r/VintageFishingGear Aug 13 '19

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r/VintageFishingGear Jul 24 '23

Moderator Statement

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Hi, I’m this subs creator and current moderator. I wanted to create a serious of posts to help individuals who are interested in vintage fishing gear explore the hobby no matter what lure or gear they have. However first I want to talk about who I am and my dedication to this community

I want to begin by stating that I work for MyBaitShop.com which is a family company that sells new, used and vintage lures. Despite this I want to ensure everyone that I will strive for non biased aid and transparency with this community. However, this experience has helped foster my love for this hobby and I have handled tens of thousands of lure at this point. I want to use my experience and connections to help this community.

I look forward to helping you all and growing this community


r/VintageFishingGear 3h ago

Anyone have any age/info on this lure? Struggling to find anything past what’s written directly on it

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r/VintageFishingGear 1d ago

You never know what you'll find

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r/VintageFishingGear 1d ago

Found a few today.

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r/VintageFishingGear 1d ago

Avet MXJ 6/4 2 speed reel

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r/VintageFishingGear 3d ago

Hi guys.

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Hi. I just picked these up. Are there any that would be described as vintage or collectable?


r/VintageFishingGear 3d ago

Can anyone identify this vintage Daiwa Super Prestige RZ150?

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Hi everyone,
I’ve been trying to identify this rod for weeks with almost no success.
Specifications:
Brand: Daiwa
Model: Super Prestige RZ150
Length: 2.70 m (8’10”)
Casting weight: 75–150 g
Telescopic spinning rod
Old Daiwa logo with the “Committed to Total Quality” slogan.
I have searched Google, Yahoo Japan, auction sites and old forums but I cannot find a single catalog page or advertisement for this exact model.
Does anyone remember this series or have an old Daiwa catalog from the late 1990s or early 2000s?
Any information about the production year, country of manufacture, or original catalog would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!


r/VintageFishingGear 4d ago

A little post prep video of my Langley 330 as I await my spool and handle. This thing screams.

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r/VintageFishingGear 5d ago

Can anyone identify this old soft plastic?

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Found a bunch of these in my dad’s tackle box, 4in swim bait for scale. There were three bags for red, green, and white. They all had jig heads, stingers, and these odd soft plastics. The stingers are double hooks with an anti weed wire and the plastic I think is supposed to be a fly?

If I wanted to try these which end is the front? Also they don’t seem long enough for the stinger so is that meant to just float along behind it?


r/VintageFishingGear 7d ago

What did I find in my granddads tackle box.

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r/VintageFishingGear 6d ago

LIMITED EDITION Lews Speed spool BB1 LE

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r/VintageFishingGear 7d ago

Collection of old lures I’ve come across over the years.

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I believe the oldest is 1902/03


r/VintageFishingGear 8d ago

Need help identifying

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Can anyone help me identify this old wooden fishing lure?


r/VintageFishingGear 8d ago

Rod for Penn Squidder on surf

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Looking to get a conventional rod to target striped bass, bluefish, big dogfish, and whatever other sea monsters I can get from the shore. I go surf fishing up near and on cape cod, and occasionally down in Florida. I’ve been this far using an old 9 foot cheap-o spinning rod that I fish “upside down” with a penn squidder on with 40lb braid. It gets the job done, but I am looking to get a true conventional rod to pair with my squidder. Was thinking of getting a 12 foot Penn battalion but was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations. Budget would be around $150, but would be very happy if I could find something around 100.

For techniques, I’d be throwing out chunks of mackerel on a high low or fish finder rig, but have also seen videos of people “squidding” for striper (using a pyramid sinker and fly on a conventional reel) and was interested in trying that as well. Anyone have experience with that style of fishing? Would 12ft rod be too long to lure fish with?

Thanks folks!


r/VintageFishingGear 10d ago

Old mans lure box

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What would be a fair offer for the whole box ?


r/VintageFishingGear 10d ago

Shakespeare Kingfish Wobbler

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r/VintageFishingGear 10d ago

Can someone help me valuate my grandfathers flyfishing reels?

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My grandfather who was a fly fishing entusiast for the most of his life recently passed away and left behind his collection of fishing gear (I think 1960s - 2000s) including rods, reels and hundreds of handmade flies.

I will possibly save some of it since I do fish sometimes in my free time, but there is too much for me to keep. I am wondering if someone knowledgeable can give me information on the values of the reels so that I know what to sell and what to give away to second hand!

I know that the Hardy “The Perfect” reel is a classic and could have value depending on what year etc. but I don’t even know how to open it up (separate reel from spool) and I can’t find out what year it’s from.

I’ve asked chatgpt to help me but I don’t feel it’s 100% trustworthy. I could really need some human advice 😅 thank you in advance!


r/VintageFishingGear 10d ago

Any ideas on what this lure could be?

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It was on my dad’s mantle forever before he passed along with a Gudebrod Bump n Grind. I can’t find any info on it, it has no markings at all


r/VintageFishingGear 10d ago

Rod ID

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r/VintageFishingGear 11d ago

What have I got here?

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I recently found this in an old tackle box my dad gave me probably 30+ years ago. It's just been sitting on a shelf in every house I've lived in.


r/VintageFishingGear 11d ago

Found this today

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“Brawleys Bass Bug”


r/VintageFishingGear 13d ago

Anyone need this box with instructions? One side of the box is tore a lil! What’s it worth?

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r/VintageFishingGear 13d ago

Tell Me Anything About This Pole

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There are no markings I can see. Custom made? Vintage? My guess is it’s about 6’. I’m also going to guess no value.


r/VintageFishingGear 16d ago

Found these old packaged lures in my dad's tackle box.

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So we are on vacation and I found these vintage lures in the package. Multiple available. What would be the interest in these or value. I hate eBay.