Do you remember When Bagley Bait Company was located on Recker Highway in Winter Haven and his parking lot was filled with employees cars. Jim was a master salesperson who believed in his lures and ...

Inventor, master salesman and fishing legend James “Jim” Bagley, founder of Bagley Bait Co., never met a lure he couldn’t improve. Frequently stirred from sleep by an idea that just couldn’t wait, ...

WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. James Ladon Bagley of Winter Haven caught his first fish at the age of 4 and went on to become a member of the Fishing Hall of Fame and owner of Bagley Bait Co. "He was very smart ...

WINTER HAVEN — Using names such as Kill’r B, 007, Salty Dog, Bang-O-Lure and Balsa B, Jim Bagley became a legend in the fishing world by designing and selling fishing lures. Hardly a tackle box goes ...

Fishermen are notorious for wanting the newest gadgets and the latest lures. Each holds the promise of being the magic bait that catches a fish on every cast. But how often do anglers pine away for ...

Marty Dinges broke a promise to himself two years ago when he started collecting fishing lures. Not just any kind of lure, though. Dinges describes Jim Bagley Bait Co. lures with adjectives generally ...

Balsa wood is the lightest and liveliest natural material for making a fishing lure. However, unlike plastic lure makers, there are only few balsa wood manufactures of any scale in the world today. In ...

EUFAULA | Mike Kopp still remembers the day Lee Sisson spotted the school of shad in the phosphate pit down in Florida. The two men were working for Bagley Bait Co. and they were sharing a little Bass ...

Growing older hits people in different ways. For Lee Sisson of Auburndale, it was seeing one of the fishing lures he created pictured in an antique lure book. "It's kind of scary when you look in an ...

Capt. Alan Zaremba of Hollywood reported that peacock bass are now in their fall pattern in urban canals, which means they are traveling in schools. He said anglers should make long casts with ...