The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club (NFLCC) is a non-profit, educational, international organization founded in 1976. The primary mission of the NFLCC is to promote the awareness of tackle collecting as a hobby; the preservation of vintage and collectible tackle information, history, and artifacts; to provide appropriate services, support information, and related activities to the NFLCC membership in pursuit of tackle collecting. The NFLCC is a registered, tax exempt corporation licensed in the State of Louisiana and subject to the laws and regulations of such organizations in that State, and applied to all other States. The NFLCC encompasses every aspect of collecting fishing-related tackle and ephemera (i.e. Reels, rods, catalogs, advertising, minnow traps and buckets, creels, photos, etc.), not just fishing lures. NFLCC Member and Professor of History, Dr. Todd Larson wrote a post on his blog that provided us a great look at the earliest days of the NFLCC. Dr. Larson shared the following letter dated June 27, 1976 and authored by co-founder Dudley Murphy. It was written directly following the first NFLCC Nationals held at the School of the Ozarks. As a club, the NFLCC has progressed a long ways, but at its core it’s clear that from the beginning what matters was getting together, sharing your passion, and having fun.