Category: Ancient/Old
Tackleboxes of Yore
We’re going to change things up a bit today. Instead of covering a science bit like we usually do most Monday’s, Jay’s post about 1976 and Rick Clunn, along with the comment about weighing tackle boxes in the old Classic days got me thinking about how things have really changed in this area. Chances are [...]
Science: Indestructible Boats
Where were you in Feb. 1977? Did you have one of those there fancy Skeeter Wrangler bass boats? Did you subscribe to Popular Science magazine? If so, perhaps you remember this quote: “Fiberglass, the core of modern hull construction, is now obsolescent.”
Ever Use Oars To Sneak Up On ‘Em?
Yeah, we’re all “little motor” users. No tolling motor, no bassin’ fishin’. Just the way it is. Back in the days of canoes and rowboats, before affording a boat was an option, I used oars to get around because that’s all there was. (Reminds me of the time I took my now wife – way [...]
Those Good Old Days of Yesteryear
We’re going way back in the archives here, but I came across a great article from an August 19, 1963 Sports Illustrated magazine over the weekend that sheds some insight into what biologists knew and believed concerning largemouth bass and angling for them back then. A lot of the discussion in the article is pertinent [...]
12K-Yr-Old Fishing Gear; Symbol Mystery
Don’t know if you heard about the 12,000-year-old fishing gear found on California’s Channel Islands. University of Oregon anthro prof Jon Erlandson said, “The [spear] points we are finding are extraordinary, the workmanship amazing. They are ultra-thin, serrated and have incredible barbs on them. It’s a very sophisticated chipped-stone technology.”
