Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Voices from the Past: John A. Sea (1896)

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I've been thinking a lot about tarpon fishing of late, and so I thought I'd put a few early pieces up for people to read. This one ...
Monday, September 19, 2011

News of the Week: 19 September 2011

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

1000 Words

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1000 Words This is an interesting press photo of Academy Award winning actor David Niven with a surfcasting outfit ca. 1950. Nifty photo! ...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Deconstructing Old Ads: The Wilson Six-in-One Wobbler (1916)

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The Wilson Six-in One Wobbler This ad for the “The New One for 1916” appears is the May 1916 issue of National Sportsman magazine. The...
Friday, September 16, 2011

The Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week Another classic 1956 film about striper fishing on the East Coast, by Van Campen Heilner. 12 Things I Would Buy If O...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Thursday Review: Classic Angling (Sep-Oct 2011)

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Thursday Review: Classic Angling (Sep-Oct 2011) The morning mails brought a welcome delight -- the latest edition of the great British mag...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

52 Trade Houses Part 24: The Fishing Tackle of W.T. Grant Stores

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Over the course of the next year, we'll be detailing the history of 52 companies that sold branded fishing tackle. 52 trade houses in ...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Voices from the Past: A Fishing Story (1915)

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This is a nifty little fishing story lifted from the pages of CUrrent Opinion for September 1915. I thought it was charming. Fishing in...
Monday, September 12, 2011

News of the Week: 12 September 2011

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

1000 Words

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1000 Words A very cool "posed" studio image of a young Minnesota angler and some nice bass. -- Dr. Todd