Orlando Bait Co was founded by Walter Willman who was a well known tournament caster in the 1920’s and 1930’s. In the early 1930’s, he started the Orlando Bait Co. The Orlando Bait Company made a lure called the Master Bait. It came in five different colors – those shown in the photos below, red head w/aluminum body, frog spot and yellow head w/white body. Orlando Bait Co. also sold a Clothespin Plug and a Line Drier as shown in the lure box paper insert below. He sold the baits out of Willman Tackle Shop on Court St. in Orlando, FL. Orlando Bait Co lures are considered to be made by one of the great Central Florida Lure Makers.
The Orlando Bait Company Master Bait, circa 1930’s
The Orlando Bait Company Master Bait, circa 1930’s
The Orlando Bait Company Lure Box
The Orlando Bait Company Lure Box
The Orlando Bait Company Lure Box Insert