The Gold Cap Dodger was an early 1920s lure offered by Brainerd Bait Co. of St. Paul, Minn. The company also did business as "10,000 Lakes Fishing Tackle."  The glass-eyed bait features an adjustable diving lip with two settings that enabled anglers to adjust the angle of the dive. The picture box is attractive and matches the finish on the lure inside.

This wooden Brighte Eye lure is covered in a metallic sheath of aluminum, through which glass eyes are mounted. The maker, Brighte Eye Products, was in business in the early 1930s. This is the Baby Brighte Eyes. A larger version was also sold and the lure came in several metallic finishes.

This wooden Brighte Eye lure is covered in a metallic sheath of aluminum, through which glass eyes are mounted. The maker, Brighte Eye Products, was in business in the early 1930s. This is the Baby Brighte Eyes. A larger version was also sold and the lure came in several metallic finishes.

The folky Brown's Fisheretto was made by Brown Brothers in Minnesota in the 1920s and acan be found in many colors. Brown's Fisheretto lures also made ice decoys. The handsome picture box shows the glass eye Brown's Fishoretto, which is rare; most Brown's Fishoretto lures have brass eyes, as shown here. 

The spring-loaded Cat's Paw Weedless is a neat 1940s bait designed to avoid snags, but spring open to hook fish upon a strike. This short-lived wooden lure was found at a flea market in southwestern Michigan. They have painted eyes.

The Case Bait Co. was in business around 1911 and offered this classic revolving-head Rotary Marvel  bait. The head is metal plated and the side hooks have patented Pflueger hangers. This boxed example was photographed as a "feature lure"  in the National Fishing Lure Collectors Club magazine.

The Charmer Minnow is a classic "barberpole" bait that was patented in 1910. This very rare "patent applied for" box is the only one I'm aware of. Charmers were packed in wonderful boxes whose colors matched the lures inside.

The Chippewa baits date to round 1909 and were made in Blair, Wisconsin. The painted metal spiral in the boxy cavity is usually painted red. This is the Pike Size lure in fancy sienna. The instruction flyer is included.

The Chris Floater baits were made around 1929 by the Kostielny Bait Co. in Bronson. The company bought  their props from Shakespeare, and used high quality glass eyes as well. This lure, in aluminum, features the one-piece plate hook  hardware typical of the Chris Floater lures. 

This is a much-rarer bait also marketed by the Kostielny Bait Co. in Bronson. This no-eyed lure, called the Kay Bee, featured jets of hair emerging from each side and a tail-mounted propeller, also marked Shakespeare. This is a hard to find box compared to the Chris Floater box above. 

The Water Scout is a great lure. They were made in scores of colors and you'll never find them all. This is an early "dent-eye" version dating to the 1930s. Later examples had pressed eyes. Note the metal belly keel. 

Little is known about the Clark Brothers of LaPorte, Indiana, but their Make-Em-Bite lures are wonderful. Dating to around 1920, and finished in vibrant red crackleback, this example features glass eyes and single hooks that expand when a fish strikes. The instruction flyer is included.

 Here is another Clark lure with two line ties so that it can be pulled as a diving bait from one end and a topwater wobbler on the other. Box is marked No. 25 BLACK CRACKLE. Note that this box says "Pat. Applied For", while the one above is over-stamped  "PATENTED." This rare bait was gratefully acquired from a visitor to this website.