New York was the epicenter of reel makers and fishing tackle supply houses in the United States.
- William Billinghurst – Rochester, NY
- Carlton Mf. Co. – Rochester, NY
- C.M. Clinton – Ithica, NY
- A. Coates – Watertown, NY
- J. Conroy – Brooklyn, NY
- Conroy, Bissett & Malleson – Brooklyn, NY
- Thos. J. Conroy – Brooklyn, NY
- John Dreiser – New York, NY
- A.H. Fowler – Ithaca, NY
- Peter G. Giroud – New York, NY
- E. Holzmann – Brooklyn, NY
- M. James – Utica, NY
- Joe Janciuras – Rochester, NY
- John Kopf – Brooklyn – NY
- Kosmic – New York, NY
- Loomis, Plumb & Co. – Syracuse, NY
- Frederick Malleson – Brooklyn, NY
- Montague City Rod Company – Brooklyn, NY
- Frank Perez – Brooklyn and Great Neck, NY
- Wm Slote – Brooklyn, NY
- Edward vom Hofe – New York, NY
- F. vom Hofe & Son – New York, NY
- Julius vom Hofe – Brooklyn, NY
- Arthur L. Walker – Henpstead, NY
- Yale Metal Products – New York, NY
- Yawman & Erbe – Rochester, NY