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Bear Brand Antique Fly Fishing Line Card

Bear Brand Antique Fly Fishing Line Card

Bear Brand Antique Fly Fishing Line Card This item is a Vintage New and unused Bear Brand Antique Fly Fishing Line Card. This rare silk fly fishing line that was coiled and attached to a cardboard card from 85+ years ago was only made for two years due to the company’s economic conditions caused by […]

Tight Lines Tuesday Shakespeare’s Indian Silk Lines

Shakespeare's Indian Silk Lines

Tight Lines Tuesday Shakespeare’s Indian Silk Lines by John Etchieson 108 years ago in 1909 the William Shakespeare Jr. Tackle Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan adopted a new trade mark for its “Indian Silk Lines” using the profile of an Indian in a full feathered headdress. Many fishing tackle collectors today are familiar with the image […]