The Best Fishing Inventions Of All Time

SuperUser Account — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:49:00 GMT

Monofilament line. The electric trolling motor. A spring-loaded bobber. Where would we be without them? The American Sportfishing Association announced the Top Ten list of influential items that have changed the way people fish.Think you know what they are? Read on and find out. Then e-mail this to your fishing partner to see if he’s smarter than you are.Without further adieu…· Original Floating Minnow: 1936 – Rapala Perhaps the most popular and successful lure in history.· Spring-loaded Bobber: 1947 – Nibble NabberFound in almost every angler’s tackle box.· Mitchell 300: 1949 – Mitchell Who hasn’t fished this spinning reel?· Creme Worm: 1949 – Crème Lure Company The plastic lure that started it all. · Closed Face Spincast Reel: 1949 – Zero Hour Bomb Company How every kid learns to cast.· Lowrance Fish Lo-K-Tor: 1957 – Lowrance The “Little Green Box" that introduced anglers to sonar.· Monofilament Line: 1958 – DuPont StrenWhat did they use before mono?· Minn Kota Trolling Motor: 1958 – Minn Kota Lets you crowd that other boat… quietly. · Fenwick High Modulus Graphite Rod: 1972 – Fenwick Probably started the “hold-the-rod-tip-to-your-throat-and-talk” test.· Shakespeare Ugly Stik: 1976 – Shakespeare So tough it could survive a nuclear holocaust.

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The Best Fishing Inventions Of All Time