USA made fishing lures etc

[mrpike1973]

hi figuring the economy is in the tank at work a bunch of us decided that buying usa made lures and tackle would help maybe it wont turn the economy around right away but we need to support american made jobs sadly when i went to the store to stock up a bit i could hardly find anything made in america everything from china not trying to cause a fight just wondering does any one know whats american made any more

[CJH]

Not much, too expensive to manufacture in the US, unless its a small company.

I'd focus more on US owned companies (Northland, Lindy, etc...) as they still employ a good amount of people and pay taxes in the US/MN.

[mrpike1973]

good call thanks

[MNice]

Remember, low prices do not equate to good wages.

[OnAFly]

I try to think of it more in the way of who I am buying from. A lot of time you can get the same, or nearly the same, price for something at a local bait shop. I try to give the little places more business since almost everything is not American made anymore.

[NCLaker]

I'm just getting into musky fishing. It seems a lot of the musky lure companies are making in the US.

[Mid-Lake Rock]

NCLaker - there are tons of great Muskie Baits made in the USA, most being made in MN/WI/Midwest. I don't know if I can name them on this forum. I often go to smaller shops and find lots of locally made musky baits and tackle. There is also a big expo coming up in a few weeks that will have a lot of the one-man bait making operations selling their products.

[Crusty old Swede]

Bay De Noc makes swedish pimples and the rest of their stuff in Michigan. Alot of salmon trolling gear is made here.

[Northlander]

NCLaker - there are tons of great Muskie Baits made in the USA, most being made in MN/WI/Midwest. I don't know if I can name them on this forum. I often go to smaller shops and find lots of locally made musky baits and tackle. There is also a big expo coming up in a few weeks that will have a lot of the one-man bait making operations selling their products.

You can name any company as long as you dont bash them or list contact info of non sponsors.

[KMR85]

I'm just getting into musky fishing. It seems a lot of the musky lure companies are making in the US.

if they made musky lures in china, you would only get to use the lure once and then it would be broken.

[opsirc]

Not much, too expensive to manufacture in the US, unless its a small company.

I'd focus more on US owned companies (Northland, Lindy, etc...) as they still employ a good amount of people and pay taxes in the US/MN.

you're right there, too many companies going out of country.

[newoodhntr]

The Mepps lures are made in Antigo Wi. They still buy squirrel tails from hunters for their lures.

[TonkaBass]

Northland is a really good choice for usa made tackle with a lot of high quality products.

[shizzy]

in this day and age its hard to buy only american made items. I mainly try to buy from the smaller shops. I figure the smal guy getting one more sale is wore much more.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

As long as you spend your money, that's what counts (assuming you still have a job).