The Tampa Bait and Tackle Company was in business for only a very short period of time in the late 1930's. It is believed that they were the successors to Dazzy Vance and Company, which was a partnership between Paul Manon and baseball legend Dazzy Vance.

Dazzy Vance and Company had manufactured a lure known as the Angle Frog. The lure seen here is the Angle Frog as made by the Tampa Bait and Tackle Company. It has a body style similar to that of a Dalton Special, but it has an eye on the side and another eye on the belly. The lure has a gill mark spray painted in the shape of a large "V" (as in Vance?).