A lot has changed since John Beckwith was a sales rep for Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, which is famous for its nearly indestructible Ugly Stik fishing rods. "That was my job, to reel up 15-pound ...

There are more than 20,000 artifacts in the Minnesota Fishing Museum, from old-time rods and reels to vintage lures and motors. What's unique is that everything was donated. "You never know what ...

Top-estimated lot: the first American wooden minnow bait representing the link between late-1890s plugs and the first commercially offered minnows from early 20th century This wonderful antique minnow ...

Top-estimated lot: the first American wooden minnow bait representing the link between late-1890s plugs and the first commercially offered minnows from early 20th century This wonderful antique ...

Black is a safe color for a fly reel. / photo by Ken Baldwin And here's why-In my fifth year of guiding, I remember leading two clients up a stream in Alaska. We were sight-fishing for large ...

A U.S. Coast Guard crew seized roughly 10,000 pounds of cocaine from a fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean, the agency said on Monday. The haul was worth an estimated $74 million. The drug seizure ...

WHAT YOU'LL GET: Fishing pole and reel combo with fishing tackle bag and essential fishing accessories Includes 1 Fiberglass telescopic fishing rod, 1 fishing reel, 1 fish bag, 1 fishing lure kit ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE National Vintage Fishing Tackle Fair is set to return to Redditch. The spring 2025 edition of the fair will take place at The Abbey Stadium ...

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been putting a handful of trout-sized spinning reels to the test ... from Ugly Stik is the fishing equivalent of a base model vintage Toyota 4X4 pickup ...

What started as a simple day of magnet fishing turned into a historic discovery—an antique treasure pulled from the depths of the Detroit River. This find is one for the books, blending mystery ...