Monday, July 16, 2007

NFLCC Nationals 2007 Show Report, Part III

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NFLCC Nationals was all it was advertised and more. Over the next four days I will be posting pictures of the people, displays, and tackle I...
Sunday, July 15, 2007

NFLCC Nationals 2007 Show Report, Part II

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NFLCC Nationals was all it was advertised and more. Over the next four days I will be posting pictures of the people, displays, and tackle I...
Saturday, July 14, 2007

NFLCC Nationals 2007 Show Report, Part I

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NFLCC Nationals was all it was advertised and more. Over the next four days I will be posting pictures of the people, displays, and tackle I...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Who Says Fishing Tackle Doesn't Pay?

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Ran across a very interesting article in The Des Moines Register on Tom Bedell, the owner of Pure Fishing, which used to be called Berkley ...
Monday, July 9, 2007

Those Canadian Lure Collectors

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A few weeks ago, the Peterborough Examiner (Ontario) published a great article on Canadian fishing tackle collectors. In an article appropri...
Sunday, July 8, 2007

Edward Vom Hofe, Tarpon Angler

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Edward Vom Hofe is probably best known for his highly collectable fishing reels, but he was also a crack fisherman during his day. The follo...
Saturday, July 7, 2007

My Favorite New Web Page

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My favorite new web page comes from one of my favorite old web pages, Joe Yates' Web Site . Long known for his Message Board , Joe has r...
Friday, July 6, 2007

Introducing South Bend's Pearl Finish (1930)

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Mother-of-pearl, or Abalone as it is properly known, has been a fish-catcher for thousands of years, adorning South Sea Fish Hooks since the...
Thursday, July 5, 2007

Origins of South Bend's "Fish and Feel Fit" Campaign

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One of the most famous slogans in fishing history was the saying "Fish and Feel Fit," most often associated with the South Bend Ba...
Wednesday, July 4, 2007

July 2007 Reel News Review

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Hot off the presses is the July 2007 Reel News , the magazine of the Old Reel Collector's Association . Vol. XVII, No. 4 (July, 2007) h...
Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The Gordon (WI) Historical Society Museum

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One of the favorite things to do is to explore small museums, particularly those with collections that reflect our outdoor heritage. Many of...
Monday, July 2, 2007

Louisiana Fishing Rebounds in the Wake of Katrina

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After the natural catastrophe known as Katrina, and the in some ways equally horrific aftermath, it is refreshing to hear that Louisiana...
Sunday, July 1, 2007

A Great Loss for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Region

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On 21 June 2007, the tri-state area of Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana lost one of its great proponents of outdoor sports when James Richard Markesber...