Graphite too Expensive?
Today’s story, Graphite too Expensive, looks back a couple years after the introduction of the graphite rod and how the prices had come down.
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Posted by Terry Battisti | Jul 18, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
Today’s story, Graphite too Expensive, looks back a couple years after the introduction of the graphite rod and how the prices had come down.
Read MorePosted by Brian Waldman | Jul 1, 2022 | Friday Finale |
Today’s Friday Finale, Basketball Coach Topwater Guru, is a quick look back at Zara Spook guru Charlie Campbell from 1963
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 31, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |
Clunn added an air of mystery about a ‘secret’ topwater lure he used to excite his first-round catch that included the daily lunker leader, a five-pound largemouth.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 29, 2022 | Videos |
A few years later, after starting this site, I determined the original Brown Derby Bass Pro Shops was a few blocks away from the new BPS. If I ever got back to Springfield, I’d have to find the original.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Dec 8, 2021 | B.A.S.S., Bass Tackle Catalogs |
Here’s a look back to 1977 and Ray Scott’s the Out House mail-order tackle catalog. The Out House started in 1973 and lasted through the 70s
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Oct 27, 2021 | B.A.S.S., Tackle History |
By 1973 he pretty much owned those parts of the market. Was there anything else he wanted in his empire? Evidently he wanted to expand into the tackle business and thus, the story of Ray Scott and the Out House mail-order catalog.
Read MorePosted by Brian Waldman | Sep 14, 2021 | Old Bass Boats, Videos |
Of course, Morris had founded the Bass Pro Shops brand, a combination store and mail order catalog business, a few years before. That operation and his experience fishing the BASS Master Tournament Trail gave him a good idea of what the fishing public wanted in the way of fishing and boating accessories.
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