Fritz's Vintage Lures

Vintage and Antique Fishing Lures and Tackle

Many of the Spearing Decoys pictured on the website were carved by local Minnesota fishermen.  The folklore and history of these carvers is fascinating as their stories told them making and selling these decoys to augment their income—some for beer!! Enjoy

 

Spearing Decoys

· Mizera Decoys

· Frank Mizera

· Ely, MN

· c. 1950’s

· Sawyer Sunfish

· Chet Sawyer

· Calumet, MN

· c. late 1930’s

· Sletten Decoy

· Kermit Sletten

· Willmar, MN

· c. 1950’s

 

· Creek Chub Commercial Spearing Decoy

· The Creek Chub Bait Co.

· Garrett, IN

· c.  1936

· Brown’s  Decoy’s

· Osakis, MN

· c. 1920-1940

 

· Newman Decoys

· Ernie Newman

· Carlton, MN

· c. 1950’s

· Loe Decoy

· Emil J. Loe

· Hibbing, MN

· c.  1950's

· Flanigan  Decoy

· William Flanigan

· Staples, MN

· c. late 1940's

· Moroso Decoy

· c.  1940's

· Howell Red Flowered Decoy

· Leroy Howell

· Hinckley, MN

· c. 1930's

· Motherway Decoy

· John Motherway

· Iron Range Region, MN

· c. 1950's