This article will be geared toward old timers with old school tackle boxes or newbies moving to Idaho that want to get into fishing. Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying: “Don’t be the first to ...

When Bill Sonnett says he enjoys "old school" bass fishing, he isn't exaggerating. Sonnett not only collects antique fishing gear, he fishes with it. Other bass fishermen can have their high-powered ...

Here's a universal truth courtesy of the outdoors world: If you're an angler you're also a lure collector. The proof is in our tackle boxes, gear bags and fishing vests. My collection dates to the ...

Who knows what riches might lurk in the back corner of your old fishing tackle box? Hobart Manns knows. And now, so does a Billings fisherman. Mann, of Gresham, Ore., has set up his Outback Angler ...

The interest in collecting antique fishing tackle has increased in recent years, explained in part by the simple law of supply and demand. But just because a lure looks old doesn’t mean it is ...

With a little nail polish, a Brillo pad, some hooks, split rings and craft store glitter, you can take those sorry-looking lures in an old tackle box and spruce them up to look almost new ? and to ...

I think it’s fair to say that the average angler gravitates toward the latest and greatest developments in tackle. Don’t get me wrong, I do too. I’m always eager to try a new lure on my home waters, ...

Pawing through an old tackle box must be among a fisherman’s finest pleasures. And when I say “tackle box,” I’m not referring to some brittle plastic Plano stuffed with neon crank baits and scented ...

This article will be geared toward old timers with old school tackle boxes or newbies moving to Idaho that want to get into fishing. Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying: “Don’t be the first to ...