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National Fishing Lure Collectors’ Club (NFLCC) Region I Show
Auburn, NY (February 29, 2008) – Region I of the National Fishing Lure Collectors’ Club will hold its annual show on Saturday, March 15th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday March 16th, 9 - 11 a.m., at the Palmyra Inn, 955 Canandaigua Road (State Rt. 21) located approximately 5 miles North on Route 21 from Thruway Exit 43. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Anyone that collects tackle, has an old tackle box and doesn’t know what to do with it, or just likes to fish; this show is a great time for you and your family. Free appraisals are available. Admission, by temporary membership, is only $5 a person and children under 12 are free. Tackle collectors from the Northeast and Canada will gather to exhibit some of the finest antique fishing tackle, rods, decoys, reels, and memorabilia including advertising pieces, minnow buckets, boxes, and art work.
The NFLCC is an organization that was formed to educate the public on the history and artifacts related to the sport of fishing. It is an organization that promotes the collection and verification of antique fishing materials. This fishing history began in the 1850’s with the making of metal baits by such makers as J. T. Buel and G. M. Skinner of Clayton, New York. The sport of fishing is depicted in trade cards, decoys, art work, rods, reels unique artifacts, and of course, tackle. Some of the items you will see were made by Creek Chub, Hedden, South Bend, Pflueger, as well as many state specific manufactured lures.
The NFLCC Region I show has been held in Rochester, Corning and most recently Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is the second year this event is held in the Palmyra area. Free appraisals of tackle, rods, reels, and other fishing items will be available to those that attend. Should you want to sell your old tackle or other fishing related items, the experts will determine if it’s saleable. Lunch available on Saturday from 11:00 – 1:30 p.m. Call Steve Hays for information (315) 597-4793.
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