Tight Lines Tuesday TH Chubb by John Etchieson 133 years ago in 1886 this very rare and beautiful russet colored silk line wrapped on a cardboard line winder and packaged inside this blue, tan, and gold leaf bordered box marked ‘OUR “SPECIAL” BRAND OILED SILK BLACK BASS LINE’ was introduced and sold by the Thos. […]
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Fishing For History, Trade House Tackle
52 Trade Houses in 52 Weeks Part 6 Yates Sporting Goods of Arizona
52 Trade Houses in 52 Weeks Part 6 Yates Trade House Tackle, Part VI: The Yates Sporting Goods Stores of Arizona Who would have thought we’d be profiling not one but two Arizona trade houses in the first two months? Such is the sad state of knowledge concerning Southwestern fishing tackle. First it was the […]
Kinney Bird Lure & Old Hickory Rod Maker The Kinney Bird Lure & Old Hickory Rod Maker combine themselves to create one of the most desirable and elusive lures sought out by antique lure collectors. Shrouded in mystery is the complete story, we can only glean bits and pieces or crumbs to put together a […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Fly Fishing
Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers
Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers Book Details 6” x 9” Softcover * Color Images * 188 Pages To Purchase this book please visit our sister site Whitefish Press; Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers ABOUT THE BOOK The tradition of the split bamboo fly rod goes back over 150 […]