The Encyclopedia Of Old Fishing Lures: Made in North America: 14 - Tapa blanda

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 Candian Providences visting 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. People purchasing these books can buy any one single book, a whole set, or even a book a month if they desire as the books will be printed and shipped on demand. 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.

Robert A. Slade was born March 17, 1938, graduated from Eaton Rapids High School in central Michigan in 1957 and Michigan State University in 1964 with a four year hitch in the U.S. Air Force in between. After working for 36 years as an insurance and investment broker he retired in 1996. Bob had been an avid fisherman all of his life and started fishing with his parents at age 6. He has been a antique fishing lure collector since 1958 and had amassed a hugh collection by 1990. His retirement allowed him the necessary time to research and write articles for a collector magazine and publish several books on the subject of old fishing lures.