I came across two blogs recently that are both dedicated to old-school fishing lures.

The Van Buren Boys' Blog is written by the guys in charge of recreating the mid 19th century fishing gear for the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, New York. The group is made up of historians and craftsmen who are making everything from old-school reels to replicas of Victorian fishing tackle and making horsehair fishing line (the author says he's able to make 30' in 2 hours).

Soldering a replica of an 1852 J.T Buel lure

It's full of photos of their progress and interesting tidbits of lure history. LINK

The blog Fishing for History covers a more broad base (and it's where I saw the link to the Van Buren project blog) about all manner of vintage tackle and antique fishing lures.

He also has some great fishing news link roundups, old ads for lures and fishing accessories, and lots of pictures of weird old lures.

Here's a LINK to his blog