Co.
• Electralure Development Corp.
• Electric Luminous Submarine Bait Co.
• Electrolure Co.
• Electronic Units, Inc.
• Elkay Bait Co.
• Ellingson, E.M.
• Ellis Plastic Products
• Elm Sporting Goods / Shapleigh Hardware Co. / Phillip Morris & Co.
• Elrod, George E.
• Elway Lures
• Emery, John V., Jr.Emery, H.G.
• Emmons Industries
• Empire Tackle Co. / Gasque's Basstriker
• Engineering Design Association
• English, Doug, Lures / Bingo Bait Co.
• Enterprise Mfg. Co. / Jorgen Irgens
• Enticer Bait Co.
• Eppich, F.E.
• Eppinger, Lou J.
• Erickson Laboratories / Tradewinds, Inc
• Erickson, Ingemar
• Erie Dearie / Causway Sport Shop / Erie Dearie Lure Co.
• Ertel, Bill
• Eslinger, John / Heddon Stingaree
• Estep's, Mike, Balsa Wood Lures
• Etchen Tackle Co.
• Ettershank-Robertson Bait Co.
• Europa Trading Co.
• Evans & Evans
• Evans, S.W., & Son
• Evans Mfg. Co.
• Evans, Glen L., Inc.
• Evanston Tackle Co.
• Everglades Mfg. Co.
• Everhart Sporting Goods / Unique Concepts, Inc.
• Ewert, W.S.
• Excel Lure Co.