Thursday, January 19, 2012

UNID Files #18: The Case of the Ohio "English Minnow" SOLVED

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The UNID Files #18: The Case of the Ohio English Minnow Jeff Henry emailed me with a cool metal box without the lure and was hoping someo...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

52 Trade Houses Part 42: Towers Discount Department Stores of Canada

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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 ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Voices from the Past: Fish Hooks (1857)

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The following description of fish hooks comes from Chamber's Information for the People , a Victorian encyclopedia of general knowledg...
Monday, January 16, 2012

News of the Week: 16 January 2012

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

1000 Words

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1000 Words Last week we featured the waifish Audrey Hepburn holding a fishing net; this week we feature her, from the movie Funny Face (1...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: The Layfield Lure: "Colby Sorrels to the Rescue" (1949)

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The Layfield Lure: "Colby Sorrels to the Rescue" The ad featured today appeared in the April 1949 issue of Outdoor Life . It is...
Friday, January 13, 2012

The Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week This is a great vintage video of fishing in Alaska. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This is a ni...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Thursday Review: Reels & Making Them by John Betts

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Thursday Review: Reels & Making Them by John Betts I'm WAY behind on book reviews and notices -- if you check out The Whitefish P...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

52 Trade Houses Part 41: Finch & Hahn of Schenectady, New York

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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 ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Passing of Stan Lievense (1918-2011)

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The Passing of Stan Lievense (1918-2011) Gary Miller brought a news item to my attention that I feel bad I missed (and so did almost eve...
Monday, January 9, 2012

News of the Week: 09 January 2012

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

1000 Words

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1000 Words One of my all-time favorite actresses is Audrey Hepburn, and she was no stranger to fishing. Here she is in the 1957 film Love...
Saturday, January 7, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: hiSport / HI-SPORT? (With a Mystery Solved) 1957

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hiSport / HI-SPORT? (With a Mystery Solved)     This ad from the March 1957 issue of Field & Stream features the hiSport made by S...
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