Fishing for History: The History of Fishing and Fishing Tackle

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK Wild Trout: A Montana Fish Story is a cool video. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM This W.D. Chapman lure is incredible. An E.A. Pflueger frog would ...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK This is an interesting 1970s/early 1980s video by Jack Hargreaves on the Green Drake fly. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM This Miller's Reversible is a...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK NOTE: apologies for the lack of the Funhouse last week, was busy graduating my daughter from high school! I just finished my 10-years in the making book on glass fly rods,...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK This British news reel about fly fishing is awesome. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM I have seen many, many cool Heddon items but I have never seen a He...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK Another old home fishing video. Love these. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM This bizarre English-Made Howban Reel is a wonderful find. Tugis is an ea...

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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. ©2007-2014 Dr. Todd Larson.

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK This is an awesome video of Kentucky Reels on display in Frankfort, Kentucky. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM I’m liking this metabolized Pflueger Cat...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK Growing up I was a huge Stan Laurel fan It's cool to see him fishing here in this ca. 1930 home movie. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM I absolutely LOVE...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK I can't get enough of these post-war home fishing movies. So nostalgic. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM This CCBC Musky Plunker is a sweetheart. Lite...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK This video on tournament/pendulum casting shows you just what a beast these big lead slingers are. 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM This Heddon 150 in t...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK It sure was fun when antique tackle ended up on the Antiques Road Show! 12 THING I WOULD BUY IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD THEM Who doesn't like an Edward vom Home #521? An ...

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The Video of the Week This is a neat little video on Australian fishing reels. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them It’s Heddon 4-18 week, apparently, with two of these rare be...

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The Video of the Week This is a strange and interesting film of big game fishing from 1945. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them You won't see very many Pflueger Ice Decoys wid...

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The Video of the Week The Fieldsports Channel in Britain ran this little video on CSI: Fishing Tackle a few years back. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This Luhr Jensen Lure ...

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The Video of the Week Kentucky Afield does a lot of great videos, including this survey of Lew Kornman's tackle collection. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Congress Trade Min...

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The Video of the Week If you don't know Andy Foster -- former president of ORCA -- watch this video as he gives a great overview of antique fishing reels. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could ...

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The Video of the Week If you've never been introduced to Lee Sisson, you need to check out this short video to learn how he impacted Bagley Baits. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford T...

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The Video of the Week Some of you may have seen the ABU Garcia documentary, but if you haven't, sit back and enjoy. It really its great! 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Once ...

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CLICK HERE to read the first issue, and think about subscribing! 12 issues a year, $.99 an issue! Angling Echoes is a unique departure in fishing magazines based on a very old idea. There is a...

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The Video of the Week If you haven't seen this video of Frank Rybarcyk's Shakespeare collection, you really should. 10 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This Heddon Vamp #7509X i...

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THE VIDEO OF THE WEEK If you have about 50 minutes you need to watch this beautiful movie by James Prosek, as he retraces the steps of Izaak Walton. Really well done. 10 THING I WOULD BUY IF O...

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Here’s a sneak peak … of the relaunch of the Fishing for History Magazine! Here’s a look at the contents in this issue (adding more every day). Going live February 15! Bill Sonnett on Virg...

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NOTE: Guess what? I’M BACK BABY! Yes, I’ve got time to restart the Friday Funhouse and the blog again. It’s been some time but I’m happy to be back in the swing of things. I’m partnerin...

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My friend Michael Hackney, author of the great The Reelsmith’s Primer and other works on making fishing reels, is always on the cutting edge. He wrote me recently about making the first func...

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