Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Voices from the Past: B.F. Meek (1895)

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The following article, dated 13 April 1895, was reprinted in The Frankfort Roundabout but was originally published the previous Sunday in...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

The News of the Week

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Don't have time to read 50+ fishing and tackle collecting blogs and web sites? Well, let us do it for you! Follow all of the latest n...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

1000 Words

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This 1930s photo of a woman salmon fishing is a favorite image of mine. There's just something about her look that means all business, a...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: The Bon Net (1953)

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The BON-NET The BON-NET lure, distributed by the W. H. Hobbs Supply Company of Eau Claire Wisconsin, is the subject of the following adv...
Friday, July 13, 2012

The Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week This is a neat video of antique tackle. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them A really cool salmon ree...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Field & Stream's Vintage Tackle Contest Winner of the Week

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Some of you know Field & Stream's fishing editor Joe Cermele and myself have been doing a vintage tackle contest for the past year a...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The World's First Tackle Collection

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The World's First Tackle Collection A book could be written on early collectors and collections. It could cover everything from indivi...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Voices from the Past: Edwin Booth, Angler (1906)

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The following snippet on Edwin Booth, famed actor and brother of presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth, was a noted piscator, and the fol...
Monday, July 9, 2012

News of the Week: 09 July 2012

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Don't have time to read 50+ fishing and tackle collecting blogs and web sites? Well, let us do it for you! Follow all of the latest n...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

1000 Words

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I like this photo a lot, because it leaves so many questions unanswered. Who is this old man? Where was he fishing? What bait did he use? Wh...
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: The Arbogast Jitterbug & Night Fishing (1939)

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The Arbogast Jitterbug and Night Fishing As a small child the first plug I can remember seeing was a black Jitterbug that my father was c...
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Friday, July 6, 2012

The Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week A really great video featuring Patrick Daradick's Canadian fishing lure collection. 12 Things I Would Buy If Onl...