Fishing Frenzy

Old fishing lures for $5 a piece on eBay, this is a bargain many hobbyists will take. The really old lures, also called antique, are those present in private collections of almost 100 years, and that have not been used in water for quite a long time.

Real collectors would even venture to uy items rated for sums between $1,000 and $5,000. 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. If there are also some interesting stories to tell about some old fishing lures, that's all the better, because hunting and fishing go well with story telling.

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 web sites and fishing stores, you can find tips in magazines, guides and books. These magazines often publish useful information regarding 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.

Although new lures are more specialized and definitely preferred by hobbyists, old fishing lures have one feature to call an advantage: their suitability for more fishing instances. 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.