Acme Tackle Company

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name = Acme Tackle Company

type = Private
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foundation = 1952
founder = Arthur A. Lavallee
location_city = Providence, Rhode Island
location_country = U.S.
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industry = Fishing lures
products = Little Cleo
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slogan = "Action makes the difference."
homepage = http://www.acmetackle.com
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Acme Tackle Company is an American fishing supplies store, specializing in spoon lures. [cite news|first= Lynne |last= Snifka |date= 2005-04-20 | title = This Alaskan Life: Sportsmanlike Conduct | url = http://208.109.242.142/archives/archives-2005/thisalaskanlifevol14ed15.shtml | publisher = Anchorage Press | accessdate = 2007-11-03] Acme has 16 different lures in over 1200 different types, sizes and color combinations, many of which are designed for specific types of fish, such as trout, bass, pike, or walleye. Acme's lures use steel split rings and Mustad hooks to hold fish. The company has been making the popular Little Cleo and Sidewinder spoons since 1980. The Little Cleo has been deemed by Field & Stream Magazine as one of the 50 greatest lures of all time. [ [http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1179845_17,00.html The 50 Greatest Lures of All Time - Little Cleo] , Field & Stream. Retrieved October 28, 2007.]

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History

. Acme entered into a royalty agreement with EDA and acquired the rights to market the lure. Lavallee tested the lure and then modified it, making it longer and giving it a jewelry-like finish more like his other lures. This lure was called the Kastmaster, and it was Acme's first substantial success.

In 1980, Acme Tackle purchased the former Seneca Tackle Co. and expanded further. Today, Acme continues to manufacture, assemble, and package all of its lures at its Providence, Rhode Island plant, under the management and supervision of seven of Arthur Lavallee's sons and daughters. Acme is also a sponsor of Central Jersey Trout Unlimited. [ [http://www.cjtu.org/Dinner2004.HTM CJTU's Conservation Banquet] , Central Jersey Trout Unlimited. Retrieved November 3, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.acmetackle.com/ Acme Tackle Company website]
* [http://www.bearemg.com/cgi-scripts/releases.cgi?CLIENT_ID=C3 Acme Tackle News Room] at [http://www.bearemg.com/ Bear Enthusiast Marketing Group]
* [http://www.eangler.com/product/478727902msk.htm Little Cleo at eAngler.com]
* [http://www.eangler.com/product/477590046msk.htm Kastmaster at eAngler.com]