KAUAI, HAWAII — ACTIVE YEARS 1980s – PRESENT

Steven Fountain has been a fisherman all his life, and lure-making came naturally — he started experimenting and hand-crafting lures back in his college days, and in time that grew into Fountain Lures, a Kauai operation built on a simple idea: designed by a fisherman, for fishermen.

Working in the traditional materials — resin, brass tubing, and lead — Fountain became one of Kauai's respected makers, his lures carried at Hawaii shops like POP Fishing & Marine and prized as rare finds when they surface. He's known for solid corner baits and shapes proven in Kauai's waters.

As a museum and archive, we're honored to document Steven Fountain and Fountain Lures, part of Kauai's lure-making tradition. (Swap in your distributor line if you carry the brand.)

Notable shapes: Corner baits, plungers, and bullets in resin with brass tube (specific model names to be confirmed)

Identification tips:

• Resin-and-brass-tube Kauai builds under the "Fountain Lures" name
• Relatively limited output — treated as rare finds

Below, you’ll find our ever-growing digital archive showcasing every lure that has come through our shop. This collection is constantly evolving as new lures arrive, making it a living record of rare, limited-production lures. We will continue updating this database regularly, building what we aim to be the largest digital archive of offshore trolling lures in the world.

If you have any further information or any lures you believe deserve to be showcased, please reach out to us at ren@luremonger.com