From its Sherbrooke, Québec facility, Brecks International Inc. manufactures fishing lures, including the century-old Lake Clear Wabbler, Williams, Mooselook and Savant brands. The Lake Clear Wabbler traces back to 1920, when Adirondack guide H. Robare cut the first lure from a car headlight bezel; Brecks acquired the business in 2014 and now produces it with genuine silver and 24-karat gold finishes developed through its own plating operation. Its lures are proudly made in North America.
AC ShinersSince Art Schoultheis founded AC Shiners in 1963, the Southwest Ohio shop has made fishing lures by hand, including its signature balsa models. Today, Chris Caldemeyer builds and assembles each lure in Art’s original shop on his original machinery, following the techniques that made the brand a trusted angler’s tool for more than six decades. The lures are handmade in the USA and action-certified one at a time.
Hofmann's Lures IncSince toolmaker and avid angler Jack Hofmann began making fishing lures in 1952, Hofmann’s Lures has built its name on durable, effective spoons and spinners made in the USA. Now owned by the Dunbar family in Greenville, Pennsylvania, the company preserves its long-running lure designs while adding features such as the Easy Clip & Spin spinner series. Its best-known Frizz spoon remains a more-than-70-year fixture for trout and panfish anglers.GREENVILLE, PA
Panther MartinSince 1958, Panther Martin has made spinning fishing lures, including the original inline spinner with its distinctive convex/concave blade mounted directly on the shaft. The Port Jefferson, New York company is especially known for trout lures, though its designs have also proven effective for freshwater and saltwater gamefish. More than 126 million Panther Martin lures have been sold in the United States, with the brand also distributed internationally.PORT JEFFERSON, NY
Reliable SpoonBorn in a Long Island machine shop, Reliable Spoon has made bunker trolling lures for striped-bass fishermen since 1974. Founded by passionate anglers who turned their metalworking skills to lure design, the company still crafts every bunker spoon on Long Island, using durable materials intended for harsh ocean environments. Fishermen have nicknamed the lures “The Equalizer,” and decades of catches have made them a familiar choice along the Northeast coast.COPIAGUE, NY