History of the Plastic Fishing Tackle and Worm Industry

By Kevin Virden

The History of the Plastic Fishing Tackle and Worm Industry is an exploration of artificial fishing tackle production and focuses on history and development of the plastic worm. It reviews historical publications and provides a gradual overview on how the fishing tackle industry changed throughout the last two centuries. Fishing tackle products ultimately changed through man's inventiveness, by creation of materials such as rubber, gutta percha, pearl, and wood; however, it was quickly transformed with the invention of plastic materials like Celluloid, Bakelite, Cellophane, Neoprene, Tenite, and other plastics. This volume on fishing history explores many of the inventors and their inventions with a focus on rubber fishing tackle, then explores how manufacturers used plastic and other materials. As history has developed, this important volume discusses who invented the plastic worm and the race to compete in the artificial worm tackle industry. For more than half of the book, plastic worm inventors and their inventions are covered. Don't miss out on this exploration of the plastic fishing tackle and worm industry as the "rubber and plastic worm" has infinitely transformed fishing techniques and fishing! Companies such as the Enterprise Manufacturing Company (a.k.a. Pflueger), the Creme Lure Company, Burke Lure Company, DeLong Lures, the Bagley Bait Co., James Heddon and Sons, Fred Arbogast Company, Inc., and many more are explored. This book is a must have for fishing enthusiasts and fishing tackle collectors!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729423116
• ISBN13: 9781729423110
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.7" x 8.5"