Pflueger (fishing)

Pflueger is a brand of fishing tackle products and a subsidiary of Pure Fishing.

In 1880, Ernest A. Pflueger started the Enterprise Manufacturing Company in Akron, Ohio to make fishing tackle.[1]

In 1883, Ernest patented the use of phosphorescent paint on artificial fishing lures,[2] which lead to tremendous growth for their fishing lures and 50 more inventions.[3]

The company's name was changed to E.A. Pflueger Company and became one of the largest fishing equipment makers in America.[4] The company would go on to develop the popular Pflueger Akron and the Summit casting reels.[5]

References
  1. "History of E. A. Pflueger Antique Lures". www.oldfishinglure.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. Artificial fish-bait, 1883-02-13, retrieved 2018-04-04
  3. "History Of Pflueger Fishing Lures | Vintage Collectible Pflueger Bait -". fishinglurecollectibles.net. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. "Pflueger Lures - Fin and Flame Fishing For History". finandflame.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. Miller, Robert (2009). The History of the Pflueger Akron & Summit Casting Reels. Cincinnati, OH: Whitefish Press. ISBN 0984205063.


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