Fishing Lures

The first wooden lures were made in the late 1800s, and their golden age was from about 1915 to the 1950s. Condition is very important, and certain colors of paint, or designs, are considered rarer than others. Antique and vintage lures that have been repainted or lost their paint have little or no value, and the box a lure came in may be worth as much as the lure itself (for example the early sliding top, box jointed, and wooden boxes).