![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that he was an avid fisherman with antique dealer parents naturally spawned his interest, which only intensified over time. “The average fisherman could only afford live bait.”Īs for Seymour, he says he found it easy to get hooked on collecting lures. They were never mass-produced since most people couldn’t afford them,” explains Halliday. “Lures were originally for the wealthy – doctors and other professionals. A Vaughn’s lure box with paperwork but no lure, commanded over $2,000.Īnd while collectible lures can be worth big money in today’s market, the early hand-made, hand-painted lures were even costly back in the day. 2 lure with its original box and both sets of paper instructions, brought over $4,000. If it did manage to entice a muskie, its large, razor sharp teeth often destroyed the lure.ĭuring the same 2018 sale, a Lurette No. The large Chippewas made to catch muskie (sometimes called the fish of 10,000 casts due to their evasiveness) rarely survived. The Chippewas are rare since most didn’t survive active use intact. The middle section of the lure rotates like a propeller, causing a vibration in the water designed to attract a fish. The much talked about sale included more than 700 lots and grossed over $175,000 (CAD).ĭuring that auction, a circa 1910 green wooden Chippewa spinner with black spotted sides, in its original box, made by the U.S.-based Immell Bait & Tackle Company, brought $10,030. Miller & Miller’s two-day auction of fishing lures in October 2018, featured the single-owner lifetime collection of the late Bob Ronson, another well-known Canadian collector and a friend of Seymour’s. Knowledgeable collectors are familiar with the value of lures, but the average person might be stunned to learn that a single fishing lure can be worth as much as $10,000, or more. They come in four sizes with each bulb designed to hold a different live bait. Celebrated as ‘bait-savers’, these inventive lures hold the worm (or other temptation) within a small glass bulb surrounded by hooks. Seymour’s collection includes a complete set of all four ‘living bait’ lures made by Canada Needle & Fishing Tackle. and it’s safe to say there is something here to interest everyone. He’s well-known in both Canada and the U.S. It had to be as close to perfect as possible. Seymour’s collection “is worthy of international attention,” according to Jason Halliday, a 30-year collector himself and a consultant to the auction house. 19, 2019 through Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. Well, they certainly reeled in Rick Seymour, the Canadian lure enthusiast who spent 40 years compiling an outstanding collection of antique lures, slated to be sold Oct. It’s sometimes said that fishing lures are designed as much to entice the fisherman as they are to attract the fish.
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