Book Description
Clyde Harbin Sr.--the foremost authority on lures, creates a pocket-sized edition of the information provided in the Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide, Sixth Edition. Collectors can carry this conveniently sized guide in their shirt or pants pockets and take it along to auctions, shows, and various other events for quick and easy identification of nearly 1,000 old fishing lures. Listings provide detailed descriptions, sizes, colors, and up-to-date prices. Complete information on the top lure companies--Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub, Pflueger, and South Bend--as well as identification tips and background information on hundreds of other early lure manufacturers make this little guide a big hit among collectors. * Provides complete information on the top lure manufacturers * Collectors can carry this pocket-sized guide to shows * Easily identify and price nearly 1,000 old fishing lures

About the Author
Carl F. Luckey, writer and researcher, produced the Old Fishing Lures & Tackle book, revising and adding to it several times. Clyde Harbin Sr. collaborated with Luckey to create the book and took over after Luckey's death. In fishing circles, Clyde Harbin Sr. is known simply as "The Bassman." He formerly owned one of the largest and most important fishing lure and tackle collections in the world. Harbin, a Southern fishing and collecting legend, has also written Heddon Footprints, a book detailing the history of the Heddon family, and contributed to Luckey's Old Fishing Lures & Tackle. He lives in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.