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Antique Fishing Lures
Upcoming Lure Shows

These are some of the antique fishing tackle collector shows that are coming up soon.
Send me an email if you would like to have your show information added to this list.

I will not advertise any show that encourages people to bypass Paypal fees by using
the "friends and family" option to pay for registration and/or tables or by any other means.

April 6, 2024 - Portland, Oregon
NFLCC Region 9 Spring Show

Saturday, April 6th, 2024
Room Trading April 4th& 5th
SHILO INNS AIRPORT HOTEL / 503-252-7500
Shuttle available from Portland Airport to Hotel

Larry Herlocker and I, Arne Soland, would like to welcome you to the fourth NFLCC Show @ the Shilo Inns Hotel 11707 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220. We have a block of 60 rooms available at show special room rate of $120.00 for Jr. Suite Rooms if reservations are made by March 16, 2023. PLEASE RESERVE BY THIS DATE AND MENTION THE NFLCC TO RECEIVE THE SHOW RATE.   PLEASE USE THE DIRECT PHONE # TO THE HOTEL (503-252-7500) WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS . The Show hours are 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM for all registered members and their paid guests. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS SHOW @ 8:00 am FOR A FEE OF $5.00 [one day membership in the NFLCC that can be applied as partial payment to yearly membership fee]. The cost of registration for this show is $15.00 for members and guests [spouses & children are free].   Show Tables are $20.00 each with a limit of four. Please register early as we have sold out of tables in the past.     PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO LARRY HERLOCKER. Larry’s address is:      Larry Herlocker    11 Monterrey Place, Longview, WA 98632   We will have display tables and free coffee & donuts in the Ballroom Saturday morning. There will be many FREE door prizes given away @ 10:30 AM.   Any Member who brings in a new Member [must join @ the show] receives free admission to the show. If you have any questions, suggestions, or need additional information, you can contact: Larry @ 360-749-4864 herloc@live.com or Arne @ the following: Arne Soland 849 NE 70th St, Portland, OR 97213 503-253-1741 asoland@msn.com
The next show will be on November 2, 2024 in Portland.

April 7, 2024 - Medina, Minnesota
Medina Sporting Collectible Show

Medina Entertainment Center
500 Highway 55
Medina, MN

Click here for show flyer and registration form

April 12-14, 2024 - Oberlin, Ohio
Holy Mackeral Fishing Tackle Flea Market

THE ORIGINAL BIG ONE!!! 2024
By Holy Mackerel
April 12,13,14 FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
New Russia Township Hall
46300 Butternut Ridge Rd.
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-3

Click here for more information

April 20th, 2024 - Effingham, Illinois
Central Illinois Lure Meet

Click Here for Show Flyer and Registration

April 26-27, 2024 - Weirton, West Virginia
THIRD ANNUAL 2024 NFLCC
WEIRTON (PITTSBURGH AREA) NFLCC MEET
National Fishing Lure Collectors Club vintage tackle show

Dates: Friday, April 26 to Saturday, April 27, 2024; NFLCC-sanctioned meet.

Place: Holiday Inn, 350 Three Springs Drive, Weirton, WV 26062* * Hotel is one mile from the Pennsylvania state line (only 18 miles to Pittsburgh International Airport) and only three miles to Steubenville, Ohio. A true “tristate” location likely to bring out a lot of old tackle.

Format: In-room trading Thursday. Table set-up at 8:00 am Friday with show room open until 5pm. Show room reopens Saturday 9am-1pm with displays and selling in large ballroom. Show will be open to the public Saturday morning at a $5 charge for non-members. Table exhibitors are asked to stay until at least 1pm on Saturday. An informal auction of items from table holders is being considered

Room Rates: A block of rooms is being held for NFLCC and ORCA paid members at $110/night. Make reservations directly with the hotel by calling (304) 723-5522 and using the three-letter code “NFL.”

Registration: $15 for NFLCC or ORCA members. Must register to get tables.

Tables: $20 for NFLCC or current ORCA members; limit of 2 tables at this time; ballroom has space for 60 tables so reserve early.

Click here for printable show flyer and registration form

Show Hosts: Mike Nogay (MNogay@aol.com) email contact preferred Gene Sprando (878) 218-3225 and Bill Gehrke (724) 413-2558 NFLCC Region 2 Vice President Gary Lopez (Quickcatch@Verizon.net)

April 27, 2024 - Tewksbury, Massachusetts
NFLCC Region 1
New England Vintage
Fishing Tackle Show

Hilton Garden Inn - Tewksbury/Andover
4 Highwood Drive
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 640-9000

New England Vintage Fishing Tackle Show Flyer

New England Vintage Fishing Tackle Show Registration

May 31st - June 1st, 2024 - Crystal River, Florida
FATC Show

May 31st - June 1st, 2024

Plantation on Crystal River
9301 West Fort Island Trail
Crystal River, Florida 34429
Website: www.PlantationonCrystalRiver.com

Contact show host Tom Wilkerson for additional information: email: oldstufflures@gmail.com

Click here for show flyer and registration form

2nd Annual
CATC Room Trade Show
Friday & Saturday June 7-8, 2024

Microtel Inn & Suites
102 Electric City Blvd
Anderson, SC Tel.
864-642-4282

Click here for show flyer

June 8th - Des Moines, Iowa
7th Annual Greater Iowa Sporting Collectibles Show

Des Moines, Iowa

June 8, 2024

Saturday 9am – 2pm

Vendor Setup 7am-9am

Room Trading on Friday

Old and new fishing tackle, reels, rods, lures,
duck decoys, duck calls, wildlife art, DU collectibles, etc.

Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport/ Conf Center

6111 Fleur Drive

Des Moines, IA 50321

Call 515-287-2400 and be sure to mention that you are with the Sporting Collectibles Show

Join us on FACEBOOK for more show information:

https://www.facebook.com/IowaSportingCollectiblesShow

or contact us at DesMoinesShow@gmail.com

July 18-20, 2024 - Springfield, Illinois
2024 NFLCC NATIONAL SHOW & MEETING

SHOW HOSTS: David Saalfrank and Ken Brant
Location: BOS Center-Bank of Springfield, 1 Convention Center Plaza 62701
MEET RESTRICTIONS: You must be a member in good standing with the NFLCC, all dues paid through June2025. At least 75% of total display must be FISHING TACKLE related. No firearms. POSITIVELY NO EXCEPTIONS!

REGISTRATION & TABLES: Advance registration is $30.00 per member including spouse (significant other)”and minor children. Each paid member is allowed to bring one (1) guest (providing the guest has never been a member of the NFLCC) free of charge. Additional guests must purchase a membership and registration. Pre-registration will close on July 6, 2024. Confirmation of registration, if requested, will be by email. Registration & tables at the door will be $40.00 each per member, so register early. Advanced Table Registration is $30.00 per 8 foot table.

Members wanting tables next to each other must send their separate table registration forms and checks in the same envelope. All tables are on a first come basis. No refunds after June 25, 2024. DO not SEND dues with registration: go to https://nflcc.org/join-renew/ As always, we can use more volunteers for helping with show functions. If you would like to volunteer, please contact David Saalfrank at 260-622-7107 or email davidasaalfrank@Email.com   Please check NFLCC . Org for Hotel updates.

Hotel: President Abraham Lincoln Springfield, a Double Tree by Hilton 701 E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62701-1627 Standard King or 2 Queens - $124 - Business Suite $150- free parking Reservations 217-544-8800, Group code NFL or https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/nationalfishinglurecollectorsclub/

September 19-21, 2024 - San Antonio, Texas
The 2024 San Antonio Lure & Tackle Show

Thursday September 19^th thru Saturday September 21^st

This show begins with room trading on Thursday and continues through Friday at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by (Marriot San Antonio NE/Schertz), 5008 Corridor Loop Rd, Schertz, Texas.

The discounted room rate for this show is $99/per night for single king and $109/per night for double queen. Suite King ($119) and Suite Queen ($129) rooms are also available. The Standard King rooms are smaller, and are not recommended if you need a lot of space. To receive this rate, call 210-658-1466 and mention the group code S.AL.T.S. The discounted rate can be used from September 18^th-21^st, however only the 19^th-20^th are official room trading days.

The show continues on Saturday, September 21^st, at the VFW Post #8315, 1000 Farm-To-Market Rd 78, Schertz, Texas 78154. The doors will open for those registered at 7:45am. Doors open to the public at 9:00am with the auction beginning at 11:00am (Show ends at 1:30pm).

Public Admission: $10 per person, children under 16 are FREE.

Registration

Registration -$25

Spouses and non-trading guest- FREE

Tables-$15

To register, please email SaltShowTexas@yahoo.com with your full name, and number of tables desired, see payment methods below. You can also register by calling Logan directly at 210-776-6181.

You can pay registration through one of the following options:

·       Cash or check in person at the hotel/show

·       Mail a check payable to Logan Stewart at 207 Palo Grande, San Antonio, Texas, 78232

·       Pay with Paypal to 210-776-6181

Contact Show Host Logan Stewart at 210-776-6181 for more information.

Click here for show flyer

September 19-22 - Altamonte Springs, Florida
FATC Show

Embassy Suites - AltamonteSprings
225 Shorecrest Drive
Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701

Contact show host Chuck Heddon for additional information:
email: cheddon@mpinet.net

Click here for show flyer and registration form

November 7-9, 2024 - Savannah, Georgia
The SAVANNAH SOUTHERN CLASSIC
Antique Tackle Show

A Combined Show in Historic Savannah, Georgia
Presented by the
Carolina Antique Tackle Collectors & Florida Antique Tackle Collectors

Embassy Suites by Hilton, Savannah Airport
145 W. Mulberry Blvd, Savannah, Georgia 31407
Special Room Block Rate: $142.00 Nightly good till Oct. 16, 2024

For more information, contact show hosts:
Steve Herzog - CATC 864-580-9768 zzogmann1@yahoo.com
Jim Berglund – FATC 904-303-6503 thetackleshackflorida@yahoo.com

Click here for show flyer
Click here for show registration form

November 9, 2024 - Akron / Canton, Ohio
NFLCC Fishing Tackle Show
Saturday November 9, 2024 - 8AM- 2PM

We invite you to the Akron / Canton, Ohio area to the home of many historic fishing tackle, outdoor, and sporting goods companies. Our show will be held at the Holiday Inn Canton (Belden Village) hotel on November 9th.

Vendors can arrive as early as Thursday for room to room trading and receive the NFLCC group rate. Vendors will be offering antique, collectible, old, new, and used fishing tackle, rods, reels, and lures. We expect that most items to be traded in the rooms and show are fishing related (approximately 75%). Club members may also have other outdoor items such as misc. hunting supplies, duck and fish decoys, duck calls, wildlife art, vintage shell boxes, knives, prints, magazines, books, household décor, and other sporting collectibles available. Other examples of items such as coins, stamps, sports cards, petroleum, vintage advertising, camping, and other collectible items can often be found.

No guns, ammunition, weapons, alcohol, or illegal items will be traded or available.

Free appraisals available. Raffle prizes are available for purchase (information available at registration table at show). Displays permitted on show tables and best of show judged by attendees with award.

Registration / show fees cover advertising and minor incidental costs. Vendors who plan on trading in the room and / show register and pay $15 (covers spouse / significant other and children). Only registered NFLCC and ORCA members may trade in their rooms and receive the hotel group rate. Show admission is $10 for members and non-members. Non-member paid admission receives a free NFLCC Magazine or Gazette (limited supplies). Youth 16 and under are free of charge.

6 ft. tables provided by the hotel for show are $25 each (maximum of five) per seller. Tables must be paid in advance. NFLCC and ORCA members may setup in rooms and get tables.

All current NFLCC and ORCA member reservations should mention the Fishing Tackle Show for group rate. Group room rates are $109 plus taxes for Single King or Double Queen beds per night. Studio Suites are available for $129 for Single King or Double Queen plus living room seating.

Please read hotel contract about smoking and room restrictions. Hotel:       Holiday Inn Canton (Belden Village)- (330) 494-2770 4520 Everhard Road N.W. Canton, Ohio 44718

Show Host: Kevin Virden (New Franklin, OH– NFLCC)- 330-612-9438, canton.oh.nflcc.show@gmail.com