Tackle MADE IN THE USA

I am working on a story and am doing research on tackle companies which make their products in the USA. I would appreciate it if ya'll can suggest companies for me to research and verify. It is ok if some components are sourced from overseas (example Fugi guides on rods)
Your suggestions are appreciated.

www.jobabylures.com

ProCullFishing.com

Zoom, reaction innovations, loomis, falcon, ardent, some berkley, luckestrike. Good article on the luckestrike on bassmaster.com a while back. When you get it written up please send it to the big publications, the more exposure for US made products the better.

LFT I believe are made here.

Papa's Baits and by Disabled Vets

Mann's???

-alton

Xcite Baits, LFT Lures, Rockcrawler Jigs, Grumpys Baits

Rage Tail Baits are made in the USA.

With the exception of the Mustad Hooks I use, all my products are manufactured and packaged here.

It's great to see such a great list of companies supporting US workers.

Good luck with your article.

Talon Lures. We do it all from design to casting to assembly to packaging right here in East Texas. All our molds are our own custom designs and made in Illinois from materials sold by a company back east. Our wire is made in the United States of domestic origin stainless steel. Our spinnerbait blades, spoons, beads and clevis are made and plated in Minnesota from domestic origin brass. Our buzzbait blades and rivets are made in Missouri from domestic source Aluminum. Even our lead alloy is from domestic sources. Our 3-d eyes are manufactured in the U.S.A. Our swivels are manufactured in New York from domestic sourced materials. Our clam packaging is made in Houston, Wisconsin and St. Louis, and our printing is done in Tennessee. All these items can be purchased for about 1/3 or less of the cost from Chinese and Korean manufacturers, however we won't do it. I've even checked to see that our web hosting is owned and operated here in the States and that they use domestic servers.

Our hooks and skirt tabs and collars are purchased from American companies but are made overseas. Our crankbait bodies are also made overseas. We buy our liquid and powder paints from American companies but I'm not sure where they're actually manufactured.

Tim, if you need some help with sources shoot me an email at sales@talonlures.com

I wish there were alot more people like this in the USA!!! Yes, I realize costs would be alot higher, but there is something to be said for actually trying to support businesses that still use American Made!!!

Kudos to Talon!

-alton

My hats off to you Andi. It's hard work finding all those sources and making those choices to keep Americans working but, the short of it is, IT CAN BE DONE!

Saltwater baits...but Norton, Tidal Surge, Reaction Strike, Paul Brown's lures, yellowmouth jigheads. Just a few I can think of.

Santone jigs made right here in "THE" state of Texas!
Lake Fork Tackle-- same same

Bohonk
McCoy Line
Hoodoo Baits
Papa's Baits

Bill Norman. Proof that a great crankbait can be made in the US and not cost 10.00 or more.

I was in acadmey yesterday looking at cranks and Norman was the only one I saw could of missed one that was us made.
All of the baits that I pour are made of all texas product at lease my suppliers are texas business, packages are from az but lables are local.


Bill Brasher
Grumpys Baits

Falcon Rods. Zoom baits Lake Fork Trophy Lures !!!!

Whopper baits

You can really tell the difference in quality on the Talon lures compared to most of the other stuff that's imported. I really like the durability and superior craftsmanship of the spinnerbaits.

St Croix rods

You just earned my business. I've recently changed out a dozen rods to Falcons because they are made here. From now on, my lures are coming from you. I try to buy as much as humanly possible that is made in the good ol US of A. All my plastics are either Zoom or LFT etc. Thanks for going to all the extra trouble to keep it all right here at home.

Hag's Tornado Baits are 100% made in the USA. Bags, printing, oil, garlic, plastic, worms,,,,,, everything! Trying to find some small stickers that say "Made In The USA".

Laser Etching, Hag

Our "Hawg Trap" Buzz baits, soft plastics and our new Drop shot rigs are all made in the U.S. of A.....Fort Worth, Tx to be exact.....All components but the hooks and silicon skirts are U.S. made....

here u go Tommy...
http://www.uline.com/BL_1217/Made-In-USA-Labels?pricode=wf867&gclid=CLihr6SAja0CFSVjTAode1mXmQ

Thanks Carlos!!! Got them on the way!

E2baits

Secret Weapon Lures
Line and Lure (not tackle but tackle related)

Kickerfish bait co. molded, poured & packaged here in the US. SWAG custom Jigs Made her in the US and Nicholes Lures Made right here in East Texas

Fish Candy Bait Company made right here east of Dallas.

OUZO BAITS Manufacture of Soft Plastic Fishing Lures. Made in the USA
www.ouzobaits.com
Palestine TX.

Mepps spinners are mostly made in the USA some of the blades are made in france

CastAway rods --- Montgomery, Texas
Bumper Stumper Lures Flower Mound, Texas
K/K jigs Texas.

All Humdinger Lures are made in North Richland Hills TEXAS by me.

Double ZZ Custom Lures - http://www.doublezzcustomlures.com/

Vison Lures - http://www.visionlure.com/servlet/StoreFront

Minda Lures http://www.mindalures.com/

Bear Paws Hand Poured Baits http://www.bearpawshandpouredbaits.com/

Wave http://www.wavefishing.com/

Bull Shad swimbaits!

Taylor Man's Custom Lures!

Kicker Fish Bait Co.

TLCBaits.com Owned and operated by a women based in Kingwood Texas.

JDC Baits

Its great to see so many others living the American dream... We also make and pacakage all of all baits here in the US of A.

Unless you meant Reaction unovations, all reaction strike is made outside of the USA. Made in China
My baits are made in USA

Norman Lures, Rebel Lures, and Bandit Lures are a few good crank bait lure companies that make their lures in the US.
Hope this helps

Soon we are going to relocate TLCbaits.com from Kingwood TX to Zapata TX much easier to test product:)

Snagproof

Custom Angle Rods

Kicker Fish Bait Co, even pay a little more for the bags to be made in U.S.A 100% TEXAS !

The Federal Trade Commission standard for "Made in the USA" can be found here:

http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus03-complying-made-usa-standard

Power Tackle in Del Rio.

zoom crankbaits

Brovarney Bait like others use hooks and skirts made overseas but that is where it stops. The casting is done by out of work fishing buddies. The Painting is still done by Brovarney in his basement. All skirting is hand tied by stay at home moms. When all is said and done the they are package either by Brovarney's kids or the kids at church who do it for fundraising for their yearly mission trip.

We aren't Gonna get rich doing it this way but we sure meet a lot of great people.

Smack Tackle. We designed our own lures, had the molds made in Colorado. We make the halves, weight chanbers and bills with a plastic injection molding machine and then assemble the parts. The only thing that is made elsewhere are the VMC treble hooks that are on our Gizz 3 and Gizz 4 crankbaits. We have replacement VMC hooks on our Flitterbaits.

Bill Lewis Rattle Trap still makes them in Alexandria, LA

Ok......So it looks like to me we have a $#!~ load of American made tackle....and even better mom and pop TEXAS made tackle. So as anglers I feel it is our responsibility to step up and support them and keep our money in OUR country! Can I get a H#!! yeah?