Daiwa: More Sex and Misunderstanding
As we’ve shown over the last few months, ’70s bass fishing ad executives were not afraid to ride the line.
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Tag: old fishing tackle
Bass Buster Lures
One cast later he set the hook into a decent 3-pound Lakewood Golf Course bass. Next cast, the same. Sixteen or 17 fish later, I’m begging him for one – he just smiled and went on kicking my butt.
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The Willoughby Reel
“..but the casts are somewhat shorter in length with the Willoughby than with similar efforts with conventional gear.”
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Featuring the First Palming Plate and a Disengaging Level-Wind
That all changed in the mid-70s when Lew Childre turned the baitcasting reel industry on its ear with the new Lew’s Speed Spool. I remember the first time I saw one in a tackle store – the reel looked goofy, almost like half a reel due to the fact the left sideplate had no spool-tension knob on it.
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