Fishing for History
The Best of the Blog, 2007-2008
Todd E.A. Larson
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8.5” x 5.5” Trade Paperback • 232 Pages • 200 B&W Images • Fully Indexed • $24.95 List Price
ABOUT THE BOOK
Ever wonder where the words "fishing tackle" and "plug" came from? Looking for information on the declining Great Lakes smelt run? Obituaries of Bill Plummer, Art Kimball, or Grits Gresham? From articles on fishing tackle for soldiers and labor and the tackle industry to the famed Shmoo lure and Corpus Christi tackle makers, you'll find these articles informative and interesting. In this "Best of" collection, you will find 80 essays on a dizzying variety of subjects. Famous names such as Bob Newhart, Ted Williams, WIlliam Shakespeare, Fred Rinehart, Paul Newman, Mother Angelica, Herbert Hoover, Paul H. Young, and Edward vom Hofe (including four ultra rare EVH photos) are featured in these pages. Fully illustrated throughout. If you're not a reader of Fishing for History, this is a perfect primer; if you are, then revisit these articles in a newly edited and revised format.
Launched in early 2007, Dr. Todd Larson's Fishing for History Blog has quickly become one of the most interesting and important sites on the internet dedicated to preserving fishing and fishing tackle history. The blog publishes Seven times per week Articles, News, Polls, Videos, Auction Recaps, Show Reports, Interviews, Interactive Commentary, Editorials, Reviews, Humor, and Links. You can visit the Fishing for History blog by Clicking Here.
Table of Contents
|
Cornelia
"Fly Rod" Crosby |
1 |
|
Fishing
Tackle for Soldiers: A Historical Perspective |
2 |
|
The
Legendary Bill Plummer Passes Away |
4 |
|
David
Halberstam: Fisherman |
6 |
|
Surf
Casting for Striped Bass Circa 1905 |
8 |
|
A
Mother's Day Angling Post |
9 |
|
Centennial
of John Harrington Keene's Death |
11 |
|
Lake
Superior's Declining Smelt Run |
14 |
|
More
on the Smelt |
15 |
|
Fred
Kerr and the Era of the Tackle List |
17 |
|
Spring
Fever Ca. 1912 |
19 |
|
The
589 Pound Musky From 1878 |
20 |
|
Celebrity
Fishing Tackle |
22 |
|
The
Perfect $10 Fishing Outfit Ca
1915 |
23 |
|
The
Passing of Art Kimball |
24 |
|
Origins
Of South Bend's "Fish And Feel Fit" Campaign |
26 |
|
Introducing
South Bend's Pearl Finish (1930)
|
28 |
|
Edward
vom Hofe, Tarpon Angler |
30 |
|
Remembering
the Great Bait Shops of Yore |
32 |
|
The
Great eBay Frog Controversy of 2007 |
33 |
|
Mr.
Coffee Buys Mr. Shakespeare |
36 |
|
Celebrating
Herbert Hoover, President & Fisherman |
37 |
|
Walter
Brunner (1927-2007) European Master In Bamboo |
38 |
|
Dr.
Todd Attends a Casting Tournament
|
41 |
|
Labor
and the Fishing Tackle Industry |
48 |
|
What's
In Your Tackle Box? |
51 |
|
The
Origins of Ranger's "Prizewinning" Reels |
53 |
|
The
History of T.J. Waters Fishing Tackle
|
58 |
|
Voices
From The Past: C.L. Gilman |
62 |
|
A
1000 Year Old Field Find |
63 |
|
Voices
From The Past: Larry St. John |
65 |
|
Voices
From The Past: Fishing Rods From 1898
|
68 |
|
Bob
Newhart: Semi-Disgruntled VL&A Employee |
70 |
|
One
Second and One Foot |
72 |
|
Jim
Chapralis Has Passed Away |
76 |
|
A
One of a Kind Fishing Tackle Kit |
77 |
|
A
Discourse on Trade Tackle |
80 |
|
An
Angler's Christmas |
84 |
|
A
Profile of Carver John A. Mehl |
87 |
|
Mr.
Shakespeare Goes To Washington |
91 |
|
From
Whence the Word Plug? |
94 |
|
Voices
From The Past: James Alfred Taylor |
97 |
|
The
American Humorist's Take on Victorian Angling |
98 |
|
What's
In A Name? The Phantom Twin Syndrome |
100 |
Grits
Gresham, Angler |
103 |
|
Yardage
Markings on Vintage Fishing Reels |
107 |
|
South
Bend, Paul H. Young, & the Comficient Controversy |
110 |
|
Beyond
the Jinx: The Life of Fred Rinehart |
117 |
|
Voices
From the Past: Fred Rinehart |
123 |
|
The
Tackle Makers of Corpus Christi, Texas |
126 |
|
Voices
From the Past: Guy Herne |
136 |
|
Dr.
Todd's Mailbag: 14 May 2008 |
137 |
|
The
First Fairy Wand? |
141 |
|
Texas Fishing Lure History Update #1 |
142 |
|
A
Memorial Day Post |
146 |
|
A
Bit of Hildebrandt History |
148 |
|
Edward
C. vom Hofe on Shark Fishing |
150 |
|
Dr.
Todd's Mailbag: 11 June 2008 |
153 |
|
Voices
From The Past: Dixie Carroll |
157 |
|
The
Tragic Story of Lake Delton, Wisconsin |
160 |
|
The
Passing of Dr. Loren Hill (1940-2008) |
162 |
|
Elmer
"Doll" Thompson Passes Away |
164 |
|
The
Mystery of Abbey & Imbrie’s Jubilee Rod |
167 |
|
Voices
From the Past: Word War II and the Homefront |
169 |
|
The
Connection Between Toothpaste And Ambassadeurs |
171 |
|
The
Decline and Fall of the Creek Chub Bait Company |
174 |
|
How
to Find Fishing History Books On-Line |
176 |
|
Remembering
Ted Williams...Fishing Lure Collector? |
179 |
|
Everything
You Ever Wanted to Know About the Shmoo |
184 |
|
A
Fishing Lure Tragedy & Mystery |
191 |
|
Mother
Angelica and St. Peter's Fishing Lures |
193 |
|
Remembering
Paul Newman...Sporting Goods Clerk? |
197 |
|
Dr.
Todd Cleans a Fishing Reel (Vibrasonic Style) |
201 |
|
Remembering
Jack Bright (1922-2008) |
206 |
|
Voices
From the Past: Death of a Fly Tying Expert |
209 |
|
Dr.
Todd's Mailbag: 22 October 2008 |
210 |
|
Can
You Guess the Fishing Lure?
|
213 |
|
Final
Thoughts on Lang's (and Tackle Prices) |
215 |
|
Voices
From the Past: F.A.O. Schwarz 1916 |
219 |
|
The
A&I 1876 Leonard Presentation Rod, Part II |
220 |
|
Index
|
224 |
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