Fishing for History: The History of Fishing and Fishing Tackle

This blog deals with our outdoor heritage. It concentrates in particular on the history of fishing and fishing tackle, and seeks to provide interesting, informative, and important materials for anyone who wants to help preserve our nation's (and the world's) fishing. ©2007-2018 Dr. Todd Larson.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Ben Wright's Spinning Reel Report for March 2015

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MARCH 2015 SPRING BRINGS MORE SNOW---- WHAT ELSE IS NEW !!!!! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT ??? A&F Monagram 200 six exc sold @ only 13.55 Bron...
Friday, March 27, 2015

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week If you haven't see this 50 minute video, book some time and watch the history of ABU Garcia. 12 Things I Wou...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Thursday Review: Cream City Fishing Tackle Web Site

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I have been researching minnow bucket history for several years, so I was delighted to discover the new Cream City Fishing Tackle site put u...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

16 Year Old Boats 580 Pound Swordfish Boated off Tasmania

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We don’t always get news from waters made famous by Zane Grey, but the wires brought news of a huge swordfish (580 pounds) caught off Tasman...
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Friday, March 13, 2015

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week Here's great footage from the 1960s of the legendary Charlie Brewer pitching slider baits. 12 Things I Would...
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Monday, March 9, 2015

In the News: One Big Catfish

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Man, talk about your big catfish ! Ever since River Monsters made the Wells Catfish a sensation, we’ve been seeing monster catches, like th...
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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Minnesota State High School Hockey is the BEST

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As a former pond hockey player and a proud graduate of Duluth East high school I was both happy and sad last night when the Greyhounds, afte...
Friday, March 6, 2015

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week This is a neat short video of a huge salmon being caught in the 1950s. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only i Could Aff...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Wayback Wednesday: John Etchieson on E.R. Hewitt's Line Grease (Originally Run on October 14, 2009)

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We are starting a new feature called Wayback Wednesday. Since we have several million words printed in the past eight years, and some of tha...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Voices from the Past: Dixie Carrol on the Tuttle's Devil Bug

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Over the next several months, I’m going to feature the fishing tackle writing of one of my all-time favorite writers, Dixie Carroll (Carro...
Monday, March 2, 2015

In the News: Fishing Rod Holder Causes Bomb Scare

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Ah the modern world … so much technology, how can anything go wrong? We have things down like clockwork. Until someone leaves behind their...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week Last week we ran the Tadpole, this week the original Pocket Fisherman. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Aff...
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My name is Dr. Todd Larson, and I am a college history professor who writes on the history of fishing in America. I started this blog to help people better understand their outdoor heritage. I am originally from Duluth, Minnesota and live in Southwestern Ohio with my wife, daughter, three fish, two cats, and a dog.
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