The Rods of 1949
In The Rods of 1949 we take a look at the rod ads placed by the manufacturers during a time of big change in the fishing rod industry
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Sports Shows 1970
In today’s Friday Finale historical photo, Sports Shows 1970, we look back at the early days of winter sports shows and all they offered.
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The Old JohnnyRude Trolling Motors
The other thing that was really noticeable, and I didn’t understand this until physics in college, was the angle in which the motor head was placed at actually was the main reason the torque of the motor was so little
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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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