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Folks 'gear' up for fishing tackle shows

DALLAS -- The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club recently held its annual Antique Fishing Tackle show Saturday in Grapevine, Texas. Think Antiques Road Show without Tiffany lamps, ornate furniture, smoky paintings, moth-eaten Persian rugs or Civil War relics. In fact, the annual show is very

Publication: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

Study: Even slow trickle of lost tackle has weighty impact: LEAD:A study shows lead fishing tackle is piling up in Minnesota lakes and may threaten loons.

Byline: John Myers Mar. 1--Minnesota anglers don't lose much tackle on a given fishing trip. But collectively, tons of lead sinkers and jigs are ending up on lake bottoms. That's the finding of a new study the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources unveiled this week at a meeting of 400 natural

Publication: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN)

LURES & TACKLE; THINKING INSIDE THE BOX; Inventing fishing tackle, improving it and getting fishermen to fill their boats and tackle boxes with it made Lindy Little Joe a hugely successful company.(SPECIAL)

Byline: Ron Schara; Staff Writer Brainerd, Minn. -- They began as separate fishing tackle companies - Little Joe located in Isle, Minn., and Lindy Tackle in the backroom of a bait shop on Hwy. 371 north of Brainerd. Years later, they would merge into Lindy Little Joe and become one of the nation's

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

Expo Center show tackles fishing fever

Attention fishing widows, widowers and orphans, a "tackle pox advisory" is in effect due to the numerous reports of tackle pox fever anticipated by this department's Bureau of Leisure Affairs. This is not a test. Leisure awareness experts have noted similar outbreaks each year at about this time

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

GET THE LEAD OUT! LEAD-FREE FISHING TACKLE CATCHING ON STATEWIDE

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release: In its seventh year, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Get the Lead Out! fishing tackle program has seen several innovations including partnerships with retailers and outfitters, an educational kit for lake

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

When dealing in vintage fishing tackle, it takes a trained eye to tell treasure from trash.

Byline: Steve Waters LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. _ Tom Greene sells wonderful fishing rods and reels, but these days, he's hooked on vintage tackle. Greene is the owner of Custom Rod & Reel, which is known for making beautiful fishing rods that are crafted to an angler's exact specifications. It

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

CPSC, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Division announce recall of children's fishing poles.

M2 PRESSWIRE-20 June 2005-US CPSC: CPSC, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Division announce recall of children's fishing poles(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17062005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the

Publication: M2 Presswire

COLLECTING ANTIQUE FISHING TACKLE NOT A DIFFICULT ENDEAVOR

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. BULLETIN BOARD Starting an antique fishing tackle collection may seem difficult but there are a variety of sources one can use to access to build your collection. There are periodic auctions of fishing tackle and sporting

Publication: Post-Tribune (IN)

International fishing tackle fair scheduled in E. China

International fishing tackle fair scheduled in E. China JINAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The international fishing tackle fair of 2003 is expected to be held in Weihai, a coastal city of east China's Shandong province, from June 19-21, according to the organizers Thursday. The fair will exhibit marine

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Fishing Tackle Specialists Launch Online Bait and Bait Making Website.

Colchester, Essex, UK, Apr 17, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Snags Fishing Tackle are delighted to announce the launch of their new fishing bait website in association with DT Bait Developments Ltd. Both companies have a long a distinguished history in the fishing tackle and bait industries and

Publication: PRWeb