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Conference wahoo::fishing-v2

Title:	Fishing-V2: All About Angling
Notice:	Time to go fishin'! dayegins
Moderator:	WAHOO::LEVESQUE

Created:	Fri Jul 19 1991
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	548
Total number of notes:	9621

360.0. "Help on some old tackle..." by JUPITR::BUTCH (No Shortcut Too Short) Mon Mar 14 1994 09:19

    	I was looking around Ma's cellar and came across an old tackle
    box and rod. One of the plugs had 2 sets of trebles and looked like
    a torpedo with 2 spinners on them:
    
    
                        ----------||------
          Eye------ >  (          ||      )O--trebles
                        ----------||______
                          ^        ^
                         Trebles   2 propeller blades
    
    
         On the spinner blades I could read"Wm. Sheakespear Jr. Pat. Feb.
    5, 1901"
    
    	With the box was an old telescopic rod with a reel and old silk?
    line. the reel says" The expert casting reel" and on the rod, it says
    "Bristol" and "Pat. Aug. 20, 1907"
    
    
    	Does anyone have any backround info on these Items? The plug feels
    like it's made of aluminum, or tin. Thanks.
    
    
    					Butch

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
360.1	pointer from rec.outdoors.fishing	ECADSR::BIRO		`Mon Mar 14 1994 13:43`	28
	In Article 6533 of rec.outdoors.fishing: someone had ask "Antique Equipment - where to sell it?" I have no idea who this person is, but they suggested that you Try Bob Lang. I know you did not say you wanted to sell it but he might be able to point to the proper reference that could tell you what you want. Bob Lang 771 Mattianuck Avenue Windsor, CT 06095 203 688-9661 and 31R Turtle Cove Raymond, ME 04071 207 655-4265 Bob runs an auction from his Maine vacation address. good luck jb
360.2	exit	HDECAD::WOOD		`Mon Mar 14 1994 16:08`	5
	Look in Bass Pro catalog. There is a page that requests people to contact them about antique fishing equipment if I recall...You may have found a gold mine...some rare lures go for thousands... Marty
360.3		ECADSR::BIRO		`Mon Mar 14 1994 16:15`	6
	Also there was an antique fishing show in Worchester last weekend, I will see If I can find the article as the article seem to indicate that there was an antique club in this area. jb
360.4		NUBOAT::HEBERT	Captain Bligh	`Tue Mar 15 1994 14:19`	12
	Re: the Bristol telescoping steel rod - that was my first fishing rod, in 1949. It was painted dark brown; had a cork handle. Mine had an Ocean City level-wind reel on it, with 36# linen line. I could cast a bobber and worm - oh - I bet I could get it out there 30 feet, half the time. The other half ended in picking backlashes out for five minutes or so. The Bristol rod lasted until the first trip down to Westport Harbor for flatfish. Nobody told me about rust. Art (showing my age)
360.5	you could be VERY surprised!	STOWOA::FALLON		`Wed Mar 23 1994 16:15`	8
	I would second going to an Antique Fishing Show. Bring the gear with you. You may find a friendly person that would look at it for you. MOST DEFINATELY it could be worth a lot of money. Talk to several people about prices. You don't need to sell it, but you may want to know. BTW don't use it if you don't have to, condition is everthing with these old pieces of equipment!! Good Luck Karen