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In his quest to become a better fisherman, Fred Arbogast began to design his own lures. He then began selling his lures to pay for his casting competitions, and eventually started making lures full time. From this humble beginning, the Fred Arbogast Co. became one of the largest suppliers of bass lures in the world. The company was sold in 1997 and now the Akron, Ohio, factory stands silent, but thanks to PRADCO (Plastic Research and Development Group), several of Fred s original lures live on. The values of the many discontinued lures and colors have climbed rapidly over the last ten years. This book contains over 800 photos and three color charts which take the reader through the company s history. Current values have been given as a guide to help sellers and collectors reach fair prices. 2007 values.
The Fred Arbogast Company Fishing Lure Collector's Guide Kicker and Tin Liz Families by Kevin Virden Pdf
Fred Arbogast is infamously known for his invention the Jitterbug; however, many in the fishing world do not know is that he started making lures at the age of twelve. Born in Akron, Ohio on Brown Street, he grew up in the city, and developed a love of biology and fish early in life. As a teenager, he became a star athlete with his high school football team and entered the workforce during his high school years during summers. In addition to fishing, he had a passion for journalism, making bamboo casting and fly rods in his spare time, and working with taxidermy. As he became an employee of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, he honed skills in the rubber industry. During those years, he worked in different roles which taught him a new trade and gave him skill in molding, development, and rubber manufacturing. These skills combined with his uncanny desire to create his own fishing lures led to many unique ideas outside of work. As he developed lures at home, publicly, Fred Arbogast grew in notoriety in tournament casting. He became a very competitive tournament caster and his experience outpaced his competitors in the 1920s. Because of his inept abilities to cast with accuracy and distance, he became a "World Champion" bait caster. Out of this experience and notoriety in the tournament casting circles, Arbogast started his own fishing tackle company in 1925 at his home in Akron, Ohio. This book uncovers much of the history of his early company and the products he manufactured at his home for many years until in 1932, he moved his business to 313 West North Street. His company, aptly named Fred Arbogast, created some of the most iconic fishing tackle in history. This book provides a guidebook and related history for collectors of Fred Arbogast fishing lures of the metal brands, his Kicker and Tin Liz families of lures. This volume provides insight into Fred Arbogast's early fishing lures and provides knowledge for collectors and those interested in fishing tackle history.
History of the Fred Arbogast Company, Incorporated 1946-1997 by Kevin Virden Pdf
"This book tells the history of the Fred Arbogast Company, Incorporated. It highlights inventions that were connected with the firm, as well as adds new insight into some products including the Jitterbug, Hula Popper, and many more. Throughout this book, former company employees are highlighted. Their stories are told as related to the business and their significance is noted throughout this volume"--Back cover.
The Fred Arbogast Company, Incorporated Fishing Lure Collector's Guide 1940-1997 by Kevin Virden Pdf
Fred Arbogast, arguably Akron, Ohio's greatest angler, founded his company in 1925-1926 at his home and built his business throughout the 1930s-1940s through various challenges including the Great Depression and World War II. By 1946, he incorporated his business for the purpose of protecting his company in case of any troubles and for corporate purposes. One year later, in 1947, he died while ice skating at an indoor ice skating facility in Akron, Ohio. His corporation, the Fred Arbogast & Company, Incorporated survived despite Fred's untimely passing. With the name of the corporation slightly altered to the Fred Arbogast Company, Incorporated, the business thrived with changes in ownership, lure production, new salesmen, and new experimental engineering. This book provides collectors and those interested in fishing tackle history with additional company knowledge, production charts, color charts, and additional historical information on specific products. It provides information that will help guide those who enjoy collecting tackle produced in plastic and wooden varieties. Please enjoy this look at various materials produced by the Fred Arbogast Company, Incorporated from 1940-1997!
Two years after Sam Venable became the outdoor editor for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, he began receiving photographs of fish marked with only a phone number and the mysterious words "top-water Hubbard." Curious, Venable called the number and reached Ray Hubbard, a lay preacher, sewing machine repairman, and top-notch bass fisherman. Thus began an extraordinary twenty-seven-year friendship between two men who had little in common but a serious love of fishing and the outdoors. Venable wrote a story about Hubbard for the newspaper and began joining him for more fishing trips. Armed with unusual homemade lures and a friendly smile, Hubbard taught Venable the art of buzzbaiting, the joys of fishing pungent "slop holes," and the secrets of a bass-catching technique Hubbard called "mesmerizing." Soon the two men were subjecting one another to practical jokes and merciless teasing, but according to Venable, attempting to best his buddy was "like trying to argue with the captain of an international championship debating team." They also developed an intricate verbal shorthand for the launch ramps, restaurants, and fishing spots they encountered. Venable soon discovered that the upstanding reverend was not averse to telling an occasional white lie, especially if it protected a prized location or coveted angling secret. Over the years, the size of their catches ceased to matter. Hubbard, a straitlaced country preacher, and Venable, a veteran journalist fluent in the language of the newsroom, simply enjoyed each other's company, overcoming differences in age, educational background, and vocational calling. (It was Hubbard who continually suggested that Venable say "rock-elephant" in place of saltier expressions.) What they experienced together, Venable believes, was best understood by Henry David Thoreau, who observed that "many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." The Author: Sam Venable is an award-winning columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel and a contributor to such publications as Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, and Waterfowler's World. His books include Mountain Hands: A Portrait of Southern Appalachia and From Ridgetops to Riverbottoms: Celebrating the Outdoor Life in Tennessee.
In 2006, in celebration of our 25th anniversary, we brought Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide to you for the first time in full color. It was so successful, we decided to keep that format from year to year, and once again are bringing it to you in full color. It still contains over 50,000 listings from reliable sources, more than 500 categories from Advertising to Zsolnay, histories and pertinent facts, and representative full-color photographs. This year s edition will start shipping in August 2008 and is guaranteed to maintain its #1 bestselling status both at Collector Books and across the country. Dealers throughout the U.S. rave annually about Schroeder's, saying it just keeps getting better and better. Undoubtedly this year s edition will be the best! You will be pleased it has kept its new look, and even happier that it is available at one of the lowest prices you'll find for general antiques guides.
Lake Trout by Ross H. Shickler,Edward M. Eveland Pdf
The lake trout is one of the most elusive fish in North America-and one of the most captivating. Based on thirty years of fishing experience, Lake Trout offers an in depth look at this majestic fish including everything from the biology of the fish to the history of the areas surrounding the lakes in which they live. The first two chapters explore the evolution of the lake trout fisherman and the lessons that have been learned over the years by the authors' predecessors. Throughout Lake Trout, Edward Eveland and Ross Shickler include anecdotes of their first fishing experiences in Canada and the northern United States and the various successes, failures, and awe-inspiring moments they met along the way. Also discussed is the future of the lake trout including pollution fears, over-fishing and shrinking habitats.
