Black Beauty Brand Sears Roebuck Line Spool This Black Beauty Brand Sears Roebuck Line Spool is a true classic. In 1936 the Sears Roebuck Company (est 1886) of Chicago Illinois celebrated their 50 years in business with a “Golden Jubilee Sale” in their famous mail-order catalog that had made them America’s largest retail department store. […]
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Ripple Brand Gladding Line Spool This 1924 Ripple Brand Gladding Line Spool hard braided non-waterproof Japan silk casting line was manufactured by the B. F. Gladding Line Company (est.1816) of South Otselic, New York. This RIPPLE brand was braided of black and white silk threads that gave it a checked appearance, and the brand name […]
Yelo Casting Line Yelo Casting Line – YELO KASTER – Bing Crosby (1903 – 1977), the famous singer and actor, was an avid fisherman who loved and participated in the sport every chance he got when he was not recording classics like “White Christmas” or making one of his many “On the Road” series of […]
Early Shakespeare Antique Lure & Reel Rod Catalogs Here is a great little glimpse back in time to the earliest Shakespeare Lure, Rod & Reel catalogs. This not only gives us an idea of the items but what the company was focused on in the early days. These are rare to find, so enjoy being […]
KK Animated Minnow Antique Lure This is a scarce and very desirable K&K Minnow, made in Toledo, Ohio. This jointed, 2 piece, wooden, yellow egg yolk glass eyed minnow is a collector favorite. The lure has two segments held together via nested screw eye. The lure employs the use of 3 dual hooks held to […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Fred Arbogast Tight Lines Tuesday by John Etchieson – Fred Arbogast made fishing line too – Among the collectors of antique and collectible fishing tackle the name Fred Arbogast is well known. Fred Arbogast was one of the true pioneers of the fishing lure industry. As with so many who enter the […]
Heddon Salt Water Torpedo Lure The Heddon Salt Water Torpedo Lure was first introduced in 1946 and was produced until 1956. The lure was assigned a model series number 30 by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan and is stamped by its maker on its underside. This salt water version of very popular standard version was a […]
Letters from Mary “Letters from Mary” will be a monthly column featuring the correspondence of pioneering fishing and tackle historian Mary Kefover Kelly. Mary began researching the history of fishing in the mid-1960s and dedicated most of the next four decades of her life to the subject. She corresponded with most of the notable anglers […]
No Serious Injury to Domestic Fishing Rod Industry No Serious Injury to Domestic Fishing Rod Industry; This may not be great literature but it is important historically to the fishing industry. In the late 1970s, American rod making concerns saw a steep decline in sales due to the economic recession and foreign imports. As […]