private industry fishing lures founded 1952 founder henry e. art lavallee headquarters providence rhode island u.s. products little cleo slogan action makes the difference . website http www.acmetackle.com acme tackle company is an american fishing supplies store specializing in spoon lures . 1 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 to be one of the 50 greatest lures of all time . 2 contents 1 history 2 references 3 external links history edit the little cleo acme tackle s most well known lure acme tackle was founded in 1952 by henry e. art lavallee when he decided to enter the fishing tackle business three years after he and his brother al formed a jewelry polishing and electroplating company . lavallee took some of the jewelry and bent their shapes to create metal fishing lures . lavallee then learned about a lure being developed by the engineering design associates . 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 . 3 they have been noted as top lures of the time in numerous outdoor magazines such as field and stream . references edit snifka lynne 2005 04 20 . this alaskan life sportsmanlike conduct . anchorage press . retrieved 2007 11 03 . the 50 greatest lures of all time little cleo field & stream . retrieved october 28 2007 . cjtu s conservation banquet archived november 1 2007 at the wayback machine . central jersey trout unlimited . retrieved november 3 2007 . external links edit acme tackle company website acme tackle news room at bear enthusiast marketing group little cleo at eangler.com kastmaster at eangler.com v t e fisheries and fishing topic areas fisheries aquaculture diversity of fish fish diseases and parasites fish farming fisheries management fisheries science individual fishing quota sustainable fishery wild fisheries fishing artisanal fishing fisherman fishing vessel history of fishing industry list of harvested aquatic animals by weight by country commercial fishing marketing markets processing products seafood recreation angling big game fishing catch and release fishing tournaments fly fishing techniques fish trap fishfinder fishing net gathering seafood by hand handline fishing spearfishing trawling tackle artificial flies bait bite indicators hook line lures rod sinker locations fish ponds fishing banks fishing villages marine habitats glossary index outline fishing portal category this fishing related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title acme tackle company & oldid 742394825 categories companies established in 1952privately held companies based in rhode islandfishing stubshidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 12 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view