The Mann’s Hardworm
In The Mann’s Hardworm, we take a look back at one of Tom Mann’s innovations that was only produced for a couple years before being chopped
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DeLong Lures 1960
DeLong Lures 1960 takes a look back at one of the first companies to bring to markey a plastic worm made out of PVC – DeLong Lures.
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Old Bass Boats – 1977 Part 2
Old Bass Boats – 1977 Part 2 looks at bass boats from 1977 and starts with Holiday Bass Boats and ends with Rhyan Craft Bass Boats
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The Garcia Mitchell Series
to give credit where credit’s due, I there’s no way I can overlook the importance of the Mitchel series of reels offered by Garcia.
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History of the ABU 5000
“When the Ambassadeur bait caster came to America in 1954, it was Julian A. Wesseler that secured the contract with ABU to sell their reel.
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Strike King Diamondback Worms
As I was working on the backlash the worm dropped into the water. A few minutes later, after fending off an eagle dead set on nesting in my 5000C and getting the reel straightened out, I reeled up the slack. I reeled and reeled and reeled not coming tight with the bait until it was directly below the boat.
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Jack A. Smithwick Sr. The Warhorse Man
From online research I’ve been doing, it seems like the bait went by the name “Devels Warhorse” beginning around 1960. Sometime around the later 60s through the early 70s, it’s called “Devils Warhorse” (spelled with an “i” instead of an “e”).
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