Finding the allure in fishing lures

GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — Glenn Reeves often visits yard sales, searching for fishing lures left behind in old tackle boxes.

Reeves, of Glasgow, is an avid fisherman, but he is also a collector of fishing lures, a hobby he has maintained for 25 years.

Reeves estimates he has several thousand lures in his still-growing collection.

A friend, Ed Darst of Glasgow, considers Reeves’ collection to be worthy of a museum.

Aside from yard sales, Reeves looks for lures at swap meets.

Reeves acquired the first of his collection of five lures – which were all made by J.T. Buel of Vermont – when he purchased an old tackle box that had one inside.

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