Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The American Snelled Hook, Part V: A Dave Cook Special

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Dave Cook, who we've written about before, was an interesting guy. Not only was he a good friend , but he was a shrewd marketer as we...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Voices from the Past: William Carpenter on Trolling (1848)

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William Carpenter's The Angler's Assistant was an important, if often overlooked, early Victorian fishing treatise. Published in 1...
Monday, December 16, 2013

News of the Week: Dec. 16, 2013

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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 ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

1000 Words

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Jane Wyman (1917-2007) was an acclaimed actress who is also the only person in history to be the ex-wife of an American president, having ...
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Friday, December 13, 2013

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week This is a neat video about fishing Boca Grande Pass in the 1950s. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford ...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Fishing Themed Advertisement: Miller High Life (1951)

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This May 1951 advertisement for Miller High Life features a really nice image of a full set of fishing reels, including a baitcaster, a spin...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

An Angling Miscellany with Gary L. Miller

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A photo from the Gary L. Miller archives. It's got everything you need. There really isn't anything one could say that would add...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Voices from the Past: The Final Request of William C. Boschen (1919)

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The following article was published in the December 1919 The American Angler chronicling the final request of the famed angler and tackle...
Monday, December 9, 2013

News of the Week: Dec. 09, 2013

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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 ...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

1000 Words

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This week in Hollywood Goes Fishing, we get a nice 1937 publicity photo of silver screen siren Marie Wilson. Best known for her turn as Irma...
Friday, December 6, 2013

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week A trip back in time to Black Marlin Boulevard. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This Gene'...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

The Fishing Themed Advertisement: Shredded Wheat (1916)

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This week in The Fishing Themed Advertisement we get a nifty full page ad run in the August 14, 1916 issue of The Independent , a major lite...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The American Snelled Hook, Part 4: Eppinger--A Tackle Maker and Dealer

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Lou J. Eppinger is justly famous as one of the most important tackle makers in American fishing history. The inventor of the Daredevle casti...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Voices from the Past: Reuben Wood (1885)

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The following blurb, from the June 25, 1885 issue of Forest & Stream , remembers one of the great fly casters and tackle dealers of th...
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