Friday, November 6, 2009

Old Fishing Lures-Do You Know Where To Purchase Them?

By Frances Waterman

There are people who like buying old fishing lures of around $5 per piece that you can buy on eBay. There are also passionate collectors who are actually after the really old lures that have not seen the light of day for something like 80 years and more, and which have been kept in special recipients for this particular purpose.

The latter group - the collectors, are those who tend to spend sums ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 for one old lure only. There is another category of people interested in old lures who oscillate between the eBay old lures and the real collector's ones.

But these people do not always buy the old valuable lures; as a result they cannot be considered permanent members of the collectors' group. They may be familiar with classic equipment but do not pay the price for it.

Anyway, in either case, you can find old fishing lures for sale, as well as information about them simply by accessing the Internet. The history of fishing equipment, the manufacturer's market presence, the availability of collections are other common topics you'll encounter on the Internet.

In addition, pictures serve for products promotion, either to just present historic details or to illustrate product specificity. It is known that fishermen and hunters are characterized by telling a lot of incredible stories; with old lures, the story stock will be enriched too.

If you want some old fishing lures for the catch, and not just to display them in collections, you'll still find some classic or traditional models in regular fishing stores.

Besides the Internet and the stores, there are lots of specialized books and magazines for fishermen. These magazines often publish useful information on both new and old fishing lures, fishing equipment and techniques and types of fish and their habitat and behavior. Therefore, finding tackle and lures should be easy.

An advantage of old fishing lures over the new ones is that they can be used when fishing for various types of fish. Not long ago, when fishing was not a leisure activity but a lucrative one, people in this profession, used whatever tools and equipments they had available.

The new lures are sleek and designed to resemble live bait. On the contrary the old ones are a lot stiffer and simply imitate the bait in very rough lines.

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